It wasn’t too long ago, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was saying he’d never vote for Kevin McCarthy for Speaker of the House. Now, he says he’s doing a pretty good job.
“I’d give him an ‘A,’” Gaetz told CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Manu Raju, according to a tweet from the reporter. “I don’t give it lightly. I think he’s done a good job.”
Fellow McCarthy skeptic and challenger Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) also has to hand it to McCarthy.
“I think he’s doing better than expected,” Biggs added.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, a one-time fierce critic of McCarthy’s, praised his job performance so far. “I’d give him an ‘A,’” he told me. “I don't give it lightly. I think he's done a good job.”
Andy Biggs, who ran against McCarthy: “I think he's doing better than expected,” he said— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 27, 2023
But not everything is going smoothly at the moment in the GOP.
From The Daily Wire:
The praise from the two members comes just one day after both members voted against McCarthy’s plan to temporarily raise the debt ceiling. Gaetz and Biggs joined Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN) and Ken Buck (R-CO) in voting against the “Limit, Save Grow Act of 2023,” which would suspend the debt limit until it rises by $1.5 trillion or until March 31, 2024 — whichever comes first — in exchange for a host of spending cuts.
“As our nation is careening into a $32 trillion debt, Congress shouldn’t be making final changes at 2 a.m. — the morning of the vote — to legislation raising the debt limit $1.5 trillion,” Gaetz’s office said in a statement.
“While I applaud the work of my Republican colleagues to demand better energy policy, regulatory reform, welfare-to-work requirements and less spending, a troubling fact remains. This plan will increase America’s debt by $16 trillion over the next ten years,” he added. “Gaslighting nearly $50 trillion in debt to America is something my [conscience] cannot abide at this time.”
More over at The Daily Wire:
‘I’d Give Him An ‘A”: McCarthy Earns High Praise For His Tenure So Far From Republicans Who Opposed His Speakership https://t.co/xAqardIOwD pic.twitter.com/HHviL9TgUA
— Daily Wire News (@DailyWireNews) April 28, 2023
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