Democrats say they will save Speaker Mike Johnson's job if Republicans try to oust him
Source: AP
By KEVIN FREKING
Updated 10:54 AM CDT, April 30, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats will vote to save Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s job should some of his fellow GOP lawmakers seek to remove him from the position, Democratic leaders said Tuesday, avoiding a repeat of when eight Republicans joined with Democrats to oust his predecessor, former Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
Johnson, R-La., has come under heavy criticism from some Republicans for moving forward with aid for Ukraine as part of a $95 billion emergency spending package that passed this month. It would take only a handful of Republicans to remove Johnson from the speakership if the Democratic caucus went along with the effort.
But Democratic leaders took that possibility off the table.
“At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on this chapter of Pro-Putin Republican obstruction,” said a statement from the top three House Democrats, Reps. Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar. “We will vote to table Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. If she invokes the motion, it will not succeed.”
Read more: https://apnews.com/article/speaker-mike-johnson-marjorie-taylor-greene-motion-to-vacate-552169f3e831ab8fb3baacfdf76c2d82
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Fingers crossed......................
Mike Johnson appears to be someone who can make a promise and keep it.
We don't have to like him, but this is how government works. Or it's supposed to work anyway. There's supposed to be a give-and-take where leaders come together and make a deal to get things done. For over 200 years our Representatives have worked together to pass laws for the good of the country.
Anyone who was born in the last 25 years can be forgiven for not realizing this.
In a very short time Hakeem Jeffries will be the new Speaker and he'll put those Repukes to shame.
Make these decisions. 
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