Congress

3rd Republican Supports Bid to Oust Johnson as Speaker

Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar says numerous issues, including the crisis at the southern border, are not being addressed under Johnson.
3rd Republican Supports Bid to Oust Johnson as Speaker
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) speaks at a news conference at the Capitol Building in Washington, on Dec. 07, 2021. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Jackson Richman
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Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) on April 19 signed on to a motion to strip House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) of the gavel.

He is the third Republican to back what is called a motion to vacate. It only takes one member of Congress to put forth that motion to force a vote on the House floor.

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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