Broken promises were a top reason given by the handful of hardline conservatives for their votes that booted Rep. Kevin McCarthy from his role as speaker.
Eight GOP lawmakers voted with House Democrats to remove Mr. McCarthy from office, including Reps. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Eli Crane of Arizona, Tim Burchett of Tennessee, Nancy Mace of South Carolina, Andy Biggs of Arizona, Ken Buck of Colorado, Bob Good of Virginia and Matt Rosendale of Montana.
“That sealed it right there for me because I wanted to listen to what he had to say,” Mr. Burchett said. For other lawmakers such as Mr. Rosendale, it was a laundry list of problems. Mr. Rosendale said in a statement that Mr. McCarthy was not a strong enough leader to take the conservative fight to the Democrat-led Senate.
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