Conservative heavyweights applaud the 20 members of Congress who voted against McCarthy
Nearly 50 conservative heavyweights co-signed a statement on Wednesday, calling for a change in House GOP leadership in Washington, while applauding the 20 members of Congress who voted against Kevin McCarthy, the current House Minority leader.
McCarthy failed to collect the 218 votes needed to clinch the speaker of the House spot after a sixth round of votes on Wednesday.
Among those calling for McCarthy, R-Calif. To bow out of the speakership race are former Reagan administration Attorney General Ed Meese, Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and David McIntosh, president of Club for Growth.
The signed statement offered support to the “20 courageous members of Congress,” who voted against McCarthy.
"These members represents the millions of voters across the country who are disgusted with the business-as-usual, self-interested governance in Washington," the group stated.
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