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Matt Gaetz: “The opening line of my colleague's speech was that Speaker McCarthy always overperforms expectations, but after tweeting…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2023
The opening line of my colleague's speech was that Speaker McCarthy always overperforms expectations, but after tweeting ``bring it'' and after engaging in profane-laced tirades at House Conference, he just lost a motion to table. I wouldn't necessarily consider that overperforming expectations. Time and again, I have heard my colleagues say: Well, he deserves it because he went through a tough Speaker contest. Let me let everyone know, he prevailed in that Speaker contest because he made an agreement to fulfill certain commitments to make this an open and honest process, and he has failed to meet those commitments. That is why we are here. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Matt Gaetz
Republican · Florida
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Oct 3, 2023

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