“That would be something I would look strongly at,' Rep. Tim Burchett said.
Rep. Tim Burchett arrives for a meeting with fellow House Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 26, 2023. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoRep. Tim Burchett is considering supporting a possible effort to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy if McCarthy makes a deal with Democrats as a way out of this week’s impending government shutdown.
“That would be something I would look strongly at, ma’am, if we do away with our duty that we said we’re going to do,” Burchett told host Dana Bash on CNN’s “State of the Union” when asked if he would support removing McCarthy as speaker. Burchett’s comments come as Rep. Matt Gaetz has used the shutdown as a launching pad to call for McCarthy’s removal as speaker. Overall, McCarthy has faced attacks from fellow Republicans accusing him of failing to lead his party, which holds a slim majority in the House, through the chaos.
The House last week failed to pass legislation to fund the government amid Republican infighting with hardliners who
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