Upon the House’s return to Washington this week, the rebel conservative group's plan became clear: sow chaos, then get what they want—whatever that is.
When Speaker Kevin McCarthy passed a debt ceiling deal out of the House last week, he reveled in the demonstration of his control over his chaotic party and crowed that he’dIt only took a few days for him to come crashing down to earth—thanks to the very crew of conservative rebels who had made hisAs they howled over the passage of the bill McCarthy negotiated with President Joe Biden—which 71, approximately one-third of House Republicans, voted against—his hard-right antagonists were quiet...
Members of the majority almost never exercise that power to block bills from the floor, even if they oppose the bill in question. If that were not humiliating enough for McCarthy, the House floor remained frozen all through Wednesday, with GOP leadership unable to move forward on legislation without winning over the holdout conservatives. On Wednesday night, Majority Leader Steve Scalise canceled votes for the rest of the week, sending House members home until they could work out a deal.
What the outburst from conservatives does clearly demonstrate is the control McCarthy declared he had on the House GOP is actually far more tenuous than he’s claimed to have, or perhaps even believed. The small faction of members who despise him retain the power to veto his agenda. The procedural mutiny has marked a key difference between this fight and the last big fight that dramatically froze the floor: McCarthy’s protracted speakership battle.
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