<p>The House of Representatives passed on Monday evening a set of rules that will govern how the lower chamber operates for the next two years under the leadership of Speaker <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/kevin-mccarthy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kevin McCarthy</a> (R-CA).</p>
<p>All Democrats voted against the rules package while nearly every Republican voted to pass it. The final tally was 220-213. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) was the sole Republican to vote with Democrats against the resolution. The <a href="https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2023/roll023.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House clerk listed</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mark-green-edges-out-dan-crenshaw-to-lead-homeland-security-panel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)</a> as not voting. The set of rules featured concessions by McCarthy to woo hardline conservatives who were holding up his rise to the speakership last week.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">220-213: The House passes a rules package that contains concessions to far-right Republicans, including the ability for one House member to bring up a vote to oust the Speaker.</p>
<p>Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) was the only Republican to vote “No,” joining all Democrats. <a href="https://t.co/CkTGkzhwZH">pic.twitter.com/CkTGkzhwZH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Recount (@therecount) <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1612606815480721409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Among the concessions was changing the rules so that a sole member of the House can file a motion to vacate the chair, which would pave the way for what is essentially a no-confidence vote in the speaker.</p>
<p>Gonzales warned such a provision will become a &#8220;nightmare&#8221; that will stymie Congress from getting anything done. He also raised concerns about a proposed cut to defense spending, which he called a &#8220;horrible idea&#8221; during an interview Sunday on <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-gonzales-face-the-nation-transcript-01-08-2023/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CBS News&#8217; &#8220;Face the Nation.&#8221;</a></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales said one of the reasons he will vote against the proposed House rules package is due to the defense spending cut, which he said is &quot;a horrible idea.&quot; But, Gonzales goes on to add, &quot;I&#39;m not whipping other members to vote against it.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/6ZTLSHiMBu">pic.twitter.com/6ZTLSHiMBu</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1612462519238492160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Other provisions in the rules package include making it more difficult to raise the debt limit and setting the stage for the creation of a Judiciary select committee that <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-gop-eyes-new-committee-probe-weaponization-federal-government-rcna64727" target="_blank" rel="noopener">will investigate the &#8220;weaponization of the federal government.&#8221;</a> Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is expected to chair that panel.</p>
<p>Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), the third-ranking Republican in the House, also touted how members would &#8220;restore the People&#8217;s House&#8221; with these rules by ending proxy voting and mandating at least 72 hours after the release of bill text before a final vote.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today, House Republicans will vote on a Rules package that will restore the People’s House by:</p>
<p>&#8211; Ending proxy voting<br />&#8211; Mandating at least 72 hrs after release of bill text before a final vote<br />&#8211; Establishing oversight plans to hold the Biden Admin accountable</p>
<p>&mdash; Elise Stefanik (@EliseStefanik) <a href="https://twitter.com/EliseStefanik/status/1612490645830090753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Democrats, who maintain control of the Senate and White House, raised concerns about reports the existence of a secret “addendum” to the rules package, which <a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/1923-punchbowl-news-am/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PunchBowl News</a> said was reached as part of McCarthy&#8217;s dealings with the House Freedom Caucus to gain the support of its members in his quest for the speaker&#8217;s gavel.</p>
<p>“What I’m not concerned about is not just what’s written down here,” Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the Rules Committee, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/us/politics/house-rules-republicans-mccarthy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The New York Times</a>. “I’m concerned by the back-room deals that Speaker McCarthy made with the Freedom Caucus in exchange for their votes.”</p>
<p>Before the vote Monday night Rep. French Hill (R-AR) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republican-denies-secret-addendum-to-house-rules" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied there was an &#8220;addendum&#8221;</a> to the package. &#8220;There’s no three-page addendum. There’s no extra stuff. Everything in the House rules package is posted on the House website,” he said on the House floor.</p>
<p>The first order of business for the GOP-controlled House, now that the rules are set, is to consider a <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/9/new-gop-majority-launches-house-agenda-vote-slash-/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_source=socialnetwork" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill to slash funding to the Internal Revenue Service</a>.</p>

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