Some of the Republican holdouts during McCathy's bid for speaker have been seated on the House Rules Committee, which sets the terms of debate and votes for bills on the House floor.
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on what actions House speaker Kevin McCarthy is taking to change committee leadership on 'Your World.'
Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Ralph Norman, R-S.C., were appointed by McCarthy to the House Rules Committee Monday evening,Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who backed McCarthy during the speakership vote but is known as a troublesome Republican who often causes issues with leadership, was also appointed. The Rules Committee, which has nine members total, has the unique power to work closely with leadership and decide every piece of legislation brought to the House floor and also the structure of amendments and debates.
"The Members on these committees will work to shift power back to the American people by providing oversight, transparency, and will stay laser-focused on getting ahead of our national threats," McCarthy said in a statement announcing his selections.During the 15-vote series for House speaker, McCarthy made certain concessions to members of the House Freedom Caucus in order to secure a majority of voting members to win the gavel.
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