'My responsibility is to get to 218,' Moderate Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick said, 'and if you can't get there in the conference, you get there in the Congress.'
, threatening to call a"motion to vacate" vote that could oust him as speaker if he doesn't satisfy MAGA priorities.
However, that dynamic is beginning to change, as Republicans in the Problem Solvers Caucus plan to meet with House Democratic Leadertoday to discuss launching a"discharge petition" that would bypass McCarthy and force the House to vote on a possible bipartisan stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown.
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