Posted on 01/18/2023 5:56:45 AM PST by cotton1706
But is he mad enough to quit Congress over losing the gavel? Did U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan curse out Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the House floor?
A new report in Puck documents an angry exchange between the Longboat Key Republican after the GOP Steering Committee denied him the chairmanship of the House Ways and Means Committee. The gavel instead went to U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, a Missouri Republican fifth in line in terms of seniority.
“You f**ked me. I know it was you, you whipped against me,” Buchanan reportedly told the California Republican.
Sources close to Buchanan would not confirm the phrasing but acknowledged words were shared between the men.
“Vern simply expressed his disappointment to Speaker McCarthy,” said Max Goodman, Buchanan’s political adviser.
The Puck report suggested the interaction between Buchanan and McCarthy became so heated security had to step in between the men, something McCarthy’s office denied.
The same sources who offered a more colorful verbatim account to Puck suggested angst has grown around what Buchanan may do next. Many wondered if the episode and McCarthy’s betrayal will prompt Buchanan to leave Congress early. That’s something that could deliver a blow to McCarthy as he leads a slim 222-seat Republican majority in the House.
(Excerpt) Read more at floridapolitics.com ...
Another win for the core Freedom Caucus and standing up for what is right.
We are in Jason Smith’s district in southern Missouri.
I bet Cori Bush is irked about this chairmanship.
Maybe McCarthy is trying to fewer Social Security Citizens in leading positions. “It’s My Turn” got us GHW Bush, McCain, and Romney ... hold my nose and vote candidates for sure. Total of 20 years of lost conservative opportunity.
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add: bob dole
missouri seems to have done a good job in the last election.
have you been to lambert’s “the home of the throwed rolls”?
missouri seems to have done a good job in the last election.
have you been to lambert’s “the home of the throwed rolls”?
That’s obvious since he has car stealerships.
Yes, we are glad to get rid of Blunt and hoping for solid conservative representation from Hawley and Schmitt.
Yes, we used to go to the original Lamberts in Sikeston. The proprietor would throw rolls and do magic tricks with handkerchiefs and cigarettes.
We can fix the 'fixed elections by starting with all new congress critters, after the funerals of 535 pieces of scum.
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