Senate Republicans Aghast At Unprecedented House GOP Chaos
Senate Republicans were appalled after their counterparts in the House voted on Tuesday to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ― a first in American history ― paralyzing the lower chamber and again increasing the odds of a government shutdown next month. With no House speaker, no clear successor and a small band of insurgent Republicans who appear ready to shut the government down at any cost, the question of how Congress avoids a costly budget standoff is now even harder to answer.“It’s a pathway to chaos. it’s like a shutdown,” Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told HuffPost, adding that the power vacuum in the House will make it more difficult to pass legislation.Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) called McCarthy’s ouster “disgraceful.”“We saw a similar thing happen to [former GOP House Speak...
