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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz Files Resolution to Remove Kevin McCarthy as House Speaker

HeadlineOct 03, 2023

On Capitol Hill, Republican Florida Congressmember Matt Gaetz introduced a resolution Monday to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his leadership position. Gaetz and other far-right Republicans blasted McCarthy after he brokered a deal on a short-term funding bill that averted a government shutdown. Gaetz also blamed McCarthy for making a “secret Ukraine side deal” with Democrats, which McCarthy denies.

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