Could this be the answer to Capitol Hill's prayers?
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) signaled her contentious fight to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) could come to an end soon.
On Monday, the two lawmakers sat down for a closed-door meeting and while they emerged from the Speaker's office separately they shared the same message: The discussion was constructive enough that they agreed to meet again Tuesday. Greene told reporters the meeting is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
Greene declined to say if she still plans to force her motion to vacate the resolution to the floor but suggested she needs assurances from the Speaker that he'll fight harder for conservative policy priorities in negotiations with Democrats.
“I have been patient, I have been diligent, I have been steady, and I have been focused on the facts. And none of that has changed,” Greene, who was joined by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), another supporter of her resolution, told reporters after the meeting.
“So I just had a long discussion with the Speaker in his office about ways to move forward for a Republican-controlled House of Representatives. We're talking to him again tomorrow, based on our discussion today.”
Johnson also addressed reporters briefly after the meeting, saying he understands his critics' policy concerns but emphasized the limitations of advancing them in a government where Democrats control the Senate and White House.
“I've said this repeatedly, that I understand the frustration, I share it. I would really like to advance much more of our conservative policy on a daily basis here,” Johnson said. “But the reality is we are working with the smallest majority in U.S. history, with a one-vote margin. It makes it very difficult to, using my football metaphor as I often do, to throw touchdown passes on every single play.”
The Georgia lawmaker's perceived willingness to negotiate a deal is a stark reversal of her comments last week. (RELATED: Marjorie Taylor Greene Forging Ahead With Vote To Oust Speaker Johnson)
“Next week I am going to be calling this motion to vacate,” Greene declared at a press conference alongside Massie. “Absolutely calling it.”
“If this vote fails and the whole conference, the whole Congress, supports the uniparty, let me tell you something, that is not a failure, it's a win for the American people, because that's a list of names,” Greene later added. “They deserve that list.”
Greene filed her removal resolution more than a month ago.
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