The good news for Kevin McCarthy is that he's finally regaining control of the House floor. As stevebenen writes, the bad news is that the Freedom Caucus intends to keep the House speaker on a tight leash.
Emerging from McCarthy’s office Monday, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., confirmed that the gang of 11 would now vote yes on a new rule that will allow the package of messaging bills — two to protect gas stoves, another regulatory bill and a fourth to protect pistol stabilizing braces — to come to the floor later this week. None of the bills are likely to pass the Senate.
Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, one the ringleaders behind last week’s tactics, said, “The floor will be functioning this week.” Of course, in context, “functioning” effectively means, “House Republicans will be able to vote on misguided bills that will never become law, but which will make the GOP feel better, serve as fodder for fundraising appeals, and generate some hollow fodder on allied media outlets.”yesterday, “[P]erhaps we’ll be back here next week.” Republican Rep.
In other words, McCarthy and his far-right faction reached some kind of short-term understanding — the details of which remain murky — that will allow the House to vote on pointless bills in the coming days. But this appears to be less of an endpoint and more of a start to a separate process.that Freedom Caucus members “were explicit with Mr.
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