GOP Rep. Nancy Mace says she might oppose House rules package, calls Gaetz a "fraud"
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Washington — GOP Rep. Nancy Mace said Sunday she is "on the fence" about supporting a rules package that will govern the way the House operates under Republican control, citing the backroom-deal making that occurred with the group of conservatives who initially opposed new Speaker Kevin McCarthy's bid for the gavel. Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on "Face the Nation"
"I like the rules package. It is the most open, fair, and fiscally conservative package we've had in 30 years. I support it, but what I don't support is a small number of people trying to get a deal done or deals done for themselves in private, in secret, to get a vote or vote present. I don't support that," Mace told "Face the Nation." "That is just what Nancy Pelosi does. And that's not what they should be doing. And so I am on the fence right now about the rules package vote tomorrow for that reason."
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