Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., told Newsmax on Monday that Congress' response to the devastating weekend attack on Israel by Hamas could be hobbled by the lack of a House speaker.
"We need a functioning government here in the United States, and removing a speaker midterm without cause was foolish," Lawler said on Newsmax's "National Report." "It was eight Republicans — 4% of the conference — teaming up with 208 Democrats to remove a duly elected Republican speaker.
Lawler continued: "So, if the administration, for instance, is seeking additional funds to support the Iron Dome, can we actually do that without a speaker? And so there are real challenges here. Kevin McCarthy has had probably the strongest relationship of any speaker with the state of Israel, and I just think he was the right person to lead our conference, lead this nation, as speaker.
On Monday, Israel's military combed the country's southern territory for Hamas combatants and guarded breaches of its border fence with tanks as it unleashed blistering air strikes on the Gaza Strip and prepared to decimate the militant group's "military and governing capabilities."
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