One key sticking point is that they want more power on the powerful Rules Committee, but the details aren’t clear.
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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) and Rep. Lauren Boebert (R., Colo.) leave a Republican caucus meeting at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 3, 2023.
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On Tuesday, 19 House Republicans repeatedly refused to vote to make House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy the speaker of the House. On the third and final inconclusive vote for speaker of the day, the 19 anti-McCarthy Republicans picked up a 20th vote, Byron Donalds of Florida.
But what exactly do the these Republican holdouts want?
About the Author
John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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On Tuesday, 19 House Republicans repeatedly refused to vote to make House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy the speaker of the House. On the third and final inconclusive vote for speaker of the day, the 19 anti-McCarthy Republicans picked up a 20th vote, Byron Donalds of Florida.
But what exactly do the these Republican holdouts want?
About the Author
John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.
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