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US Bid to Introduce ‘Temporary House Speaker’ Resolution ‘Dead’ Over Unconstitutional Fears
US Bid to Introduce ‘Temporary House Speaker’ Resolution ‘Dead’ Over Unconstitutional Fears
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An attempt to find a way around an impasse in the US House of Representatives has failed after being rejected by Republicans who feared its unconstitutionality.
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On Wednesday, the GOP’s second choice for speaker of the House, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), lost his second attempt to get elected to the position. With the clock steadily counting down until the next government shutdown, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) attempted to float a novel temporary solution: create a “caretaker speaker” with the power to bring new legislation, allowing lawmakers to pass the essential budget bills that were postponed in September.After discussing the idea behind closed doors for nearly four hours on Thursday, the GOP seemed to have rejected the suggestion.“Even Patrick, to his credit, and to his fidelity to the US Constitution, understands that we cannot just drop powers in the lap of somebody,” Donalds added. “The house has to elect a speaker.”Now, the Florida lawmaker said, Jordan was “gonna go back and talk to the 22 members” of the House GOP Caucus who voted against him.On the Democrats’ side, the party is united behind its pick for speaker as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who leads the Democratic House Caucus. As of yet, neither Republicans nor Democrats have shown interest in a cross-party alliance to elect a speaker and resume normal congressional business, although there are some reports of such talks.If the House is unable to select a new speaker and pass the essential budget bills by November 17, it will trigger a shutdown of the US federal government, hamstringing many of its non-essential functions.
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US Bid to Introduce ‘Temporary House Speaker’ Resolution ‘Dead’ Over Unconstitutional Fears
An attempt to find a way around an impasse in the US House of Representatives has failed after being rejected by Republicans who feared its unconstitutionality.
On Wednesday, the GOP’s second choice for speaker of the House, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH),
lost his second attempt to get elected to the position. With the clock steadily counting down until the next government shutdown, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) attempted to float a novel temporary solution: create a “caretaker speaker” with the power to bring new legislation, allowing lawmakers to pass the essential budget bills that were postponed in September.
After discussing the idea behind closed doors for nearly four hours on Thursday, the GOP seemed to have rejected the suggestion.
“The resolution is dead,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) told reporters outside the meeting room.
“Even Patrick, to his credit, and to his fidelity to the US Constitution, understands that we cannot just drop powers in the lap of somebody,” Donalds added. “The house has to elect a speaker.”
19 October 2023, 04:05 GMT
Now, the Florida lawmaker said, Jordan was “gonna go back and talk to the 22 members” of the House GOP Caucus who voted against him.
The Republicans hold a slim, four-seat majority in the House, giving small factions great leverage over the party’s mainstream.
Less than a dozen right-wing Republicans withheld their votes for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House speaker in January until he agreed to a list of policy demands; when McCarthy was removed from the speaker’s chair in a historic vote earlier this month, it was that same faction that brought him down.
On the Democrats’ side, the party is united behind its pick for speaker as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who leads the Democratic House Caucus. As of yet, neither Republicans nor Democrats have shown interest in a cross-party alliance to elect a speaker and resume normal congressional business, although
there are some reports of such talks.
If the House is
unable to select a new speaker and pass the essential budget bills by November 17, it will trigger a shutdown of the US federal government, hamstringing many of its non-essential functions.
