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The ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a few days ago demonstrated how powerful a small group of hard-right House Republicans have become and how deep their grievances run.
We speak to one of the eight republicans who brought down Mr. McCarthy: Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee.
Guest: Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District.
Background reading:
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We speak to one of the eight republicans who brought down Mr. McCarthy: Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee.
Guest: Representative Tim Burchett of Tennessee’s 2nd Congressional District.
Background reading:
- How have the Republicans who ousted Mr. McCarthy antagonized him before?
- Although some names have started to be bandied about, there is no clear replacement candidate for the speaker’s position.
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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