Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., claimed a 'secret side deal' between Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Democrats on Ukraine aid was the nexus for his notice to vacate the speaker, but now a House Republican says the fiscal conservatives might have sunk their own side deal. House...
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., claimed a "secret side deal" between Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and Democrats on Ukraine aid was the nexus for his notice to vacate the speaker, but now a House Republican says the fiscal conservatives might have sunk their own side deal.
"This agreement was faulty from the beginning," Cole told Politico in an interview posted Sunday. "It's changed over time, and now, in a sense, it doesn't exist at all because McCarthy isn’t the speaker anymore. It is unclear why Cole would want to unwind spending cuts, but the speaker's ouster could embolden House GOP moderates to revolt back against appropriation cuts, according to Politico.
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