House Republican leaders and key negotiators are refusing to publicly release details about the side deals made by Kevin McCarthy in order to secure the speakership. This decision has caused some rank-and-file members to call for more information about the promises that were made.
The House rules package, which passed with support of all but one Republican on Monday night, included some of the concessions McCarthy made. Other promises, such as adding more members of the hard-right House Freedom Caucus to committees and putting conditions on raising the national debt ceiling, were made through a handshake deal, leaving some lawmakers in the dark about the full extent of what McCarthy agreed to.
The “motion to vacate” represents an enforcement mechanism for a package of other rules changes McCarthy negotiated with a group of right-wing lawmakers. This motion allows any single lawmaker to trigger a no-confidence vote in the speaker, meaning attention-seekers like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) can threaten McCarthy with a referendum if they don’t like how he’s doing his job.
The decision to keep the details of the side deals private has caused some concern among Republican lawmakers. They argue that the lack of transparency goes against the Republican pledge to run their chamber openly and transparently.
McCarthy has yet to comment on the controversy surrounding the side deals.
Key takeaways:
- House Republican leaders and key negotiators are refusing to publicly release details about the side deals made by Kevin McCarthy in order to secure the speakership.
- The decision to keep the details of the side deals private has caused some concern among Republican lawmakers.
- McCarthy has yet to comment on the controversy surrounding the side deals.
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