A raft of legislative promises that House Republican rebels secured in exchange for supporting House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are quickly crumbling in the spotlight.
on the Rules Committees and other plum panels will ensure the rebels maintain influence for the rest of the termWhat's happening:on Tuesday that he opposes a Republican bill to abolish the IRS and replace all federal taxes with a 30% national sales tax — effectively killing the controversial legislation before the floor vote that he promised.
The expected vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee — which can only afford four GOP defections — is in serious jeopardy after several RepublicansEven the single-member "motion to vacate the chair" threshold — viewed as the most important concession that rebels extracted — isWhat we're hearing:
The Freedom Caucus "wanted to ensure everything should go through regular order — why shouldn't their bills," Bacon said. "I raise [a] bulls**t flag on that."
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