House of representatives is hereby declared vacant. And with that, Kevin Mccarthys nine month term as speaker was over. The final straw his decision to do a deal with democrats to keep the government open. He didnt hesitate to point the finger of blame at the eight republicans who ousted him, led by matt gaetz, his nemesis. Look, you all know matt gaetz. You know, it was personal. It had nothing to do about spending. The unprecedented removal of the speaker has Left Congress in chaos. So much so, theyve decided to take a week off while they work out what to do next. One rebel, though, was unrepentant. This was the right call. The American People deserve a leader and a speaker who will tell the truth, and so too does the international community. They need to know that the next speaker is going to be honest and wont go back on their word. With republicans focusing firmly on themselves, the question of funding for ukraine, which congress controls, remains undecided. It does worry me. And.
Well, the vote for the position likely wont be until next week. But in the meantime, a temporary speaker is serving in mccarthys place. Patrick mchenry, a republican representative from North Carolina has taken the gavel, he topped a confidential list of interim leaders named by Kevin Mccarthy when he got the job. Until mccarthys replacement is elected, no progress can be made on a long term Spending Bill to keep the government Open Past Mid November or a new aid package for ukraine. Catie edmondson is a congressional reporter with the new york times. She told us why a leaderless house could mean more chaos in the weeks to come. You have a Republican Party at odds with itself right now, at least in the house, but we have again a Stopgap Funding Bill that is going to run out in the middle of november and negotiations really should start as soon as possible in order to make sure the Us Government does not shut down next month. And you also have the house floor currently paralysed, becaus