In January, some Republican Texans led the charge to challenge McCarthy’s leadership bid. But this time, all Republicans voted to save McCarthy and all Democrats voted to remove him.
U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a news conference at a GOP event in McAllen on Nov. 6, 2022., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
to challenge McCarthy’s bid. But this time, the state’s delegation stayed true to their party leaders, with all Republicans voting to save McCarthy and all Democrats voting to remove him.U.S. Rep. John Carter, R-Round Rock, was absent Tuesday. He’s missed a number of key votes in recent days due to health reasons. U.S. Rep. Lance Gooden, R-Terrell, also missed the vote.
McCarthy only passed the bipartisan continuing resolution after a far more conservative version, negotiated by Rep. Chip Roy, R-Austin, failed in the House, with a handful of far-right members including Gaetz voting against it. Roy expressed some understanding for those moving to oust McCarthy, but not everyone was so understanding. Freshman U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Moran, R-Tyler,Rep. Jodey Arrington, the Lubbock Republican who chairs the House Budget Committee,there’s “plenty of blame to go around for our recent government funding failures,” but that the stakes were too high to change leadership now.
“Some in the GOP would rather focus on infighting and grabbing headlines instead of doing their jobs. That’s no way to win elections or the confidence of the American people,” CrenshawCrenshaw said in January that he was uncomfortable with some of the far-right demands during the speaker race, including the rule allowing just one member to push to oust the speaker.
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