Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy is facing stiff opposition to the latest spending bill and might have to risk his speakership by compromising with Democrats to get it passed, according to reports.
The fight over the coming vote on the budget bill is shaping up as a particularly perilous time for the speaker, according to CNN. One issue that has put McCarthy's position in jeopardy was the "Move to vacate" provision he accepted to become the speaker.
As The BRICS Countries Stockpile Gold And Americans Scramble to Protect Themselves, A Faith-Based Company Shows Them How Now, the conservatives in the House GOP caucus are saying the provision is very much on the table if McCarthy compromises too much with Democrats on the budget, according to CNN's Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona.
Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho told the outlet that if McCarthy gives the Democrats and President Joe Biden too much in budget negotiations, the conservatives will bring the vacate motion to the floor.
"The conservative opposition means McCarthy will almost certainly have to win significant Democratic support to pass a funding bill - but such an approach risks a new round of conflict with the same conservatives who in the past have threatened to oust him from the speakership," it reported Tuesday.
McCarthy urged the GOP caucus to back a short-term budget deal to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown of the government so that he had more time to work out a long-term deal.
CNN reported the speaker, who has played the part of a budget hawk, told his members that the short-term bill would end up being a boon later, saying, "It's a great place to have a very strong fight and to hold our ground." But compounding the budget fight is McCarthy's reluctance to launch impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden, an issue that some conservative members are very hot to push.
https://www.westernjournal.com/mccarthys-time-speaker-may-coming-end-report/
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