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Former speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy stops to speak to reporters as he leaves his office to open the House floor in the Capitol on Tuesday, July 11, 2023
  • It took one member of Congress to begin the process of ousting former Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
  • Now, a group of 45 GOP lawmakers are demanding changes to House rules.
  • For House rules to be amended, Democrats will likely need to help out, which is no guarantee.

Less than a week after a majority of members in the House of Representatives voted to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, a group of 45 GOP representatives signed on to a letter to Republican leadership demanding changes to chamber rules.