{"id":2053329,"date":"2023-10-03T01:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T05:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-says-hell-file-a-motion-to-vacate-what-that-means-for-speaker-mccarthy\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T01:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T05:18:26","slug":"rep-gaetz-says-hell-file-a-motion-to-vacate-what-that-means-for-speaker-mccarthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-says-hell-file-a-motion-to-vacate-what-that-means-for-speaker-mccarthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Gaetz to file motion to vacate, implications for Speaker McCarthy."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-gaetz-says-hell-file-a-motion-to-vacate-what-that-means-for-speaker-mccarthy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2053329&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Rep. Matt Gaetz to \u2063File Motion to Oust House Speaker Kevin\u2062 McCarthy<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) has announced his\u2062 intention to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), sparking another internal battle within the party.<\/p>\n<p>During a House\u200c floor\u2064 speech\u2063 on Oct.\u2064 2, Gaetz boldly claimed that President Joe Biden has been taking \u2064McCarthy&#8217;s &#8220;lunch\u2063 money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Gaetz, a member of Congress since 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/videos\/politics\/2023\/10\/01\/matt-gaetz-oust-house-speaker-mccarthy-jake-tapper-sotu-vpx.cnn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told CNN<\/a> \u2064 on Oct.\u2063 1, just\u200c a day\u2064 after the United States avoided a government shutdown, that his \u200cdecision was motivated by \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyll-be-signing-their-own-political-death-warrant-3-house-republicans-consider-siding-with-dems-to-thwart-mccarthy\/\" title=\"3 House Republicans are contemplating aligning with Democrats to obstruct McCarthy, which could lead to their political downfall.\">45-day \u200bcontinuing resolution<\/a> (CR) to fund the\u2064 government.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related \u2063Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-speaker-mccarthy-faces-ouster-threat-for-avoiding-shutdown-5501758?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Gaetz Says He Will Move to Oust McCarthy as \u200cHouse Speaker<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/1\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-speaker-mccarthy-faces-ouster-threat-for-avoiding-shutdown-5501758?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kevin-mccarthy-praised-by-democrats-after-avoiding-government-shutdown-5501888?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Kevin McCarthy\u200c Praised by Democrats After Avoiding Government\u200b Shutdown<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/2\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kevin-mccarthy-praised-by-democrats-after-avoiding-government-shutdown-5501888?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Speaker McCarthy made an\u200d agreement with \u200dHouse conservatives in January,&#8221; \u2064Gaetz revealed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And since then, he has repeatedly \u200bviolated that agreement in a brazen manner. This agreement\u2064 he made with Democrats to\u200d bypass spending \u200dlimits is the last straw.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz also alleged, &#8220;Overnight I learned that Kevin McCarthy had a secret deal with Democrats on Ukraine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;So as he\u2064 was baiting Republicans \u200cto vote for\u2063 a continuing resolution without Ukraine money, saying that we were going to jam the Senate on Ukraine, he then \u2062turns around and makes a \u200dsecret deal.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Yellow Brick \u2063Road&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p> \u2063 During his House floor speech decrying the\u200c excessive spending, Gaetz\u200d denounced\u2064 what he called a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-gaetz-says-hell-file-a-motion-to-vacate-what-that-means-for-speaker-mccarthy\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz to file motion to vacate, implications for Speaker McCarthy.\">yellow brick road paved<\/a> by Speaker McCarthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Sept. 29, \u200dthe House failed to pass\u2063 a CR as 21 Republicans, including\u2063 Gaetz, joined Democrats \u2064in rejecting a\u2064 one-month funding bill\u2062 that included border\u200d security measures.<\/p>\n<p>The 165-page bill, known as the &#8220;Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024,&#8221; \u200cwas released on \u2064Sept. 29 and aimed to reduce funding by nearly 8.13 percent across 12 appropriations. \u200bThe\u2063 total spending would\u2064 have amounted to $1.59 trillion, with the bill running through Oct. 31.<\/p>\n<p>The appropriations affected were Agriculture-Food and Drug Administration; Commerce, Justice, Science, and\u200d Related Agencies; Department of \u200dDefense; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; Financial Services \u200dand General Government Appropriations \u2062Act; Department of Homeland Security;\u200c Department \u2064of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies; Departments \u2064of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies; legislative branch; Military Construction-Veterans \u2062Affairs \u2063and Related\u200d Agencies; Department \u200dof State, Foreign Operations, and \u200bRelated Programs; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related \u2062Agencies.<\/p>\n<p>The only exceptions to the \u20628.13 percent cut \u200bwould be the Defense Department, Veterans Affairs Department, and disaster relief.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 bill also included\u200b border security measures \u2063such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-says-its-staying-out-of-speaker-fight\/\" title=\"Biden admin avoids Speaker dispute.\">resuming border wall construction<\/a>,\u2062 which President\u2064 Biden halted on his first day \u2064in \u200coffice as \u200ba rejection of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200d strict border and \u2063immigration policies.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2063CR did not allocate funding for\u2063 Ukraine amid \u2063its conflict with \u2063Russia.<\/p>\n<p>On Sept.\u200b 28, 117 Republicans voted against Ukraine aid, while 101 Republicans joined all 210 Democrats in passing a bill\u2064 that \u200dwould provide $300 million \u2064in\u200d assistance to the Eastern European country.<\/p>\n<p>During his appearance on \u200c&#8221;State of the \u200bUnion,&#8221; Gaetz confirmed his intention.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I do intend to file \u200ca \u200dmotion to vacate against Speaker McCarthy this week,&#8221; \u200bhe stated. \u200c&#8221;I think we need\u2062 to rip off the Band-Aid. I think we need\u2062 new leadership that \u200ccan be trusted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz criticized McCarthy for his inconsistent stance \u2062on \u200dissues and accused him of breaking\u200c promises.