House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is not concerned about threats from House Freedom Caucus members to oust him from the speakership over the debt ceiling deal with President Biden.
— House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says he is not concerned about threats from House Freedom Caucus members to oust him from the speakership over the"Look, everybody has the ability to do what they want," McCarthy said Wednesday."But if you think I'm going to wake up in the morning and be ever worried about that, no. Doesn't bother me. If someone thinks they have the right to do it. Call the motion.
that allows a single member to call for a"motion to vacate," which forces a vote on removing the House leader. The no-confidence vote would need only a simple majority to oust him. House Freedom Caucus members have railed against the agreement, saying it doesn't go far enough to rein in government spending and calling for stricter work requirements for safety-net programs.
GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida suggested a vote of no confidence could come if McCarthy has to rely on Democrats to pass the debt ceiling legislation. "If a majority of Republicans are against a piece of legislation and you use Democrats to pass it, that would immediately be a black-letter violation of the deal we had with McCarthy," GaetzHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to members of the media while arriving to the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.
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