If Jordan Fails Again, GOP May Vote To Expand Acting Speaker’s Powers
The post If Jordan Fails Again, GOP May Vote To Expand Acting Speaker’s Powers appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Topline Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) is expected to file a motion Tuesday to make Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) permanent speaker pro tem and extend his powers, as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) continues to face detractors who could block his speakership bid in a second round of voting Tuesday. Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the temporary leader of the House of Representatives and the … [+] speaker pro tempore, holds the gavel in the House Chamber as they prepare to vote on a new Speaker of the House at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Joyce is expected to force a vote on a motion that would expand McHenry’s powers as interim speaker by allowing him to bring legislation to the floor for a vote if Jordan fails on the second ballot, multiple outlets reported. McHenry, a fiscal conservative, chair of the House Financial Services Committee and close ally of former speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), was automatically appointed speaker pro tempore when McCarthy was removed through a House rules process that required McCarthy to select a secret roster of replacements in the event of a vacancy. As interim speaker, McHenry’s powers are limited to overseeing the election for the next speaker—meaning the House is effectively locked in a legislative stalemate without a speaker who can call for votes to be held on legislation. As Republicans have failed to coalesce behind a candidate for speaker, some GOP members have floated the possibility of expanding McHenry’s authority until they can agree on a permanent replacement—though it’s unclear if the McHenry effort has the 217 votes it needs to pass. Joyce is expected to introduce the resolution as the House faces pressure to resume business as usual…
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Topline Rep. Dave Joyce (R-Ohio) is expected to file a motion Tuesday to make Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) permanent speaker pro tem and extend his powers, as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) continues to face detractors who could block his speakership bid in a second round of voting Tuesday. Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC), the temporary leader of the House of Representatives and the … [+] speaker pro tempore, holds the gavel in the House Chamber as they prepare to vote on a new Speaker of the House at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2023. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Key Facts Joyce is expected to force a vote on a motion that would expand McHenry’s powers as interim speaker by allowing him to bring legislation to the floor for a vote if Jordan fails on the second ballot, multiple outlets reported. McHenry, a fiscal conservative, chair of the House Financial Services Committee and close ally of former speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), was automatically appointed speaker pro tempore when McCarthy was removed through a House rules process that required McCarthy to select a secret roster of replacements in the event of a vacancy. As interim speaker, McHenry’s powers are limited to overseeing the election for the next speaker—meaning the House is effectively locked in a legislative stalemate without a speaker who can call for votes to be held on legislation. As Republicans have failed to coalesce behind a candidate for speaker, some GOP members have floated the possibility of expanding McHenry’s authority until they can agree on a permanent replacement—though it’s unclear if the McHenry effort has the 217 votes it needs to pass. Joyce is expected to introduce the resolution as the House faces pressure to resume business as usual…
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