As Republicans struggle to unite around a House speaker candidate, some lawmakers want to temporarily grant more power to Rep. Patrick McHenry, the speaker pro tempore.
When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker's gavel for the first time, he slammed it down with such force at adjournment that it gained viral internet attention as the defining image of a House in turmoil.But since his abrupt appointment as speaker pro tempore last week following the unprecedented ouster of Kevin McCarthy from the top spot, the North Carolina Republican has wielded the gavel with extreme care, making no attempts to test the limits of his unusual role.
But McCaul and others have had to contemplate arcane legislative procedures just to push it to the floor, underscoring just how dysfunctional the House has become.Video below: Rep. Kevin McCarthy says 'what I did was 100% right' in keeping the government openSome Republicans are pushing for McHenry to bring the Israel resolution to the House floor, arguing that it is within his scope of powers because the resolution has no force of law.
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Some lawmakers want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls CongressRep. Patrick McHenry is presiding over the House as speaker pro tempore after the ouster of Kevin McCarthy. McHenry has wielded the speaker's gavel with care, making no attempts to test the limits of his unusual role.
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