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Florida Representative Matt Gaetz is criticizing Representative Patrick McHenry of North Carolina for his initial actions as Speaker Pro Tempore.
Amidst the turmoil surrounding the removal of Representative Kevin McCarthy from the speakership role, Gaetz argues that lawmakers should prioritize the election of new leadership.
“I do have to offer some pretty sharp criticism of the new pro tem of the House, Patrick McHenry,” Gaetz said. (Trending: As Fauci’s Net Worth Surpasses $11 Million, Americans Take A Closer Look At His Disturbing Lies)
We need a new Speaker who believes in robust oversight, will send the subpoenas, and get the job done. pic.twitter.com/fw5dPh08lU
— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) October 4, 2023
“We met tonight, and he sent us home until Tuesday of next week, Eric.”
“We should be here tomorrow, working to elect a new speaker, getting onto our appropriations bills and engaging in a negotiation with the Senate to get the government funded, but instead these people have got to go home and cry for a week,” he added.
“They’ve got to go do a week of hand-wringing and bedwetting over the fact that Kevin McCarthy isn’t speaker anymore. This institution is about more than one man.”
A little temper tantrum from interim Speaker McHenry following the McCarthy ouster pursued by Rep. Gaetz. McHenry sent Congress home for a week. What a joke. pic.twitter.com/3fTyfJXDV7
— Suburban Black Man 🇺🇸 (@niceblackdude) October 4, 2023
“We got to get a new Speaker and we’ve got to get leadership to understand a sense of urgency that your viewers and the American people all feel,” Gaetz added.
Rep. Garret Graves said, “I’ll be really candid. I think if we had stayed together in the meeting last night, I think that you would have seen fists thrown,” Graves told CNN. (Trending: Illegal Immigrant Deported 9 Times Commits Heinous Crime
“And I’m not being dramatic when I say that.”
“There is a lot of raw emotions right now. I think it was best to let folks go back home, decompress a little bit and then come back together.” he added.
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