All eyes on Greene as Hill awaits attempt to oust Johnson as speaker
The House remains braced for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson. But with anticipation high, the Georgia Republican did not show up to vote Monday night.
While Greene has Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) backing her effort to remove Johnson, other Republicans — even those frustrated with Johnson — aren’t rushing in to join Greene’s motion to vacate effort.
Texas Republican Chip Roy said Monday he’s not backing a motion to vacate the speaker right now, but acknowledged there is an undercurrent of exasperation beyond the three GOP members publicly backing Johnson’s removal.
“It's not just Marjorie, it's not just Thomas. It's not just Paul. There's a lot of people who are frustrated,” said Roy.
Over in the Senate: The upper chamber will continue work on judicial nominees while they prepare to pivot to the bipartisan, bicameral FAA reauthorization deal.
There are hot button fights ahead on that deal, including the 10 additional flights at Reagan National Airport and what is expected to be a flurry of non-aviation legislation that gets tacked onto the FAA bill, from cryptocurrency bills to cannabis banking legislation.
10 a.m. split screen: Hope you have a good multi-screen set up if you want to see all the Cabinet members appearing in the 10 o’clock hour on the Hill Tuesday morning. The lineup includes:
- Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifying before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.
- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and EPA Administrator Michael Regan testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee
- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifying before the House Armed Services Committee
- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee
Anthony Adragna contributed to this report.