Conservative members of GOP caucus warned they would replace the Speaker if he cooperated with Democrats on a deal to avoid a shutdown
In January, McCarthy narrowly secured his bid for the speakership after an unprecedented 15 votes from his caucus
“In a clear indication moderates are completely controlled by the extreme fringe, they're passing blatantly homophobic legislation"
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, for example, warned: “There is no good time for a government shutdown"
"Rep. Boebert, just spent 5 minutes misgendering & attacking our Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness—just because she's trans"
“Once the money stops flowing, they will almost all instantly change their policies and start protecting queer students”
The GOP conference's most conservative members obstructed votes & have led an open rebellion against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
The administration said its aim is to implement and expand the provisions of last year's Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Speaker McCarthy: “Frustrating in the sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate"
She will be the first Chinese-American woman to serve. Lin previously fought for marriage equality as a lawyer in private practice
