WASHINGTON: Republican Party Kevin McCarthy elected speaker of the United States House House of Representatives early Saturday, after making broad concessions to right-wing hardliners that raised questions about the party’s ability to govern. This 57-year-old California man suffered one last humiliation when Congress Matt Gaetz withheld his vote on the 14th vote as midnight approached, causing a scuffle in which Republican members Mike Rogers had to be physically dragged away.
McCarthy’s victory in the 15th vote ended the deepest congressional dysfunction in more than 160 years. But it clearly illustrates the difficulties he will face when leading a narrow and deeply polarized majority. In the end he won by a margin of 216-212. He could have been elected with less than half the votes of the House of Commons members simply because six of his party withheld their votes—not in favor. McCarthy as leader, but also do not vote for another candidate. In wielding the hammer for the first time, McCarthy represented President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party ending its hold on both houses of Congress. “Our system is built on a check and balance basis. It’s time for us to test and provide some balance to the president’s policies,” McCarthy said in his inaugural address, which outlined a range of priorities from spending cuts to immigration to immigration. against the culture wars.
McCarthy was elected only after agreeing to hardliners’ demands that any legislator could call for his removal at any time. That would drastically cut the power he would wield as he tried to pass legislation on key issues including funding the government, addressing the nation’s public debt ceiling and other crises that could develop. giving birth. Republicans’ weak performance in the midterm elections in November left them with a narrow 222-212 majority, giving too much power to rightists who opposed McCarthy’s leadership.
Those concessions, including drastic spending cuts and other restrictions on McCarthy’s powers, could lead to further turmoil in the months to come, especially as Congress will need to sign off on an increase. extra US$31. The right to borrow VND 4 trillion. Over the past decade, Republicans have repeatedly shut down much of the government and pushed the world’s largest borrower to the brink of default in an attempt to make drastic, often unsuccessful, spending cuts. . Some hardliners have questioned McCarthy’s willingness to engage in such a crater policy when negotiating with Biden, with whom Democrats control the Senate. They have gone on a rampage in the past when Senate Republicans due to Mitch McConnell agree to compromise.
McCarthy’s victory in the 15th vote ended the deepest congressional dysfunction in more than 160 years. But it clearly illustrates the difficulties he will face when leading a narrow and deeply polarized majority. In the end he won by a margin of 216-212. He could have been elected with less than half the votes of the House of Commons members simply because six of his party withheld their votes—not in favor. McCarthy as leader, but also do not vote for another candidate. In wielding the hammer for the first time, McCarthy represented President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party ending its hold on both houses of Congress. “Our system is built on a check and balance basis. It’s time for us to test and provide some balance to the president’s policies,” McCarthy said in his inaugural address, which outlined a range of priorities from spending cuts to immigration to immigration. against the culture wars.
McCarthy was elected only after agreeing to hardliners’ demands that any legislator could call for his removal at any time. That would drastically cut the power he would wield as he tried to pass legislation on key issues including funding the government, addressing the nation’s public debt ceiling and other crises that could develop. giving birth. Republicans’ weak performance in the midterm elections in November left them with a narrow 222-212 majority, giving too much power to rightists who opposed McCarthy’s leadership.
Those concessions, including drastic spending cuts and other restrictions on McCarthy’s powers, could lead to further turmoil in the months to come, especially as Congress will need to sign off on an increase. extra US$31. The right to borrow VND 4 trillion. Over the past decade, Republicans have repeatedly shut down much of the government and pushed the world’s largest borrower to the brink of default in an attempt to make drastic, often unsuccessful, spending cuts. . Some hardliners have questioned McCarthy’s willingness to engage in such a crater policy when negotiating with Biden, with whom Democrats control the Senate. They have gone on a rampage in the past when Senate Republicans due to Mitch McConnell agree to compromise.
