House Republicans Pass Rules For McCarthy’s Reign With One GOP Holdout

Monday night, the House of Representatives approved a set of rules to govern the operation of the lower chamber for the next two-years under Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).

All Democrats voted against it, but every Republican voted to approve it. Final results were 220-213. McCarthy made concessions in order to win hardline conservatives. They were holding McCarthy back from becoming the speakership.

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Changes to the rules were made so that only one member of House could make a motion to remove the chair. This would open the door for what amounts to a n0-confidence vote by the speaker.

Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R.TX), one of the Republicans who voted against the rules package, stated that such a provision could become a problem. “nightmare” This will prevent Congress from getting any work done. He also expressed concern about the proposed reduction in defense spending. “horrible idea” Sunday interview CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”

Tony Gonzales, Texas GOP Rep., stated that one of the reasons why he will vote against House Rules package is due the defense spending cuts. “a horrible idea.” Gonzales continues to add: “I’m not whipping other members to vote against it.” pic.twitter.com/6ZTLSHiMBu

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The rules package also makes it harder to raise the debt limit, and sets the stage for the formation of a Judiciary Select Committee. We will investigate. “weaponization of the federal government.” The panel’s chair is expected to be Rep. Jim Jordan (R.OH).

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R.NY), third-ranking Republican in House, spoke out about how members would be treated “restore the People’s House” With these rules, you can end proxy voting and require that at least 72 hours have passed after publication of the bill text before a final ballot.

Today, House Republicans will vote on a Rules package that will restore the People’s House by:

– Ending proxy voting
– Mandating at least 72 hrs after release of bill text before a final vote
– Establishing oversight plans to hold the Biden Admin accountable

— Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) January 9, 2023

Democrats who control the Senate and White House raised concerns about reports of a secretive government. “addendum” The rules package PunchBowl News said was reached as part of McCarthy’s dealings with the House Freedom Caucus to gain the support of its members in his quest for the speaker’s gavel.

“What I’m not concerned about is not just what’s written down here,” Representative Jim McGovern, Massachusetts, is the top Democrat on Rules Committee. According to The New York Times. “I’m concerned by the back-room deals that Speaker McCarthy made with the Freedom Caucus in exchange for their votes.”

Rep. French Hill (R. AR) will be present at Monday’s vote. It was denied that there was an “addendum” To the package. “There’s no three-page addendum. There’s no extra stuff. Everything in the House rules package is posted on the House website,” He spoke on the House floor.

Now that the rules have been established, the first order of business for GOP-controlled House is to look at a To cut funding to the Internal Revenue Service, bill.