Rep. Victoria Spartz, one of a handful of House Republicans who could deny Speaker Mike Johnson the gavel in the new Congress on Friday, is seeking changes to the budget process before she decides how she will vote.
Johnson, R-La., has to win a majority of the votes cast for a named candidate. If two Republicans vote for someone else and all the Democrats do too, he would fall short of the votes needed to remain speaker in the 119th Congress. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., has already indicated he plans to oppose Johnson. Several other Republicans are on the fence, including Spartz.
Spartz, R-Ind., in a statement Monday, called for the next speaker to “COMMIT PUBLICLY” to create “temporary structures in the House” for authorizations, reconciliation offset policies and spending audits.
