{"id":2380918,"date":"2024-12-17T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victoria-spartz-boycott-foreshadows-problems-for-mike-johnsons-shaky-house-majority-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-17T11:04:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:04:16","slug":"victoria-spartz-boycott-foreshadows-problems-for-mike-johnsons-shaky-house-majority-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/victoria-spartz-boycott-foreshadows-problems-for-mike-johnsons-shaky-house-majority-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Spartz boycott foreshadows problems for Mike Johnson\u2019s shaky House majority &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fvictoria-spartz-boycott-foreshadows-problems-for-mike-johnsons-shaky-house-majority-washington-examiner%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=2380918&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. Victoria Spartz,a Republican from \u2062Indiana,has announced her decision to boycott GOP\u200d conference meetings and step away \u2063from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/embattled-los-angeles-councilman-kevin-de-leon-to-seek-reelection\/\" title=\"Kevin de Le\u00f3n, embattled LA Councilman, seeks reelection.\">committee \u200cassignments<\/a> for the coming year. She criticized the current state \u200cof the House, describing it as a &#8220;circus,&#8221; and expressed a preference for spending her time working with president-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s Department of Government Efficiency rather. While she remains a registered Republican, \u200dshe emphasized her intention to\u2063 refrain from participating in party \u2062caucuses until \u200dshe sees effective governance from Republican leadership in Congress.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Victoria Spartz boycott foreshadows problems for Mike Johnson&rsquo;s shaky House majority<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1909838\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) announced she would not serve on committees and would boycott the GOP conference meetings next year, ridiculing the &ldquo;circuses&rdquo; that have dominated the House.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While Spartz said she would remain a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican Party<\/a>, she said her time would be better spent working on President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I will stay as a registered Republican but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus until I see that Republican leadership in Congress is governing. I do not need to be involved in circuses,&rdquo; Spartz wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I will stay as a registered Republican but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus until I see that Republican leadership in Congress is governing. I do not need to be involved in circuses. I would rather spend more of my time helping <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOGE?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DOGE<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepThomasMassie<\/a> to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZNju2jvNHk\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZNju2jvNHk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rep. Victoria Spartz (@RepSpartz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepSpartz\/status\/1868794043259330773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The decision to step down confused some Republicans, but others suspected the move had something to do with the House GOP Steering Committee not giving her a coveted post on the House Ways and Means Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/12\/16\/congress\/spartzs-boycott-panel-meetings-gop-00194642?nname=playbook&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&amp;nrid=b184d69e-b2a2-4eb9-933e-7e669f36c25d&amp;nlid=630318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to <em>Politico<\/em>. Some Republicans were also content with her decision, saying she spoke too much in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-grilled-on-bidens-thin-schedule-foreign-policy-disasters-americans-abandoned-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Psaki Grilled On Biden\u2019s \u2018Thin\u2019 Schedule, Foreign Policy Disasters, Americans Abandoned In Afghanistan\">internal meetings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3230665\/house-republicans-confront-math-problem-trump-erodes-majority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">have a razor thin<\/a> two<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">-seat majority due<\/a> in part to Trump&rsquo;s picks for some of his Cabinet roles coming from House Republicans. So far, Trump has picked three House Republicans, including former Rep. Matt Gaettz (R-FL), and sitting Reps. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The last time Republicans held unified control of Congress and the White House was in 2017 when they passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act via reconciliation, which was one of Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-pentagon-policymaker-colin-kahl-to-leave-post-this-summer\/\" title=\"Top Pentagon policymaker Colin Kahl to leave post this summer\">key accomplishments<\/a>. At the time, they controlled 241 seats, a significantly wider margin than they&rsquo;ll have next year. The House is on <a href=\"https:\/\/abc17news.com\/politics\/national-politics\/cnn-us-politics\/2024\/12\/04\/democrats-flip-in-california-concludes-final-unresolved-us-house-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">track<\/a> to have a 217-215 breakdown with Trump&rsquo;s nominations, so Republicans have little room for disagreement to get through key legislation Trump has promised in his second administration.<\/p>\n<p>The 118th Congress was plagued by high levels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/12\/21\/1221040449\/118th-congress-to-be-the-most-unproductive-in-decades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">unproductiveness<\/a> and GOP infighting. By the end of 2023, the House had voted 749 times but passed only 27 bills that became law. It was the lowest number of bills passed in the first year of a congressional session since the Great Depression, according to congressional records.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shame on us, both parties. We sold the American public out on everything,&rdquo; Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) told reporters at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) also created chaos for weeks as Republicans had trouble electing a new speaker. While McCarthy&rsquo;s vote took 15 tries, the path to electing House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) took four votes, and he was the Republican Party&rsquo;s fourth nominee for speaker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1909838\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1909838\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Spartz&#8217;s boycott signals issues for Mike Johnson&#8217;s fragile House majority<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2380919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Victoria-Spartz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32735,34218,46968],"class_list":["post-2380918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-house-majority","tag-mike-johnson","tag-victoria-spartz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Victoria-Spartz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380918","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\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2380918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2380922,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2380918\/revisions\/2380922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2380919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2380918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2380918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2380918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}