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Jan 7 3 tweets 1 min read
House Republican rules package:

—1 member can force vote to overthrow Speaker
—changes PAYGO to CUTGO
—constrains debt limit end-runs
—3/5ths vote to raises tax rates
—allows 2-min votes
—72-hrs for bills
—dynamic scoring
—EdLabor —> Education & Workforce
—new COVID select cmte
Text of the GOP rules resolution: rules.house.gov/sites/republic…
The Republican rules package guarantees that these seven bills come up for a vote in the House 👇. They include cutting IRS funding, restricting migration and curtailing abortion.

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Jan 7
15th ballot underway for McCarthy.
BIGGS votes present.
BICE: "For the 15th and god willing final time, Kevin McCarthy."

BOEBERT votes present.
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Jan 7
Here we go. House now voting on Speaker.
BIGGS votes for Jordan. One McCarthy defection.
Boebert votes PRESENT.
Read 14 tweets
Jan 6
Bishop, Brecheen, Cloud and Clyde vote for McCarthy.

That's four Republican flips IN HIS DIRECTION.
Biggs, Boebert and Crane vote AGAINST McCarthy. He three defections so far.
DONALDS votes for McCarthy. Another flip.
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Jan 5
Lauren Boebert claims "threats have been made" and "you won't receive committee assignments if you do not vote for Kevin McCarthy."

A lawmaker could be heard yelling: "Not true."

Boebert replies: "That is true, it happened in conference and that is exactly what we were told."
And the 9th ballot is underway. The nominees are McCarthy, Jeffries plus (for the GOP holdouts) Byron Donalds and Kevin Hern.
9th ballot is done.

Jeffries 212
McCarthy 200
Donalds 17
Hern 3
"present" 1

There's still no House Speaker.

Next up: 10th ballot.
Read 6 tweets
Jan 5
The 7th ballot for Speaker is underway.

The candidates are Kevin McCarthy (R), Hakeem Jeffries (D) and Byron Donalds (R) — same as yesterday.
Biggs, Bishop, Boebert and Brecheen vote for Donalds. No flips so far.
Cloud, Clyde and Crane vote for Donalds as well. That's 7 GOP NOs on McCarthy. Same result expected.
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Jan 5
NEW: Anger is rising among House Republicans at the far-right rebels who they say are humiliating the party and holding it hostage.

But there’s one thing they won’t do to elect a Speaker: cut a deal with centrist Democrats.

“That's really off the table.” nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
House Republicans’ refusal to entertain a deal with Democrats empowers the far-right to seek more concessions in the fight for Speaker.

And it previews how they may operate in debates over must-pass bills to keep government open and raise the debt limit.

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
House Republicans have to find the votes somewhere.

Mathematically, two options:

(1) Placate the far-right flamethrowers

(2) Find some votes among Democrats

They've ruled out (2) so Kevin McCarthy is making additional concessions to his right flank.

nbcnews.com/politics/congr…
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