"In the early hours of Friday, he got kicked in the teeth when 20 members of his caucus went over the hill and voted with the Democrats against a clean 18-month extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act."
""This is why we shouldn't wait until the last minute on these things," one House Republican fumed Thursday. A congressional GOP aide added, "The White House was too late to come to a decision. That was the original sin.""
"Gradually, this whole thing grew into such a big, chewy cluster of fck that it touched every aspect of the GOP's control over the country's public institutions."
Speaker Moses faced significant challenges as 20 members of his caucus voted against a key extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Many Republican lawmakers believe the White House is primarily responsible for the breakdown in negotiations, citing delays in decision-making. A senior White House official contested this view, asserting that they had engaged with lawmakers months prior. The situation escalated, revealing deep divisions within the GOP and highlighting the difficulties in negotiating with hardliners, leaving Speaker Moses ineffective in his role.
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