Just hours before an impending government shutdown, the House managed to pass a spending bill. The crisis was perpetuated by hardliners within the Republican Party, who refused to pass a bill without major spending cuts. At the eleventh hour, however, Speaker McCarthy got enough support from Democrats and Republicans to pass a deal.<\/p>\n
Despite this victory, there were still some Republicans angry at the Speaker. The man leading the charge is Rep. Matt Gaetz, a Trump ally from Florida. He is mounting a campaign to remove McCarthy from speakership, accusing him of colluding with Democrats.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s unclear how much support Gaetz has for his campaign. But Speaker McCarthy has openly confronted the Republican lawmaker. And he is issuing a challenge to Gaetz\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n
From Daily Wire:
\n\u201cMatt voted against the most conservative ability to protect our border, secure our border. He\u2019s more interested in securing TV interviews than doing something\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cSo be it. Bring it on,\u201d he continued. \u201cLet\u2019s get over with it and let\u2019s start governing. If he\u2019s upset because he tried to push us in a shutdown, and I made sure government didn\u2019t shut down, then let\u2019s have that fight.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
McCarthy accused Rep. Gaetz of trying to shut down the government. He stated that the Republican only wanted \u201csecuring TV interviews\u201d rather than helping pass a spending bill. McCarthy even claimed Gaetz\u2019s opposition could have hurt his own district, in which many military staff live. A government shutdown would have resulted in military personnel not getting paid.<\/p>\n
The Speaker issued a challenge to Gaetz. He said \u201cBring it on\u201d in response to threats by Gaetz that he\u2019d try to remove him from the speakership. It is likely McCarthy has more support than the relative newcomer Gaetz. McCarthy has been serving in Congress longer than Gaetz and is probably safe knowing most Republicans will support him.<\/p>\n
In fact, some believe Gaetz is only mounting this agenda\u2013to distract from his own problems. Gaetz has faced scrutiny over ethics violations. And some Republicans are taking bold steps to hold him accountable.<\/p>\n
From Daily Wire:
\nSome House Republican members are reportedly preparing to file a motion to expel Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) from Congress pending a forthcoming report from the House Ethics Committee about his alleged behavior.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nGaetz has been accused of misconduct, drug use, and other allegations. He has faced a House Ethics Committee investigation. He has denied any wrongdoing. But his attacks on McCarthy have prompted some Republicans to seek to expel him from Congress.<\/p>\n
If he does not back down from his attempts against McCarthy, that might happen.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0Daily Wire<\/p>\n\n
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