McCarthy stands by averting shutdown in light of Israel attacks: 'Think if we were shut down right now'
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is standing by his efforts to keep government open amid a crisis in the Middle East, questioning what would have happened if things were different.
"But think about this: Why would you ever remove a speaker during a term to raise doubt around the world? The other thing that happens here, too, is that it's driven by only four percent within the Republican Party, driven by one person that's afraid of an ethics complaint," he continued, referencing Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz who introduced a motion to vacate the speakership. Kyle Morris covers politics for Fox News. Story tips can be sent to kyle.morris@fox.com and on Twitter: @RealKyleMorris.
"I don't know what's in it, but it must be very serious that Matt Gaetz is so afraid that he would put himself and his fear of what he has done over the protection of the nation."
"And for Democrats to join those eight individuals after I just moved to keep government open… could you imagine had I not done that? That our military [would] not being paid right now, that our border would be wide open.… This could shift to our country," he added.