- Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene delayed Congressional business by forcing a vote to close the House.
- Wednesday’s decision delayed the scheduled vote on Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus package.
- Republicans are frustrated by Greene’s machinations and 41 Republican lawmakers voted against his motion.
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Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene on Wednesday once again used procedural tactics to delay Congressional business – this time to delay the House vote on President Joe Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus package.
The Georgia Republican asked for a motion to suspend the House as soon as the House was preparing to start the debate on the COVID-19 bill. The move forced all members of Congress to vote to keep the House in session, a lengthy process that delayed the scheduled vote on stimulus legislation.
“I just made a motion to suspend Congress from passing the $ 1.9 trillion progressive Democrats’ huge wish list,” said Greene. tweeted. “The GOP has made a message against this ridiculous project. We must do everything to stop it. Pay attention if the Rs vote for the postponement. Or with the Dems.”
Democrats and many Republicans, however, are fed up with Greene’s interruptions. Her motion was unsuccessful and was overturned in a 149-235 vote, with 41 Republican Party members voting against it.
“Unfortunately, some Republicans are voting with Democrats to continue business as usual,” Greene tweeted after the vote.
The first-year arsonist has interrupted the day’s work on several occasions since he was stripped of his duties on the committee last month. House Democrats removed Greene from the Education and Labor Committee and the Budget Committee to rebuke his previous activity on social media, propagating controversial and racist comments, as well as his support for conspiracy theories and political violence.
Greene tried to counterattack the Democrats and exercise his limited power in every way he can, such as forcing votes to suspend the House. But Republicans are increasingly frustrated with their scheme in progress.
“It’s a drag …” Michigan Republican Representative Fred Upton told CNN.
Democrats, who are the majority, are considering ways to prevent Greene from continuing his interference. Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island told reporters on Wednesday that he could propose a rule to ban lawmakers who are not on the committees from calling motion for a postponement.
“I’m serious,” said Cicilline, by CBS News.
“It is unfair that they are doing everything they can to try, again, to delay sending aid to people, including their constituents who are in desperate need,” Democratic Representative Jim McGovern of Massachusetts told Reuters– Susan Cornwell on Wednesday.
The House is likely to approve the huge economic aid package on Wednesday, sending the bill to Biden’s desk for signature. So far it is unclear whether any Republicans, who claim to have been excluded from the negotiation process, will support the legislation, which includes direct payments of $ 1,400 to Americans, extended unemployment benefits, vaccine financing and other measures.