Inside the House GOP strategy to capitalize on Democrats' warring factions in the new Congress
And Republicans who think they are should think again, because they will tell you nice things, and then they will just go do what they do." Meanwhile other House Republicans are already coming up with ideas on how to put Democrats on the spot on the House floor in the new Congress.
Key points
- The Speaker of the House position turns over to Democrats, and will likely be won by current minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
- 2 next year, told Fox News Digital that the GOP will hold the new Democrat majority "accountable" for their far-left faction's ideas over the next two years, even if they cannot control what bills get a vote.
- "And I think that'll be where having good debaters and communicators would be important." Holding amendment votes is commonplace before large pieces of legislation like the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which Congress has enacted annually for decades to update and reauthorize critical national security policies.
DEMOCRATS RALLY BEHIND GOP LAWMAKER'S HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT PUSH, SIGNAL MORE TO COME IN JANUARY But there's another mechanism for forcing a House vote that's been used more and more often in recent years — often by their fellow Republicans.
Additional details
- But that was defeated when the rest of the House GOP banded together to refer the bill to committee.
- HAKEEM JEFFRIES FACES PROGRESSIVE HOLDOUTS BUT NO RIVAL AS HOUSE SPEAKER RACE TAKES SHAPE He repeated a short time later, "I see nowhere where they're going to work with Republicans.
- Emmer, who has served as House majority whip for the past four years, was elected Tuesday to serve as minority whip alongside incoming House Minority Leader Jim Jordan, R-Ohio.
- EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans are heading into the next Congress ready to brawl.
- And despite Jeffries poised to take control of what legislation gets to the House floor, Emmer signaled House Republicans would find ways to push their agenda as well.
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