After holding out against U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s long-desired bid to become Speaker of the House for four days, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and several others finally acquiesced but not before securing what she called a “massive victory” for Americans.
long-desired bid to become Speaker of the House for four days, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and several others finally acquiesced but not before securing what she called a “massive victory” for Americans.
The concessions are largely symbolic, though, Justin Gollob, a political scientist with Colorado Mesa University, said. They might not substantially change the way all of Congress passes new laws so much as constantly reminding Speaker McCarthy that he’s on a “very short leadership leash.” Boebert highlighted four other concessions from McCarthy in an unpublished op-ed submitted to The Denver Post. The Denver Post’s opinion section does not publish guest commentary submissions that have already run in other publications.
Third, Boebert said the House will begin work on an actual federal budget. This is meant to replace the years of continuing resolutions meant to keep the government operating rather than Congress passing a full budget.McCarthy also promised votes on border security and congressional term limits,Whether the first three concessions change much in the day-to-day work of Congress remains to be seen, Gollob said. But there might not be a major, concrete shift.
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