{"id":1968713,"date":"2023-07-10T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-holman-rule-the-other-way-republicans-could-punish-biden-officials\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T15:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T19:27:12","slug":"the-holman-rule-the-other-way-republicans-could-punish-biden-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-holman-rule-the-other-way-republicans-could-punish-biden-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"The Holman rule: Republicans&#8217; alternative to penalize Biden officials."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-holman-rule-the-other-way-republicans-could-punish-biden-officials%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1968713&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republicans Consider Using Holman Rule to Hold Biden Administration Accountable<\/h2>\n<p>While Republicans in the House of Representatives discuss impeachment for several members of President Joe Biden&#8217;s administration, lawmakers may have another option for forcing them out.<\/p>\n<p>A feature of Congress&#8217;s power of the purse, the Holman rule, is being considered by House Republicans for use against Biden administration officials, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/10\/03\/holman-rule-biden-administration-00060047\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the Holman Rule?<\/h3>\n<p>The Holman rule is an appropriation power that allows Congress to reduce the salary of or effectively fire a government employee. The rule also allows Congress to cut funding from certain programs the government operates.<\/p>\n<p>Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-holman-rule-the-other-way-republicans-could-punish-biden-officials\/\" title=\"The Holman rule: Republicans' alternative to penalize Biden officials.\">executive branch holds<\/a> the power to fire its employees, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">legislative branch<\/a> can only defund parts of the government, which effectively fires an individual by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-pump-millions-of-taxpayer-dollars-into-group-that-supports-defunding-police\/\" title=\"Feds Pump Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars Into Group That Supports Defunding Police\">stripping funds<\/a> for their job and their salary.<\/p>\n<p>One member of the House Republican conference, Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO), expressed a desire to use the power of the purse rather than impeach Biden administration officials for what he considers policy differences.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If we&#8217;ve got a problem, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wsj-editors-respond-to-trumps-claim-theyre-pushing-globalist-agenda-and-fading-into-irrelevance\/\" title=\"WSJ Editors Respond to Trump\u2019s Claim They\u2019re Pushing Globalist Agenda and Fading Into Irrelevance\">policy difference<\/a>, not high crimes and misdemeanors, with [Homeland Security] Secretary [Alejandro] Mayorkas, the proper procedure is to cut his salary in the appropriations process,\u201d Buck told Politico.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A form of the rule was in effect for much of the time between the late 1800s through the early 1980s, before being reinstated by the 115th Congress in 2017. The rule was brought back in 2017 as a form of accountability for government employees, according to Republicans at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The 2017 rule was more specific than the previous implementation of the rule, allowing for individuals to be singled out rather than just parts of agencies. The House attempted to lower the salary of Mark Gabriel, the administrator of the Western Area Power Administration, to $1, but was unsuccessful in passing it in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/capitol-police-deny-congresswomans-request-to-open-capitol-hill-for-sledding\/\" title=\"Capitol Police Deny Congresswoman\u2019s Request To Open Capitol Hill For Sledding\">appropriations bill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During Democratic control of the House of Representatives under the 116th and 117th Congress, from 2019 until 2023, the rule was not adopted. Democrats decried the rule as a way &#8220;to sneak attacks on federal employees into must-pass bills,&#8221; when announcing it would not be included in the rules package for the 116th Congress.<\/p>\n<p>When Republicans took control of the lower chamber of Congress in January, the Holman rule was reinstated by McCarthy.<\/p>\n<p>The rule would allow Congress to reduce or eliminate the salary of an official legislators are seeking to impeach, such as Attorney General Merrick Garland or Mayorkas. The process, however, would need to be done in an appropriations bill.<\/p>\n<p>An appropriations bill needs to pass the House, the Democrat-controlled Senate, and be signed into law by Biden. If a part of the bill effectively fired an official appointed by Biden, it is unlikely he or Democratic Senate leadership would approve of it.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have been vocal about wanting to punish Biden administration officials for alleged derelictions of duty, with Mayorkas being the one most frequently mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee began holding hearings investigating whether Mayorkas should be impeached for his handling of the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Examiner has reached out to McCarthy and Buck for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans are exploring the Holman rule, a Congress power, to potentially remove Biden administration officials. This alternative to impeachment is being discussed as lawmakers scrutinize the President&#8217;s team. 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