Washington [US], June 7: Conservative members of the Republican Party in the US House of Representatives are expressing opposition to this party leader because they are not satisfied with the recent public debt ceiling agreement.
The Hill reported that 10 Republican congressmen , most of whom are members of the conservative House Liberal Group, joined Democrats in voting against a rule of procedure and blocking the introduction of four bills into the public eye. The US House of Representatives votes.
This is considered an act of rebellion by the group of congressmen against the party leadership, especially House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who reached an agreement with President Joe Biden a few days ago to suspend the public debt ceiling to avoid default disaster.
The procedural vote was supposed to last just five minutes but ended up taking more than 50 minutes. This vote typically sets out the rules for a bill to be considered and voted on by the entire House of Representatives, and is usually approved by the majority party.
Just before the vote ended, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, the Republican No. 2 in the House, changed his vote to oppose, a move that was not a show of disapproval. rather than so that he could request another vote later. The procedural voting session on June 6 ended with 206 votes in favor and 220 votes against.
Blocked bills include a bill banning the use of gas stoves, which imposes congressional oversight over federal regulations. The outcry leaves the fate of Republican bills in limbo. It is not clear how long Conservative MPs will maintain opposition and what the next step they will take.
The opposition marks the fragility of the majority that McCarthy's Republican party holds in the House, as well as a long-standing strained relationship with the right-wing party over public debt. The case also shows that MPs have yet to decide whether to request a vote of no confidence to remove McCarthy.
"We protested the rule today because we're angry with the way this place is running," said Republican Representative Matt Gaetz. "We took our position in January to end the era of omnipotent leadership in the House. We are concerned that the foundational commitments that allowed Kevin McCarthy to take over as Speaker have been breached. As a consequence of the debt ceiling agreement , and our response is to reaffirm that the House conservatives are the right coalition partners for leaders, rather than creating common goals with them. Democrats," he said.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper