{"id":2221260,"date":"2024-04-15T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suozzi-airs-house-drama-with-demand-for-democrats-to-back-johnson\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T15:58:49","slug":"suozzi-airs-house-drama-with-demand-for-democrats-to-back-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suozzi-airs-house-drama-with-demand-for-democrats-to-back-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Suozzi highlights House drama, calls on Democrats to support Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsuozzi-airs-house-drama-with-demand-for-democrats-to-back-johnson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221260&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Suozzi (D-NY) calls \u2062on Democratic support for Speaker Johnson (R-LA) facing \u2062a potential removal vote.\u2064 Johnson resists GOP pressure\u2063 amid \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-canvassers-rescind-their-votes-to-certify-wayne-county-michigan-results\/\" title=\"Republican Canvassers Rescind Their Votes to Certify Wayne County, Michigan, Results\">threats<\/a> to his\u2062 speakership over\u2062 Ukraine \u2063aid vote. Suozzi \u2062urges Democrats to aid\u2062 Johnson in a bid to safeguard democracy, despite the possibility of a Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">speaker<\/a> replacement. Rep. Suozzi\u2062 from New York \u200burges Democratic backing for Speaker Johnson from\u2064 Louisiana\u200c as \u200bhe faces a\u200c potential\u200d removal vote. Despite \u200cthe\u2064 risks, Johnson remains\u200c steadfast\u200b against GOP challenges related to \u2063the Ukraine aid vote, with \u2064Suozzi advocating for Democratic support to\u200d protect democracy,\u2063 even if it\u200c could \u200blead to a change in the speakership.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) demanded his Democratic colleagues support House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA), who could be facing a vote to remove him from office by members of his caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson is fending off verbal assaults from fellow Republicans and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2958921\/mtg-lays-case-johnsons-removal-letter-house-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>threats<\/a> to remove him from the speakership as he weighs putting a vote to pass <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> aid on the floor. Suozzi denounced Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marjorie Taylor Greene\u2019s<\/a> (R-GA) recent actions against Johnson and insisted that Democrats, who have little motive to support Johnson, given that a Democratic speaker could be elected if he is removed, support the speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats must offer Speaker Johnson our votes to save democracy in Ukraine and here,\u201d Suozzi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/democrats-support-speaker-johnson-ukraine-war-aid-a0db05ce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> in a <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> op-ed. \u201cWe can\u2019t let our partisan instincts get in our way. We must work with Republicans to disarm Mr. Putin\u2019s puppet, get a vote to support Ukraine, and defeat Russian disinformation.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Democrat offered his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wednesday-september-15th-2021\/\" title=\"Wednesday | September 15th, 2021\">personal support<\/a> to Johnson \u201cif he does his job\u201d and followed suit with the Senate in passing an aid package for Ukraine in its conflict against Russia. Suozzi cited Ukraine\u2019s lack of ammunition and Kyiv\u2019s lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-universities-quickly-outpacing-us-in-producing-technology-phds\/\" title=\"Chinese Universities Quickly Outpacing US In Producing Technology PhDs\">anti-aircraft weapons<\/a> for the increasingly urgent timeline on a Ukraine bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia seeks to tear apart the fragile fabric of international order, end American prominence in Europe, destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and end the era of American-style democracy,\u201d Suozzi said. \u201cAmerica must stop Mr. Putin before our men and women in uniform are forced to defend NATO soil.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Suozzi indicated that Greene is furthering a disinformation campaign launched by Russian President Vladimir Putin that he says Putin intends to deepen partisan lines in American politics. He quoted House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-OH), who said he\u2019s seeing disinformation from Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages \u2014 some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor,\u201d the Ohio Republican said.<\/p>\n<p>Turner said that messaging has infected the Republican Party, and Suozzi sought to condemn Greene\u2019s efforts to stall the foreign aid. He called Greene an extremist \u201cwho would rather America do nothing with democracy on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greene\u2019s rhetoric and the proposal of a Russian disinformation campaign have prompted Suozzi to speak out and cross party lines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocrats can\u2019t just wait for Republicans to work with us,\u201d Suozzi said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) urges Democratic support for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), potentially facing a removal vote from his caucus. 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