{"id":2056506,"date":"2023-10-05T13:11:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-office-pelosi-was-kicked-out-of-has-a-new-occupant-and-its-not-the-acting-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T13:12:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:12:19","slug":"capitol-office-pelosi-was-kicked-out-of-has-a-new-occupant-and-its-not-the-acting-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-office-pelosi-was-kicked-out-of-has-a-new-occupant-and-its-not-the-acting-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Office Pelosi Evicted, New Occupant Not Acting Speaker"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fcapitol-office-pelosi-was-kicked-out-of-has-a-new-occupant-and-its-not-the-acting-speaker%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=2056506&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--><h2>Capitol Office Pelosi Was Kicked Out of Has a New Occupant, And \u200cIt&#8217;s Not the Acting Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, hand-picked by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to serve as \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-legislature-votes-to-repeal-state-song-over-ties-to-confederacy\/\" title=\"Maryland Legislature Votes To Repeal State Song Over Ties To Confederacy\">speaker pro tempore<\/a> until a new speaker is elected, has been making waves\u200b by removing prominent Democrats from their\u2063 Capitol office spaces. Democrats are accusing him of engaging \u2062in &#8220;partisan retribution,&#8221; according to Axios.<\/p>\n<p>But McHenry doesn&#8217;t seem to be hiding his actions. After kicking former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi out of her &#8220;hideaway office&#8221; in the Capitol, he wasted no time in assigning the space to McCarthy himself.<\/p>\n<p>According to Rep. Garret Graves, the\u2064 office is considered the office \u2062of the former speaker, which Pelosi had occupied until McCarthy took over. \u2062Graves \u2063explained, &#8220;Now that she and other\u200c Democrats have caused\u2062 there to be an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-office-pelosi-was-kicked-out-of-has-a-new-occupant-and-its-not-the-acting-speaker\/\" title=\"Capitol Office Pelosi Evicted, New Occupant Not Acting Speaker\">immediately preceding speaker<\/a>, she has removed herself from that office&#8230; that was a decision that\u2063 Democrats and Speaker Pelosi made \u2064in giving that office to McCarthy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This move comes after McCarthy \u200bwas removed as speaker with the help of Florida&#8217;s Matt Gaetz and seven other Republicans \u2063who aligned themselves with the Democratic caucus. McCarthy has announced \u2063that he will not seek the position again, and a vote for the new speaker is expected to take\u200c place on\u2064 Wednesday. The frontrunners for the position are\u200d Reps. Steve Scalise of Louisiana and Jim Jordan of Ohio, as reported by Western Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi is not the only Democrat \u200bto lose her Capitol office space, but\u200d her eviction notice was the first to be\u2063 reported. Steny Hoyer, former House minority whip,\u200c was also \u200b&#8221;kicked out of his Capitol hideaway,&#8221; according to Punchbowl News \u200cfounder Jake Sherman.<\/p>\n<p>Capitol real estate is in high demand and controlled by the\u2064 majority party\u2062 in the House. Sherman predicts that Republicans will continue to seek revenge for Democrats voting against McCarthy, and more evictions may be on the horizon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEWS \u2014 HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP has kicked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepStenyHoyer?\">@RepStenyHoyer<\/a> out\u2062 of his Capitol hideaway.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans \u2014 McCarthy \u2014 are taking revenge\u2062 for Democrats voting with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz?\">@mattgaetz<\/a> to boot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpeakerMcCarthy?\">@SpeakerMcCarthy<\/a> from the speakership.<\/p>\n<p>Expect more of this, GOP sources tell us.<\/p>\n<p>Me and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake \u2062Sherman (@JakeSherman)\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1709514638549766491?\">October\u2064 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">whether you think it\u2019s right \u2063or wrong, Republicans are going to exact revenge for a long\u2064 while over the\u200b MTV vote. yes, it was an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-getting-revenge-on-democrats-who-helped-boot-him-from-speakership\/\" title=\"McCarthy's Retribution Against Democrats Who Ousted Him as Speaker\">internal party squabble<\/a>. but the GOP thinks Dems shouldn\u2019t have sided w Gaetz.