Senate Republicans were appalled after their counterparts in the House voted on Tuesday to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ― a first in American history ― paralyzing the lower chamber and again increasing the odds of a government shutdown next month. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) called McCarthy’s ouster “disgraceful.”“We saw a similar thing happen to [former GOP House Speaker John] Boehner, [Paul] Ryan, and now McCarthy. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), shown here at a Capitol news conference Sept. 27, said the next House speaker will beSen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), shown here at a Capitol news conference Sept. 27, said the next House speaker will be "subjected to the same terrorist attacks." House Republicans are expected to vote to elect a new speaker next week, if they can find someone to do the job. said that a faction of House Republicans aren’t willing to accept reality on spending when they control only one house of Congress and Democrats control the Senate and the White House.

Source: Huffington Post October 04, 2023 01:21 UTC