The House of Representatives is set to vote Monday evening on the rules package for the 118th Congress, the first test of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s slim Republican majority after he made concessions to GOP hardliners to win the gavel.
The rules package, which will govern how the House is run over the next two years, has become contentious due to the Republican’s fragile majority and concerns about McCarthy’s last-minute deal with the far-right Freedom Caucus. GOP vote counters are working to hold the line.
On Monday afternoon, Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, who had said she was “on the fence” over the House rules package, announced she would vote for it. This was a significant sign that centrist Republicans weren’t going to revolt.
However, Rep. Tony Gonzeles, R-Texas, a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, has said that some of McCarthy’s concessions to conservative agitators went too far and reiterated Sunday he’ll be voting no.
The vote on the rules package will be a key indicator of how the House will operate over the next two years. It will also be a test of McCarthy’s ability to hold his slim majority together and pass legislation. It remains to be seen how the vote will go, and what the implications will be for the future of the House.
Key takeaways:
- The House of Representatives is set to vote on the rules package for the 118th Congress, which will govern how the House is run over the next two years.
- The rules package has become contentious due to the Republican’s fragile majority and concerns about McCarthy’s last-minute deal with the far-right Freedom Caucus.
- The vote on the rules package will be a key indicator of how the House will operate over the next two years and a test of McCarthy’s ability to hold his slim majority together and pass legislation.
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