Club for Growth: No Vote on McCarthy for Speaker Unless Rules Demands Are Met

The Hill

The Club for Growth, an influential conservative organization, has urged House members to vote against House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to become Speaker unless certain demands are met.

The organization said in a statement on Monday that representatives should vote for a Speaker that will provide “transformational reforms” to the House, establish a “pro-growth” agenda and restore the individual rights and powers of rank-and-file members.

The statement does not mention McCarthy by name but says these conditions should apply to anyone desiring to become speaker.

“Leadership races are typically ‘inside baseball’ politics but the American People are desperate for new political leadership in America,” it said.

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