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Matt Gaetz threatens to oust McCarthy as House speaker in fiery floor speech
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0:58Now PlayingFirebrand Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) on Tuesday threatened to move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) if he doesn’t comply with his commitments to GOP hardliners.
Gaetz vowed to go ahead with the motion to vacate the chair if McCarthy allows a stopgap measure or continuing resolution to receive a vote on the floor,
“No continuing resolutions, individual spending bills, votes on balanced budgets and term limits,” Gaetz warned.
“Subpoenas for Hunter Biden and the members of the Biden family. Impeach Joe Biden. Do these things or face a motion to vacate the chair.”
McCarthy has indicated he supports a continuing resolution to forestall a government shutdown by the month’s end.
Every fiscal year, Congress has to fund the government, otherwise it shuts down. During the debt ceiling fight, both parties agreed to fund the government via 12 appropriations bills instead of a massive omnibus bill.
But Congress remains a far cry away from accomplishing that before the fiscal year concludes. This is why many lawmakers have favored a continuing resolution to keep the government open
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