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Rep. Matt Gaetz not only doesn’t want Rep. Kevin McCarthy to hold the office of House speaker, he doesn’t even want him in the office of the House speaker.
The Florida Republican sent a note Tuesday evening to the architect of the Capitol asking why Mr. McCarthy of California, the Republican leader in the last Congress, is occupying an office reserved for the chamber’s speaker.
“What is the basis in law, House rule or precedent to allow someone who has placed second in three successive speaker elections to occupy the Speaker of the House office?” Mr.
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