Kevin McCarthy was behind interim Speaker Patrick McHenry’s move to kick former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer out of their office spaces, two Republican sources told CNN.
GOP Rep. Garret Graves told reporters on Wednesday that McCarthy is getting the office that McHenry has ordered her to vacate.
“Look the deal is that the office that Pelosi is in right now is the office of the preceding speaker. Speaker Pelosi and other Democrats determined that they wanted a new … speaker, and it’s Kevin McCarthy. So, he’s getting the office,” he said.
Sources close to Pelosi and Hoyer say it was retaliation for Democrats siding against McCarthy in voting to vacate the speaker’s chair Tuesday. The unofficial offices are located near the House floor.
McCarthy and McHenry’s did not respond to requests for comment.
im not sure of this interpretation as well. usually the last speaker is from the other party so its actually usually a high figure from the other party more akin to a shadow cabinet type of thing. EDITED to explain intention to folks that don't know. In a parliment the minority party has folks in place who would do the jobs of the various ministers if they were in charge. So they sorta shadow the actual ministers. This is so that if a change of government happens they are ready to take on the responsibilities.
I think people are taking shadow government the wrong way, hence the down votes. For reference, if you just search shadow government, you get conspiracy theories. If you search shadow cabinet, you get the UK opposition party political structure, which is what I think you were going for.
yes I meant to refer to the parlimentary usage of it. I will edit it to shadow cabinet