{"id":2225488,"date":"2024-04-19T17:13:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T21:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-followed-moral-courage-despite-house-ouster-vote-inching-toward-reality\/"},"modified":"2024-04-19T17:17:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T21:17:19","slug":"johnson-followed-moral-courage-despite-house-ouster-vote-inching-toward-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-followed-moral-courage-despite-house-ouster-vote-inching-toward-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson maintained his sense of \u2018moral courage\u2019 amidst looming House ouster vote"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fjohnson-followed-moral-courage-despite-house-ouster-vote-inching-toward-reality%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=2225488&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>House Republicans are torn between praising Speaker Mike Johnson for his determination \u2064in creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mitch-mcconnell-leads-delegation-of-gop-senators-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Mitch McConnell Leads Delegation of GOP Senators to Ukraine\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-act-swiftly-on-ethiopia-crisis\/\" title=\"Congressional Republicans Call on Biden Administration to Act Swiftly on Ethiopia Crisis\">foreign aid<\/a> package<\/a> and accusing him\u2063 of disloyalty. Recent bills, passed with Democratic support, magnify the divide. \u2064This conflict unfolded during a vote \u2063on the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-the-pro-act-forces-workers-into-joining-unions-paying-dues\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How The PRO Act Forces Workers Into Joining Unions, Paying Dues\">procedural rule<\/a>\u2063 for the four-part aid proposal, revealing internal discord within the\u2062 party. \u200cThe future of \u200dJohnson&#8217;s leadership role remains uncertain as\u200d more members express differing \u2062views on his decisions.  <\/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><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House Republicans<\/a> are split on whether to appreciate Speaker <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a>\u2018s (R-LA) tenaciousness in crafting a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign aid<\/a> package or criticize him for betraying the conference, as recent GOP-led bills have passed with a majority of <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democratic<\/a> votes. <\/p>\n<p>Those sentiments were on full display on Friday following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hard-line-conservatives-freeze-house-action-in-revolt-of-johnsons-spending-deal\/\" title=\"Hard-line conservatives freeze House action in revolt of Johnson\u2019s spending deal\">procedural rule vote<\/a> to bring the four-pronged foreign aid proposal to the floor for a vote Saturday. It passed, 316 to 94, but over 50 House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2971832\/democrats-bail-out-johnson-foreign-aid-house-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>voted against the rule<\/a> \u2014 a procedure that historically passes along party lines but has recently been weaponized by some GOP members to stall any legislation with which they do not agree.<\/p>\n<p>Needing Democrats to pass the rule, and likely the legislation itself on Saturday, appears to be another nail in the coffin for Johnson, as Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) joined Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2972147\/gosar-joins-mtg-massie-motion-vacate-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>co-sponsoring a motion to vacate<\/a> Johnson from the speakership. <\/p>\n<p>Some House Republicans have already come out in support of Johnson since he unveiled his four-bill plan earlier this week. Ahead of the rule vote on Friday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said several people met with the speaker ahead of time to tell him \u201cwhat was at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel this is a sense of moral courage. He\u2019s a man of faith,\u201d McCaul said. \u201cYou want to be on the right side of history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCaul said he was with Johnson the night before the bills\u2019 text dropped.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said he went home, prayed about it, and he said, \u2018I\u2019m going to do the right thing,\u2019\u201d McCaul said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know, a job\u2019s not worth doing the wrong thing,\u201d the Texas Republican said.<\/p>\n<p>Other members remarked on Johnson\u2019s \u201ccourage\u201d following the vote. House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes (D-CT) said that though he does not agree with the speaker on \u201canything politically,\u201d he praised Johnson for having integrity and for thinking about the \u201cgood of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe said he was going to do this, and I think that he has migrated from a backbencher to a leader,\u201d Himes said to reporters. \u201cYou know, and the definition of leadership that I think is most functional around here is, you know, disappointing your supporters at a sustainable rate. And I think that he sort of stepped up to be a leader.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Some House Republicans in the Freedom Caucus, the coalition of GOP members who have been most vocally opposed to Johnson\u2019s plan, acknowledged Johnson for sticking to his principles but did not think it reflected the will of the conservative conference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s obviously very committed to his cause,\u201d Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s refreshing. Unfortunately, it\u2019s just not the same cause that I\u2019m committed to.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), who voted against the rule Friday, admitted that Johnson is in a \u201ctight spot\u201d but accused him of catering to the \u201cswamp\u201d of Washington politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you mean courageous by putting his career on the line, then absolutely, he\u2019s being courageous,\u201d Crane told reporters. \u201cI don\u2019t think he is being courageous \u2014 I think the exact opposite. I think he\u2019s fallen right in line with what the swamp, what the uniparty, expects from its leadership: that you will fall in line and you will put Americans last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve said it since I got here, I\u2019ll continue to say it: This is not a conservative body. It\u2019s not a conservative conference,\u201d Crane continued, adding that there is \u201cno world\u201d where he is going to get a speaker that he wants.<\/p>\n<p>Whether Republicans wait until November to hold a leadership election or vacate the chair now remains to be seen. Greene could file her motion to vacate as early as Saturday, leaving him a choice to resign or stand for a vote in which Democrats could save his speakership.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), who was one of the three Republicans who voted against the rule in the Rules Committee meeting Thursday night, noted that Johnson may not even want the job after all of the discourse and chaos that fell into his lap over the last few months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s gone through a lot,\u201d Norman said. \u201cHe\u2019s doing in his mind what he thinks is best. I will not criticize him. I disagree with him. I\u2019m not going to criticize him.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s taken a lot of heat, and to his credit, he stepped up to the job. Who else wanted it? I don\u2019t see a line of people wanting to be speaker at this point,\u201d the congressman continued.<\/p>\n<p>He added that vacating Johnson six months before an election is not a good idea because \u201cthis country has got too many things that are awful coming our way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a motion to vacate hovers over Johnson\u2019s head, eyes will be on the House to see whether Democrats once again provide the majority of the votes to pass the four <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-pushes-back-on-democrats-criticism-amid-border-talks-stalemate\/\" title=\"Senate Republicans respond to Democrats' criticism amidst border talks deadlock\">foreign aid bills<\/a>. Following the rule vote, Freedom Caucus Chairman Bob Good (R-VA) slammed the Ukraine aid bill for sowing division within the GOP ranks that will likely \u201conce again\u201d pass a bill with predominantly Democratic votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFunding Ukraine divides the country. It divides Republicans tremendously, divides the Republican conference as evidenced by the vote today just a moment ago. And so that should not be our starting point, to do what the Democrats want to do,\u201d Good said. <\/p>\n<p>However, Democrats are preparing to bring the votes forward. Former Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said that Democrats \u201cagreed with the objective\u201d and that foreign aid to U.S. allies is \u201cnot a partisan issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the speaker proposes something that we think is good for the country, we\u2019re not going to arbitrarily oppose it because it happens to be a Republican proposal,\u201d Hoyer said. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hoyer also blasted Republicans for getting Johnson to believe his job is on the line for bringing the foreign aid bills forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people who are giving them that message undermine his ability to act with his own majority because he does not have a majority,\u201d the former majority leader said. \u201cAnd the people who are criticizing him for doing what he\u2019s done have made that the only alternative he had.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are divided over how to perceive Speaker Mike Johnson\u2019s (R-LA) determination in creating a foreign aid package, with some lauding his efforts and others accusing him of disloyalty. Recent GOP bills passing with Democratic support further fuel the debate. This divide was evident during Friday\u2019s vote on the procedural rule for a four-part legislation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2225489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24110614397651-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2225488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24110614397651-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2225489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}