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.
Empty house chamber in washington today. shannon, a freshman republican congressman from texas he worked for senator ted cruz. he advocates building the wall he was a household name on capitol hill, but you can bet he is now. this and it broke a still mate on the disaster aid package after president trump relented on his demand to include order funding. most house members had already abandoned, washington for the moral day recess for the house plan to approve the measure wit a skeleton staff on hand. not on the rollcall vote by by unanimous consent. it is said you can make the sunrise in the west via unanimous consent you can have 434 members in the house in favor of something all it takes is a solitary objection to kill a bill. chip roy was outnumbered 2-1 on house floor by democrats.