Some of McCarthy's centrist allies have pushed to restore him after Hamas' attacks on Israel.
Share on linkedin Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images. on Monday expressed openness to efforts by his allies to try to restore him to the House speakership.Some GOP lawmakers have voiced concerns that no speaker candidate can get the necessary votes and that the Houseadds urgency to selecting a speaker quickly, Axios previously reported.
A group-chat for members of the 70-member Republican Main Street Caucus was "blowing up" on Saturday, with members of the pragmatist group "emanding we re-instate Kevin," one GOP lawmaker told Axios. Some have called for it openly. "Most of us in the conference want to move forward with a new speaker – or the old speaker," Rep. John Duarte told Axios. "I love Kevin. I thought he did an excellent job."McCarthy would likely face the same problem that got him ejected in the first place – a small but intractable group of GOP hardliners willing to side with Democrats to keep him out of power.
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