2023-06-08 03:56:27
And small group of congressmen from the hard wing of the republicans keeps the functioning of the House of Representatives blocked of the United States in retaliation for the agreement reached between his party and the Democrats to suspend the country’s debt ceiling.
A dozen far-right legislators, most of them grouped in the so-called Freedom Caucus, a group aligned with former President Donald Trump, they vetoed This Wednesday, for the second consecutive day, the plenary voted on the legislative proposals of the Republican Party, which holds the majority in the House. The rebellion is directed against the president of the House of Representatives, the Republican Kevin McCarthy, who already suffered a revolt last January by this group, which refused in 14 votes to give him the endorsement to take office.
Congressman Scott Perry, leader of the Freedom Caucus, told reporters that there are “some unresolved issues from last week,” referring to the agreement reached between McCarthy and US President Joe Biden to suspend the debt ceiling. of the country until 2025 and prevent the country from going into suspension of payments. The hard wing of the Republicans considers that their party has given in to the White House and that the cuts in public spending promised by Biden are insufficient.
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For this reason, a dozen legislators They threaten from Tuesday to vote against a project of the Republicans to deregulate the gas stove sector, forcing McCarthy to suspend plenary sessions this week.
The president of the Lower House held meetings this Wednesday with the rebel Republicans who have not clarified whether they plan to present a motion of censure against McCarthy. “What we’re going to do is come back on Monday and keep working for the American people,” McCarthy told local media.
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