Seven more House Republicans threaten
to oppose McCarthy without concessions
on House rules
Fox News,
by
Haris Alic
Original Article
Posted By: Moritz55,
12/8/2022 6:33:38 PM
Seven more members of the House Freedom Caucus are threatening to oppose Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's ascension to be the next House speaker unless they win concessions on congressional rules. Freedom Caucus lawmakers told Fox News Digital that they want McCarthy, R-Calif., to start getting serious about concessions on these rules or risk losing their support. The GOP lawmakers, led by House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania and Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, outlined their demands in a letter circulated to colleagues late Thursday.
"The American people send us to Washington to do what we said we would do – namely, to limit spending and
Reply 1 - Posted by:
oldsfc 12/8/2022 6:59:38 PM (No. 1352326)
I don't trust ANY establishment RINO to keep any promises made. I assume the Freedom Caucus is very aware of this problem.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
stablemoney 12/8/2022 7:19:47 PM (No. 1352335)
I support all the demands made by the Freedom Caucus.
21 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
velirotta 12/8/2022 7:26:15 PM (No. 1352338)
Bravo! It's a good start.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Geoman 12/8/2022 7:32:23 PM (No. 1352342)
They threaten to perpetuate democrat House leadership, yet call McCarthy a RINO.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
MDConservative 12/8/2022 9:00:52 PM (No. 1352378)
FTA: "We must have a clear policy — and that message must be sent to leadership-affiliated PACs — to avoid undermining the trust of those they will eventually have to lead and inserting themselves into local elections," the lawmakers wrote.
This is what this is all about, the Speaker's PAC connections. The fear they have is running afoul of leadership and getting "primaried" by a well-funded opponent. (They're betting the farm on this in more ways than one.) They know well that their $20 contributors can't offset the potential millions that could be arrayed against them.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Nimby 12/8/2022 9:05:10 PM (No. 1352382)
No doubt Pelosi was successful in herding the cats.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
chance_232 12/8/2022 9:50:40 PM (No. 1352395)
Every demand is entirely reasonable. Except for....any Congress critter can at anytime call for a vote to remove the speaker. That just invites Democrats to blow up the house daily.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Ketchuplover 12/9/2022 1:33:30 AM (No. 1352473)
Thank you, #5, for explaining that. I couldn't figure out what it meant.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
FJB 2022 23 24 12/9/2022 3:54:59 AM (No. 1352498)
I think McCarthy will kneel at the altar of Mitch McConnell, and rhino, spineless Republicans talk the talk but then cave to the Dems every time. New leadership is what is needed in both houses, but it was easier to vote Mitch back in than to oppose him, same here with McCarthy, with the exception of just a few. We need more than a few principled Republicans we need and entire party of backboned, stand up and fight, Republicans, and right now they are not to be found.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
anniebc 12/9/2022 4:46:49 AM (No. 1352524)
Quit playing with us. McCarty shouldn't be speaker for so many reasons, but you're telling us if he just gets those darn rules right, you'll vote for him? He doesn't believe in the Freedom Caucus' goals. Once he gets the position, all bets are off. Get real. Where are all those MAGA candidates MTG claims are in the Congress?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Rinktum 12/9/2022 4:48:55 AM (No. 1352526)
McCarthy desperately wants the Speakership. He will agree to the terms, but I seriously doubt he will honor the agreement once he is elected. I do believe he will outwardly push to the right but his heart is with the status quo which means he is GOPe through and through. It all comes down to what McCarthy is willing to do to get the votes.
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Re: "The lawmakers are demanding that all legislation focus on a single topic, be publicly available for 72 hours before a vote so that it can be read, and receive a full debate with the ability to offer and vote on amendments. Conservatives also want to see major legislation next Congress, from the farm bill to the national defense policy act, include provisions checking President Biden's administration."
In my opinion, this should have already been in effect. This bundling is pathetic that a bunch of spending has always been stuck in the middle of a bill where no one but the inserter knows what it is about!
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Califedup 12/9/2022 7:48:00 AM (No. 1352600)
Notice the main argument being tossed out for the worthless, corrupt stealth democrat McCarthy is that if he is not Speaker than some Rhinos will get with democrats and elect a democrat Speaker but what does this argument really say? It says that unlike that evil demonic Pelosi and her fellow democrat demons in the House who will band together no matter what the issue, the republicans will not honor the wishes of their voters and make sure a republican will be Speaker, but in effect are stealth democrats who hold us in the greatest contempt and will stab us in the back.
No McCarthy, No McConnell, No McDaniel and that is just a start if the republican party is to stay in existence.
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