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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 373546" data-attributes="member: 35">Kevin McCarthy has officially become the first Speaker of the House to be removed from his position.&nbsp; His ouster was orchestrated by Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz.&nbsp; Gaetz was apparently upset that McCarthy cut a side deal with Democrats to continue providing funding to Ukraine.&nbsp; This comes after McCarthy worked with the Democrats to pass a stopgap government funding bill.&nbsp; Gaetz is also upset over multiple provisions being included in a single bill (for example, providing funds to the victims of the Maui wildfires was lumped in with a Ukraine spending bill.)&nbsp; Gaetz wants single item bills instead.&nbsp; Although I find many Republican values abhorrent, I think the issues Gaetz is challenging McCarthy on are valid.&nbsp; Funding for the Ukraine war has become our modern day Iraq, and funding this madness should not be indefinite or snuck into other bills.The &quot;progressives&quot; in Congress should be embarrassed that Republicans actually use their leverage against members of their own party, but we all know they have no shame.Full article here:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/03/kevin-mccarthy-oust-republican-house-speaker-vote-result-matt-gaetz" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/03/kevin-mccarthy-oust-republican-house-speaker-vote-result-matt-gaetz</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WczCGFx5UU" target="_blank">Matt Gaetz Calls McCarthy A “Liar” &amp; Pledges To Oust House Speaker! - YouTube</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 373546, member: 35"] Kevin McCarthy has officially become the first Speaker of the House to be removed from his position. His ouster was orchestrated by Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz. Gaetz was apparently upset that McCarthy cut a side deal with Democrats to continue providing funding to Ukraine. This comes after McCarthy worked with the Democrats to pass a stopgap government funding bill. Gaetz is also upset over multiple provisions being included in a single bill (for example, providing funds to the victims of the Maui wildfires was lumped in with a Ukraine spending bill.) Gaetz wants single item bills instead. Although I find many Republican values abhorrent, I think the issues Gaetz is challenging McCarthy on are valid. Funding for the Ukraine war has become our modern day Iraq, and funding this madness should not be indefinite or snuck into other bills. The "progressives" in Congress should be embarrassed that Republicans actually use their leverage against members of their own party, but we all know they have no shame. Full article here: [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/03/kevin-mccarthy-oust-republican-house-speaker-vote-result-matt-gaetz[/URL] [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WczCGFx5UU']Matt Gaetz Calls McCarthy A “Liar” & Pledges To Oust House Speaker! - YouTube[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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