Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are attempting to convince House Speaker Kevin McCarty (R-Calif.) to back an effort to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), which McCarthy rejected. He told Fox News on Wednesday night that he won't pursue the long-shot move against Pelosi. The Freedom Caucus has only 40 of the House's 435 seats. "What I'm in favor of is defeating Nancy Pelosi and [Jerry] Nadler and all the others" through elections, McCarthy said, referring to longtime Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), who chairs the House Judiciary panel. "If we were able to remove Nancy Pelosi you'd have another Democrat. Read More From Source
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Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are attempting to convince House Speaker Kevin McCarty (R-Calif.) to back an effort to remove House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), which McCarthy rejected. He told Fox News on Wednesday night that he won't pursue the long-shot move against Pelosi. The Freedom Caucus has only 40 of the House's 435 seats. "What I'm in favor of is defeating Nancy Pelosi and [Jerry] Nadler and all the others" through elections, McCarthy said, referring to longtime Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), who chairs the House Judiciary panel. "If we were able to remove Nancy Pelosi you'd have another Democrat. Read More From Source
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