New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who used to be a Democrat, fired back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's, D-N.Y., proposal for a 'coalition government.'
, a former Democrat, fired back at democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y.,"coalition government" proposal.of California didn’t have enough support of the Republican caucus to take the speakership and needed to negotiate with Democrats in a"coalition government" to secure it.
"Republicans need to pick a Speaker and we will, but it will absolutely not be a Democrat," Van Drew told Fox News Digital on Wednesday."The American people elected Republicans to the majority of the House to save the America we know and love, so we must deliver on all the promises we made." "We’re having more debate today than we’ve had in the four years I’ve been here," Burchett said."Right now we’re working to get Republicans on the same page to get a Republican Speaker elected."Ocasio-Cortez said on Tuesday that she does"not believe that Kevin McCarthy has the votes" to become speaker.
"So the question is, is there anyone in their caucus that can build that consensus? If there isn't, McCarthy's team may have to come to the Democratic Party? And, if that's the case, then what would that even look like. It's rather unprecedented? Could it result in a potential coalition government?" Ocasio-Cortez asked.House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy of California and his allies are facing a dug-in opposition spearheaded by GOP Reps.
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