House Republicans are off to a running start under new Speaker Kevin McCarthy, passing an ambitious rules package and other legislation in the first week.
time in charge of the gavel is off to a running start as Republicans in the chamber shook off the intra-party fighting that marked the start of January -- and scored a productive first week in the majority.
The start of 2023 was a rocky one for the Republicans as, despite taking the chamber, a feud over who should be speaker dragged on for days and became a national political spectacle -- and one that was relished by the Democratic minority. But with McCarthy elected speaker at the end of last week, Republicans looked to shift into gear this week, beginning first with an ambitiousThat package, which ultimately passed, overhauled operations in the chamber and took aim at measures put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. The package abolished proxy voting -- requiring members to vote in-person- and re-opened the House Gallery.JANUARY 12: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., conducts a news conference in the U.S.
The package also included a return to a"Cut-As-You-Go" policy that says legislation cannot be considered if it increases mandatory spending over a 5- or 10-year period. This"CUTGO" policy requires bills that call for new spending to find offsetting spending cuts elsewhere in the federal budget. Other measures included a lower threshold to force a vote on the speaker, and a more transparent and slower process for considering legislation -- members are now given at least 72 hours to review legislation before it hits the floor. The package brings back the so-called Holman Rule, which allows members to chop specific agencies or even the salaries of specific federal employees when appropriations bills are being considered.
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