Johnson says he's 'open' to changing House censure rules after week of political drama
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Speaker Mike Johnson signals openness to making censure resolutions harder for House lawmakers to use against colleagues after a volatile week.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
But the five-day legislative week was marked by volatile politics, with three separate lawmakers forcing votes on rebuking one of their colleagues — out of five total threats to do so. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
"There is a large groundswell of bottom up consternation about that. The members are so frustrated by what this has become — and I mean across the Republican conference, and I think on the Democrat side as well," Johnson said. "I've told everybody I'm open to those discussions, because I'm more frustrated than anyone about how this is devolved. I think we've got to protect the institution."
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