McCarthy had third shortest term as speaker of the US House

Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy served as speaker of the United States House for 269 days before being removed from office this Tuesday (3). The term began on January 7, 2023, being the third shortest for a president of the legislative house in the country’s history.

The shortest length of service was that of Theodore Pomeroy, elected 26th speaker of the House on March 3, 1869. He served one day to fill the vacancy created when the previous speaker resigned.

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The second shortest term was that of Representative Michael C. Kerr, from Indiana, who served as Speaker of the House for 257 days. Kerr died of tuberculosis on August 19, 1876.

This is also the first time that a Speaker of the House has been deposed by passing a resolution to do so.

The vote was 216 votes in favor and 210 against, with eight Republicans voting to remove McCarthy from office.

Now, the House needs to elect a new president, but it is unclear who would have the necessary support to win.

Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina was named acting chairman.

McHenry is an important ally of Kevin McCarthy, and was on a list that the ousted leader should hand over in a case like this.

The speaker pro temporewhich is the official title of the temporary position, can only end or suspend sessions and recognize speaker appointments.

The Republicans who voted to remove McCarthy were: Andy Biggs, Ken Buck, Tim Burchett, Eli Crane, Matt Gaetz, Bob Good, Nancy Mace and Matt Rosendale.

The House speaker’s race marks a major escalation in tensions for a House Republican Party conference that is mired in infighting.

This also comes just days after McCarthy successfully articulated a bipartisan blueprint to avoid a U.S. government shutdown.

McCarthy says he has no regrets about negotiating or “choosing governance over grievances”

In a statement after his dismissal from office, Kevin McCarthy said that he does not regret the choices that led him to leave the presidency of the Chamber.

“I do not regret having defended the choice of governance over grievances. It’s my responsibility, it’s my job. I don’t regret trading. Our government was designed to find compromises”, he highlighted.

“I have no regrets about my efforts to build coalitions and find solutions. I was created to solve problems, not to create them”, he pondered.

McCarthy further noted that being Speaker of the House was “one of the greatest honors” and that he leaves the role with a “sense of pride, accomplishment and, yes, optimism.”

The California lawmaker said he “took a risk for the American public” on Saturday when he successfully stitched together a bipartisan plan to avoid a U.S. government shutdown.

This reliance on Democratic votes to pass a continuing resolution opened up a fight with the right wing of their party.

McCarthy election was longest contest in 164 years

Kevin McCarthy had been elected Speaker of the United States House in the early morning hours of January 7, 2023.

However, to secure the result, he had to defeat opposition from a bloc of hard-line conservatives in what became the longest contest in 164 years.

Source: CNN Brasil

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