Republicans in the U.S. Congress face new pressure to select a House speaker after Israel declared war on Sunday, following a rare attack by Hamas militants that has prompted calls for more U.S. military aid.
on Sunday, following a rare attack by Hamas militants that has prompted calls for more U.S. military aid., said there could be no new speaker without a decision on the thorniest issue the House faces - how much the federal government should spend in the next fiscal year.
"It's not ideal," Republican Representative Michael McCaul told CNN on Sunday. "What kind of message are we sending to our adversaries when we can't govern, when we're dysfunctional, when we don't even have a speaker of the House?""When we walk out of that room … we've got to have 218 votes for a Republican speaker and we've got to have 218 votes for how we deal with Nov.
"I am not going to support anybody until the conference figures out spending," Republican Representative Ken Buck told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday. Matt Gaetz, the Florida congressman who led McCarthy’s ouster, downplayed the speaker election's impact on Israel's security needs, suggesting on NBC’s "Meet the Press" that the U.S. could fulfill the country's requests.
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