Forty House Republicans voted against Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s latest motion to adjourn, yet another sign that her party is becoming increasingly frustrated with the Georgian Republican’s procedural delay tactics.
That figure was more than double the 18 Republicans who voted against her motion last week to end House affairs for the day.
Some of those Republicans who have opposed the leaders of Greene and GOP have correctly predicted that the number of “no” votes will only increase as Greene continues to enforce more of these votes.
They have complained that these unexpected votes, which are not on Parliament’s agenda, have disrupted constituent meetings and congressional hearings, and have no other purpose than brightening the word.
‘I’m just tired of it. We do this every day, and it makes no sense. So I just finished playing, ”Rep. Adam Kinzinger
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Like the other futile Greene votes, Wednesday’s motion to adjourn failed, by a roll call call of 149-235.
But most Republicans – nearly 150 on this vote – stuck with Greene, who began employing these procedural tactics after Democrats voted last month to rid her of her two committee duties over offensive social media posts.
Greene said on Wednesday that she was trying to keep Congress from passing President Biden
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‘We must do everything we can to stop it. Note as Rs vote to adjourn. Or with the Dems, ”Greene tweeted
But Greene’s antics did little more than freeze Biden’s relief bill for an hour or so. The Democratic-controlled House is on track to pass the package through a party line vote and send it to Biden’s office later Wednesday.
CORRECTION: A first draft of this story misrepresented the number of Republicans who opposed the motion. It was 40.