{"id":593564,"date":"2023-01-01T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/heres-what-republicans-plan-to-do-as-they-retake-the-house-including-investigating-the-doj-and-gutting-the-ethics-office\/"},"modified":"2023-01-01T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T00:00:00","slug":"heres-what-republicans-plan-to-do-as-they-retake-the-house-including-investigating-the-doj-and-gutting-the-ethics-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/01\/heres-what-republicans-plan-to-do-as-they-retake-the-house-including-investigating-the-doj-and-gutting-the-ethics-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s What Republicans Plan To Do As They Retake The House \u2014 Including Investigating The DOJ And Gutting The Ethics Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Topline<\/h2>\n

House Republicans unveiled a new rules package Sunday that outlines the proposed changes GOP lawmakers plan to make as they regain control of the House, which could be taken up this week as the chamber\u2019s new term begins\u2014and is already drawing widespread criticism from the left for its controversial measures.<\/p>\n

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (D-Calif.) at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 23, 2022 in … [+]<\/span> Washington, DC. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Facts<\/h2>\n
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The rules package establishes multiple select subcommittees, including an updated committee on the coronavirus pandemic, which will now investigate the origins of Covid-19 and government spending during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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There could also be a committee on \u201cthe Weaponization of the Federal Government\u201d to investigate<\/a> purported abuses by the Biden Administration\u2019s Justice Department and FBI.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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There are proposed changes to the Office of Congressional Ethics that would remove Democrats from the office\u2019s board and make it harder to staff, which governmental ethics experts condemned<\/a> Monday and suggested<\/a> could make it harder for incoming Rep. George Santos<\/a> (R-N.Y.) to face repercussions for lying about much of his background.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The House would be allowed to take up a series of controversial bills outside of its normal processes, which could make them easier to pass, including legislation prohibiting taxpayer funds from being used on abortions, authorizing Homeland Security to suspend the entry of migrants into the country, increasing oil and gas production and adding additional healthcare restrictions regarding fetuses who survive attempted abortions.<\/p>\n

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The GOP plans to eliminate a resolution that established labor unions for House staffers, after workers unionized<\/a> last term amid a broader controversy over low pay and poor working conditions for Capitol Hill employees.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

The proposed rules reestablish a \u201ccut-as-you-go\u201d policy<\/a> that requires any increases in mandatory government spending to be offset by decreases in spending elsewhere, which outgoing House Rules Committee chair Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) criticized<\/a> as an effort to \u201cmore easily cut taxes on billionaire corporations while slashing the social safety net.\u201d<\/p>\n

The House January 6 Committee, which dissolved at the end of 2022, will be required to turn over all of its underlying documents to the Committee on House Administration, rather than the National Archives, which the Los Angeles Times<\/em><\/a> suggests could mean Republicans will launch their own counter-investigation to \u201crebut\u201d the committee\u2019s high-profile probe.<\/p>\n

Other proposed measures include requiring the House to consider resolutions that oppose defunding law enforcement and attacks on anti-abortion rights facilities and organizations; making it easier for lawmakers to oust the Speaker of the House and reimposing the \u201cHolman Rule<\/a>,\u201d which allows lawmakers to cut federal employees\u2019 salaries or terminate them and get rid of government programs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What To Watch For<\/h2>\n

The new House term will begin on Tuesday, and the rules package will be voted on as one of the first orders of business. The package is not yet finalized and it\u2019s still possible changes will be made before it\u2019s approved. It\u2019s unclear when the vote on it will take place, due to the ongoing uncertainty around Rep. Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-Calif.) and his bid for House Speaker. It\u2019s possible that McCarthy won\u2019t receive the number of votes needed to secure the speakership on the House\u2019s first vote on Tuesday\u2014as many House Republicans who are further to the right have come out against him\u2014which means there will have to be more rounds of votes until a speaker is elected. That process could take days or weeks to play out, based on past precedent<\/a>, and the rules package cannot be voted on until a new speaker is elected.<\/p>\n

Chief Critic<\/h2>\n

\u201cInstead of building on Democrats\u2019 work to create a more accommodating Congress, Republican leaders have once again caved to the most extreme members of their own caucus,\u201d McGovern said in a statement, calling the proposed rules \u201ca major step backwards for this institution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Contra<\/h2>\n

The rules package also includes several provisions that continue policies Democrats put in place last term. Those include mandatory anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies in House offices; requiring House offices to prominently display employees\u2019 legal rights and protections and requiring members of Congress to reimburse the Treasury for any settlements over alleged discrimination.<\/p>\n

Key Background<\/h2>\n

Republicans took back control of the House in the midterm elections, with a 222-seat majority compared with Democrats\u2019 213 seats\u2014a narrow margin that fell short of the \u201cred wave\u201d that the GOP had been anticipating. The party\u2019s controversial rule package is the result of McCarthy acquiescing to demands from further-right lawmakers as he seeks their support for his bid as House Speaker. McCarthy<\/a> added in the provision allowing five GOP lawmakers to force a no-confidence vote in the Speaker on Sunday, for instance, giving into a key demand from colleagues who have opposed his election. The negotiations over McCarthy\u2019s Speaker bid and the party\u2019s rule package are likely indicative of what\u2019s to come from the new GOP-controlled House. The party\u2019s narrow majority is expected<\/a> to give further-right lawmakers outsized influence in Congress, as only a small number of lawmakers would be able to derail Republican legislation by voting against it.<\/p>\n

Further Reading<\/h2>\n

Kevin McCarthy Gives Into Key Demand Ahead Of House Speaker Vote \u2014 But Still Faces Tough Election Bid<\/a> (Forbes)<\/p>\n

McCarthy offers concessions to detractors with House rules package<\/a> (The Hill)<\/p>\n

Republicans move to retain Jan. 6 committee documents<\/a> (Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n

House Republicans Plan a Committee on Censors and Snoops<\/a> (Wall Street Journal)<\/p>\n

McCarthy commits to key concession in call with frustrated lawmakers but it\u2019s no guarantee he\u2019ll win speakership<\/a> (CNN)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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