“We’re frustrated at the way this place is operating,” Rep. Matt Gaetz said after voting to prevent two bills backed by GOP lawmakers from advancing.
A group of hard-right House members voted against their party Tuesday, delaying the advancement of two bills that would prohibit the Biden Administration from regulating gas stoves in a show of rebellion against GOP leadership—as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces tension in his party over his debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden.procedural vote Tuesday as a show of rebellion, expressing afterward he was"frustrated at the way this place is operating.
The two bills in question would have prevented federal funds from being used to ban gas stoves in the future—which federal regulators say isn’t a current threat—or setting energy conservation and health standards for new stoves; they were recognized as messaging bills and were not likely to pass the Senate.
Some of the Republicans who voted against the rule package Tuesday did so after accusing GOP leaders of retaliating against Rep. Andrew Clyde , who voted against the debt ceiling deal, by not scheduling one of his bills for a vote . Rep. Matt Gaetz said, “we’re not going to live in a system where our members are subject to this type of petty punishment,” laterhe voted against the bill “because we’re frustrated at the way this place is operating.”
Majority Leader Steve Scalise denied removing Clyde’s bill from the schedule prior to the 11 conservatives holding up the gas stove bills,
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