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GOP lawmakers who ousted McCarthy over his support for CR have ensured passage of another one
Washington,
October 12, 2023
Nicholas Ballasy | Just The News
The conservative GOP lawmakers who voted to oust former House Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy for passing a 45-day Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid a government shutdown have ensured passage of another CR as the Republican conference continues to search for a consensus speaker candidate, according to multiple Republicans. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., who led the effort to oust McCarthy, argued that the California Republican should have pushed harder to pass 12 separate "single subject" appropriations bills as opposed to governing with a temporary CR that lumped federal spending into one large piece of legislation. Ironically, Scalise and Jordan, who both ran for House speaker after McCarthy's removal, had acknowledged that another CR in some form would likely be needed given the time lost after McCarthy's removal as speaker last week. |