Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is vowing to vote against funding the government unless her four demands are met.
During a town hall event Thursday evening, Greene told her constituents, “I’ve already decided, I will not vote to fund the government unless we vote to pass an impeachment inquiry on Joe Biden.”
“I will not fund the government because I will not fund the weaponized part of the government. I’m not going to continue to fund the Biden regime’s weaponized government. So there should be no funding for Jack Smith’s special counsel. We have to fire David Weiss who is protecting Hunter Biden on his special counsel. We have to reign in the FBI. I will not vote for money to go toward those things,” she continued.
Greene also stated she will not vote for funds that would go toward COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Finally, she added, “My red line in the sand has always been: I will not vote to fund a war in Ukraine, we have to have peace.”
“I will be happy to work with all of my colleagues, I will work with the Speaker of the House, I will work with everyone. But I will not fund those things,” she stressed.
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Tonight, I made an announcement directly to my constituents at my Floyd County Town Hall.
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) August 31, 2023
I will not vote to fund the government if Congress doesn’t do this:
– Impeachment Inquiry vote on Joe Biden
– Defund Biden’s weaponization of government
– Eliminate all COVID vaccine and… pic.twitter.com/2WXd4CrV7R
Greene has previously called for President Joe Biden’s impeachment.
House Republicans are reportedly discussing launching an impeachment inquiry into the president. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has reportedly said in private he wants to begin such hearings by the end of September.
Conservative lawmakers have focused on allegations Biden profited from his son’s foreign business dealings.
However, some Republican lawmakers have admitted they do not have evidence to prove the allegations.
In a statement to Mediaite, White House spokesman Andrew Bates reacted to Greene’s demands as he said, “The last thing the American people deserve is for extreme House members to trigger a government shutdown that hurts our economy, undermines our disaster preparedness, and forces our troops to work without guaranteed pay.”
“The House Republicans responsible for keeping the government open already made a promise to the American public about government funding, and it would be a shame for them to break their word and fail the country because they caved to the hardcore fringe of their party in prioritizing a baseless impeachment stunt over high stakes needs Americans care about deeply – like fighting fentanyl trafficking, protecting our national security, and funding FEMA,” he added.