Johnson Rejects a Rule Change Proposed to Protect His Speakership
by The Fiscal Times
The Fiscal Times— Yuval RosenbergApril 18, 2024House Republicans continued to snipe at each other Thursday as party leadership continued to propel a $95 billion
Washington Examiner—Johnson rebuffs rule change that could save his House speakership. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) declined to move forward with a rule change that would make it more difficult for him to be ousted by his fellow Republicans, turning down requests from some lawmakers to increase the threshold and avoid another contentious speaker’s race. Reports surfaced early Thursday that Johnson was considering a change to […]
CNN—Johnson won’t change rules over removing him from speakership after hardliners revolt. Speaker Mike Johnson announced he will not change the procedure for removing him from the speakership, after hardliners reacted with fury to a proposed change to House rules. “Since the beginning of the 118th Congress, the House rule allowing a Motion to Vacate from a single member has harmed this office and our House majority,” Johnson wrote on X. “Recently, many members have encouraged me to endorse a new rule to raise this threshold. While I understand the importance of that idea, any rule...
WWLP.com—House rejects proposed shelter system changes. House Democrats defeated a Republican bid to restrict migrants' access to the state's overflowing emergency family shelter system, a day after the Legislature shipped a supplemental budget to Gov. Maura Healey that would impose a new nine-month limit on shelter stays.