Rep. Matt Gaetz Files Resolution To Oust Kevin McCarthy As Speaker Of The House
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, as Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the month, or risk a potentially devastating federal shutdown. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz has filed a resolution to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker.
It is setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead.
The far-right Republican from Florida has for months threatened to use a procedural tool — called a motion to vacate — to try to strip McCarthy of his office.
Those threats escalated over the weekend after McCarthy relied on Democrats to provide the necessary votes to fund the government.
A motion to vacate is a rare and strong procedural tool that has only been used twice in the past century against Republican speakers.
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