{"id":2061540,"date":"2023-10-10T03:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-no-time-to-waste-in-deciding-next-gop-speaker\/"},"modified":"2023-10-10T03:19:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T07:19:04","slug":"nikki-haley-says-no-time-to-waste-in-deciding-next-gop-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-no-time-to-waste-in-deciding-next-gop-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"Nikki Haley Urges Swift Decision on Next GOP 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%2Fnikki-haley-says-no-time-to-waste-in-deciding-next-gop-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=2061540&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>Former U.S. Ambassador \u2064Urges \u200dHouse Republicans to Unite and Choose New Speaker<\/h2>\n<p>Former \u2064U.S. ambassador to the \u200bUnited Nations and current Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley \u200bhas \u200bcalled on her\u200b colleagues in the House \u200bto \u200dunite and choose a replacement for ousted speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Initiated by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Mr. McCarthy was\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/kevin-mccarthy-ousted-from-house-speakership-5503049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">removed from his position<\/a> as \u2062speaker \u2064of the \u200dHouse in an unprecedented vote to vacate the chair\u200b on Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The vote\u200c has left\u2064 the\u2062 House \u2062unable to conduct its\u2064 normal operations as new candidates vie for\u200b the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ramaswamy-asks-whether-chaos-after-ousting-mccarthy-from-speakership-is-a-bad-thing\/\" title=\"Ramaswamy questions if post-McCarthy ousting 'chaos' is negative.\">vacant speaker role<\/a>. Rep. \u200cPatrick McHenry (R-N.C.) is currently an acting replacement\u200b but is limited \u2062in his authority per the \u200bConstitution.<\/p>\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 Stories<\/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\/nikki-haley-gains-ground-in-presidential-race-5487478?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Nikki Haley \u200cGains Ground in US Presidential Race<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/8\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nikki-haley-gains-ground-in-presidential-race-5487478?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\/epochtv\/rep-matt-rosendale-responds-to-criticism-of-his-vote-on-kevin-mccarthy-and-who-the-next-house-speaker-should-be-atlnow-5504127?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Rep. \u200bMatt Rosendale Responds to Criticism \u2064of His Vote on \u2062Kevin McCarthy, and Who\u2062 the \u200dNext House Speaker Should Be | ATL:NOW<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/4\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/rep-matt-rosendale-responds-to-criticism-of-his-vote-on-kevin-mccarthy-and-who-the-next-house-speaker-should-be-atlnow-5504127?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In an Oct. 8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/meet-press-october-8-2023-n1307318\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">edition<\/a> of NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press,&#8221; \u2063Ms. Haley stressed, &#8220;There&#8217;s no \u200ctime to \u200cwaste&#8221; in choosing Mr. McCarthy&#8217;s\u200d replacement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ms. Haley further\u200d stated her\u2063 belief that going forward, there needs to be a &#8220;focus on national security,&#8221; and the many social issues\u2063 facing the United States.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to focus on the fact that 60 percent of Americans \u200bare \u2062living paycheck to paycheck, \u2063that crime \u2062is at unprecedented levels, that our children are lacking\u200b in reading and math, that we have an open border, and that China&#8217;s preparing for war with us,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We need to get united. We\u2063 need to focus on the issues that are facing\u2063 us. And we need to do that \u200dnow,&#8221; Ms. Haley \u200cadded.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Vote to Vacate a Historic Moment<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/10\/03\/id5503379-Kevin-McCarthy-GettyImages-1704940561-1200x800.