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Rep. Dave Joyce is expected to file a motion Tuesday to make Rep. Patrick McHenry permanent speaker pro tem and extend his powers, as Rep. Jim Jordan continues to face detractors who could block his speakership bid in a second round of voting Tuesday.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.
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. Joyce is expected to introduce the resolution as the House faces pressure to resume business as usual ahead of a November 17 deadline to pass a new budget to avert a government shutdown and calls for Congress to approve more aid to Israel in its war with Hamas.
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