One House Republican is criticizing his fellow GOP lawmakers for threatening to vote against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become the next House speaker, maintaining that there is “no Plan B.”
Rep. David Valadao denied whispers that McCarthy might not have the majority support needed to secure the speaker’s gavel, arguing most Republicans in the House want to see him in the top leadership position. His comments come amid a growing opposition toward McCarthy’s speakership as some House Republicans have posed direct challenges to his nomination, with others quietly considering other contenders.“There’s a lot of us out there,” Valadao told CNN on Wednesday.
At least five GOP lawmakers have publicly said they won’t back his speakership bid, and McCarthy can’t afford to lose more than four votes, or else he risks sinking his chances when the House meets to vote on Jan. 3. That list includes Reps. Bob Good , Andy Biggs , Matt Gaetz , Ralph Norman , and Matt Rosendale .
“There’s a large group of us that want to see Kevin McCarthy as leader even though we might disagree on specific policies, on rhetoric, on different things, but the reality is there is no one that’s worked harder to get us where we are today with a Republican majority,” Valadao said. Scalise could offer a more agreeable alternative to McCarthy as House speaker, but the closed-door conversations could put Scalise in a difficult position. Publicly, the Louisiana Republican has declined to comment on the matter, instead pointing to previous statements he made endorsing McCarthy and maintaining he would not run against him.
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