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>House \u2064Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) talks to reporters, outside his office at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Oct. 3,\u200b 2023. (Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images) This is the first time since\u2062 the foundation of the United States in 1776 that\u200d a speaker has been removed through \u200ca motion to vacate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The last recorded time the House voted to vacate\u200c was in 1910, but it\u2063 was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 2015, Rep. John\u2062 Boehner (R-Ohio) was rumored to\u2063 be facing a \u2063vote \u200cto vacate, but he resigned as speaker \u200cand from Congress before a motion could be brought up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>At this \u2063stage, House Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/republicans-seek-replacement-after-mccarthys-ouster-5503439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plan to meet<\/a> to hold a speaker&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-district-dem-flip-flops-on-minimum-wage\/\" title=\"Swing District Dem Flip-Flops on Minimum Wage\">candidate forum<\/a> on Oct. 10 and proceed with an election\u200c in the \u2063House on Oct. 11.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>(L\u2013R) Homeland\u2064 Security Committee Chairman\u200c Mark Green (R-Tenn.), House Judiciary Committee Chairman\u200d Jim Jordan, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.) hold a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on April 27, 2023. (Chip\u2063 Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. McCarthy was only elected to the\u2064 speakership in January, \u200bfollowing a\u200d four-day and 15-round contest to decide who got the job.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. \u2064Haley is urging House Republicans \u2062to &#8220;come together&#8221; to resolve the situation quickly over fears the division and distractions\u200b could invite attack\u200b from outside\u2064 forces.<\/p>\n<p>She further stated that &#8220;when America is distracted, the world is less safe,&#8221; and \u200bshe believes \u2062that \u2063there needs\u2063 to be a focus on &#8220;national security for ourselves and for \u2064our \u200bfriends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would remind Republicans, you know, don&#8217;t chase Democrat chaos with Republican \u2064chaos. We need to come together,&#8221; she \u200bsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Haley, who is also\u200d a former governor of South Carolina, \u2062is facing off against a \u2062host of strong candidates in \u200bthe race to win the GOP presidential nomination for the presidency in \u20642024.<\/p>\n<p>Among her presidential opponents are former President Donald Trump, former Vice President\u200b Mike Pence, and Gov. Ron \u200cDeSantis (R-Fla.).<\/p>\n<p>According to all polls, Mr.\u200b Trump is still the frontrunner for\u2063 the nomination by a vast margin.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2>Reform: What specific reforms does \u2063Nikki Haley \u2064believe are necessary in the House of Representatives?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Challenge to his speakership, but\u200c ultimately \u200dresigned before a vote could take place.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to \u200bremove Mr. McCarthy from his\u200b position as\u2063 speaker was \u200da <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmental-groups-cheer-keystone-shutdown-now-demand-biden-shut-down-all-pipelines\/\" title=\"Environmental Groups Cheer Keystone Shutdown, Now Demand Biden Shut Down All Pipelines\">watershed moment<\/a> in American politics. \u2064It highlights the \u2064deep divisions within\u200c the\u200b Republican Party\u200c and \u2062the growing dissatisfaction with its\u200b leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Gaetz, who initiated the \u2063vote to \u2063vacate, stated \u2064that it was necessary to &#8220;restore integrity and accountability&#8221; to the House. He criticized\u200b Mr. McCarthy for failing to address the concerns of \u2062the American people and for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-says-no-time-to-waste-in-deciding-next-gop-speaker\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley Urges Swift Decision on Next GOP Speaker\">prioritizing\u200c partisan\u2063 politics<\/a> over effective governance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;We need \u200ca speaker who will prioritize the needs of the American people\u200d above all else,&#8221; \u2063Rep. Gaetz said. &#8220;We need someone\u200d who will lead with integrity, transparency, and a commitment to\u2063 upholding the Constitution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The current \u2062vacancy in the speaker&#8217;s position\u200b has created\u2063 a sense of urgency among \u200dRepublicans. They \u2062recognize the need to quickly choose a \u200cnew\u200d leader who can restore unity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-candidates-fail-to-make-breakthrough-at-trump-less-debate\/\" title=\"GOP candidates struggle to make an impact in Trump's absence at debate.\">provide effective leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Haley&#8217;s call for House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nikki Haley, ex-U.S. ambassador to the UN and GOP presidential candidate, urges House members to unite and select a successor for ousted speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Rep. 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