Reaction today from Congresswoman Claudia Tenney after Tuesday’s historic vote to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the House of Representatives.
“The American people are fed up with political gamesmanship and dysfunction in Washington,” said Congresswoman Tenney. “Sadly, a small group of Republicans teamed up with the Democrats to plunge our conference into a leadership race and sideline our effort to pass conservative appropriations bills.
“Instead of working together to pass spending cuts, gain operational control of our borders, rein in Biden’s bloated bureaucracy, and hold the corrupt Biden family accountable through oversight functions, Republicans will remain divided amid important negotiations with Biden and Schumer. Speaker McCarthy’s magnanimous and courageous decision to step aside gives Republicans one last chance to unify, come together, elect a speaker, and deliver conservative wins for the American people.”
8 members of the Republican majority voted with all 208 Democrats present in supporting the motion put forward by Florida Republican Matt Gaetz after McCarthy worked with Democrats to avoid a government shutdown.
