Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene pointed out Republicans’ slimming majority in the House after Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced his plans Wednesday to retire by the end of the month.
“Well… Now in 2024, we will have a 1 seat majority in the House of Representatives,” she wrote on X. “Congratulations Freedom Caucus for one and 105 Rep who expel our own for the other. I can assure you Republican voters didn’t give us the majority to crash the ship. Hopefully no one dies.”
The House Freedom Caucus pushed earlier this year to remove Mr. McCarthy from his role as speaker, and 105 Republicans voted to oust former Rep. George Santos of New York from the House last week.
Mr. McCarthy, who was ousted from his position as speaker in October, announced he will be resigning from Congress at the end of this month.
“No matter the odds, or personal cost, we did the right thing. That may seem out of fashion in Washington these days, but delivering results for the American people is still celebrated across the country,” the California Republican said in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. “It is in this spirit that I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started.”
He is not the only lawmaker who has decided that his time in Congress has come to an end. Rep. Ken Buck of Colorado, Texas lawmakers Michael Burgess and Kay Granger, and Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina are among the fellow Republicans who have decided to leave Congress. They join a slew of Democrats retiring and other lawmakers who are leaving for other positions.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.
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