The House needs strong leadership, 'and we needed it several weeks ago,' Rep. Beth Van Duyne said on Newsmax Thursday, commenting before news broke that Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, appears to be putting his bid to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy on hold. 'There's just...
The House needs strong leadership, "and we needed it several weeks ago," Rep. Beth Van Duyne said on Newsmax Thursday, commenting before news broke that Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, appears to be putting his bid to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy on hold.
"We've got until Nov. 17 to figure out a solution before our funding runs out for the government, not to mention what's happening in Israel," she said. However, a speaker is needed so legislation can be brought onto the floor, "so before we can have these conversations, we've got to get a speaker in place," said Van Duyne.
Still, the United States must help Israel, "as it is facing one of the worst travesties to the Jewish people since the Holocaust," she said.
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