With a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak HandThe G.O.P. speaker, whose style is to placate his detractors, did not have the Republican votes to keep the government open. He called the vote anyway.
Source: With a Shutdown in View, McCarthy Plays a Weak Hand (https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/29/us/politics/mccarthy-government-shutdown.html)