House GOP concerned McCarthy speakership would continue 'past and ongoing Republican failures'
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Nine GOP House members said Kevin McCarthy's election to the speakership could mean a continuation of past and ongoing Republican failures.
Under current rules, which were imposed under House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat, only a member of the House leadership can offer a motion to vacate, while the new proposal would allow any member of the House to force a vote to remove the speaker, at any time. Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
On Sunday afternoon, McCarthy met with GOP members to try and rally support for his speakership vote on Jan. 3, when the new Congress takes office. The embattled Republican leader conceded rank-and-file members will be allowed to call for the speaker's removal, though he wasn't clear about how many members would need to sign on to the motion, according to reports.