Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hinted that the House may change the motion to vacate rule but some of his colleagues aren’t throwing their hat behind the idea.
Newly-minted Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., hinted that the House may change the motion to vacate rule but several of his Republican colleagues aren’t behind the idea.
Johnson mentioned to Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday night that he thinks the House is «going to change» the one-member threshhold to introduce a motion to vacate — the parliamentary mechanism that brought about ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s ouster.
But at least two of Johnson’s House Republican colleagues resist the idea of changing the rule.
Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks, who is running for Senate, told Fox News Digital that the House GOP is behind Johnson, but there’s no reason to change the threshhold.
«The House Republican conference trusts Mike Johnson and that’s why he received unanimous support on the House Floor,» Banks said.
«I don’t see any reason for him to change the rule,» he continued.
Georgia Republican Rep. Austin Scott — who ran twice for House speaker amid the caucus’ gavel fight — told Fox News Digital that he hoped his colleagues learned a lesson from the eventful past few weeks so a rule change «wouldn’t be necessary.
