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House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is removed from his position

WAMU 88.5 | By Rupert Allman
Published October 4, 2023 at 9:44 AM EDT
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol.
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during a weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol.

Congress made history on Tuesday. Republican Kevin McCarthy was voted out of his position as House Speaker after just two hundred and sixty-nine days.

Eight Republicans sided with ALL the Democratic representatives to oust him.

Without a speaker, the House is paralyzed. But where do we go from here? 

We speak to Sarah Chamberlain, president and chief executive officer of the Republican Main Street Partnership, a Washington DC based group working to elect moderate Republican candidates.

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