Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) called for “action” from House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) amid a redistricting battle in his state.
Johnson on Monday had gone after California Democrats’ proposed House map and said he was taking measures to halt the new congressional lines.
“Democrats across the nation have played politics with redistricting for decades, and this is just the latest example. Republicans who are following state and federal laws will not be lectured by people who abused the system,” Johnson said on social platform X.
“I have instructed the NRCC [National Republican Congressional Committee] to use every measure and resource possible to fight the California Democrats’ illegal power grab,” he continued. “I will continue to lead efforts to defend our House Republican incumbents and grow our majority so that we can continue to deliver on our commonsense, America First agenda.”
In response to Johnson’s post, Kiley said, “these are nice words but we need action.”
“You can stop [California Gov. Gavin] Newsom’s Redistricting Sham and save our taxpayers $250 million by bringing my mid-decade redistricting bill to the Floor,” he added in his Tuesday post on X.
On Monday, California Democrats unveiled legislation to go ahead with their plan to combat a Republican redistricting proposal in Texas with new congressional maps in the Golden State.
“We decided as a delegation that we could not just stand there and allow [President] Trump to distort the next election, and continue to harm the people who we represent. And so we have worked to try and identify a map that is consistent with the goals that we believe in,” Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) said during a press conference.
When reached for comment, Johnson’s office directed The Hill back to Johnson’s post and recent CNN comments from the Louisiana Republican.
The Hill was directed by Newsom’s office to remarks from the governor last Thursday in which he said “the state of California’s going to fund” a special election in November for voters to approve a ballot measure that, in the end, would let Democrats push through a new House map ahead of 2026.
Newsom’s office also highlighted a post on X in which his press office said, “California’s action this week is a DIRECT response to Trump and his lapdogs in Texas.”
Updated at 8:40 p.m. EDT
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