Now we know the House rules. But what of the secret deals
It was the side agreements, though—the deals Speaker Kevin McCarthy made with hardliners to resolve last week’s impasse that wereRead: A Complete List of Everything We Know Kevin McCarthy Gave Up to Be SpeakerThe most high-profile concession on the books was a restoration of a motion to vacate the chair—essentially a no-confidence vote in the speaker—to its pre-Pelosi status quo. This puts McCarthy under pressure to hew to the Freedom Caucus line right out of the gate.
(Members who negotiated the deal, like Texas Rep. Chip Roy, argue that the caps can be met by going after non-defense discretionary spending alone. But there are plenty of Republicans who don’t want to cut domestic spendingThat prompted Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales, for one, to declare himself a “no” on the rules package over the weekend. He was also worried about the restored motion to vacate the chair.
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