After McCarthy was finally elected, at about midnight Friday, Florida Rep. Kat Cammack shouted, “There are no rules yet, baby!” as she took a video with her phone from the House floor.
- House Republicans – in a fierce standoff last week between conservatives and moderates – approved GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy as House speaker, but the rules packaged to which he agreed to get enough votes still need to be passed.
- The vote is set for Monday, with at one member of the conference with is not among its most conservative members says he won’t support the existing rules package.
- “I am a NO on the house rules package,” Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales tweeted Friday.
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