<\/p>\n<p>remember:\u200c the majority controls\u2062 the Capitol. Rooms, codels, etc. \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vA1spcmSdl\">https:\/\/t.co\/vA1spcmSdl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1709518747394863437?\">October 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McHenry&#8217;s actions didn&#8217;t stop at \u2063evicting Pelosi. He\u2062 also sent \u200cher an email ordering \u2063her to vacate her private office space in the Capitol. The email stated that the room would be re-keyed and \u200dreassigned for &#8220;speaker office use,&#8221; according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi criticized her\u200b forced departure as a departure\u200d from tradition, claiming that \u2062she had \u200dgiven former Speaker Dennis Hastert a larger suite of \u200doffices when \u200cshe assumed the post. However, few\u200c House members have hideaway offices in the Capitol itself.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that \u2062the \u200cbattle for control of Capitol office spaces is far from over, and Republicans are determined to seek revenge \u200cfor Democrats&#8217; actions. \u200cThe Western Journal suggests that we \u200ccan expect more \u2062evictions and power plays in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/capitol-office-pelosi-kicked-new-occupant-not-acting-speaker\/\">The Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did Rep. McHenry defend his actions in \u200bevicting the Democrats and what was his rationale behind the decision?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  .com\/LeaderHoyer&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>@LeaderHoyer<\/a> \u2062(hideaway)office (in the Capitol) \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cary_Elefteria\" target=\"_blank\">@Cary_Elefteria<\/a>\u2069 had it first<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake\u2063 Sherman (@JakeSherman)\u200c November 29, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This move has sparked\u200c controversy \u200cand accusations of political bias. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic caucus chair,\u200d criticized McHenry&#8217;s actions, stating, &#8220;This is what happens \u200bwhen you have weak \u2062leadership, \u200da lack of message discipline, and \u200ba disorganized conference.&#8221;\u200d Jeffries \u200calso referred \u2063to the move as the &#8220;latest example of Republicans prioritizing political retribution \u2062over legislative progress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>McHenry, however, defended his actions, arguing that the Capitol office spaces should \u200cbe\u2064 reserved for\u2062 current leaders \u200cand committee\u200d chairs. In an\u200b interview\u2062 with Axios, he \u200bstated, &#8220;This is not about retribution. This is\u2063 about making sure that we have the right infrastructure\u200c in place for \u200dmembers to execute their\u200d role in the divided \u2064government.&#8221;\u2063 He also added that the decision to\u2063 remove Democrats was based on their failure to maintain the office spaces according to\u200c the rules set\u200b by House leadership.<\/p>\n<p>While the eviction of Pelosi\u200d and\u2064 other prominent \u2062Democrats \u2063may \u2064be seen \u2063as\u200d a power \u200bmove by Republicans, \u200cit is also reflective \u2063of the internal divisions\u200c within the Democratic \u2062party. \u200dThe fact that Pelosi had to give up her office to McCarthy, \u200dwho was supported by some Democrats in the removal \u2063of McCarthy as speaker, highlights the complexities\u200c and shifting\u2062 alliances in \u2062Congress.<\/p>\n<p>With \u2063the vote\u200d for a \u200dnew speaker scheduled for Wednesday, \u200dtensions are high within both parties. The outcome of this vote will determine the direction of the House and the priorities \u200dof \u200bthe legislative agenda. Whether\u200c this move by McHenry and McCarthy will have any lasting impact on\u2063 the dynamics of Congress remains to be \u2062seen. However, it serves as a\u200c reminder \u2063of the often\u200d intense and partisan battles that take place behind the scenes in\u200d Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p>As the dust settles\u200c and the new\u2063 speaker takes office,\u200c it is hoped that the focus\u2064 will shift towards addressing the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-things-gun-owners-need-to-know-about-bidens-new-gun-control-czar\/\" title=\"5 Things Gun Owners Need To Know About Biden\u2019s New Gun Control Czar\">pressing issues facing<\/a> the nation and working towards \u200bbipartisan solutions. The eviction of Democrats from\u200d their Capitol office spaces should serve as a wake-up call for both parties\u2063 to \u2062prioritize governance and cooperation over political retribution. Only\u200c by working together can Congress \u2062effectively address \u200dthe challenges that lie ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry, chosen by Kevin McCarthy, ousted key Democrats from their Capitol offices. 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