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“We cannot let personal politics place the safety and security of the United States at risk,” they said. The trio’s shot at the 20 conservative holdouts preventing McCarthy from taking the gavel comes as concerns mount among security-oriented lawmakers that they can’t do their work until a speaker is elected. Those complaints in the opening days of the new Congress include not being able to access classified information and an inability to begin committee work. Until a speaker is elected, lawmakers cannot be sworn in. Committees won’t form, new Republican chairs won’t be confirmed, new members won’t be appointed to...
