Article 6MNS0 House quashes Marjorie Taylor Greene motion to oust speaker Mike Johnson

House quashes Marjorie Taylor Greene motion to oust speaker Mike Johnson

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Joan E Greve in Washington
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Far-right congresswoman booed on House floor before chamber votes 359-43 to kill proposal to remove Johnson from post

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 vote on the motion to table Greene's resolution was 359 to 43, as 196 Republicans and 163 Democrats supported killing the proposal.

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