Rep. Matt Gaetz warned Tuesday that he would pursue a vote to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for not keeping to his word on agreements overspending and other policies made when the top House Republican was elected to lead the House in January.
Mr. Gaetz’s ire was directed at Mr. McCarthy, California Republican, for not calling votes on term limits and a balanced budget amendment, not releasing the full Jan. 6 tapes, and for not subpoenaing presidential son Hunter Biden.
The lawmaker’s comments came less than an hour after Mr. McCarthy announced that the House will open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Last week, Mr. Gaetz warned that he would move to oust the speaker if he did not adhere to calls for an impeachment inquiry. Mr. Gaetz also railed against an upcoming stopgap spending measure that would keep the government open beyond the end of the month. Mr. McCarthy is urging House Republicans to accept a short-term deal and fight for significant spending cuts in a longer-term agreement covering fiscal 2024, which starts on Oct.1.
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