The House speaker, continuously blocked from legislating by his far-right flank, now prefers to talk about his newly launched impeachment inquiry into President Biden’s family.
that he launched this week. Just don’t ask him about trying to accomplish the basic tasks of governance.
that received an overwhelming majority, 359 votes in the 435-member House, the last time Republicans controlled that chamberNow, even with the speaker having an extra week to find votes among the hard-liners, the legislation is a 50-50 proposition, because McCarthy can never quite sufficiently appease his far-right flank.
“He likes talking impeachment because it is a way to divert from the very failure to align to the commitment that was made in January,” Rep. Matt Gaetz , whose loathing for the speaker oozes out of every syllable, told reporters on the House steps Wednesday. “I think Joe Biden deserves impeachment, no question about that. We may be forcing some votes on it in the coming days and weeks,” said Gaetz, whose drama-seeking needs regularly place him at the center of the chaos.
Across the Capitol, McCarthy’s nominal allies in the Senate GOP caucus have been openly dismissive of impeachment proceedings. And if he does get rolled by the Senate, his standing in the House could crumble, regardless of how he handles Biden’s impeachment. His far-right antagonists have refused to let McCarthy live up to the debt deal he clinched with Biden in May, instead forcing him to demand that the House Appropriations Committee draw up draconian cuts for 2024.and other social issues, the committee’s often-bipartisan process collapsed.
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