![]() Now Gaetz and ten members of the House Freedom Caucus are accusing McCarthy of breaking those commitments, though they appear not to have enough votes to oust him from the job. McCarthy’s ascension to the speakership took 15 rounds of voting in January and required him to cut deals with dissenters to get enough yes votes or, in the case of Gaetz, abstentions, to secure the gavel. “We’re concerned that the fundamental commitments that allowed McCarthy to assume the speakership have been violated.” ![]() Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., told reporters on the steps of the Capitol. “Today we took down the rule because we’re frustrated at the way this place is operating,” Rep. Some members accused the speaker of retaliating against those who didn’t vote with leadership. The 11 members of Congress threatened to halt all Republican legislation if McCarthy didn’t assuage their concerns he was capitulating to Democrats instead of working with the right-wing of his own party. It’s the first time in more than 20 years a rule vote, a routine procedure to advance legislation to the next stage of consideration, was voted down, according to CSPAN. Together with Democrats, a group of rebel Republicans voted down a rule that would advance GOP-backed bills focused on deregulation and protecting gas stoves from being phased out for environmentally friendly alternatives. ![]() “He has to abide by the agreements he made at the beginning of this Congress" Ken Buck, R-Colo., told CNN when asked if the Republican legislative agenda will be stalled. Some members accused the speaker of retaliating against those who didn’t vote with leadership
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