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Rep. Buddy Carter said motion to vacate U.S. House Speaker is the “last thing we need right now”

Rep. Buddy Carter said motion to vacate U.S. House Speaker is the “last thing we need right now”

FromPolitically Georgia


Rep. Buddy Carter said motion to vacate U.S. House Speaker is the “last thing we need right now”

FromPolitically Georgia

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
May 10, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Coastal Congressman Buddy Carter joined the show to talk about the latest chaos in Congress. Rep. Carter, R-St. Simons Island, said he thought Marjorie Taylor Greene’s motion to oust Speaker Johnson was a bad idea. The Congressman also talked about his efforts to get Georgia’s first national park.  
Then, Semafor reporter Kadia Goba talks to us about a series of controversial tweets from Mike Collins.  
Plus, we walk through who’s up and who’s down for the week.  
  
Links to topics  
Marjorie Taylor Greene faces GOP backlash after failed bid to oust speaker 
Rep. Mike Collins panned after appearing to make fun of Kennedy assassinations 
 
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Executive Producer- Shane Backler 
Producer- Natalie Mendenhall 
Engineer- Matt McWiliams  
Editor- Matt Owen 
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Released:
May 10, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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Get real, fact-based news on the new Politically Georgia podcast from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The podcast is hosted by Georgia’s best political team with Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy and now featuring Tia Mitchell from Washington and broadcast hall of famer Bill Nigut. Our journalists provide in-depth reporting and analysis from the nation’s political battleground state. Listen to new shows every Wednesday and Friday morning. Coming this fall the show expands to Monday-Friday live on WABE Radio. Call in with your questions on the Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at (404)526-AJCP‬, and our insiders will answer them on the Friday episodes. Learn more on the AJC Politically Georgia Podcast page.