Rep. Jim Jordan’s first failed bid to secure the speakership has renewed calls for expanding the limited powers of Speaker Pro Temp Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) Jordan’s loss of 20 GOP vote…
Rep. Jim Jordan’s first failed bid to secure the speakership has renewed calls for expanding the limited powers of Speaker Pro Temp Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) – who has pledged to continue to vote for McCarthy for speaker – told reporters Tuesday that moves to further empower McHenry have gained momentum – “as they should.”
“If it’s gonna take us a while to get to a Speaker, then yeah, we need to give Patrick McHenry some of those powers and allow the House to conduct its business.
His move comes after a letter from the Republican Governance Group last week likewise encouraging some sort of expansion of McHenry’s role.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who has said he will not back Jordan, said he would support a resolution for “a 30-day speaker,” calling McHenry a logical choice for handling “urgent” issues supplemental funding for Israel and Ukraine.
And Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), another longtime Jordan backer, said he doesn’t know that a resolution to expand McHenry’s role would be able to secure enough votes.
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Rep. Jim Jordan’s first failed bid to secure the speakership has renewed calls for expanding the limited powers of Speaker Pro Temp Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.)
Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-Fla.) – who has pledged to continue to vote for McCarthy for speaker – told reporters Tuesday that moves to further empower McHenry have gained momentum – “as they should.”
“If it’s gonna take us a while to get to a Speaker, then yeah, we need to give Patrick McHenry some of those powers and allow the House to conduct its business.
His move comes after a letter from the Republican Governance Group last week likewise encouraging some sort of expansion of McHenry’s role.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.), who has said he will not back Jordan, said he would support a resolution for “a 30-day speaker,” calling McHenry a logical choice for handling “urgent” issues supplemental funding for Israel and Ukraine.
And Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), another longtime Jordan backer, said he doesn’t know that a resolution to expand McHenry’s role would be able to secure enough votes.
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