GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz on his decision to vote 'present' in the final House speaker roll call vote despite his opposition to McCarthy: 'I ran out of things I could even imagine to ask for'

Jan 7 2023 by Business Insider

 
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, left, Matt Gaetz of Florida, center, and Lauren Boebert of Colorado listen during the 15th round of votes in the House chamber as the chamber entered the fifth day trying to elect a speaker and convene the 118th Congress in Washington, DC, on Saturday, January 7, 2023.

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Matt Gaetz was one of the last holdouts in backing challengers to Kevin McCarthy's speakership bid. In the 14th and 15th ballots, Gaetz chose not to back a...
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