Mike Johnson wrapped up the Speaker of the House vote on Friday on the first vote, but he also won something else: a new rules package that will make it more difficult for detractors (and Democrats) to engineer his ouster from the position.
We saw what happened in 2023 when former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) led a movement to remove then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), a bid that eventually proved successful. That led to McCarthy’s resignation from Congress, 22 days without a speaker, and numerous contentious votes before lawmakers were able to agree on Johnson.
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Gaetz Introduces Motion to Unseat House Speaker, McCarthy Says ‘Bring It On’
Now the bar has been set higher for such a move, an outcome that almost certainly will allow Johson to sleep a little easier at night.
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