The House easily quashed Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resolution to oust the Republican speaker, Mike Johnson, on Wednesday, as members of both parties came together in a rare moment of bipartisanship to keep the chamber open for business.
The motion to table Greene’s resolution was 359 to 43, with 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats voting to kill the proposal.
Taylor took to the House floor on Wednesday evening to announce her plans, prompting boos from fellow Republicans present in the chamber. Her request triggered a countdown clock, as House rules stipulate that members had to vote on the matter within two legislative days.
The measure was expected to fail, despite House Republicans’ narrow majority. House Democratic leaders previously indicated that they would vote to table Greene’s resolution, and the vast majority of their caucus took the same position on Wednesday.
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