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House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) pushed back on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying it is “not the right business model.” “Now Mike Johnson walked into a bad situation,” Comer said Friday an interview with Fox News’s Martha MacCallum. “It’s gotten a lot worse since…

House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-Va.) did not commit on Friday when asked if he would vote to remove Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after a motion to vacate was introduced. “Well, he serves at the pleasure of 218 members, I cannot defend him as Speaker,” Good said when asked on “The Hill on…

A few House Democrats indicated their readiness to assist in saving Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) attempt to remove him — some of them stated that their decision would depend on how he deals with Ukraine aid. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) stated to CNN on Friday that he would vote to support Johnson…