Peoria Standard

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Darin LaHood (IL-16) released the following statement after he voted to table the Motion to Vacate Speaker Mike Johnson:

"The Motion to Vacate was a bad idea in October, and it is an even worse idea now when we should be furthering a conservative agenda that supports hardworking American families. Speaker Mike Johnson inherited an incredibly challenging Congress with the slimmest majority in our nation's history. He has governed effectively as a conservative and deserves our Conference's support. Wasting our time on this distraction does a disservice to our country, this institution, and the voters who delivered a Republican Majority."