{"id":2060187,"date":"2023-10-09T05:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/renegade-house-republicans-arent-sorry-congress-has-ground-to-a-halt-amid-israeli-war-kevin-mccarthy-has-words-for-them\/"},"modified":"2023-10-09T05:22:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:22:49","slug":"renegade-house-republicans-arent-sorry-congress-has-ground-to-a-halt-amid-israeli-war-kevin-mccarthy-has-words-for-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/renegade-house-republicans-arent-sorry-congress-has-ground-to-a-halt-amid-israeli-war-kevin-mccarthy-has-words-for-them\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans who oppose Israeli war efforts are unapologetic for Congress&#8217; current standstill. Kevin McCarthy addresses them."},"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\">34<\/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%2Frenegade-house-republicans-arent-sorry-congress-has-ground-to-a-halt-amid-israeli-war-kevin-mccarthy-has-words-for-them%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=2060187&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>The Republicans who voted to oust former House speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) have not expressed remorse for their actions, which have left Congress powerless\u200b to help Israel in its\u200d war against Hamas.<\/h2>\n<p>None of the eight Republican members of Congress who \u200bvoted with Democrats last week to vacate the speakership\u200b responded to a <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> request for comment about whether they \u200cregret grinding\u200c the House \u2062of Representatives to a halt.<\/p>\n<p>The ringleader of the effort, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.) dodged questions in an interview\u200c on Sunday morning&#8217;s <em>Meet the \u2062Press<\/em>, arguing that Israel has a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-demand-full-funding-for-israeli-security-aid\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Demand Full Funding for Israeli Security Aid\">qualitative military edge<\/a> over everyone in the region&#8221; \u200dand citing Secretary of State Antony Blinken&#8217;s statement that the Biden Administration has\u200b assured Israel\u200c it will get the military aid it\u2063 needs.<\/p>\n<p>The House of\u200b Representatives has never voted to oust a speaker, leaving the body in \u2063uncharted territory. It is unclear whether a member, in \u2063particular Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R., \u2062N.C.), has the power to preside over the House for matters \u200bother than electing a permanent \u2063speaker.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy, however, is clear on what he would be doing were he still\u2063 leading the House. \u2062In an interview with the <em>Free Beacon<\/em>, McCarthy said it&#8217;s important that Congress speak with one \u200cvoice right now\u2014something it cannot \u2063do\u2014and ensure Israel gets the \u2063military aid and munitions it needs. &#8220;We\u2019d\u200d do not just a resolution, but if there are resources needed, make sure anything is free flowing,&#8221; McCarthy\u2063 said.<\/p>\n<p>The former \u200bspeaker also defended his successful effort to keep the government open, arguing that the crisis in Congress would be compounded had the government shut \u200bdown. &#8220;<i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">You can\u2019t do\u200d anything. And not only \u2062stalled, it makes Republicans look weak. Remember, I turned something around in one day and kept government open. Think for one moment \u200dif government was closed today. You\u2019ve got 30,000 American troops in the Middle East not knowing if\u2062 they\u2019re going to get paid,&#8221; he said.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3>Sources \u2062close to the House Republican Conference expressed \u2064concerns that\u2063 even simple motions to bring legislation to the \u200cfloor or condemn the attacks could result in legal challenges or be reversed with a simple majority vote.<\/h3>\n<p>Lawmakers are \u200ceven struggling to determine how to brief lawmakers on the ongoing\u2064 Hamas assault on Israel, which began early Saturday and has left at least\u200b 700 Israelis dead, and thousands more injured. The bloodshed in Israel is the worst since the \u200cJewish state\u2019s founding 75 years ago. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday declared that the nation is at war with Hamas, an\u2063 Iran-backed Islamic terrorist group that operates out of\u200c Gaza. There\u2063 is no evidence the conflict will subside\u200b anytime\u200d soon, as \u2062the Israeli military mobilizes in the face of ongoing Hamas attacks.<\/p>\n<p>For the time being, Israel may\u2062 largely have\u200b to mount its \u2062counter offensive without full U.S. support. McCarthy told\u200b Fox News on Saturday that &#8220;there is nothing the House can do until they elect a speaker,\u200b and \u200dI don\u2019t know if that happens quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats, who went along with Gaetz\u2019s scheme to sow chaos in Congress, are in \u200ban awkward position \u2063as well. Appearing on CNN Sunday, House \u2062Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.) said &#8220;there will likely be a need for some additional appropriations&#8221; to help \u200cIsrael bolster\u200b its defense system. Jeffries, \u2062who instructed House Democrats\u2063 to vote to remove McCarthy, was not asked about his role\u2063 in preventing\u2064 Congress from taking action.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz, who is\u200c said to \u2062be considering a run for governor in 2026, could see his electoral prospects plummet as Congress stalls on sending aid to Israel. Florida\u2019s Jewish population is the third highest in the country and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-fails-to-give-biden-positive-rating-his-hesitancy-has-made-things-not-optimal\/\" title=\"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fails to Give Biden Positive Rating: His 'Hesitancy' Has Made Things 'Not Optimal'\">critical voting bloc<\/a> in both Republican primaries \u2063and general elections. Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1710653641151930835?