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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMike Johnson May Be Speaker, but Democrats Run the House
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/joan-mccarter/110123/mike-johnson-may-be-speaker-but-democrats-run-the-houseMike Johnson May Be Speaker, but Democrats Run the House
by Joan McCarter | April 19, 2024 - 5:50am
from Daily Kos
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has laid it all on the table: Hes staking his speakershipand his cozy relationship with Donald Trumpon aid to Ukraine, and putting his fate in the hands of Democrats. Democrats, in turn, are not going to make it easy for him.
In an impassioned speech Wednesday, Johnson argued that getting aid to Ukraine was paramount, even if putting that bill on the floor will likely trigger a move to oust him. This is a critical time right now, a critical time on the world stage, Johnson said. I can make a selfish decision and do something thats different but Im doing here what I believe to be the right thing.
He continued: I think providing lethal aid to Ukraine right now is critically important. I really do. I really do believe the intel and the briefings that weve gotten. I believe Xi, Vladimir Putin and Iran really are an axis of evil. I think theyre in coordination on it.
Democrats seized on that speech, with Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member on the Appropriations Committee, quoting it Thursday morning in her opening testimony in the Rules Committee. And its that committeeand the Democrats on itthat will determine the success of Johnsons plan. The bills cannot advance to the floor if the committee doesnt approve them, and the controlling bloc of Republican votesthe three extremists, Chip Roy, Ralph Norman, and Thomas Massieon that committee have already said they will oppose it.
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Democrats have no need to give any promises to Johnson at this point, especially when they hold the card of being able to force the vote on the Senate bill with a discharge petition.
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Mike Johnson May Be Speaker, but Democrats Run the House (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 19
OP
Think. Again.
(8,697 posts)1. We need to get rid of ALL rightwing vermin....
...and start getting some good work done.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,849 posts)2. Anyone from Georgia in particular?
Think. Again.
(8,697 posts)3. Yes...
....ALL rightwingers from Georgia and every other state (and territory) in the nation, in particular.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,543 posts)4. All Russiapublicans need to be ousted.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)5. Is it just me or do the repukes have become the party of assets? LOL
Whether to the rookies or the Dems.
This is what happened to the repuke party; they turned into spineless selfish miserable fucks.
Oh wait they have always been this way
LuvLoogie
(7,066 posts)6. Democrats don't run the house, not even close.
Despite the thin margin and the leverage, we would have moved so beyond where we are now had we held the house, even by one vote.