No-compromise conservatives in the House Freedom Caucus say they won't support Republican leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif, for House speaker in January.
Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., speaks at a campaign rally attended by former U.S. President Donald Trump at Legacy Sports USA on Oct. 9, 2022, in Mesa, Arizona.for the speaker nomination this week, laid out his reasons for opposing McCarthy in an op-ed for American Greatness.
His op-ed was shared by Gaetz, who claimed that McCarthy is"threatening and pressuring incoming freshmen House members to vote for him" and said,"We have the votes to force a change." "Each Member of Congress has earned and deserves equal participation in the legislative process. That will only happen if the House returns to the rules that governed this legislative body before Nancy Pelosi took control. Kevin McCarthy isn’t willing to make those changes," Rosendale tweeted Wednesday.
The hardline conservatives in the House believe they have an upper hand with McCarthy and can leverage their votes for speaker to draw out concessions and promises from him. said they want a return to regular order in the House, which would require every single piece of major legislation to be debated and voted in committee before heading to the House floor.
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