The divisions between Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell are real, but as stevebenen writes, the divisions between Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise are even more serious and consequential.
over funding levels for the military. Democrats are upset with McCarthy for pursuing a far-right reactionary agenda.
But despite all of this pushback, at least the House speaker can count on the support of his right-hand man, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, right?Tensions between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise bubbled up into the open last week as House GOP leaders dealt with hard-line conservative rebels bringing action on the floor to a halt over the debt limit compromise with the White House.
Those issues appear to have gotten worse. Last week, when the Freedom Caucus derailed McCarthy’s legislative plans, and reporters pressed him for an explanation, the House speaker appeared toA day later, Punchbowl News talked to Scalise, whoto rally behind his party conference’s leader amidst the intra-party dispute. Asked specifically if McCarthy had broken promises to his far-right flank, the majority leader replied, “I don’t know. I don’t know what the promises were. I wasn’t part of that. ..
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