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look, the \u200done thing \u2062everybody has in common is that \u200cnobody trusts\u2064 Kevin McCarthy. He lied to Biden.\u2064 He lied to House conservatives. He \u200dhad appropriators marking to a different number altogether,&#8221; \u2062Gaetz \u200dasserted.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And the reason we \u2062were backed up against \u200bshutdown politics is not a bug of the system, it&#8217;s a feature,&#8221; Gaetz\u200c added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>On CBS&#8217;s &#8220;Face\u200b the Nation,&#8221; McCarthy\u200d responded to Gaetz, \u2064saying, &#8220;Game on.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;I&#8217;ll Survive&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p> McCarthy stated that Gaetz&#8217;s desire to take the gavel out of his hands is &#8220;nothing new&#8221; and that \u200dGaetz has been \u200cattempting to do\u2063 so since McCarthy\u200c became\u200d speaker in January. McCarthy\u200c won the position after\u200d 15 \u200crounds of voting and numerous concessions \u200bto the hardline Freedom Caucus, including lowering the threshold for filing a motion to vacate to just one member.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll survive. You know, this is\u200b personal with Matt,&#8221; McCarthy declared. &#8220;Matt voted against the most conservative ability to protect our border, \u200bsecure our border.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s more interested in securing TV interviews than taking action. He wanted to push us into a shutdown, \u2063even\u200b threatening his own district with all the military \u2062people there who would not be \u2063paid only because\u200b he\u200c wants to make this motion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So be \u2062it. Bring it on. Let&#8217;s get it over with. Let&#8217;s start governing again.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Retreat is never a strategy to win anything,&#8221; Gaetz emphasized in his House\u2063 floor speech.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if House Democrats will come\u2062 to McCarthy&#8217;s defense. One possible scenario, among \u2064many speculations, is that McCarthy will support the $24 billion supplemental Ukraine assistance requested by the Biden administration. Additionally, Democrats may not want\u2064 to be seen aligning with Gaetz, although they could choose to vote &#8220;present.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following Gaetz&#8217;s speech, Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) warned that a motion to vacate would &#8220;derail&#8221; the appropriations process and\u200b the impeachment inquiry of President \u200dBiden.<\/p>\n<p>As for when Gaetz will officially file the motion to vacate, as he \u2064teased\u2063 in his speech, we&#8217;ll have to &#8220;stay tuned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u200bdoes Gaetz argue that McCarthy&#8217;s agreement with \u200cHouse conservatives goes against Republican values?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200d Straw for me. It goes against everything the Republican Party\u2062 stands for.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz&#8217;s decision to file a motion to oust McCarthy as House Speaker comes amidst disagreements \u2063within the party regarding the recent 45-day continuing resolution (CR) to fund\u200b the government. The CR, which was passed to avoid a government shutdown, has \u2064been a source of contention among Republicans, with some viewing it as a compromise \u200cthat goes\u200c against their conservative principles.<\/p>\n<p>In his speech on the House floor, Gaetz accused President Joe Biden of taking McCarthy&#8217;s &#8220;lunch money&#8221; and criticized McCarthy for making an agreement with House conservatives that he claims has been repeatedly violated.\u2064 Gaetz argues that this \u2062agreement, which allowed Democrats to bypass spending limits, is a betrayal of Republican values.<\/p>\n<p>The internal battle within the \u2062GOP reflects the broader divisions within the party, particularly between establishment Republicans and more conservative members. Gaetz&#8217;s move to remove McCarthy as House Speaker is seen by some as a power\u2064 play by the conservative faction to assert their influence \u200cand push for greater\u2063 adherence\u2064 to party principles.<\/p>\n<p>However, this latest confrontation is not without controversy. Ousting McCarthy as House Speaker could potentially undermine party unity and further fracture \u2064the Republican Party. It\u2063 remains to be seen how the party\u2064 leadership, and Republican\u2064 members as \u2062a whole, will respond to Gaetz&#8217;s motion.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Gaetz&#8217;s announcement, McCarthy&#8217;s office issued a statement\u200d reaffirming McCarthy&#8217;s commitment to the Republican Party and his dedication to advancing conservative policies.\u200b McCarthy&#8217;s supporters argue \u2062that his leadership has been instrumental in passing key legislation and achieving Republican goals.<\/p>\n<p>The outcome of this\u200b internal battle will have implications for the future of the Republican Party, particularly \u2062as it seeks to regain control of the House of \u2063Representatives in \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-not-seeking-3rd-term-in-2022-is-probably-my-preference\/\" title=\"Johnson: Not seeking 3rd term in 2022 is probably my preference\">upcoming midterm elections<\/a>. The party&#8217;s ability to unite and\u2063 rally around a common\u2064 agenda will be crucial in winning back support from voters and effectively countering the policies of the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>As the motion to\u2062 oust McCarthy unfolds, it is evident that the\u200c Republican \u200bParty is at a crossroads. The outcome of this\u200d internal struggle will shape the direction of the party and determine its ability to effectively challenge the policies \u2064of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear: the Republican Party\u2062 is facing significant challenges as it seeks to define its identity \u2063and develop a cohesive\u2062 strategy to advance its agenda.\u200d The internal divisions and \u200cpower struggles within the party will continue to shape its future and impact the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bob-casey-says-terminology-used-in-abortion-debate-antiquated-post-dobbs\/\" title=\"Bob Casey deems abortion debate terminology 'outdated' after Dobbs case.\">broader political landscape<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Republicans wrestle \u200dwith these challenges, \u200dthe\u200b question remains: Can the party find common\u200c ground and \u2063unite behind a shared vision, or will the internal divisions prove insurmountable?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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