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, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Sunday said the absence of an elected speaker sends a “terrible message” to U.S. rivals amid another crisis on the world stage following the Hamas attack on Israel.
The attack prompted Israel to declare war on Hamas, and the death toll from this weekend’s assault has topped 1,200 as the fighting continues. So far, at least nine U.S. citizens have been killed,“It wasn’t my idea oust the speaker,” McCaul said. “I thought it was dangerous.
But the Texas Republican said it’s imperative for the GOP to now act “quickly” to pick a new speaker.“We have to get a speaker elected this week so we can get things on the floor like replenishing the Iron Dome,” McCaul told“There is nothing the House can do until they elect a speaker, and I don’t know if that happens quickly,” McCarthy said. “The speaker is part of the ‘Gang of 8’ that takes action to be able to have briefing.”So far, Reps.