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McCarthy was removed in a 216-210 vote after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) filed a motion to vacate over allegations the former speaker crafted a “secret deal” with Democrats to advance Ukraine funding in exchange for support on a continuing resolution passed over the weekend to avert a government shutdown.
Reps. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) are running to be speaker of the House now that Democrats and Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) have successfully ousted Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the position.
Mullin’s accusation is his latest attack on Gaetz for leading the effort to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) as speaker.
Gaetz is indicating he would be willing to repeal the rule altogether, but only if Republicans are willing to vote on things such as term limits for lawmakers and a ban on congressional stock trading that was proposed by Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) last month.
US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted from his post after a rebellion by some far-right Republicans who were angry at him backing a bill to keep the government running till November 17