{"id":2246680,"date":"2024-05-17T07:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-should-heed-texas-warning-on-the-dangers-of-democrat-driven-bipartisanship\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T07:28:05","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:28:05","slug":"house-republicans-should-heed-texas-warning-on-the-dangers-of-democrat-driven-bipartisanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-should-heed-texas-warning-on-the-dangers-of-democrat-driven-bipartisanship\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans urged to take note of Texas&#8217; caution on risks of Democrat-led &#8216;bipartisanship"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fhouse-republicans-should-heed-texas-warning-on-the-dangers-of-democrat-driven-bipartisanship%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=2246680&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--><p>The \u2062article highlights a shift towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surge-in-fentanyl-seizures-show-cartels-taking-advantage-of-lax-border-policies-dhs-officials-say\/\" title=\"Surge in Fentanyl Seizures Show Cartels Taking Advantage of Lax Border Policies, DHS Officials Say\">bipartisan efforts<\/a> in the U.S. \u200cHouse, contrasting it \u200dwith challenges faced by conservatives in the Texas\u2064 House. It emphasizes the \u200cimportance\u200c of learning \u2062from Texas&#8217; bipartisan experiences, cautioning House Republicans about potential\u2062 pitfalls of aligning too closely \u2062with\u200b Democrats without \u2063compromising conservative priorities. The Texas case serves as a reminder of the complexities of bipartisan dynamics in legislative bodies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>It appears the U.S. House of Representatives has entered an era of unprecedented bipartisan cooperation. Within the last month, a rare coalition of Democrats and Republicans voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2024\/04\/19\/rule-for-emergency-aid-bill-adopted-with-democratic-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">approve<\/a> a rule to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-border-crisis-helps-sink-israel-and-ukraine-aid-washington-photos-of-the-week\/\" title=\"Biden's border crisis impacts Israel and Ukraine aid: Washington Week in Photos\">advance foreign aid<\/a> to Ukraine and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson-motion-to-vacate-congress-2e091748562e99373561ed8015cf5e82\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defeat<\/a> a motion to vacate the chair and oust Speaker Mike Johnson from his office.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the Democrats have relished voting against the Republican House leadership while watching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/kevin-mccarthy-ousted-as-house-speaker-in-dramatic-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">corporate media blame<\/a> \u201chard-right conservatives [for] throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1874183851\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7bdc9bd96f2dad0de69802bd9f95ff63 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7bdc9bd96f2dad0de69802bd9f95ff63\"><\/div>\n<p>With the recent votes, it is clear something has changed in the Democrats\u2019 approach. It is doubtful, though, that the change includes supporting a more conservative agenda. So before getting too cozy with their new allies, House Republicans might find it instructive to learn a few lessons from the similarly bipartisan Texas House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have dominated Texas politics since 2003 when they took over the Texas House of Representatives. Since then, Republicans have held every statewide office and a majority in both houses of the Texas Legislature. Yet conservatives have often been frustrated over the lack of progress in enacting major Republican priorities.<\/p>\n<p>One of those issues has been the state budget. Since 2003, spending of state funds has <a href=\"https:\/\/senate.texas.gov\/news.php?id=20231206a#:~:text=(AUSTIN)%20%E2%80%94%20The%20fourth%20special,finance%20bill%20in%20mid%2DNovember\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increased<\/a> from $76.2 billion to a projected $233 billion, with spending up 42 percent over the last two years alone. In the 2023 legislative session, the frustration increased as a number of high-priority bills on issues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/senate.texas.gov\/news.php?id=20231206a#:~:text=(AUSTIN)%20%E2%80%94%20The%20fourth%20special,finance%20bill%20in%20mid%2DNovember\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">school choice<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/senate.texas.gov\/news.php?id=20231206a#:~:text=(AUSTIN)%20%E2%80%94%20The%20fourth%20special,finance%20bill%20in%20mid%2DNovember\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tax cuts, border security, election fraud<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/04\/25\/texas-legislature-china-land-sales-kolkhorst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foreign ownership of agricultural land<\/a> either failed or disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of many of these failures is the Texas House of Representatives. For instance, in 2017, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2017\/08\/16\/abbott-blames-house-special-session-shortcomings-doesnt-rule-out-secon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed frustration<\/a> with the Texas House after a special session. \u201cI\u2019m disappointed that all 20 items that I put on the agenda did not receive the up-or-down vote that I wanted but more importantly that the constituents of these members deserved,\u201d\u00a0he said in a radio interview.