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| Nancy Pelosi evicted from her private office in the Capitol by interim House speaker |
| 2023-10-04 |
| [FoxNews] McHenry assumed the temporary speakership after now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted on Tuesday Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was evicted from her private Capitol office by the new speaker pro-tempore. Fox News Digital confirmed that House Speaker pro-tempore Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., gave the order to Pelosi to vacate her Capitol hideaway by Wednesday. McHenry is a close ally to now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was ousted from his role on Tuesday. McHenry's eviction order was one of the congressman's first acts as the top House lawmaker. Pelosi was notified of the eviction, first reported by Politico, in an email. The email said the former speaker's hideaway was being reassigned "for speaker office use." "Please vacate the space tomorrow, the room will be re-keyed," the email read. Pelosi moved out of her hideaway on Tuesday, with help from the staff of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., according to a spokesperson for the former speaker. Capitol hideaways are a mainstay in the Senate, but are a luxury only afforded to a select few House members. Pelosi's eviction comes after McCarthy was ousted by his seat in a motion to vacate. Eight House Republicans led by Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida voted with the entirety of the House Democrats to remove McCarthy from the speakership. Pelosi did not vote because since she was in California after accompanying the late Senator Feinstein's remains for burial. Related: Patrick McHenry: 2023-05-28 Biden and McCarthy agree 'in principle' to raise $31.4 trillion limit for two years to avoid catastrophic default after months of negotiations Patrick McHenry: 2023-05-28 US debt ceiling agreement to be adopted 'in the coming days or hours' Patrick McHenry: 2023-03-21 Signature Bank Threw a Fundraiser for a GOP Congressman Now Probing How It Failed |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 That is what happened in the Ohio and Texas Houses. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-10-04 12:55 |
| #10 I wonder of the Dims think they can get Jefferies installed? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2023-10-04 12:53 |
| #9 A non-member can be speaker. Trump would need virtually all the House GOP caucus to be installed into the job he doesn’t want. He would then be subject to a motion to vacate by a single member. I am not sure whether any prominent House GOP leader would want the job. It looks as if passing a continuing resolution instead of a budget gets you removed unless the Dems support you staying. A bunch of Dem votes are a kiss of death to your political future. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-10-04 11:38 |
| #8 Anyone can be speaker providing they have the votes. Even Volodya. |
| Posted by: badanov 2023-10-04 11:34 |
| #7 mt greene has proposed trump to be speaker. thats interesting! can a non-member be speaker? |
| Posted by: irish rage boy 2023-10-04 10:23 |
| #6 and this helps the runaway budget how? and this helps the open borders how? and this stops supporting street criminals how? Just another Kabuki dance. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2023-10-04 09:36 |
| #5 Not familiar with McHenry but comes from a solid R district. Considering this list is submitted upon taking the office, it could be that McCarthy thought he could boost his conservative bona fides on the cheap by having him at top of the list. It's a good start. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2023-10-04 09:12 |
| #4 Weird that McCarthy’s buddy would make this action the hallmark of his speakership. It seems akin to straightening the Dorito rack after the BLM crowd has ransacked your minimart. Can’t say that I am sympathetic to Pelosi. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-10-04 08:30 |
| #3 It's called "collegiality." It means the minority party holds the tube of lube while the leftists give us the backsider. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-10-04 08:00 |
| #2 ...Uniparty. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-10-04 07:51 |
| #1 Sort of begs the question. Why didn't McCarthy take this action upon his appointment as speaker ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-10-04 02:02 |