{"id":2229741,"date":"2024-04-25T04:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-works-to-turn-down-house-temperature-as-rebels-weigh-revolt\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T04:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T08:19:59","slug":"johnson-works-to-turn-down-house-temperature-as-rebels-weigh-revolt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-works-to-turn-down-house-temperature-as-rebels-weigh-revolt\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnson lowers House temperature as rebels consider uprising"},"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\">16<\/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-works-to-turn-down-house-temperature-as-rebels-weigh-revolt%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=2229741&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>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is navigating House tensions amid\u200d possible\u2062 rebellion by hard-line \u200bRepublicans. \u200dCriticized for bills like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-joe-biden-not-tommy-tuberville-who-brought-the-culture-war-to-the-military\/\" title=\"Joe Biden, not Tommy Tuberville, initiated the military 'culture war'.\">foreign\u200d aid<\/a> for Ukraine, he faces a removal motion led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). Johnson aims to stabilize Congress, \u200cbalancing internal conflicts to secure Republican unity \u2063and House majority, avoiding disruptive confrontations that could jeopardize party cohesion.  <\/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>Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) is moving to cool House tensions as a band of hard-line Republicans weigh whether to set in motion an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2968769\/house-rebels-ignore-trump-johnson-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attempt at his ouster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives are livid with Johnson over a series of bills he put on the floor, most recently foreign aid for Ukraine that a majority of Republicans opposed. Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) filed a motion to remove him as speaker in March, but she has so far held off on forcing a vote.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antony-blinken-meets-with-israeli-foreign-minister-for-reset-from-trump-netanyahu-era\/\" title=\"Antony Blinken meets with Israeli foreign minister for reset from Trump, Netanyahu era\">bring stability<\/a> to what has been a chaotic Congress if the House raised the threshold on that motion, which a single member can bring forward today. Senior Republicans have urged him to pursue these and other changes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2970547\/house-republicans-calls-resign-powerful-positions-foreign-aid-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>neutralize the threat<\/a> posed by his right flank.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson has shied away from any steps that would be perceived as retribution, fearing the domino effect it might cause in a chamber he controls by two Republican votes. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1782887893494571019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>most recent flare-up<\/a> came Tuesday when he convinced the House sergeant-at-arms not to fine Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for posting a recording of Ukrainian flags being waved on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>Massie, one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2972147\/gosar-joins-mtg-massie-motion-vacate-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>three Republicans<\/a> to co-sponsor Greene\u2019s motion, had been fuming at Johnson for attempting to \u201cmemory hole\u201d the display, which came as the foreign aid passed the House.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was easily able to head off the apparent misunderstanding. He responded to Massie within two hours of his public venting. But his attempts to lower the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2921708\/house-gop-turn-page-chaotic-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House temperature<\/a> are aimed at more than placating the loudest voices in his conference.<\/p>\n<p>He wants to avoid a public spectacle that could cost the Republicans their House majority in November, or sooner. A wave of senior Republicans have retired from Congress in the middle of their term, citing exhaustion at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2971329\/house-republicans-turn-each-other-debate-throwing-johnson-ledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>turmoil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have such a slim margin, you know, there are actions, and then there are reactions and reverberations from the actions. It\u2019s a very delicate balance,\u201d Johnson <a href=\"https:\/\/hughhewitt.com\/speaker-mike-johnson-on-his-trip-to-columbia-the-state-department-leak-about-sanctioning-israel\">told<\/a> radio host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to reporters just after lawmakers pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, April 19, 2024. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The speaker was responding to calls to boot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/these-are-the-risks-facing-putin-and-his-inner-circle\/\" title=\"These are the Risks Facing Putin and His Inner Circle\">hard-liners<\/a> from the House Rules Committee, which counts Massie and two other Republican critics as members. Spots on the panel, which the speaker uses to keep control of the floor, are normally awarded to allies. But <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kevin McCarthy<\/a>, Johnson\u2019s predecessor, gave them seats last year to win the gavel.<\/p>\n<p>The decision, along with other concessions McCarthy made, have fueled more than a year of House infighting. In a rare move, Johnson was forced to rely on Democratic votes in the committee to overcome their opposition to Ukraine aid last week.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson argues that any attempt to instill order through punishment will backfire. Hard-liners have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/04\/18\/congress\/hfc-on-alert-00153097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>already mobilized<\/a> against such a possibility and warned that such moves could trigger the ouster attempt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I start kicking people off committees right now, it\u2019s likely that I cause more problems than I solve,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cWhat I\u2019m trying to do every day is manage this team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson would likely survive an attempt to remove him as speaker. The hard Right is generally reluctant to follow Greene, while House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hakeem-Jeffries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) has signaled many more Democrats would be there to quash the revolt.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy received no such assurances before he was deposed in October. In fact, all Democrats joined with eight House Republicans to oust him.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson built a well of goodwill with the Ukraine vote, a priority of President Joe Biden that he went forward with despite the personal risk to his job. <\/p>\n<p>His decision reflected a newfound confidence that he could safely ignore the threats of hard-liners. It took three weeks and four candidates for Republicans to replace McCarthy, while the consensus candidate who emerged, Johnson, was likely as conservative a pick as they were going to get.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has taken steps to accommodate those voices. On Ukraine, he gave the aid a standalone vote to avoid the perception that funding for Israel and Taiwan, also included in the package, were added to give members political cover.<\/p>\n<p>And he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerJohnson\/status\/1781046790684336470\">rejected a push<\/a> from centrist Republicans to raise the motion to vacate threshold following a heated confrontation by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-touts-early-house-momentum-as-biggest-challenges-lie-ahead\/\" title=\"McCarthy touts early House momentum as biggest challenges lie ahead\">hard-line members<\/a> on the House floor last week.<\/p>\n<p>But Johnson has largely plowed ahead with legislative compromises, in particular on 2024 spending, while arguing Democratic control of the White House and Senate, plus the disunity among House Republicans, have limited his leverage.<\/p>\n<p>Those arguments are not enough to win over Republicans who consider the deals he cut a capitulation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Democrats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a>. But he has worked to limit the dissent by leaning on Donald Trump, who has repeatedly voiced support for his speakership.<\/p>\n<p>Greene, a close ally of the former president, has ignored those entreaties. As recently as Sunday, she called on Johnson to step down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe needs to do the right thing, to resign, and allow us to move forward in a controlled process,\u201d she said on Fox News. \u201cIf he doesn\u2019t do so, he will be vacated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But she has also left herself space to pull back, noting that Johnson is at this point a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LkhzPwRRc7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>lame duck<\/a>\u201d speaker and that she had been \u201cresponsible\u201d with the motion to vacate push.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE\u00a0TO\u00a0READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She did not force a vote on the motion before House lawmakers left for a one<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-sends-letter-to-members-outlining-americas-declining-condition-under-biden-democrats\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy Sends Letter To Members Outlining America\u2019s Declining Condition Under Biden, Democrats\">-week recess<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t come here to Congress to actually hurt our institution and hurt our majority,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LkhzPwRRc7A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> reporters on Saturday. \u201cI\u2019m handling this the right way, and so, I\u2019m allowing the process to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is working to calm House tensions while some staunch Republicans contemplate initiating his removal. Criticisms from conservatives stem from recent bills, notably foreign aid for Ukraine, which the majority of Republicans disapproved of. Rep. Johnson faces a potential challenge as rebel sentiments intensify in the House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2229742,"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\/AP24110603011002-1024x592.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229741","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\/AP24110603011002-1024x592.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229741","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2229741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2229741\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2229742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2229741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2229741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2229741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}