The Republican South Carolina lawmaker accused Gaetz of exploiting the House speaker fiasco for donations.
Mace also fumed that Gaetz and other Republican holdouts squeezed a concession out of McCarthy to allow for a third of the rules committee to consist of ultraconservatives from the Freedom Caucus. The rules committee determines which bills make it to the floor.“I am concerned that commonsense legislation will not get through to get a vote on the floor,” Mace said.
Mace, who calls herself “pro-life” with “many exceptions,” noted upcoming abortion bills that will never get approved by the Senate or President Joe Biden. She said that “if we’re going to be serious about protecting life,” the GOP should entertain more centrist views that promote birth control so the need for abortions could be diminished.
Mace said she was “on the fence” over approving the rules that will facilitate actual legislation. That vote comes on Monday. Mace, who has accused Gaetz of fraudulent behavior previously, wasn’t the only Republican to express frustration with the Florida conservative. Some
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