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Biggs, Crane join Democrats in historic vote to oust McCarthy as speaker
Renee Romo and Alexandria Cullen Cronkite News//October 4, 2023//[read_meter]
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Gilbert, left, and U.S. Rep. Eli Crane, R-Oro Valley, are among the handful of Republicans who broke ranks and stalled action on the Defense appropriations bill. Also, they were among the eight conservative Republicans who voted with all House Democrats on Oct. 3, 2023 to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the first time in history a sitting speaker has been removed. (File photo by Alexis Waiss/Cronkite News)
Biggs, Crane join Democrats in historic vote to oust McCarthy as speaker
Renee Romo and Alexandria Cullen Cronkite News//October 4, 2023//[read_meter]
The vote was the culmination of months of sparring between McCarthy, a California Republican, and members of the conservative Freedom Caucus. Arizona U.S. Reps. Andy Biggs and Eli Crane were...
