Congressman Biggs: Speaker Johnson Ought to Take Time for Introspection

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) issued the following statement in response to the Uniparty’s vote to kill Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-GA) motion to declare the Office of the Speaker of the House vacant:

“I am profoundly disappointed with Mike Johnson’s tenure as Speaker of the House. When the Republican Conference first nominated Mike for Speaker, I was eager to work alongside him to bring real change to Congress. Unfortunately, Mike has maintained the status quo of growing the national debt and passing America Last legislation.

“Speaker Johnson has embraced the idea of a European-style coalition government, too often relying on votes from House Democrats to prop up the DC Cartel’s legislation. Democrats voted to kill Congresswoman Greene’s motion to vacate the Chair.

“The Democratic Conference made clear their intention to save his speakership, but I found it necessary to cast my vote in a manner that expresses my frustration with the Speaker’s lack of conservative leadership. 

"I hope that the Speaker is not emboldened by today’s vote and instead chooses to reflect on the many failures of his tenure. A Republican House ought to advance Republican policies instead of kowtowing to the Democrats.”