LOADING ERROR LOADINGTwo weeks into his tenure as the 56th speaker of the House, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) Republican leaders feared a bill funding the Securities and Exchange Commission and other financial regulators would fail, and pulled it from consideration. In September, under then-Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), a bill funding the Agriculture Department actually lost a floor vote. That means uniting the fractious conference, something leadership failed to do on this week’s spending bills. Still, it’s clear House Republicans, aware of how their extended period without a speaker damaged their brand, want to hand Johnson a win.

Source: Huffington Post November 10, 2023 16:17 UTC