Tags: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Chip Roy, House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, Matt Gaetz, Paul Gosar
It was one of the pivotal moments in Kevin McCarthy’s quest for Speaker. He confronted Matt Gaetz on the House Floor, had a tense exchange, and even told a staff member to step back.
A moment later as McCarthy walked away, watch on the upper left side of the screen as Alabama’s Mike Rogers was held back and had a hand placed over his mouth as he tried to confront Gaetz.
C-Span’s cameras are the only reason the country saw it. Without those cameras this is what the country would have seen. A generic wide shot of the House floor.
The cameras were allowed because a Speaker had not been chosen and the rules had not been approved. But now the rules are set, and the cameras are out.
So C-Span’s co-ceo Susan Swain is asking Speaker McCarthy to allow her organization’s cameras in the chamber full time. She says the production would be done without bias and they would share the feed with all the other TV networks.
Congressman Gaetz is expressing his support and offered an amendment to allow it. He says it would bring greater transparency and humanize the entire process.
Rep. Chip Roy: “What the American people were able to see unfold on the floor was a good thing for our democracy and our Republic. It was a good thing for people to be able to see the inner workings and this isn’t just a shirts and skins, red and blue, two team thing.”
The cameras revealed enlightening moments showing how the sausage gets made.
For instance, Republican Paul Gosar and Democrat Alexandria Ocasio Cortez chatted about how many members might vote present. Gosar was once censured for posting a video depicting AOC’s death.
They showed groups of lawmakers huddled up, negotiating in small groups.
Now it’s up to McCarthy and Congressional leaders to decide if it’s going to be permanent. But with or without those cameras, you can count on Straight Arrow News.com for unbiased coverage of Congress. Straight from DC, I’m Ray Bogan.
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