Can the Freedom Caucus oust Kevin McCarthy? No. Can it create some painful headaches for the House speaker? As stevebenen explained, there's striking fresh evidence that the answer is yes.
effectively telling the public that Biden was on his way to American kitchens with a wrench to take their appliances away., so they embraced a silly “Democrats want to take your stove” campaign anyway.
For those who don’t follow Capitol Hill closely, the process of adopting a “rule” might be unfamiliar, but it’s a relatively straightforward step: Before a bill can be voted on, members adopt a measure to establish ground rules for the length of the debate, how it can be amended, etc. In nearly every instance, it’s little more than a procedural speed-bump.
What’s more, there’s no reason to see these developments as an example of Freedom Caucus members simply blowing off some steam: These far-right lawmakers told reporters after the vote that theyAnd as recent history suggests, this is not a group that is easily satisfied. The fact that McCarthy wanted to score a cheap political victory yesterday was a problem. The fact that he failed made the problem worse. But worse still is the fact that the House speaker was embarrassed: McCarthy apparently had no idea his own members were poised to block the party’s legislation.
Can the Freedom Caucus oust the House speaker? Apparently not. Can they create some rather painful headaches for him? Clearly, yes.
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