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    Angry over debt deal, conservative House Republicans tank a McCarthy-backed vote

    Members of the House Freedom Caucus bucked leadership in a procedural vote on Tuesday, which they say is a way to show their displeasure with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
    by Barbara Sprunt Jun 06, 2023 3 minutes
    Rep. Dan Bishop spoke alongside members of the Freedom Caucus to announce they would oppose the deal to raise the debt limit on May 30.
    Updated June 6, 2023 at 7:08 PM ET

    Nearly a dozen members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus revolted against House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday, tanking a procedural vote that had been expected to pass easily with Republican support.

    In a vote of 206 to 220, the rebellious Republicans joined Democrats in preventing debate on a pair of GOP bills that would ramp up gas stove protections.

    The publicly humiliating blow for McCarthy and House Republican.

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