Tough negotiations in Congress that ended with Kevin McCarthy becoming House Speaker have led to a series of compromises, including 7 conservative bills that are guaranteed to be put to a vote.👇theepochtimes.com/here-are-the-7…
@SpeakerMcCarthy had to make numerous concessions to win over a holdout group of populist Republicans, including one that gives him a fragile grip on power by allowing just one member to move to vacate the speaker’s chair. theepochtimes.com/mccarthys-conc…
The rocky road to the gavel led to a compromise on a rules package, which includes 7 bills that the 20 holdout Republicans pushed for.
“This is what we’ve been fighting for,” @RepMattGaetz said.
“This is what we’ve been fighting for,” @RepMattGaetz said.
https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1611893549351534592
The following 7 bills are guaranteed to come up for a vote in the House:
1) A bill to cut some of the additional funding that was made available to the #IRS.
2) A bill to authorize the #DHS secretary to turn away people crossing the border illegally.
1) A bill to cut some of the additional funding that was made available to the #IRS.
2) A bill to authorize the #DHS secretary to turn away people crossing the border illegally.
3) A bill that includes prohibiting the secretary of energy from sending petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to #China.
4) A tough-on-crime bill that includes amending the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to…
4) A tough-on-crime bill that includes amending the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act to…
… direct the district attorney and prosecutor’s office to report to the attorney general.
5) A bill to require a system to notify @ICEgov and other law enforcement agencies when information surfaces that a person present in the US illegally may be trying to obtain a firearm.
5) A bill to require a system to notify @ICEgov and other law enforcement agencies when information surfaces that a person present in the US illegally may be trying to obtain a firearm.
6) A bill to prohibit taxpayer funded #Abortions.
7) A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
7) A bill to amend Title 18, United States Code, to prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise the proper degree of care in case of a child who survives an abortion or attempted abortion.
@SpeakerMcCarthy said the first bill he wants to see taken up and passed is the #IRS-related one.
“When we come back, our very first bill will repeal the funding for 87,000 new IRS agents,” McCarthy said. theepochtimes.com/mccarthy-revea…
“When we come back, our very first bill will repeal the funding for 87,000 new IRS agents,” McCarthy said. theepochtimes.com/mccarthy-revea…
@SpeakerMcCarthy also had to make numerous concessions to win over the holdout Republicans, including giving the @FreedomCaucus members seats on the powerful House Rules Committee, taking a hard line on the debt limit, and reducing spending. theepochtimes.com/mccarthys-conc…
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