Marjorie Taylor Greene Comes Under Republican Fire for 'Shenanigans' on House Floor

Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia came under fire from fellow GOP lawmakers after she, alongside members of the House Freedom Caucus, made plans Monday night to ask for a roll call on several suspension bills.

The move would force Democrats to delay votes on 13 pieces of relatively uncontroversial legislation. One bill called for Congressional Gold Medals to be awarded to members of the Capitol Police Force and the Washington Metropolitan Police Department. Other bills focused on child abuse prevention, literacy and credit management, among other things.

Due to the House of Representatives' COVID-19 restrictions, it would take 10 hours to pass the bills with a roll call vote on each measure.

Republicans have since expressed frustration with Greene's request for a roll call vote.

"I think this is an end result of what the House has become, what the posture of the House has become," Republican Representative Rodney Davis of Illinois told CNN. "I think what you're seeing with a lot of the shenanigans on the floor is because so many members have so much time on their hands."

Davis added that some members have the time "to be able to go to the floor, and worry about what's happening with suspension bills rather than moving along, trying to look at legislation into the future."

Greene defended her plans to ask for a roll call vote, saying "the American people deserve to know where their members of Congress stand."

"While thousands of illegal aliens are invading Biden's open border, American kids are losing their education with closed schools, thousands of small businesses have been forced to shut down, the people really don't care about politicians whining about voting and doing their job for 10 hours," Greene told CNN.

During an interview with Newsmax on Monday, Greene noted she believes the American people "want members of Congress on record."

"They want us voting and going on record on every single bill," Greene said. "This is what we're hired to do. This is what we're elected to do."

In a roll call vote, each member of congress must respond "yea" or "nay" as their name is called by a clerk so that the names of each lawmaker are recorded alongside their vote.

Greene has previously faced backlash for her comments on far-right extremism and for supporting QAnon and other conspiracy theories. She was removed from the House Education and Labor Committee and the House Budget Committee on February 4.

Newsweek reached out to Greene's office, but didn't hear back in time for publication.