The House is expected to vote soon on a motion that could remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House, Democrats say they will not vote to help him.
The House is set to vote soon on a motion to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., from his job and his fate may lie in the hands of Democrats.
His comments followed a lengthy"open mic" meeting of House Democrats in the basement of the Capitol complex Tuesday. One by one lawmakers got up and had one minute to advise on what they thought the caucus should do and one by one Democrats railed on Speaker McCarthy's record and his unwillingness to reach across the aisle.
She pointed out that McCarthy did a television interview on Tuesday saying he didn't need any help from Democrats so she didn't see any reason to help him survive.
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