Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, appearing on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, called out Speaker Mike Johnson over the House staying out of session for weeks during the government shutdown, saying, “it’s an embarrassment.”

The outspoken Georgia Republican said, “I have no problem pointing fingers at everyone. And the worst thing that I that I just can’t get over is we’re not working right now. And I put that criticism directly on the speaker of the House, and we should be at work.”

While lawmakers are still getting their paychecks amid the shutdown, Greene said she is not taking her paycheck.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene appears on The View, Nov. 4, 2025.
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“I want all federal employees to be paid. I want all the programs to be funded, and I think that is our job, all of us together, Republicans and Democrats in the House and the Senate,” she said. “Look, I am with women, so I feel very comfortable saying this, I am really tired of the pissing contest in Washington, D.C. between the men.”

Greene continued to air her grievances with congressional GOP leaders, saying, “When I talk about weak Republican men, I am pretty much talking oftentimes about the leadership in the House and Senate, and they are just not getting our agenda done.”

The congresswoman also criticized Republicans for not having a fleshed-out plan on health care, saying she yelled at Johnson over this on last week’s private GOP conference call.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at a press conference with other House Republicans, more than a month into the ongoing U.S. government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, November 4, 2025.
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“I’m going to pick on Republicans. Republicans never fixed it and then the ACA tax credits were passed in 2021 and there was a sunset date of the end of this year …. Republicans never made a plan for that,” she said, adding that she hopes Johnson will articulate his policy proposals related to health care.

“The country deserves it, and it shouldn’t be a secret, and I shouldn’t have to go into a SCIF to go find our Republican health insurance plan,” she said. “There’s no consensus, and I think that’s a failure.”

Greene, who has been a staunch Trump ally, has recently been outspoken over some of the administration’s actions and policy decisions.

“Everybody’s like, Marjorie Taylor Greene has changed. I’m like, oh no, nothing has changed about me. I am saying absolutely, 100% true to the people that voted for me and true to my district,” she added.

Greene believes “both parties have failed” but said “I like Donald Trump” and is “thankful for the secure border.”

Pressed on her support to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, Greene said “it seems like the very rich and powerful men are being protected.”

“l will get on board with anyone’s push to release those files because this is about women,” she said.

Greene is one of the few Republicans who has signed GOP Rep. Thomas Massie’s discharge petition that would force a vote in the House to compel the Department of Justice to release all the Epstein files.

“There’s a list of men that they [victims] haven’t released yet. They are they are afraid of lawsuits. They’re afraid of it, and I said I would read the list for them on the House floor, because I have Speech and Debate protection there,” she added.

Greene encouraged Americans to engage in respectful debate, adding, “I think we need more of that in America. I really do. And a lot of people wanted me to come on the show and say nasty things.”

“I believe that people with powerful voices, like myself and like you, and especially women to women, we need to pave a new path this country. Our beautiful country, our red, white and blue flag, is just being ripped to shreds. And I think it takes women to of maturity to sew it back together,” she said