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Why Kevin McCarthy was removed as House Speaker

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 04: The sign above the door to the offices of former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) still hangs the morning after McCarthy was ousted at the U.S. Capitol on October 04, 2023 in Washington, DC. The process is underway to replace McCarthy, who was removed from the speakership on October 3 by a group of conservative members of his own Republican party along with all the Democratic members of the House of Representatives. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

by: Pete Zimmerman | WGN Radio

Posted: Oct 4, 2023 / 06:04 PM CDT | Updated: Oct 4, 2023 / 06:04 PM CDT

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Tiffany White, Executive Director, The Dirksen Congressional Center, joins John Williams to talk about how Congress operates, how it has changed since the mid-1990’s, why she’s not surprised by the ouster of Speaker Kevin McCarthy, why opportunities for cross-party coalitions do not exist in Congress any longer, and why she believes zero Democrats voted to keep Speaker McCarthy in his position.

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