by jpitney | Feb 4, 2023 | House of Representatives, Misinformation
Graph Massara at AP: “[As] the new Republican House majority takes control, confusion over a joke Raskin made about House rules governing headgear fueled a false rumor on social media. “Kevin McCarthy has insisted Jamie Raskin remove the headscarf...
by jpitney | Jan 31, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: It will be interesting to observe just how open the new “Freedom” House will be when it comes to floor amendments, and how long it will last. I suspect Republicans will quickly learn that the Democratic minority can be just as conniving...
by jpitney | Jan 30, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Emily Brooks at The Hill: The addition of Republican Reps. Chip Roy (Texas), Ralph Norman (S.C.), and Thomas Massie (Ky.) to the House Rules Committee — one of the concessions from Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) that helped him secure the gavel — means that the...
by jpitney | Jan 25, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Rep. Norman is excited to serve on Rules and vows that conservatives will have power. “The three of us—I don’t think there’s ever been a bloc of people like us that’s been on the Rules Committee.” Says he won’t support allowing bills to the floor...
by jpitney | Jan 24, 2023 | Congress, Debt, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Those who think a discharge petition is an EZ-pass to resolving the debt crisis are driving against traffic. A few years ago, when I charted all the discharge petitions filed from the 90th to 115th Congresses (1967-2018), I found that,...
by jpitney | Jan 19, 2023 | Congress, House of Representatives
Peter King at NYT: For a member of Congress to be effective, be it through legislation or committee work or deal-making or favor-trading or helping out a constituent, you have to have relationships. It’s very hard to get anything done alone. Meaningful achievement...
