GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz of Indiana introduced Monday that she just isn’t able to decide to voting for Home Speaker Mike Johnson to retain his submit within the subsequent Congress.
Spartz posted on X, “I perceive why President Trump is endorsing Speaker Johnson as he did Speaker Ryan, which is certainly necessary. Nevertheless, we nonetheless have to get assurances that [Speaker Johnson] received’t promote us out to the swamp.”
The lawmaker linked to a Politico article from 2016 reporting that Trump had determined to endorse then-Home Speaker Paul Ryan and then-Sen. John McCain of their major contests.
Politico famous that Trump had emphasised how necessary it could be to have a unified get together, therefore his resolution to again Ryan and McCain. Ryan had endorsed the Republican presidential nominee however famous he may rescind it if he deemed it vital. McCain finally did unendorse Trump.
I perceive why President Trump is endorsing Speaker Johnson as he did Speaker Ryan, which is certainly necessary. Nevertheless, we nonetheless have to get assurances that @SpeakerJohnson received’t promote us out to the swamp.
Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan, John McCain https://t.co/Xa0tcTKpWk
— Rep. Victoria Spartz (@RepSpartz) December 30, 2024
So Spartz seemed to be arguing that Trump is endorsing Johnson out of political expediency, however it may find yourself as badly with the present speaker because it did with Ryan and McCain for the president-elect throughout his first time period.
“President Trump will be capable of save America provided that we’ve a speaker with braveness, imaginative and prescient and a plan — additionally public dedication to the American individuals how he’ll assist ship President Trump’s agenda to empty the swamp,” Spartz added in one other submit on X.
President Trump will be capable of save America provided that we’ve a speaker with braveness, imaginative and prescient and a plan – additionally public dedication to the American individuals how he’ll assist ship President Trump’s agenda to empty the swamp.
— Rep. Victoria Spartz (@RepSpartz) December 30, 2024
The congresswoman additionally launched a assertion Monday, saying partially, “Congress has deserted its constitutional responsibility to the American individuals to correctly oversee the spending of their hard-earned cash paid as taxes. Our subsequent speaker should present brave management to get our nation again on observe earlier than this ‘Titanic’ strikes an iceberg at any second.”
Spartz desires to see no less than momentary buildings put in place that embody offset insurance policies (any new spending being offset by decreasing present expenditures) and spending audits.
“We will need to have a imaginative and prescient and a concrete PLAN to ship on President Trump’s agenda for the American individuals, which I’ve not seen from our present speaker regardless of numerous discussions and public guarantees,” she mentioned.
“The destiny of our Republic is at stake and Congress, the ARTICLE 1 BRANCH, with its supreme powers of making legal guidelines and managing our nation’s funds, should begin fulfilling its CONSTITUTIONAL DUTIES — not promoting out our Republic on the expense of our youngsters,” Spartz argued.
The lawmaker acknowledged Monday on Fox Information that if Johnson can not decide to a plan, there are different GOP members who’re within the job. They may come ahead if Johnson fails to safe the votes wanted.
“We may have a speaker, and there are a number of nice those that can be prepared to step up,” Spartz mentioned.
Johnson can solely afford to lose the help of 1 Republican Home member and nonetheless be re-elected speaker.
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has already introduced that he’s a “no” vote, and another Republican members are non-committal.
Trump endorsed Johnson to stay speaker on Monday, saying in a Fact Social submit that he’s a “good, arduous working, non secular man” who “will do the appropriate factor.”
The speaker confronted sturdy criticism from inside his ranks for negotiating a large spending invoice with Democrats earlier this month that finally was changed with a slimmed-down model, which handed with extra Democrats than Republicans voting for it. Thirty-four GOP lawmakers voted towards it.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
