From bad lip reading videos to goofy rumors, there’ve been a lot of funny moments from this week's Speaker fiasco.
But here’s what’s not funny — four days and twelve votes later, we still don’t have a House of Representatives. Until a Speaker is chosen, new Members can’t get sworn in — that slows constituent services and even payment for some federal staff.
Make no mistake, for many of these conservatives, the chaos is the point. They’ve shown, time and again, that they have no respect for our democratic institutions. They want government to fail. This week is making it clear: we’re going to have to work harder than ever to get even basic things done while Republicans control the levers of power. If you are able to support us in that work, please make a donation today.
Wondering why AOC was talking to Rep. Gosar in the first place? Check out our recent email below. We’ll keep sending updates as they come.
In solidarity,
Team AOC
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From: Team AOC [[email protected]]
Date: Wed, Nov 4, 2023 at 8:02 PM
Subject: Gaetz & Gosar
You're probably hearing a bit about the chaos in the House of Representatives.
And you may be wondering why Alexandria was captured on CSPAN speaking to the likes of far-right congressmen Matt Gaetz and Paul Gosar. Here's what's happening.
After Republicans won the House majority in the midterm elections, Representative Kevin McCarthy (who previously served as House minority leader) was the supposed frontrunner to be elected Speaker of the House by his Republican colleagues.
But after six rounds of votes over two days, it’s become clear that Kevin McCarthy does not have the votes, and no speaker has been elected. That means Congress can’t formally convene, can’t consider other business, can’t staff committees, can’t do ANYTHING.
We don’t know what’s going to happen next but we do know that this doesn’t bode well for life under Republican control. They can create chaos that makes it impossible to govern. In fact, for many of them that’s their goal. Can you contribute so we have the resources to fight back?
So what were Gosar and Alexandria talking about?
Rep. McCarthy led many Republican defectors to believe Democrats would help put McCarthy over the edge — but that was not true.
When Gaetz and Gosar approached Alexandria on the House floor to ask about McCarthy’s claim that some Democrats might leave or vote present so McCarthy would need fewer overall votes she let them know: there are NO cracks in this Democratic coalition. And we won't be bailing out the Republicans from their own mess.
There’s going to be a lot of twists and turns over the next couple days, and we promise to keep you posted.
In solidarity,
Team AOC
We know we have a responsibility to get things done for our community even when Republicans control the levers of power. If you are able to support us in that work, please chip in whatever you can today.
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