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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) owes his likely survival of an attempt by fringe elements of his party to oust him to his Democratic rivals. But House Democratic leaders are warning that the speaker shouldn’t get used to it. Beltway news site NOTUS reported that Democrats are wary of being the speaker’s life raft to escape Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Georgia) upcoming motion to vacate. Congressional Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) said that even though her party is planning to bail Johnson out during next week’s expected vote on the motion, Johnson wi…

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