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Saturday he is &#8220;closely monitoring the terrorist attack by Hamas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.), whose district includes a large Jewish population,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/08\/us\/politics\/house-speaker-israel-jordan-scalise.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CUncertainty%20and%20chaos%20in%20the,McCarthy%20and%20stop%20screwing%20around.%E2%80%9D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slammed<\/a> Gaetz and his\u2063 allies on Sunday for their &#8220;idiotic&#8221; plot and \u2063called on the House to &#8220;immediately reinstate McCarthy and \u200dstop screwing around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the vote to\u2064 vacate the speakership \u200cand the resulting\u200c legislative paralysis in the House of Representatives affect the ability to provide assistance to Israel in its time of \u2063need?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S ago.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the urgent need for Congress to take action and support Israel in\u2063 its\u2062 war against Hamas, the Republicans who voted to\u2064 oust former House Speaker Kevin \u2062McCarthy \u200chave shown no \u2063remorse for their actions. This has left\u2062 Congress in a state of powerlessness, unable to effectively aid Israel in this critical \u2064time.<\/p>\n<p>Last\u2062 week, eight Republicans\u200d joined forces with Democrats to \u2062vacate the\u200b speakership, \u200ceffectively grinding\u200d the House of Representatives to \u200da halt. \u2062However, \u2062when approached for comment \u2064by the Washington Free Beacon, none of\u200b these \u200bRepublican members \u200bof Congress responded. Their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-corporate-america-and-academia-silence-speaks-volumes\/\" title=\"In Corporate America and Academia, Silence Speaks Volumes\">silence speaks volumes<\/a> about their lack of \u2063regret for their disruptive actions.<\/p>\n<p>One of\u200d the key figures behind this effort was\u200d Rep. Matt Gaetz \u200cfrom Florida, who chose to avoid questions and dodge the issue during an interview on Sunday morning&#8217;s Meet the Press.\u200b Gaetz argued that \u2064Israel possesses a qualitative military\u2063 edge over \u2064everyone in the \u200cregion and cited\u2062 Secretary\u200d of\u200c State Antony Blinken&#8217;s statement that the Biden Administration has assured Israel of receiving the military aid it requires.<\/p>\n<p>This unprecedented \u2064vote to oust a speaker has left\u2063 the House of\u200b Representatives in uncharted territory. It remains\u200c unclear\u200b whether Speaker \u200bPro Tempore Patrick McHenry has the power \u2064to\u2062 preside over the\u2063 House\u2063 for \u2063matters other than electing a permanent\u2064 speaker. \u200dWith Congress unable to speak with\u2063 one voice,\u200c as former Speaker\u200b McCarthy emphasized \u2062in an interview \u2062with the Free \u2063Beacon, ensuring that\u200d Israel\u2062 receives the necessary military aid and munitions becomes increasingly challenging.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy also defended\u2062 his \u200bsuccessful effort to keep the government open, highlighting the detrimental\u2064 consequences of a\u200c government\u200c shutdown.\u200d He emphasized how such a shutdown would not only stall progress but also make Republicans appear weak. McCarthy\u200d raised\u2062 an important point about the impact a shutdown\u2062 would have on\u2063 the 30,000 American troops\u200d in the Middle East who would be left uncertain about their payments.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst \u200cthese internal disputes, concerns have been raised by sources close to the House Republican Conference regarding the potential legal challenges or reversals that could arise from simple motions to\u2063 bring legislation to the floor or \u200dcondemn the \u2064attacks. The \u200dHouse\u200b is struggling even to determine how \u200dto brief lawmakers on the \u2062ongoing Hamas assault on Israel, which has \u200dalready claimed \u200bthe lives of \u2062at \u2062least \u2064700 Israelis and left thousands more \u200dinjured. This level of legislative\u2062 paralysis is unprecedented and poses a significant obstacle to effectively supporting \u2063Israel\u2064 in its time of need.<\/p>\n<p>As the bloodshed in Israel continues to escalate, the urgency\u200b for Congress to \u200bact and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/renegade-house-republicans-arent-sorry-congress-has-ground-to-a-halt-amid-israeli-war-kevin-mccarthy-has-words-for-them\/\" title=\"House Republicans who oppose Israeli war efforts are unapologetic for Congress' current standstill. Kevin McCarthy addresses them.\">provide assistance grows\u2062 stronger<\/a>. Unfortunately, the Republicans who voted to oust former Speaker McCarthy have shown\u2062 no remorse for their actions, leaving Congress powerless in its \u2062ability to help Israel in its war against Hamas. The consequences of this power struggle and the impasse \u200din\u200b Congress are becoming alarmingly evident. It \u200cis imperative \u200dfor\u200d the\u200c Republicans involved to \u2064reassess their stance and\u2062 prioritize the interests of the country and \u2062its allies\u200c over partisan \u200dpolitics. Otherwise, the\u200d collateral damage caused by this internal strife will only\u2062 continue to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The remorseless Republicans who ousted Kevin McCarthy as House speaker have rendered Congress powerless to aid Israel in its battle against Hamas. The eight GOP members who sided with Democrats in the vote to vacate the speakership have chosen not to respond to a Washington inquiry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":2060188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2060187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2060187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2060188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2060187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2060187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2060187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}