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 publish 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 essential. Nonetheless, we nonetheless must get assurances that [Speaker Johnson] gained’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 essential it will be to have a unified celebration, therefore his resolution to again Ryan and McCain. Ryan had endorsed the Republican presidential nominee however famous he might rescind it if he deemed it crucial. McCain in the end did unendorse Trump.
I perceive why President Trump is endorsing Speaker Johnson as he did Speaker Ryan, which is certainly essential. Nonetheless, we nonetheless must get assurances that @SpeakerJohnson gained’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 gave the impression to be arguing that Trump is endorsing Johnson out of political expediency, nevertheless it might 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 publish 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 statement Monday, saying partially, “Congress has deserted its constitutional obligation 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 monitor earlier than this ‘Titanic’ strikes an iceberg at any second.”
Spartz desires to see no less than short-term constructions put in place that embody offset policies (any new spending being offset by lowering 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’t decide to a plan, there are different GOP members who’re within the job. They are going to come ahead if Johnson fails to safe the votes wanted.
“We may have a speaker, and there are loads of nice folks that will likely be keen to step up,” Spartz mentioned.
Johnson can solely afford to lose the assist of 1 Republican Home member and nonetheless be re-elected speaker.
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has already announced that he’s a “no” vote, and another Republican members are non-committal.
Trump endorsed Johnson to stay speaker on Monday, saying in a Reality Social publish that he’s a “good, exhausting working, non secular man” who “will do the best factor.”
The speaker confronted strong criticism from inside his ranks for negotiating a large spending invoice with Democrats earlier this month that in the end 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.