{"id":2076586,"date":"2023-10-23T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-says-hed-back-empowering-mchenry-if-he-was-still-in-house\/"},"modified":"2023-10-23T13:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T17:59:45","slug":"senate-democrat-says-hed-back-empowering-mchenry-if-he-was-still-in-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-says-hed-back-empowering-mchenry-if-he-was-still-in-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Democrat supports giving McHenry more power in the House."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsenate-democrat-says-hed-back-empowering-mchenry-if-he-was-still-in-house%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=2076586&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>Sen. Peter Welch Supports Empowering House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry<\/h2>\n<p>Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) expressed his support for granting House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) more authority\u2062 to restore functionality to the chamber. Welch, a\u2062 former House lawmaker who recently won a Senate seat, made these \u2063remarks during a press conference outside the Senate floor after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-joins-with-schumer-to-block-potential-trump-veto-of-defense-bill-keep-big-tech-protection\/\" title=\"McConnell Joins With Schumer To Block Potential Trump VETO Of Defense Bill, Keep Big Tech Protection\">pro forma session<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-texas-cities-may-decriminalize-marijuana-in-workaround-to-state-ban\/\" title=\"Five Texas Cities May Decriminalize Marijuana In Workaround To State Ban\">session involved<\/a> a quick opening \u2063and closing\u2064 of the \u200dchamber. Reporters asked Welch about the centrist effort to temporarily expand McHenry&#8217;s powers.<\/p>\n<h3>Welch&#8217;s Stance on Empowering\u200d McHenry<\/h3>\n<p>When questioned\u2064 about\u200d whether Democrats should back the move to empower McHenry if\u200d a vote\u200d on the matter arises, Welch responded, &#8220;Well, that&#8217;s up\u200c to them, but I would. I mean, I think that&#8217;s where we&#8217;re going to end up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-democrat-says-hed-back-empowering-mchenry-if-he-was-still-in-house\/\" title=\"Senate Democrat supports giving McHenry more power in the House.\">hard-line conservatives dismissed<\/a> the attempt \u2062to hold a vote on expanding McHenry&#8217;s \u2064powers as an attempt to form a &#8220;coalition government&#8221; with Democrats. \u200cThey believed that Democratic votes would be necessary\u200b to approve the measure. However, this effort ultimately fell apart\u200d on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current State of the House<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The House has been in a state of paralysis for almost three weeks due to Republican infighting over the\u2062 selection of the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">speaker<\/a>. This dispute has rendered the chamber unable to govern. The removal of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) marked the \u200dfirst \u2064time in U.S. history that a speaker was ousted. Despite attempts led by \u200bHouse Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and House Judiciary Committee \u200cChairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) to replace McCarthy, none have succeeded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> to read more \u200dfrom The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200bWhy has Sen. Peter Welch expressed his support\u200b for granting\u2064 House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry more authority?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dThe House of Representatives \u200dhas been in a state of paralysis for \u2064almost three weeks, plagued by Republican infighting over the selection of the next speaker. This\u200c divisive\u2064 dispute has left the chamber \u200dunable \u2063to effectively govern. In an effort to restore functionality to the House, Sen. Peter \u2062Welch \u2064(D-VT) has expressed \u2063his support for granting House Speaker\u200d Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry (R-NC) more authority.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Welch, a former House lawmaker \u2064who\u200c recently won a Senate seat, made these remarks during a press conference outside \u2064the Senate floor after a pro\u2063 forma session, which \u2064involved a\u2063 quick opening and closing of the chamber. Reporters took this opportunity\u200b to \u2063ask Welch \u200babout the centrist effort to temporarily expand McHenry&#8217;s\u200d powers.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about whether\u200c Democrats\u200c should \u200dback the move to empower\u2064 McHenry if \u200ba vote on the matter\u2062 arises, Welch responded, &#8220;Well, that&#8217;s up to them, but I would. I mean, I think that&#8217;s \u2064where we&#8217;re going to end\u2062 up.&#8221; This statement illustrates\u200c Welch&#8217;s belief in the necessity of empowering\u2063 McHenry\u200b and his optimism that this \u2062proposal may gain enough support to become a reality.<\/p>\n<p>However, some hard-line conservatives dismissed the \u2063attempt\u2063 to hold a vote\u200c on expanding McHenry&#8217;s powers \u200bas an attempt\u200c to form a &#8220;coalition\u200d government&#8221;\u200c with \u200bDemocrats. They believed that Democratic votes would be necessary to approve the measure. Despite these concerns, the effort ultimately\u2064 fell apart\u2062 on Friday, further prolonging the state of paralysis in the House.<\/p>\n<p>The removal of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) marked the first \u2064time in U.S. history that a speaker was\u200b ousted\u200b from their\u2062 position. With McCarthy out, various politicians have vied \u200cfor the position, leading to a chaotic and fruitless search. Attempts led by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and\u200c House Judiciary \u2062Committee Chairman Jim\u200d Jordan (R-OH) to fill the role \u2064have not yielded success.<\/p>\n<p>The current \u200cstate of the House is one of frustration and\u2063 inaction. The infighting within the Republican party has\u200b left \u200bthe \u200dchamber unable \u2062to carry out its\u2064 duties and pass important \u2062legislation. In light\u2062 of \u200dthis,\u2064 Sen. Welch&#8217;s \u2064support \u2064for empowering\u200c McHenry\u2062 offers a potential solution to this ongoing crisis. Granting\u2063 McHenry more authority could potentially enable the House to overcome its deadlock and resume its \u2064work for the American people.<\/p>\n<p>It remains\u200d to \u2062be seen whether this proposal will gain traction and\u2064 if Democrats will rally behind the\u2063 idea. However, Sen. Welch&#8217;s support for empowering McHenry \u2064offers a \u200bglimmer of hope for the \u200bHouse\u2063 and suggests that a potential resolution may be on the horizon.\u200c As the House continues to grapple with its internal struggles, it is crucial for lawmakers from both sides \u2062of the aisle\u200b to work together and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a> to restore functionality to this vital institution of \u2063American democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) expressed his support for House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry&#8217;s (R-NC) authority to restore functionality in the chamber. However, as a current Senator, Welch clarified that his support would only apply if he were still serving in the House. He made these remarks during a conversation with reporters outside the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2076587,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2076586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2076586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2076586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}