Key takeaways:
- The Republican party is currently in a state of flux, as they are unable to move forward until they can come to a consensus on a new speaker.
- Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) suggested that if his colleagues attempted to move legislation on the floor without an explicit vote to expand his powers, they would be able to figure out who the next person on former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s secret list of GOP lawmakers who would serve as temporary speaker in the event of a vacancy is.
- Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) predicted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will lose more votes on the next House speaker ballot, and said it’s time for Jordan to throw in the towel.
In a closed-door meeting on Thursday, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) told GOP colleagues he might resign as speaker pro tempore if Republicans push him to try to move legislation on the floor without an explicit vote to expand his powers. McHenry also suggested that if his colleagues attempted to do this, they would be able to figure out who the next person on former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s secret list of GOP lawmakers who would serve as temporary speaker in the event of a vacancy is.
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) predicted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will lose more votes on the next House speaker ballot, and said it’s time for Jordan to throw in the towel. Bacon said Jordan “doesn’t have any pathway forward” to the 217 votes he needs to secure the gavel. Bacon also told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Wednesday that he believes Jordan is done and will lose five or six more votes on the next ballot.
McHenry’s comments have highlighted the quandary Republicans are in. They can’t really do anything until they choose a new speaker, but they can’t agree on someone who can get the votes to be that new speaker. This has left the party in a difficult position, as they are unable to move forward until they can come to a consensus on a new speaker.
The Republican party is currently in a state of flux, as they are unable to move forward until they can come to a consensus on a new speaker. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) suggested that if his colleagues attempted to move legislation on the floor without an explicit vote to expand his powers, they would be able to figure out who the next person on former Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s secret list of GOP lawmakers who would serve as temporary speaker in the event of a vacancy is. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) predicted Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will lose more votes on the next House speaker ballot, and said it’s time for Jordan to throw in the towel. Bacon believes Jordan is done and will lose five or six more votes on the next ballot.
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