Gaetz Clashes With McCarthy As Conservatives Bristle Over Budget Mess
Gaetz Clashes With McCarthy As Conservatives Bristle Over Budget Mess
View Source | September 26, 2023 10:42 pm
- Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) issued his strongest threat to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy‘s (R-CA) leadership yet, hinting that he would file a motion to vacate in the coming days just ahead of a possible government shutdown.
- “For the last eight months, this House has been poorly led, and we own that. We have to do something about it,” Gaetz said on the House floor on Tuesday.
- His latest threat comes two weeks after Gaetz accused McCarthy of being “out of compliance” with the agreement that was brokered between House Republicans in exchange for their support during the speakership elections in January, threatening to strip the GOP leader of his leadership position if McCarthy doesn’t honor the concessions he says were initially made earlier this year.
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