Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi throws out the first pitch at tonight’s Nats game during Nats night out. ?????? pic.twitter.com/Hj240wc8HS
— Christian Sierra (@CSierra92) June 6, 2023
These folks, for instance:
House in stalemate after hard-right Republicans defy McCarthy, block legislation Via @MariannaReports @LACaldwellDC @amybwang https://t.co/rVOYSWSMm8
— Annah Aschbrenner (@AnnahBackstrom) June 7, 2023
The Freedom Carcass, as a child therapist might frame it, is having some really big feelings (also known as: throwing a public meltdown). Per the Washington Post, “House heads home after hard-right Republicans defy McCarthy, block legislation”:
A two-day stalemate between hard-right Republicans and GOP leaders has effectively frozen the House from considering any legislation for the foreseeable future, as both groups failed to find a resolution to the standoff that would allow the majority to vote on bills.
Just past 6 p.m. Wednesday, after GOP leaders gave up on resolving the impasse this week and canceled the remaining votes for the week, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) addressed reporters and explained that part of the ongoing frustration is the hard-line faction’s inability to articulate their demands.
“This is the difficult thing,” he said. “Some of these members, they don’t know what to ask for.”
McCarthy met with several members of the House Freedom Caucus on multiple occasions Wednesday to negotiate on their demands after 11 lawmakers — still angry over McCarthy’s handling of the debt ceiling bill — voted with Democrats against passing a rule Tuesday that would have set parameters for debate of several noncontroversial bills this week.
The blockade presents a high-stakes challenge for McCarthy as he seeks to assuage the myriad demands by the far-right faction of conference; previous Republican speakers have had to confront similar challenges before they were eventually forced out of the position. The conflict not only threatens McCarthy’s tenure with the speaker’s gavel, but also the House’s ability to take up any legislation, contributing to growing irritation within the razor-thin majority…
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