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McCarthy’s debt limit deal has been threatened by far-right members
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry said that his members would be “absolutely opposed to the deal” reached by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to raise the debt ceiling with President Joe Biden. “This deal fails, fails completely, and that’s why these members and others will be absolutely opposed to the deal and we’ll do everything…
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Chaos returned to Washington with the new Republican House.
The House of Representatives is set to elect a new Speaker for the first time in nearly three decades after Republicans nominated Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The vote is scheduled to take place on Wednesday. The incumbent Speaker, Scott Perry, was removed from the post on Tuesday after the conservative Freedom Caucus voted against him.
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Chaos came back to Washington with the new Republican House.
US Republican Rep Scott Perry, who signed onto a letter circulated on New Year’s Day, said, “Nothing changes when nothing changes.” He cited the letter which states, “the times demand a radical departure from the status quo, not a continuation of the past and ongoing Republican failures.” Perry added, “We’re all here to serve our…
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Kevin McCarthy won’t condemn GeorgeSantos.
Several Republicans have said they’ll support Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the US House of Representatives when the full House holds a vote on Tuesday. Scott Perry, aPennsylvania Republican, said that McCarthy won’t be able to get the 218 votes he needs until after Tuesday, when he believes Someone will challenge McCarthy to show he…
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McCarthy was trying to become Speaker as a Republicans Feud.
US House of Representatives Speaker-elect Kevin McCarthy has said that he “will never leave” the position if he’s re-elected. McCarthy, who is currently the Majority Leader, is facing a challenge from two Republicans for his post in the elections. The two Republican members who are challenging him are Pennsylvania’s Scott Perry and Virginia’s Bob Good.