Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files motion to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson
It's the second time in less than a year that House Republicans have pushed to remove their elected leader.
by Deirdre Walsh
Mar 22, 2024
3 minutes
Updated March 22, 2024 at 2:51 PM ET
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has filed a motion to remove Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., as House speaker.
Greene and other hardline conservatives had expressed anger with Johnson's handling of the six remaining appropriations bills for fiscal year 2024. The package of those bills – totaling $1.2 trillion – passed thewith more Democratic support than Republican support. It now heads to the Senate. Working with Democrats to avoid a shutdown is also what triggered the push to last year.
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