Republicans are now realizing that getting rid of Kevin McCarthy wasn’t the cure-all that some conservatives had hoped it would be.
, the House GOP’s future has only grown murkier, with the party’s warring factions digging in for a potentially long battle to select a new leader.In fact, it may have created more problems., who argued the speaker had not moved quickly enough to tackle a range of issues—chief among them, the GOP’s desire to pass government funding bills well below the spending levels McCarthy agreed to with Democrats and the president earlier this year.
To the many GOP critics of Gaetz and his allies, the predictable fallout of their maneuver shows that the rebels were never serious about implementing reforms, just about getting themselves attention and adulation from the MAGA base. GOP hardliners are looking for commitments from the next speaker to aggressively go after President Joe Biden and to continue the impeachment inquiry that McCarthy launched in the final weeks of his speakership.Until then, Republicans insist that their investigations are proceeding on pace. “The American people expect Congress to hold the Biden administration accountable and the House Oversight Committee’s important work will continue,” said a spokesman for the House Oversight Committee.
One of the few issues that unites the entire congressional GOP—unwavering support for Israel—leapt to the front of the party’s agenda after Hamas’ assault on the country over the weekend. Biden is poised to ask Congress to approve additional assistance for Israel next week, when the Senate returns. But until there is a new Speaker, the House cannot vote on any aid package, or even a resolution expressing support for Israel.
Rep. Tim Burchett , one of the eight who voted to oust McCarthy, did not sound perturbed by the delay, or its implications for the United States’ ability to support Israel, given that the Biden administration can provide forms of emergency assistance on its own.
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