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AlterNet: Republican says Mike Johnson 'rigged' GOP Speaker vote -- and promises future fights
AlterNet - Republican says Mike Johnson 'rigged' GOP Speaker vote — and promises future fights
Sarah K. Burris, Matt Laslo
and RawStory
November 14, 2024
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Massie (R-KY) wasn't enthusiastic as he left the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C. where Republicans were meeting to hear from Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Members like Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) told Raw Story that the meeting with the caucus was great and filled with optimism. It wasn't like that for Massie, however.
He doesn't think that Speaker Mike Johnson has his vote "locked in" because "he failed to increase our majority in an overwhelming red wave. He just made it tougher on himself."
Massie thinks it all comes down to the "do nothing Congress." A Roll Call analysis showed that Johnson's session passed a mere 106 bills.
"At this point in the 117th, the running tally was 214 laws totaling 4,702 pages," the report said last month.
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Sarah K. Burris, Matt Laslo
and RawStory
November 14, 2024
WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Massie (R-KY) wasn't enthusiastic as he left the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C. where Republicans were meeting to hear from Donald Trump on Wednesday.
Members like Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) and Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) told Raw Story that the meeting with the caucus was great and filled with optimism. It wasn't like that for Massie, however.
He doesn't think that Speaker Mike Johnson has his vote "locked in" because "he failed to increase our majority in an overwhelming red wave. He just made it tougher on himself."
Massie thinks it all comes down to the "do nothing Congress." A Roll Call analysis showed that Johnson's session passed a mere 106 bills.
"At this point in the 117th, the running tally was 214 laws totaling 4,702 pages," the report said last month.
/snip
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