GOP plans for House committees delayed as GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy grapples with speaker vote
With House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s prospects for locking down the speakership remaining uncertain, the House GOP’s steering committee has opted to push back its date for deciding contested races for committee chairmanships, with the panel only set to take up uncontested chair races on Wednesday, multiple senior GOP sources confirmed to the Washington Examiner.
Two GOP lawmakers said they believe the steering proceedings could be pushed back to after the Jan. 3 floor vote, when the floor vote for speaker is slated to take place.Facing a razor-thin majority, McCarthy is currently struggling to secure the 218 votes needed on the floor to become the next speaker. Five conservatives — former House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Biggs , who challenged McCarthy in the internal election, Reps.
Other senior GOP sources said McCarthy’s numbers problem may stem beyond the far-right flank of the party as he works to shore up support. Despite members of the conference voicing that they will not vote for him on the floor, McCarthy has expressed confidence that he will prevail in his quest to become speaker.The California Republican has cautioned that if members of the conference don’t rally around him on the floor, there is a possibility that Democrats could get their speaker of choice.
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