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On the recordAugust 21, 2022
The speaker of the House is the second in line for the presidency. It requires somebody who understands and recognizes their duty, their oath, their obligation. And he`s been completely unfaithful to the Constitution and demonstrated a total lack of understanding of the significance and the importance of the role of speaker. So I don`t believe he should be speaker of the House.
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Liz Cheney
Republican · Wyoming
Source
msnbc.com

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Liz Cheney criticizes Kevin McCarthy's qualifications to be Speaker of the House.

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