Exclusive: House Republicans Warn Speaker Vote Delays Could Set Back GOP Committee InvestigationsAshley Oliver 13 Dec 2022 Washington, DC
House Republicans leading the GOP’s top investigations next year are raising the possibility that disagreements with House speaker and rule setting votes in January could postpone critical investigatory work.
Incoming Judiciary Committee chair Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), who is planning probes into the Justice Department, the Biden administration’s management of the southern border, big tech, and more, told Breitbart News potential delays are a “real concern.”
“Congress is slow enough when things go right on the first day with a vote on speaker and a vote on rules, and it’s still slow because you have to then get the members on your committee,” Jordan said. “So yeah, I think it’s a real concern, and it’s why we’re all working so hard to see if we can come together and get this done on January 3.”
When the new Republican-led House convenes January 3, members’ first order of business will be to vote on a speaker, then establish House rules, appoint committee members, and adopt rules within committees, all of which must be completed before Republicans can take any substantive committee action, such as holding hearings or issuing subpoenas.
Republicans nominated House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for speaker, but because they will have a narrow majority, a handful of outspoken defectors could derail a smooth voting process when the full chamber votes, ultimately creating holdups.
McCarthy is in the midst of negotiations with those in the conservative anti-establishment Freedom Caucus, whose members have largely been the ones opposed to or hesitant about voting for him in January, and the GOP leader has vowed to continue these negotiations and work through multiple rounds, and potentially multiple days, of ballots in January if needed to achieve the necessary majority support.
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