Republican representatives said Sunday they are not worried that Kevin McCarthy gave up too much in order to secure the gavel.
Following a chaotic week in the U.S. House of Representatives over Kevin McCarthy's bid for speaker, Republican representatives said Sunday they are not worried that he gave up too much in order to secure the gavel.
New U.S. Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy speaks with reporters in Statuary Hall after being elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in a late night 15th round of voting in the fourth session of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2023.'s bid for speaker, Republican representatives said Sunday they are not worried that he gave up too much in order to secure the gavel.
"This is never about Kevin McCarthy. This is about power for the American people," Perry told ABC's "This Week." "And with all due respect, Nancy Pelosi ran Congress like a prison camp with no accountability.", said Sunday he's not worried that Kevin McCarthy conceded too much to get the speakership. He said he understands why Americans were frustrated with how long it took to elect a speaker, but that a healthy democracy requires debate.
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