Rep. Bob Good, an ultra conservative congressman, has been one of about two dozen consistent GOP votes against Rep. Kevin McCarthy's bid to become House speaker.
that the bad blood dates to McCarthy's efforts to keep Good out of office two years ago.
That included donations to then-GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman, whom Good was challenging in part because Riggleman officiated a same-sex wedding. According to Good, McCarthy never made a move to clear the air until last month when he realized he needed Good's vote.“He doesn't have anything that I want,” he told Politico.The House GOP is expected to keep trying to elect a speaker on Thursday.
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