"Speaker Johnson said he has ideas and pages of policy, but did not say a single policy plan, Greene wrote. I find it unacceptable that Republicans are sitting on the sidelines doing nothing to fix this healthcare disaster that is leading many Americans into financial ruin. That's her words, Collins told Johnson. She says, You're sitting on the sidelines.' What's your response to Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene? Well, bless her heart, he replied."
"That's an absurd statement. Obviously, these conference calls are monitored by the media, so we're not gonna have actual strategy discussions on a line where you have hundreds of people listening in because it would be reported on the front page. We have been working on this for a long time. We worked on it today. We've been working on it every day. Marjorie is not here in Washington. Johnson went on to blame Democrats for the shutdown."
The government shut down on Oct. 1 after the Senate failed to pass a short-term Republican funding bill. Republicans control the Senate 53-47 but need 60 votes to invoke cloture, requiring seven Democratic votes to advance legislation. Senate Democrats conditioned those votes on extending healthcare premium subsidies for Obamacare enrollees; Republicans have refused. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly criticized Republicans as "sitting on the sidelines" and warned of Americans facing financial ruin from the healthcare situation. Speaker Mike Johnson rejected that characterization, saying strategy discussions cannot occur on calls monitored by media and asserting Republicans have been working on policy daily while blaming Democrats for the shutdown.
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