House Republican leaders are pointing fingers at one another over how the party handled a vote on an anti-hate resolution
, according to several GOP sources.
A motion to recommit offers the House minority one last shot at changing legislation before it receives a final floor vote. When it succeeds and an amendment is adopted, it typically indicates fractures within the majority party.Sign Up The entire leadership team huddled for an hour in McCarthy’s office Monday night to hash things out. During the meeting, McCarthy made clear that he prefers leadership to stick together and felt that Cheney stepped on their own messaging, according to sources familiar with the discussion.
Cheney defended her decision to vote against the Democratic resolution during an interview with Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet The Press” on Sunday,
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