Minority leader kevin mccarthy has reportedly agreed to a demand that one member of the house can trigger a vote on whether to remove him as speaker. in exchange, he has asked for other concessions, such as limiting the power of the house freedom caucus and increasing the influence of conservatives in the house of representatives.
Agreement reportedly took place in the house of representatives, with only six republicans remaining who have refused to switch their vote. in order to prevent a lone member of congress from abusing the privilege, the number of people necessary to trigger a motion to vacate the chair was raised to five.
Mccarthy has promised to side with budget hawks and commit to tangible fiscal restraints, such as cutting spending to 2022 levels and requiring any increase in debt to be matched with corresponding budget cuts. he has also promised to allow individual lines of spending to be voted on separately during the house floor, and to hold votes on immigration and term limits early in the year. giving a committee chair to a holdout means taking it away from a loyal mccarthy supporter who should have been next in line based on seniority. it appears that mr mccarthy is attempting to gain the speakership by making concessions to his former opponents, while also attempting to appease his own camp.
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