“Ripping Off Of The Band-Aid’: Matt Gaetz Speaks Out After Spearheading Kevin McCarthy’s Ouster
DC Enquirer, Oct 4, 2023
“It’s to the benefit of this country that we have a better speaker of the house than Kevin McCarthy. Kevin McCarthy couldn’t keep his word. He made an agreement in January regarding the way Washington would work and he violated that agreement.
We are $33 trillion in debt. We are facing $2.2 trillion annual deficits,” Gaetz told reporters. “Kevin McCarthy is a feature of the swamp. He has risen to power by collecting special interest money and redistributing that money in exchange for favors. We are breaking the fever now, and we should elect a speaker who’s better.”
Gaetz further criticized McCarthy’s leadership during the spending fight to avoid a government shutdown when speaking to reporters following the vote.
“I think the House of Representatives has been paralyzed for the last several decades as we’ve refused to pass a budget, as we’ve governed by continuing resolution and omnibus bill,” Gaetz said. “So I think that this represents the ripping off of the Band-Aid, and that’s what we need to do to get back on track.”
Thank goodness, for Matt. His points are right on.
The bandaid has needed to be ripped off, for decades.