Republican revolt: Freedom Caucus tanks House gas stove vote in 'retaliation' against McCarthy

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Republican revolt: Freedom Caucus tanks House gas stove vote in 'retaliation' against McCarthy
by Jeremy Beaman, Energy and Environment Reporter & Cami Mondeaux, Congressional Reporter & Reese Gorman, Congressional Reporter |
June 06, 2023 02:57 PM

The House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday tanked legislation to restrict federal regulation of natural gas stoves in an act of defiance against House GOP leadership.

The vote was in retaliation for the passage of Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) deal with President Joe Biden to raise the debt ceiling, which the Freedom Caucus strongly opposed as too weak on cutting federal spending.

Twelve Republicans voted against moving forward with debate on four pieces of legislation dealing with the regulation of gas stoves, joining 208 Democrats to block the measures.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), who was outspoken against the debt deal, said Tuesday the direction Congress took in raising the debt ceiling "was a failure.

“We warned them not to cut that deal without coming down and sit down and talk to us. So this is all about restoring a process that will fundamentally change things back to what was working," Roy said.

Two of the GOP-led bills would restrict the federal government's ability to regulate or ban gas stoves.

A third would seek to limit agency discretion by authorizing federal courts that review agency actions to decide all relevant questions of law associated with a given action without deferring to previous legal determinations by the agency. The other bill would subject major agency actions to congressional approval.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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[Timber Rattler]

So they cut their noses off to spite their faces?

[Wingnut]

 If they were true to their name they would want gas stove freedom for Americans.  Bunch of twatwaffles.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

So they cut their noses off to spite their faces?

Not their noses.  Just the noses of Americans who use gas stoves.

What they should have done if they had any balls was call a motion to vacate the chair.  I mean, that's really their issue, right?  That McCarthy didn't do what they wanted, and they feel they've been betrayed.  So they ought to do what they promised to do and file that motion.  Unless they lack the courage to follow through on all that tough-guy posturing they've been doing.

[berdie]

Not their noses.  Just the noses of Americans who use gas stoves.

What they should have done if they had any balls was call a motion to vacate the chair.  I mean, that's really their issue, right?  That McCarthy didn't do what they wanted, and they feel they've been betrayed.  So they ought to do what they promised to do and file that motion.  Unless they lack the courage to follow through on all that tough-guy posturing they've been doing.

 

[libertybele]

Not their noses.  Just the noses of Americans who use gas stoves.

What they should have done if they had any balls was call a motion to vacate the chair.  I mean, that's really their issue, right?  That McCarthy didn't do what they wanted, and they feel they've been betrayed.  So they ought to do what they promised to do and file that motion.  Unless they lack the courage to follow through on all that tough-guy posturing they've been doing.

Absolutely, we and they were betrayed and yes, they need to follow through and motion to oust McCarthy. 

[yodaspock]

This would never have passed the Senate or be signed by the "Village Idiot" so this was warning to McCarthy.

[berdie]

This would never have passed the Senate or be signed by the "Village Idiot" so this was warning to McCarthy.

I think I would have chosen a different issue to make an issue of. But that's just me. Lot's of the voting public are up in arms over this crazy legislation.

[Fishrrman]

Timber shakes his rattle with:
"So they cut their noses off to spite their faces?"

No.
They cut their noses off to spite OUR faces.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Absolutely, we and they were betrayed and yes, they need to follow through and motion to oust McCarthy.

@libertybele

What do you think would happen after Democrats and some in the Freedom Caucus unite to oust McCarthy from the Speakership?

[libertybele]

@libertybele

What do you think would happen after Democrats and some in the Freedom Caucus unite to oust McCarthy from the Speakership?

I would like to think that perhaps someone more conservative would be seated; but thinking about that scenario, it probably wouldn't happen.