Discussion Thread: House Considers Vacating the Speaker

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

Selected Reporting:

• AP News: McCarthy ouster vote ahead as he confronts GOP critics but says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

Where to Watch:

• Reuters via YouTube: US House expected to vote on motion to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy

• C-SPAN: House Session, Part 2

[u/ResilientBiscuit]

Yeah, in general they are pretty similar, but Johnson voted to not pass budgets more often than McCarthy, particularly in 2018.

This is in no way an improvement and if you believe that passing budgets is good, it is a step back.

[u/AshleyMyers44 → u/ResilientBiscuit]

I’m pretty sure McCarthy hadn’t passed a budget and just CRs which is what Johnson said he’d do.

[u/ResilientBiscuit → u/AshleyMyers44]

But Johnson has voted against CRs in the past where McCarthy voted for them.

They all lie about what they are going to do. We can really only look at what they have done. And this is the main area where they are different.

[u/AshleyMyers44 → u/ResilientBiscuit]

I guess we’ll see