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From the Daily Caller: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s record slim majority could face greater division following a GOP lawmaker’s announcement that she will not be caucusing with House Republicans for the foreseeable future.
Republican Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz, who won reelection in November after initially deciding to not seek a third term, announced her exit from the House Republican Caucus in a post on X on Monday evening, citing her discontent with House Republican leadership.
Spartz has also not decided whether to back Johnson’s bid for speaker during the upcoming Congress, a Spartz spokesperson told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
“I will stay as a registered Republican but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus until I see that Republican leadership in Congress is governing. I do not need to be involved in circuses. I would rather spend more of my time helping @DOGE and @RepThomasMassie to save our Republic 🇺🇸, as was mandated by the American people,” Spartz announced Monday evening.
I will stay as a registered Republican but will not sit on committees or participate in the caucus until I see that Republican leadership in Congress is governing. I do not need to be involved in circuses. I would rather spend more of my time helping @DOGE and @RepThomasMassie to… https://t.co/ZNju2jvNHk
— Rep. Victoria Spartz (@RepSpartz) December 16, 2024
Tuesday morning, Spartz doubled down, writing, “President Trump @realDonaldTrump has one year and two reconciliations to save our Republic! 🇺🇸 Congress cannot fail him and the American people again.
See my full statement below on my refusal to participate in the Republican conference, its committees and resignation from the regional policy committee chair.”
Below is her full press release:
Today, Rep. Spartz issued the following statement on her refusal to participate in the Republican conference, its committees and resignation from the regional policy committee chair:
“This election the American people sent a resounding message and mandate to the Republican party to govern – not deliver talking points and messaging bills. Our country is on a fiscal collision course and it will take some courage and structural changes in Congress to challenge the status quo, which is not happening. As a serious legislator and finance professional, not a clown, I am not going to continue being involved in circuses. I would rather spend my energy helping President Trump, his appointees and DOGE to deliver on their promises through reconciliation.
“And I will be working hard doing real work for the people I represent – not presentations in committees for the lobbyists, spectacles and posts on Facebook and X to raise money. The swamp will be back in business in four years if not drained through the law. Congress cannot fail President Trump and the American people again.”
President Trump @realDonaldTrump has one year and two reconciliations to save our Republic! 🇺🇸 Congress cannot fail him and the American people again.
See my full statement below on my refusal to participate in the Republican conference, its committees and resignation from the…
— Rep. Victoria Spartz (@RepSpartz) December 17, 2024
Spartz was interviewed by CNN Wednesday morning. She confirmed her full support for President-elect Donald Trump, and for Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy’s efforts to cut wasteful spending, and clarified that she will still be voting as a Republican.
However, she said she isn’t sure yet if she will vote to support Mike Johnson for House Speaker again.
WATCH BELOW:
One of my promises to the people I represent was to fix our badly broken institution – the United States Congress. 🇺🇸
I see only one way to do it at this point – bring transparency to the American people how bad it has become.
Watch my @CNN interview this morning. pic.twitter.com/uq0Uo6l1HD
— Rep. Victoria Spartz (@RepSpartz) December 18, 2024
GOP Indiana Rep. Victoria Spartz, who won reelection in November after initially deciding to not seek a third term, announced her exit from the House Republican Caucus in a post on X on Monday evening, citing her discontent with House Republican leadership https://t.co/hpBmqqxiZ1
— Vera Eyzendooren (@AlwaysRightUSA) December 17, 2024
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