Katie Porter reads ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck’ during Speaker Voting

As the House Republican conference was in turbulence Friday as Republican lawmakers struggled to muster enough votes to elect a speaker, California Congresswoman Katie Porter sat quietly across the aisle reading a book.

Porter, dressed to match the book cover, was reading, “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck,” making a not-so-subtle statement that captured how many Democrats felt after watching Republicans try and fail. to elect a member of the House. speaker over and over again for four days.

Mark Manson’s New York Times bestselling self-help book argues that people need to stop thinking positively and learn to deal with bad situations in order to be happy, albeit in much more profane terms.

The Republicans were in a bad spot until a deal was struck between McCarthy and 20 dissident Republicans who demanded various concessions before lending their support. The embattled California Republican was finally elected House speaker on the 15th ballot since Tuesday, beating out most holdouts, while six anti-McCarthy Republicans voted “present” to let him win.

The price he paid is a deal that will drastically reshape the way the House of Representatives is run.

“The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck” argues that people must learn to cope with bad situations in order to be happy. Getty Images

McCarthy agreed to allow a single lawmaker to table a motion to choose a new speaker, reverting to the way the House operated for decades before that practice was eliminated under former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He agreed with the votes on term limits and the adoption of a budget resolution that would balance the budget over 10 years, and cap FY 2024 spending at FY 2022 levels.

McCarthy has agreed to reject any spending negotiations with the Senate until the Senate passes its own spending bills. He agreed not to raise the debt limit without spending cuts or other tax reforms, to establish a committee to examine the government’s use of weapons against American citizens, and to ensure that no bill is introduced until at least 72 years have passed. hours.

And he agreed to give three members of the House Freedom Caucus three seats on the House Rules Committee, which sets the terms of debate for all legislation headed to the full House.

Apparently, the fifteenth time is the charm. Americans deserve more than the inability of House Republicans to govern, and better than the proposed rule changes,” Porter tweeted after McCarthy won the election. “Your agreement with him to weaken watchdogs, empower extremists and tip the scales toward special interests betrays the American people.”

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