House Republican leaders insist they can pursue investigations targeting the Biden administration and the president while still delivering on their legislative agenda . Leadership faces major challenges to keep their narrow majority united over contentious policy and oversight issues . Recent legislative fights have exposed divisions within the House Republican conference and showcased the influence of hardline conservatives who continue to exert pressure on leadership . At the same time Republican leadership is bracing for yet another week where theyll need to unite a splintered conference this time on a series of spending bills that will set the tone for a showdown in the fall with the United States Senate over government funding . Colorado Rep. Ken Buck said that his party was engaged in impeachment theater and accused McCarthy of using a shiny object to distract from disagreements over major spending legislation . House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said its not in lieu of anything we can do many things at the same Time at a news conference Wednesday . House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said were going to ‘continue to get the facts out. We just need to get all these things done so we can focus on the shiny object. Most of us are concerned about spending. This is impeachment theater. We right now are starting the appropriations process. And there is not consensus on the Republican side about what the GOP side is concerned about what should be. And There is not a consensus on what the numbers should be,’ Buck said . Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said. Impeachment ought to be rare rather than common he said. And I think this is not good for the country. And so Impeachments. Imbeachment should be rare. I am not surprised that Impeached. I said two years ago. Impreachment ought to Be careful. I think it should be careful. It
House GOP leadership insists they can both investigate Biden and govern . House GOP leaders say they
