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Originally Posted by GrantDawg
We are going to have another Speaker vote, but this time it looks like the Dems are going to save Johnson from being removed.
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I assume/hope there was some backroom dealings on other next steps (e.g. Ukraine/Israel/Taiwan bills). If so, good news.
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Hope its true.
Just a moment...
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House Democrats say Mike Johnson has an option to control his future over a motion to vacate from Marjorie Taylor Green: putting a Ukraine aid package on the floor.
Several Democrats from across the ideological spectrum said in interviews with POLITICO they would motion to table Greene’s resolution — if it came to a vote — if Johnson put a Ukraine aid package on the House floor for a vote.
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And in recent days, Johnson has indicated privately to some Democratic lawmakers he would put a Ukraine aid bill up for a vote after lawmakers came back from their Easter recess. Johnson has signaled that foreign aid would be the House’s next priority after wrapping up government funding this week.
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