US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to members of the media in Statuary Hall at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 2, 2023. A leading hardline Republican said on October 1, 2023, he would move to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy for striking a deal with Democrats to avert a US government shutdown without the spending cuts demanded by the right-wing caucus. US Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is a leading figure within a small group of hardline Republican legislators who had brought the government to the brink of shutdown with their refusal to adopt fresh federal funding without deep spending cuts. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
The motion to vacate in the House of Representatives resulted in a 216-210 vote, with eight Republicans supporting the ousting of McCarthy as Speaker. These GOP members included:
1. Representative Andy Biggs from Arizona
2. Representative Ken Buck from Colorado
3. Representative Tim Burchett from Tennessee
4. Representative Eli Crane from Arizona
5. Representative Bob Good from Virginia
6. Representative Nancy Mace from South Carolina
7. Representative Matt Rosendale from Montana
8. Representative Matt Gaetz from Florida
