Posted 10/6/2023, 2:08:00 PM
45 House Republicans Seek Rule Changes After Historic McCarthy Speaker Defeat
- 45 House Republicans call for changes to prevent another speaker ouster like McCarthy's historic defeat
- Letter decries "chaos caucus" that allied with Democrats to vote out McCarthy over spending bill
- Signatories want new rules making it harder for small faction to remove or block speaker
- Scalise and Jordan are vying to replace McCarthy as Republican nominee for speaker
- Gaetz, who led charge against McCarthy, faces calls for expulsion from party conference