"I know my work is only getting started," McCarthy, R-Calif., said in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
    2·
    2 years ago

    Could be nice, but the Speaker has absolute control even if his party loses the majority.

    Nothing in any way positive is being allowed to even be DEBATED on the full House floor as long as the Jericho Johnson is Speaker.

    • ABluManOnLemmy@feddit.nl
      9·
      2 years ago

      Thanks to the new rules from the Gaetz wing though, the Democrats can rather easily remove and replace the speaker. And they just might if they end up with a majority.