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Matt Gaetz Tore the House GOP Apart. He Isn’t Sorry.
21Oct By adminNo Comments
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Matt Gaetz Tore the House GOP Apart. He Isn’t Sorry.

Updated Oct. 21, 2023 12:03 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)WASHINGTON—With the Capitol in chaos and the speaker’s position going on its third week of vacancy, Rep. Matt Gaetz surveyed the consequences of his actions and declared he had no regrets.“I have extreme confidence,” the Florida Republican said in an interview from his Capitol Hill office, “that we will have an upgrade at the position.”Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Matt Gaetz More Than Willing To Lose Job Over Speaker McCarthy’s Ouster
8Oct By adminNo Comments
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Matt Gaetz More Than Willing To Lose Job Over Speaker McCarthy’s Ouster

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) says being kicked out of congress for ousting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) would be well worth the trouble.Gaetz tried not to entertain the possibility of losing his house seat during an appearance on “Meet The Press” on Sunday, where he called the idea of being expelled from the legislature “crazy.”Asked if McCarthy’s removal was worth potentially losing his job over, however, he told host Kristen Welker, “Absolutely.”“Look, I am here to fight for constituents, and I’m here to ensure that America is not on a path to financial ruin,” he said.Gaetz then tried to bring the conversation back to the federal budget, calling McCarthy and others willing to fund the government in full “agents of chaos.”Hard-right Republicans ratcheted up their revolt against Mc...
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Behind Kevin McCarthy’s Historic Ouster as Speaker
4Oct By adminNo Comments
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Behind Kevin McCarthy’s Historic Ouster as Speaker

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Kevin McCarthy: ‘I’m Not Going To Provide Anything’ To Dems To Save My Speakership
3Oct By adminNo Comments
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Kevin McCarthy: ‘I’m Not Going To Provide Anything’ To Dems To Save My Speakership

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that he won’t offer any concessions to Democrats in exchange for helping him keep his leadership post as far-right conservatives prepare to try to oust him.“They haven’t asked for anything, I’m not going to provide anything,” McCarthy said in an interview on CNBC.The GOP leader is facing a House vote as soon as Tuesday afternoon aimed at kicking him out of his top post. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is leading the effort to replace McCarthy as payback for McCarthy rejecting demands by far-right conservatives to include massive spending cuts in a bill to avert a government shutdown over the weekend.Gaetz is a strong ally of former President Donald Trump, whom he apparently consulted before filing his resolution to remove McCarthy.In his Tuesd...
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