The House is in historic territory with a proposal to empower Patrick McHenry as an interim speaker. And it's unclear whether enough Republicans would support the plan anyway.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, won’t face another round of voting for speaker today. He was expected to lose additional votes. So Jordan is now getting behind an interim plan to empower House Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., as acting speaker on a temporary basis. Jordan would remain the GOP 'nominee' for speaker and try to round up the votes by January.
Some Republicans walked out of the GOP meeting, bewildered at the plan. Many do not know if this maneuver to empower McHenry would even work. It’s not even clear whether most Republicans would support this plan. In fact, one Republican said to Fox this was the plan 'for now' and fully expected it to implode shortly. However, other Republicans feel a note of desperation. They know that the House will continue to be paralyzed unless they have a speaker and can advance legislation.
Some lawmakers believe the House must adopt a resolution to empower McHenry on a temporary basis. That would involve a debate and vote. However, a senior House source doubted there would be any debate or vote on such a measure any time soon. Regardless, there may be some constitutional validity to the House being able to empower McHenry as interim speaker. Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution says that the House 'shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers.
Members are really up in arms about the McHenry plan – despite Jordan’s backing. So, it’s hard to see if this in fact becomes the plan the House goes with. Over the past several months, House Republicans have quickly crafted a plan on the debt ceiling, spending bills, an interim spending package and even two euthanized candidacies for speaker – and abandoned that very scheme hours later. It is too early to tell if this is the route for the 'McHenry Plan.
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