McCarthy speaker

As the Republican leader has made concessions to the far right, he has effectively agreed to give them carte blanche to disrupt the workings of the House ...

McCarthy as “beholden to the lobbyists and special interest that have corrupted this place and corrupted this nation.” McCarthy gave more and more ground to the far-right group, it became clear that the lower chamber of the 118th Congress would be highly difficult for him to control. Because the smallest disagreement could lead to a motion from the body to remove him from the speakership.” Others used the speaker election as leverage to enact sweeping changes to the way the House functions. “A lot of the things that the ‘No caucus’ is asking for are things that we likely would want to see anyway,” said Representative Stephanie Bice, Republican of Oklahoma and a McCarthy supporter. And with hard-right lawmakers empowered to derail spending bills or call for the speaker’s removal at any moment, some worried the chamber would be dysfunctional and paralyzed from the start. McCarthy also privately agreed to even more concessions that could disrupt the normal operations of the House and diminish his ability to control it, embracing measures that he had previously refused to countenance. In fact, the specter of such a vote dogged the previous two Republican speakers, helping right-wing lawmakers to push out John A. And spending bills would have to be considered under so-called open rules, allowing any member to put to a vote an unlimited number of changes that could gut or scuttle the legislation altogether. Some of the proposed rules changes come in response to widely held concerns about the way Congress operates. But to see it play out repeatedly on the House floor this week, as Mr. primaries in safe Republican districts, another demand of the conservatives who have bristled at his efforts to box out hard-right candidates in favor of more mainstream ones.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy delivered his first address after winning the position during a 15th and final vote. In his speech, he laid out his legislative ...

My responsibility – our responsibility – is to our country," the Californian continued. It’s time for us to be the check and provide some balance to the President’s policies," McCarthy added. McCarthy also wanted to construct a "government that is accountable where Americans get the answers they want, need, and deserve." Because the government should be here to help you, not go after you." Our dreams are worth fighting for. "As Speaker of the House, my ultimate responsibility is not to my party, my conference, or even our Congress. And now we need to finish strong for the American people," he said. Our rights are worth fighting for. Congress must speak with one voice on both of these issues," the House speaker said. "Hakeem – I need to warn you: I also won 100 percent of my conference vote on this floor two years ago. And I will never give up on keeping our I will never give up for you, the American people.