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Anyone But McCarthy?

November 29, 2022 at 10:59 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Tara Palmeri looked at the five GOP lawmakers who have said they won’t vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as Speaker and found them all pretty firm in their opposition.

The perceived squishiest of them, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), said he would only vote for McCarthy under “extreme circumstances.”

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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.

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