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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has won over many of those who opposed his speakership in January, despite a motion from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to oust him.
McCarthy defied the odds and ushered a stopgap funding bill through Congress this weekend, narrowly avoiding a shutdown, and has turned his attention to passing each of the twelve individual long-term appropriations bills before the new deadline.
WATCH — McCarthy to Rep. Gaetz: “Bring It On,” I’ll Survive as Speaker:
Many of his former detractors overwhelming support his plan, with those making statements opposing Gaetz’s resolution arguing that vacating the chair would distract from the appropriations process.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) told Sean Hannity on Monday that “there is an opportunity here” to move each of the 12 bills, something that has not happened in Washington in over a decade. “You have 45 days now to wrap this up and get those goals achieved.
