that enough would vote yes, but are they sure? house democrats are going to make sure that the country does not default. period. full stop. this caucus will remain unified with the president and most importantly with the american people in this fight. house democrats stand poised to help, stand poised to be the adults in the room, and we will ensure that we put this crisis behind us. we have two house lawmakers starting us off today. a republican in mccarthy s inner circle and a democrat who voted no on the deal in the rules committee last night, and that right there is where we begin. joining me now is pennsylvania democratic congresswoman and members of the rules committee, mary guy scanlan, thank you for being with us. you voted no in the rules committee, will you vote yes later tonight? certainly that s the function of the rules committee is to bring the bills to the floor, and it s the republicans job to bring the bill to the floor. this is mccarthy s deal, mc
vote for it than against it. i get it, we give the no voices, they re allowed, we give them a pretty big megaphone from time to time, but there are reasons we re supporting this thing, it cuts $2 trillion in spending, the largest spending cut, it puts americans back to work, unlocks american energy, and peels back $29 billion of covid funds that are no longer needed. these are big wins for america. part of the reason we re giving the no voices so much time right now is because the no voices in the republican conference are very powerful, especially when the margins are this small, but most importantly because of the motion to vacate, and the deal speaker mccarthy made not only to get the speakership by putting people like chip roy on the rules committee but also allowing one person within the house to raise their hand and say i want a new speaker, and there s been that flirtation with some republicans in the past 24, 48 hours about calling for a motion to vacate.