Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, says Republicans need to have a 'serious discussion' before electing Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.
Fox News congressional correspondent Chad Pergram gives the latest on the Republican Party's response to Kevin McCarthy possibly becoming Speaker of the House on 'Special Report with Bret Baier.'may hit a few speed bumps on his quest to become the next House speaker, arguing the Republican conference needs to have"a serious discussion" about leadership after Tuesday's disappointing election results.
Republicans underperformed expectations in the midterm elections, and if they take a majority after all the votes are counted, it will be a slim one. Biggs, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, told conservative streaming program"The Absolute Truth with Emerald Robinson" that Republicans should reevaluate whether McCarthy is the best person to be House speaker, saying his leadership should not be"a foregone conclusion." "I would say maybe not so fast.
"But I think we need to have a serious discussion," Biggs continued."He's back peddled on things like impeachment and, in some ways, that indicates a willingness to be weakening the oversight authority that we need to have and the leverage points we need to have in order to deal with a Democrat president."
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., speaks at a campaign rally attended by former U.S. President Trump at Legacy Sports USA on Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Arizona.for House speaker on Wednesday, arguing that flipping the chamber under his leadership was"no small feat." "This was the most expensive and arguably the most competitive House midterm in America’s history," McCarthy wrote in a letter to his GOP colleagues."Yet in a hard-fought contest, our message and our candidates prevailed, winning key seats across the country, some in districts that
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