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5ba0431aec65487c9eacd33ef91dbe93 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5ba0431aec65487c9eacd33ef91dbe93\"><\/div>\n<p>When frustrations with the House grew last year after the most recent failures, the rhetoric became personal. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick criticized House Speaker Dade Phelan in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2024\/04\/19\/lt-gov-dan-patrick-rules-the-texas-senate-now-he-seeks-influence-in-the-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an intra-party feud<\/a>. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-to-introduce-vaccine-passport-program\/\" title=\"Hawaii To Introduce Vaccine Passport Program\">expiration date<\/a> on Dade Phelan\u2019s speakership is plainly written on the bottle,\u201d Patrick said after Phelan had been forced into a runoff in the March primary.<\/p>\n<p>The frustrations of conservatives with the Texas House date back to 2009. After Republicans took over the Texas House in 2003, they had several sessions of stable Republican leadership. But that changed in 2009. Eleven liberal Republicans decided to overthrow the relatively <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-warn-against-moving-away-from-trump-legacy-as-gop-moves-forward\/\" title=\"Republicans warn against moving away from Trump legacy as GOP moves forward\">conservative speaker<\/a>. But because it took 76 votes to do this, they needed help. So they turned to House Democrats. After some negotiations, the liberal Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/28\/us\/28austin.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">created<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-passes-massive-covid-relief-omnibus-bill-sending-billions-of-dollars-to-foreign-countries-measure-heads-to-president-trumps-desk\/\" title=\"Congress Passes Massive Covid Relief\/Omnibus Bill Sending Billions of Dollars to Foreign Countries \u2013 Measure Heads to President Trump\u2019s Desk\">bipartisan majority<\/a> with 74 Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2017\/10\/25\/texas-house-speaker-joe-straus-a-brief-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">elect<\/a> Republican Joe Straus as the new speaker.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have been in effective control of the Texas House ever since. Not on every issue; conservatives have made some progress. But there are certain issues on which the bipartisan-elected Republican speaker (first Joe Straus, later Dennis Bonnen, and now Dade Phelan) has had to kowtow to the Democrats\u2019 wishes. Because without the support of Democrats, the speaker and his leadership team would be out of power.<\/p>\n<p>This is the danger conservatives now face in the U.S. House. Both Kevin McCarthy and Mike Johnson have had a difficult time corralling the support of their Republican majority while trying to meet conservative expectations. But now, Speaker Johnson no longer has to worry about his right flank. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ae15f091e914cc13917aca9e9f584f19 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ae15f091e914cc13917aca9e9f584f19\"><\/div>\n<p>All he must do is satisfy enough Democrats to offset losses among conservative Republicans. In D.C., Johnson doesn\u2019t have the external Republican restraints that the bipartisan Texas speakers have had (a Republican senate, governor, and lieutenant governor), so the legislation coming out of Congress could shift dramatically to the left.<\/p>\n<p>If this happens, the electoral fallout for U.S. House Republicans could be severe. After the disaster in the 2023 Texas House, Republican voters rebelled in their March 5 primary. Not only was Phelan forced into his May 28 runoff \u2014 the first time for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beaumontenterprise.com\/news\/article\/speaker-dade-phelan-david-covey-s-runoff-19373469.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House speaker since 1972<\/a>, but so were <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Texas_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024_(May_28_Republican_primary_runoffs)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seven other incumbents<\/a>. Another nine incumbents lost outright.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative voter frustration at the federal level could also lead to Republican incumbent primary losses. Perhaps more likely, Democrats could gain the seats they need to retake control of the House. Certainly, that is the goal of House Democrats. Let us hope House Republicans soon learn the right lesson from Texas and repent of their budding embrace of bipartisanship.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-85d2e3990faf5aacdcd0590d2a4f3f66 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-85d2e3990faf5aacdcd0590d2a4f3f66\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a rare display of bipartisan collaboration, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a rule to support foreign aid for Ukraine and rejected a motion to remove Speaker Mike Johnson. 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