PLUS, you need to make one more phone call if your Member of Congress is a Republican and NOT on this list, then call that Congressman and ask why they are VOTING FOR THE STATUS QUO which is a dysfunctional Congress by voting for Kevin McCarthy. You can call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to reach your Member of Congress.
Once you finish your calls, please let us know what you think about the Speaker Race using this form.
SOME MISCONCEPTIONS AND FACTS
STATEMENT:
If these 20 do not get in line and vote for Kevin McCarthy, we will have a Democratic Speaker of the House.
FACT: The only way we get a Democratic Speaker of the House is if Republicans decide to vote FOR a Democratic Member of Congress. That is highly unlikely.
STATEMENT:
The 20 are only doing this to get a Committee Assignment and that is what this is all about.
FACT: These Members of Congress have been asking for changes to the House Rules since last July. Their focus has always been on process and policy. Only when Kevin McCarthy asked them for a list of who they wanted on which committees did they answer that question in an attempt to negotiate in good faith. Kevin McCarthy has since used the answer to
his question against them.
STATEMENT:
Kevin McCarthy said, “I earned this job. We earned this majority, and G—d—mit we are going to win it today.”
FACT: Sadly, this is true.
STATEMENT:
Members of House Republican Conference have threatened to remove all 20 of those not voting for McCarthy from Committees.
FACT: That is true. A Member of Congress did say they would remove anyone who voted against Kevin McCarthy from Committees. Other Congressmen applauded. Kevin McCarthy was present and did not say he would not allow that to happen if he was elected Speaker.
STATEMENT:
No one knows what the 20 who are voting against McCarthy wants.
FACT: Those voting against McCarthy have been clear with what they want. Please watch this video from Chip Roy yesterday on the Floor of the House of Representatives who explained why he was nominating Jim Jordan. Additionally, here is a 55-page document that was written and published in or around October 2022 outlining the changes they want to see happen.
STATEMENT:
Who is the alternative? Who will be the Speaker?
FACT: The person who can get the majority of the vote will not be evident if and until Kevin McCarthy concedes and acknowledges he cannot get the votes to win the Speakership.
Please call right now today. Once you call, please feel free to fill this form out to give us your feedback on the Speaker Race.
Thank you!
In liberty,
Jenny Beth