Overview
- In the Times piece, the South Carolina Republican says leadership sidelines rank-and-file members, with women relegated to token roles such as conference chair.
- She faults leaders for blocking floor votes on a stock-trading ban, term limits, and national voter ID, pushing members toward discharge petitions to force consideration.
- Mace argues Pelosi used majority power to pass her party’s agenda, whereas today’s House operates with restrictive control and scant results.
- Speaker Mike Johnson, whom Mace calls better than Kevin McCarthy, has rejected claims he marginalizes women, calling such accusations baseless.
- Mace is forgoing a House reelection to run for South Carolina governor and says reports she planned to resign were false, as GOP infighting and retirements increase pressure on leadership.