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Meaghan Ellis

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Gaetz s threat to resign backfires | History Defined

Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., is vowing to quit Congress if House Republicans reach a deal with Democratic lawmakers to elect a speaker of the House.

The bipartisan discussion comes as Gaetz and nearly two dozen other House Republicans, including Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., and others, continue to block Rep. Kevin McCarthy's, R-Calif., bid for speakership; a tactic they've used for 11 consecutive ballots.

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