“Kevin has raised a lot of money and done a lot of things but this is not just about Kevin. I think it’s about institutional direction and trajectory. And that’s where we’re going to see if we have…
Rep. Andy Biggs announced Monday that he will challenge House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy for the speaker’s gavel.
The former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus said beating McCarthy will be “tough,” but that he believes there needs to be a change in the“We have a new paradigm here, and I think the country wants a different direction from the House of Representatives,” Biggs said during a Monday night appearance on Newsmax.
“I’m going to be nominated tomorrow to the position of Speaker of the House. We’ll see if we can get the job done, and the votes – it’s going to be tough,” Biggs added.possible challenger to the speakership last week, when he said that McCarthy’s long-anticipated accession should not be considered a “foregone conclusion.”
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