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demmiblue

(36,949 posts) Fri Jan 6, 2023, 10:42 PM Jan 2023

House Republican rules package: --1 member can force vote to overthrow Speaker --changes PAYGO to CUT

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… https://rules.house.gov/sites/republicans.rules118.house.gov/files/BILLS-118hresPIH-118th-rules-of-the-house-of-reps-V3.pdf

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House Republican rules package: --1 member can force vote to overthrow Speaker --changes PAYGO to CUT (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2023 OP

Dems can use the 1 member Deminpenn Jan 2023 #1

Interesting keithbvadu2 Jan 2023 #2

Deminpenn

(15,310 posts)

1. Dems can use the 1 member

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Fri Jan 6, 2023, 10:56 PM

Jan 2023

rule to force a vote on speaker strategically. They can force Rs to show up and vote to keep their speakership any time. Unless the rules specify that the 2/3rds are of 435, i.e. min of 270, Dems would have just as much power over McCarthy as the crazy Rs.

keithbvadu2

(37,130 posts)

2. Interesting

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 7, 2023, 12:12 AM

Jan 2023

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