.GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy looks to sway critics in final days leading up to speaker's vote
With the speaker’s vote just days away, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is making a final push to sway potential defectors as he looks to lock down the support needed to secure the gavel, with the California Republican laying out possible concessions during a call with a small group of members on Friday afternoon.
“[The] Freedom Caucus wants five — better than one. I don’t personally like it,” one member on the call said of the potential new threshold. “When we learn more about the rules package from the press before this call, it’s not going to go well,” the source told the Washington Examiner.Two Republican sources familiar with the discussion said McCarthy asked House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry and conservative Rep. Chip Roy , neither of whom have committed to voting for McCarthy, whether they were any closer to a deal.
“No concrete package to show at the moment, but if support is there, we may have some agreements,” one lawmaker said.
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