House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Speaker Mike Johnson are seen here attending a congressional tribute ceremony in the U.S. Capitol dome for retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr.
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Speaker Mike Johnson are seen here attending a congressional memorial service at the U.S. Capitol dome for retired Army Col. Ralph Puckett Jr.
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Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives said they will help House Speaker Mike Johnson keep his job if members of his own party move to oust him.
“From the beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have put people above politics and found bipartisan common ground with traditional Republicans to deliver real results. At the same time, House Democrats have fiercely pushed back against MAGA extremism,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar and Minority Whip Katherine Clark said in a statement. common father.
“We will vote in favor of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Motion to Leave the Speaker. If she makes it, it will not succeed.”
March, Greene filed a petition dismissed the speaker out of frustration with his leadership, saying he was giving Democrats too much in spending deals. Two other Republicans has since signed on to her efforts. But Greene has not yet triggered a vote.
Democrats have been promoting the idea that they can save Johnson, after Ukraine aid was approvedsomething House Republicans still oppose.
Johnson reacted to the news in real time during a press conference after the GOP convention meeting on Tuesday morning.
“First time I heard about it,” he said. “What the country needs right now is an effective Congress. They need an effective Congress that works together and doesn’t hinder its own ability to solve these problems.”
He said he did not have any conversations with Jeffries before the additional national security agency took the vote on whether he could count on Democratic support if A motion to vacate was brought to the floor.
“Of course, colleagues on both sides came to me and said we would not support this,” he said. “I haven’t asked for help from anyone.”
