Posted on 01/05/2023 4:35:58 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.) slammed three of his fellow Florida Republicans on Thursday for drawing out the battle over the Speaker of the House, as they continued to oppose Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) bid for the leadership position.
Rutherford specifically called out Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) and Rep.-elect Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who are among the 20 far-right Republicans blocking McCarthy’s Speakership.
“Thanks to @RepMattGaetz, @RepDonaldsPress, & @realannapaulina, congressional offices like mine aren’t able to help our constituents with casework requests while we wait to be sworn in,” Rutherford said in a tweet on Thursday afternoon. “The small minority obstructing the speaker election is causing real consequences for Americans.”
After 10 roll call votes over three days, McCarthy has yet to make any headway among the Republican holdouts, who split their votes between Donalds and Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) on Thursday.
The frustration among members comes as McCarthy and his Republican detractors continued to suggest that they were making progress in negotiations, despite the lack of movement on the floor.
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Hey RINOs, time to negotiate and accept concessions if you want your precious mccarthy in the speaker role.
I hope I live long enough to see a President Matt Gaetz!
Then tell Kevin to step aside as he doesn’t have the votes.
A responsible political party would work with their members to reach an understanding.
That’s how it worked for a long, long time.
Far right. Conservatives? Trump supporters?
Ah, yes. The old “constituent services” scam.
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What are the republicans even going to do? Send more money to foreign countries? leave the border wide open?
No rush to vote in a speaker
It’s the crybaby party 👶🏻
>> 20 far-right Republicans
GTH, Shapero — ya far-Left commie wanker
Whiners gonna whine. 😏
Vote for who I want!
Another Klaus Schwab Fakeservative I guess.
Perfect!! The longer they are tied up, the less money they can spend.
KM has earned every bit of the difficulty he’s facing.
Exactly. Does he have any issues he’s like to discuss with the guy who thinks he should be anointed to the position?
Has anyone asked him what he thinks will be accomplished and he will help in those endeavors?
Another clown actor in the House. Nothing more.
Speaker McCarthy how would you like me to vote today? Yes sir. Absolutely. You can count on me.
20 House members have voters that want them to fight. They’re fighting.
THIS is what these a-holes get mad/upset about. Not spending. Not the border. Not crime. THIS.
Says it all.
Oh how I wish all Republicans would fight so vigorously when the Democrats are pushing their perennial crap.
Maybe this is a good sign of things to come.
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