A trio of rebellious conservatives nearly derailed House Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to move foreign aid to a vote last week, but the speaker said he does not want to punish them.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after lawmakers in the House pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, …A trio of rebellious conservatives nearly derailed House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to move foreign aid to a vote last week, but the speaker said he does not want to punish them.
Fellow House Republicans called for them to be booted from the committee. Mr. Johnson, Louisiana Republican, took a more diplomatic stance. A large swath of the House Republican conference was angry with Mr. Johnson’s decision to push a foreign aid package that did not pair Ukraine aid with border security policy. Instead, Mr. Johnson offered a separate border bill that was doomed to defeat in the Democrat-run Senate.
“When you break the rules, continuously and routinely, then I think the body should decide,” said Rep. Ryan Zinke, Montana Republican. “Quite frankly, I think the body should decide whether or not that person should be removed from committees.” Mr. Johnson also has refused to change the rules governing the motion to vacate the chair, which currently allows any one lawmaker to force a vote to fire the speaker.
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