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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....