Gas stove procedural defeat puts the fragility of McCarthy's speakership on full display.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy walks to the House Chambers to open up the legislative session in the U.S. Capitol Building on June 05, 2023 in Washington, DC.A procedural first step to take up GOP-backed legislation to prohibit the federal government from banning gas stoves failed on Tuesday afternoon -- at the hands of 12 GOP lawmakers.
It was merely the first opportunity for House Freedom Caucus members dissatisfied with McCarthy and President Joe Biden'sto revolt publicly against the speaker, joining 208 Democrats to vote down the rule. While it may be wonky, this procedural hurdle puts the fragility of McCarthy's speakership on full display."We're not going to live in the era of the imperial speaker anymore," GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida told reporters after he voted against the rule Tuesday.
"We're not going to live in an era where our members are punished like this," the Florida lawmaker said, referring to Rep. Andrew Clyde. Clyde told reporters earlier Tuesday that GOP leadership threatened not to bring up one of his sponsored bills if he voted against
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