To many, the week-long process of electing a speaker of the House seemed frustrating and pointless.
. They revealed their desire to end the status quo in Washington, beginning with altering the broken process and procedures by which the lower chamber of Congress is run.
Call it chaos if you want, but last week seemed to have significantly altered the power dynamic in Washington. This was not a coronation of the next speaker, but an in-depth debate over how the House should be governed. And as the speaker loses power, rank-and-file representatives and the American people gain influence in the legislative process.
Immediately following the November 8 election, Kevin McCarthy refused to support rules change requests from the Freedom Caucus. Once he realized that he would not receive enough votes to win the speakership, McCarthy began to compromise on their common-sense requests. Throughout the process, conservatives were successful in getting concessions from Kevin McCarthy and members of the Republican Conference.
In addition to the 72-hour rule, each piece of legislation moving forward will address only a single subject. Legislation often comes packed with provisions that have nothing to do with the title of the bill or the root action the bill would enact, leaving room for frivolous spending that has contributed to the $31 trillion national debt.
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