Conservative hard-liners won their most prized concession from McCarthy in the rules package as part of the deal to support him for speaker: restoring the motion to vacate, which would allow a single lawmaker to force a vote on whether to depose him. He can afford to lose four Republican votes if all Democrats vote against the package and no lawmakers vote “present” or skip the vote. said he plans to vote against the rules package in protest of potential cuts to defense spending that could result from changes intended to balance the federal budget. Decentralizing the HouseAfter four years in the minority and seeing Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) tight grip on the chamber, McCarthy’s allies have defended the rules package, even though it diminishes the power McCarthy can wield. *Note: In their rules package, Republicans will change the name of the Committee on Education and Labor to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Source: CNN January 09, 2023 10:55 UTC