House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office
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Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a vote to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, but lawmakers quickly rejected it.
    • PlasticExistence@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      No sooner than Greene triggered the vote on her motion to vacate the speaker from his office, the Republican Majority Leader Steve Scalise countered by calling first for a vote to table it.

      An overwhelming majority, 359-43, kept Johnson in his job, for now.

      The House voted nearly immediately to resolve something. How often does that happen? That is a resounding rejection.

      There are mechanisms for Congress to expell members, but that’s unlikely to come up Santos for her.