Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tries — and fails — to stall ‘woke progressive’ COVID stimulus passage with roll-call vote
She’s stalling again!
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Wednesday mounted a last-ditch procedural effort to delay passage of the $1.9 trillion COVID stimulus package, which she denounced as a “massive woke progressive Democrat wish list.”
The QAnon conspiracy-supporting congresswoman moved to adjourn the House of Representatives and demanded a roll-call vote.
The delaying tactic failed by a 235-149 vote, with 40 Republicans voting with Democrats against adjourning the session.
“40 Republicans voted with Democrats to move forward with the $1.9 Trillion woke progressive Blue State Bailout,” Greene tweeted moments later.
Democrats slammed the delay tactic.
“It’s unconscionable that they are doing everything they can to try to, again, delay getting aid to the people, including their constituents who are in desperate need,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.)
The pro-Trump lawmaker has been gumming up the House with procedural moves designed to make it as difficult as possible for Democrats to push forward with the sprawling bill.
At first she won universal support from her Republican colleagues. But recent moves attracted some GOP defectors as some moderates have become tired of her time-consuming legislative stunts.
Congressional leaders say Greene’s move has no chance of derailing the bill, which authorizes $1,400 direct payments to most Americans along with a raft of other measures.
A slightly different version of the package was passed by the Senate last weekend and is now returning to the House for passage. It is expected to be signed into law by President Joe Biden within a matter of days.
