Intraparty fighting may lead to an unavoidable government shutdown, and House members are pointing at McCarthy’s failure to lead them away from such calamity.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sent House members home on Thursday for a three-day weekend despite failing to find a resolution that would help the government avoid a shutdown at the end of the month.Five GOP hardliners demanded additional spending cuts, blocking the debate on a key military funding bill.After vowing to work through the weekend in order to find a solution to the crisis, those plans were canceled with members being told they would get “ample notice” if any votes are rescheduled. Failing to find a solution to the crisis, members are showing little faith in McCarthy’s ability to avoid a government shutdown, which could begin in just 11 days.House Republicans have voiced their frustrations regarding intraparty fighting to the media.”We are very dysfunctional right now,” Rep.
