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The House has been trying to get Johnson’s leadership to support foreign aid legislation
A member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, Ralph Norman, said the arrangement would mean the border bill was “set up to fail”. This comes after Thomas Massie said he is co-sponsoring a resolution by Marjorie Taylor Greene to vacate the post of Speaker of the House. Massie argued that Johnson should resign so that…
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We can’t just give up and whine about it
US Vice President Joe Biden said some Republicans “seemed shocked” when he highlighted theircolleagues’ efforts to cut social safety net programs, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Biden added that some Republicans, including Rep Marjorie Taylor Greene, “seemed shocked”. Notably, US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has stated that cuts to Social Security and Medicare are…
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Kevin McCarthy relented in his attempt to get the speakership.
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she will vote for Kevin McCarthy for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives. “I believe that this would be an incredibly positive thing,” she added. Greene had earlier said that she would support McCarthy’s bid to become the Speaker of the House if he secures…
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The GOP agenda could be in jeopardy if hardliners didn’t relent in their opposition to speaker’s bid.
US House Majority leader Kevin McCarthy said on Monday that he does not have any restrictions about the committee assignments that Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene can serve in the House. Greene had previously said she wants to serve on the House Oversight Committee. Greene had earlier said she will support McCarthy and predicted that he…