A Republican lawmaker called for members of the conference planning to vote against Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to be banned from committees.
Rep. Mike Rogers stirred the pot at a tense meeting of House Republicans Tuesday morning ahead of the speaker vote, prompting backlash from Rep. Chip Roy . McCarthy argued with Roy following the exchange with Rogers.“All you’re doing is guaranteeing the vote,” Roy said after McCarthy laid into him, per a source in the room.
McCarthy acknowledged the sizable opposition to him at the meeting, saying, “Oh yeah, 20 of you are against me, I know, I’ve heard it all."At the vote later Tuesday, McCarthy needs the support of a majority of members voting and present in order to become speaker. With Democrats set on voting for Minority Leader-elect Hakeem Jeffries , that leaves McCarthy very little wiggle room to lose any of the 222 Republican votes.
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