Ashley Oliver is a Justice Department reporter for the Washington Examiner. She previously covered Congress and campaigns for Breitbart News. Originally from Fredericksburg, Virginia, she graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in classics and philosophy before spending six years in Massachusetts working in the real estate industry.
Rep. Jim Jordan is weighing an exit strategy in the House speaker race after two failed bids for the gavel and the prospect of a third round of voting appearing to be a guaranteed loss.
House leaders would use Jordan's position as speaker-designate over the next few months to bring Jordan, at least informally, into the leadership fold as they test out his abilities to perform the role in an official capacity through official events, fundraisers, and more. Many of Jordan's most fervent supporters, such as those in the House Freedom Caucus, have already signaled they do not support expanding McHenry's powers, so winning them over would be a clear challenge. The McHenry plan would require Democratic Party support if more than four Republicans were to oppose it given the GOP's slim majority.
"If the @HouseGOP dares cut a deal with Dems to empower a Speaker-Pro-Tem in violation of tradition & norms, & possibly the Constitution to likely pass another CR at Pelosi levels & more supplemental spending - including Ukraine ... the GOP might as well be the Whigs," Roy wrote.
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