Firebrand Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has launched an effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson by filing a motion to resign in anger over the $1.2 trillion spending bill.
Conservatives in the Republican Party were furious that Johnson released the package to keep the government funded in the middle of the night and gave them a day to read about it before voting.
The 1,000-page spending deal was the result of long negotiations between Republican Chairman Mike Johnson, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and White House officials.
Hardliners have rejected the bill because it includes billions in earmarks — funding for pet projects of lawmakers in their home districts — saying they are fiscally irresponsible.
Marjorie Taylor Greene has launched an effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office
After bringing up the motion, Greene told reporters that the action is a warning to Chairman Johnson — and that it will not be voted on immediately.
“I don’t want to hurt our conference and throw the House into chaos,” she said.
“But this is actually a warning and it’s time for us to go through the process, take our time and find a new Speaker of the House of Representatives who will stand with the Republicans and our Republican majority instead of the Democrats.”
“Johnson betrayed that by passing three CRs and then forcing us to vote on a two-part omnibus, the second of which is today,” Greene added.
Greene told reporters that the motion to vacate is a “warning.”