{"id":2387715,"date":"2025-01-08T08:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T13:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-house-gop-aims-to-combat-whitmer-with-new-majority-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T08:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T13:22:38","slug":"michigan-house-gop-aims-to-combat-whitmer-with-new-majority-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-house-gop-aims-to-combat-whitmer-with-new-majority-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan House GOP aims to combat Whitmer with new majority &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fmichigan-house-gop-aims-to-combat-whitmer-with-new-majority-washington-examiner%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=2387715&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 newly elected Michigan House Speaker, Matt \u2062Hall, \u200bis set to \u200cimplement changes aimed\u2063 at curbing the \u200cinfluence of Governor Gretchen \u200bWhitmer \u200c(D-MI) \u2062and lobbyists within the state House.With\u200b a recent GOP majority of 58-52, Hall plans to introduce\u200b several \u2063rule \u200bmodifications to establish the House as a meaningful counterbalance to Whitmer&#8217;s authority. These initiatives signify a strategic move by \u2064the \u200bMichigan republicans to assert more control and limit the governor&#8217;s reach in the legislative process.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Michigan House GOP aims to combat Whitmer influence with new majority<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1929987\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Michigan<\/a> House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3266061\/michigan-democratic-speaker-call-of-the-house-boycott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Matt Hall<\/a> will make his first mark on the chamber by limiting Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gretchen-whitmer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Gretchen Whitmer&rsquo;s<\/a> (D-MI) lobbyist influence on the state House floor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hall outlined several rule changes for the newly GOP-controlled chamber, which serves as the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cussin-cheerleaders-supreme-court-case-could-pose-challenge-for-woke-schools\/\" title=\"Cussin\u2019 Cheerleader\u2019s Supreme Court Case Could Pose Challenge for Woke Schools\">major check<\/a> on Whitmer&rsquo;s power. The GOP won a 58-52 majority in the state House in November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">House Appropriations Committee Chairman Thomas Albert, left, and House Tax Policy Committee Chair Matt Hall, right, speak with reporters on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at the state Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. (AP Photo\/David Eggert)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first will ban all lobbyists from the state House floor, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-winner-of-last-nights-debate-was-gavin-newsom\/\" title=\"The Real Winner Of Last Night\u2019s Debate Was Gavin Newsom\">governor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s staff lobbyists, who had previously been allowed. Such a move will prevent any lobbyists from pressuring state legislators during their votes.<\/p>\n<p>Whitmer has been<a href=\"https:\/\/michiganfreedomfund.com\/whitmer-stocks-administration-with-lobbyists-raising-serious-concerns-about-conflicts-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> criticized<\/a> in the past for &ldquo;stocking&rdquo; her administration with lobbyists. Removing this aspect from the floor could lessen her power over the Michigan legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Another rule advanced by Hall will increase transparency surrounding &ldquo;enhancement grants.&rdquo; Such grants can be introduced without advance information about which member sponsored them, where the money is going, or how it will be spent. Michigan House Republicans criticized a $4,500 coffee maker purchase with money from a $20 million grant as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2024\/04\/18\/michigan-legislature-fey-beydoun-4500-coffee-maker-dana-nessel-investigation-earmark-grant\/73372156007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">dubious<\/a> usage of the money.<\/p>\n<p>Hall wants to grant the state House&rsquo;s Oversight Committee a permanent subpoena power instead of using the power on a case-by-case basis. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">committee<\/a> will also be given a subcommittee structure with subcommittees addressing child welfare, homeland security, foreign influence, public health and food security, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The last major critical change Hall would like to make is to force state House members to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">attend committee meetings<\/a> in person instead of over Zoom. They are currently allowed to attend meetings over Zoom but must vote in person. The change would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3250186\/joni-ernst-report-outlining-problems-government-telework-doge-caucus-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">align with the Trump administration&rsquo;s<\/a> pursuit to cut down on remote workers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hall will begin his new role as Michigan&rsquo;s House speaker on Wednesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-get-their-swagger-back-in-states-thought-lost-to-trump-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democrats get their &#039;swagger&#039; back in states thought lost to Trump - Washington Examiner\">chamber&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s first session.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The people of Michigan elected a new House Republican majority to put our state back on the road to success,&rdquo; Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/matt-hall-named-michigan-house-speaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said<\/a>. &ldquo;Our focus will be on serving the people of our great state. Michiganders want safe neighborhoods, high-paying careers, effective schools, and secure elections. House Republicans are ready to get to work to make our state the best place to raise a family safely and affordably.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1929987\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1929987\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan House GOP seeks to reduce Whitmer&#8217;s lobbyist influence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2387716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michigan-Capitol.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,4601,5894,12025],"class_list":["post-2387715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-michigan","tag-politics","tag-whitmer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Michigan-Capitol.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387715","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=2387715"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387719,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387715\/revisions\/2387719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}