Procedural votes could be offered to halt the motion or it could trigger a House floor vote on whether Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., should remain speaker.
Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday he will try to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a fellow Republican, from his leadership position this week after McCarthy relied on Democratic support to pass legislation that avoided a government shutdown.Context: Government shutdown averted for now as Congress approves 45-day funding bridge
McCarthy’s response: “So be it. Bring it on. Let’s get over with it and let’s start governing,” he said on CBS’s “Face the Nation. “I think we need to rip off the Band-Aid,” said Florida’s Gaetz. “I think we need to move on with new leadership that can be trustworthy.”
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