As House Republicans prepare for the majority once again, more moderate members of the conference are banding together to prevent another ideological clash with their staunchly conservative colleagues.
He recalls bluntly telling Republican leaders, including then-Speaker Paul D. Ryan , that having all levers of power in Washington came with immense responsibility that hinged on a specific decision.
The GOP’s razor-thin majority — which will stand at four or five seats once all races are called — has given the more moderate members of the conference While the differences that exist within the GOP conference “pale in comparison to the differences” between Republicans and Democrats, according to Rep. Jim Jordan , several Freedom Caucus members do not want to see any colleague reach across the aisle and have previously condemned those who have done so as “Republicans in name only,” or RINOs.But in what he considers a positive sign, Fitzpatrick has already experienced something different from the previous Republican majority in 2016.
to govern. Several who served in the last majority remembering that a small group of staunchly conservative Freedom Caucus members formed a blockade against GOP priorities that made it impossible to pass legislation they had promised voters they would deliver.they dubbed the “Commitment to America,” to get buy-in from all corners on policy objectives.
“Your goal is to hit a home run, but you’re going to hit singles periodically. That’s what our country was designed to do,” Bacon said. “We have to be willing to hit singles, work with our Democratic colleagues and find areas where we agree on. Otherwise, we fail.”The first order of business for many Republican lawmakers is “organizing the Congress” — in other words, making sure McCarthy is elected speaker without much chaos.
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