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Gawd they are going to waste one hell of a lot of time and money on Church like investigations.

Time is running short for McCarthy to lock up Speakership

by Emily Brooks - 12/27/22 6:00 AM ET

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And in an acknowledgement of his critics’ call for a “Church-style” committee to investigate alleged government abuses, McCarthy similarly called for a “Church-style” investigation .. https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2022/12/19/mccarthy-fmr-dni-ratcliffe-ideal-to-lead-church-style-investigation-to-reform-fbi/ ..  into the FBI and CIA. The name is a reference to a 1975 Senate select committee named for former Sen. Frank Church (D-Idaho) that investigated intelligence agencies.

“He’s grabbing it and using it and talking about it. I’m not surprised because we’ve been talking about it for a while,” said Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who has not confirmed how he plans to vote on Jan. 3 but has repeatedly said McCarthy does not currently have the votes to be Speaker. 

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And disagreement remains on other points, particularly on restoring any member’s ability to make a “motion to vacate the chair,” a move to force a vote on ousting the Speaker. House Republicans adopted a rule that allows the motion to be brought up if half the conference agrees, but McCarthy detractors want that bar to be lower.

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said recently called it her “red line” for support of a Speaker.

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Meanwhile, more than 100 current and incoming House Republicans have publicly said they support McCarthy for Speaker, and many are frustrated about the opposition. The uncertainty has already caused House Republicans to put off selecting committee chairs, delaying behind-the-scenes organizing activities like hiring staff for the next Congress.

McCarthy allies have amped up public shows of support, compiling a list of 54 “Only Kevin” House GOP endorsements — which may discourage support for his most obvious potential alternative, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (La.).

Scalise says he is supporting McCarthy.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3787030-time-is-running-short-for-mccarthy-to-lock-up-speakership/

Thanks. Guessing it will be McCarthy after Trump decides he is the most solid one to have there - for himself. It's a total guess.