One centrist Democrat told Axios there would 'have to be strict guardrails.'
Share on email Patrick McHenryhas left the House without a speaker for two weeks, with a growing Mideast crisis and a U.S. government shutdown just a month away.
Joyce plans to try to introduce a privileged motion, which would force the House to vote on the resolution within two legislative days, if Rep.Jordan said Wednesday he wants a vote on the measure in addition to the speaker vote, but two House Republicans told Axios that Jordan's team is urging Republicans to vote against the measure.A senior GOP source told Axios that Jordan wants to demonstrate he is the only option to end the speaker vacancy.
"By empowering Patrick McHenry as Speaker Pro Tempore we can take care of our ally Israel until a new Speaker is elected."Some Republicans have been resistant to the idea, but the GOP lawmaker familiar with the effort said they expect their party to back the push because, if Jordan fails, they will be "out of options."
One centrist Democrat told Axios there would "have to be strict guardrails" to keep McHenry from governing in a strictly partisan fashion.
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