House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is set to face his biggest challenge yet to his leadership position, and it could come down to his Democratic colleagues to determine his fate — and they say they aren’t interested in saving him.
Lawmakers will vote Tuesday afternoon on a motion to table an effort by Rep. Matt Gaetz to vacate McCarthy’s speakership, which the Florida Republican announced the night before. Gaetz made the motion to vacate after accusing McCarthy of making a"back deal" with Democrats to pass a continuing resolution over the weekend to fund the government temporarily, which he says is in direct violation of the speakership agreement brokered in January.
As a result, McCarthy’s fate could come down to Democrats — and party members say they aren’t interested in helping Republicans sort out their intraparty tensions.Democrats held a conference meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss how they will vote on the motion, with lawmakers indicating they would vote as a unified caucus. McGovern said he “hopes” all Democrats will vote against the motion to table, which would bring the motion to vacate to the floor immediately and determine McCarthy’s status.
“We encourage our Republican colleagues who claim to be more traditional to break from the extremists in the chaos,” Jeffries said. “We are ready, willing, and able to work together with our Republican colleagues, but it is on them to join us to move the Congress and the country forward.”
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