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Who’s really in charge? McCarthy, moderates, or the Freedom Caucus?
Who’s really in charge? McCarthy, moderates, or the Freedom Caucus?
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31 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
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Podcast episode
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It would be easy to look at the House of Representatives and assume that
the members of the Freedom Caucus — and not Speaker Kevin McCarthy — are
the ones who are actually in charge. But is that actually true?
On this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Dive, host and Playbook
co-author Ryan Lizza talks with one of the top House moderates, Ohio
Congressman Dave Joyce. Joyce is the Chairman of the Republican
Governance Group, the pre-eminent faction for GOP centrists; and he’s
also a senior appropriator, which means he’s one of the people who has
to figure out how to avoid the possible government shutdown lurking at
the end of the month.
Ryan caught-up with Joyce in his Washington office to learn how the
Republicans you don’t see quoted on Breitbart are approaching the
tumultuous issues gripping the lower chamber.
They talked at length about the rationale behind McCarthy’s new
impeachment gambit; if and how the Speaker can claw together the votes
to avoid a government shutdown; the odds that McCarthy will face a vote
to remove him as Speaker; and what it’s really like in private between
Joyce and members of the Freedom Caucus he battles in public.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
David Joyce is the representative for Ohio's 14th district.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.
the members of the Freedom Caucus — and not Speaker Kevin McCarthy — are
the ones who are actually in charge. But is that actually true?
On this week’s episode of Playbook Deep Dive, host and Playbook
co-author Ryan Lizza talks with one of the top House moderates, Ohio
Congressman Dave Joyce. Joyce is the Chairman of the Republican
Governance Group, the pre-eminent faction for GOP centrists; and he’s
also a senior appropriator, which means he’s one of the people who has
to figure out how to avoid the possible government shutdown lurking at
the end of the month.
Ryan caught-up with Joyce in his Washington office to learn how the
Republicans you don’t see quoted on Breitbart are approaching the
tumultuous issues gripping the lower chamber.
They talked at length about the rationale behind McCarthy’s new
impeachment gambit; if and how the Speaker can claw together the votes
to avoid a government shutdown; the odds that McCarthy will face a vote
to remove him as Speaker; and what it’s really like in private between
Joyce and members of the Freedom Caucus he battles in public.
Ryan Lizza is a Playbook co-author for POLITICO.
David Joyce is the representative for Ohio's 14th district.
Kara Tabor is a producer for POLITICO audio.
Alex Keeney is a senior producer for POLITICO audio.
Released:
Sep 15, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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