<p>A House Republican denied the existence of a secret &#8220;addendum&#8221; to the rules package that will govern the lower chamber for the next two years.</p>
<p>Ahead of a vote expected Monday evening, Rep. French Hill (R-AR) spoke briefly on the House floor to address reports about there being three pages of added provisions not <a href="https://punchbowl.news/bills-118hrespih-118th-rules-of-the-house-of-reps-v3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">visible to the public</a>, which led to Democrats <a href="https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1612547826101411841" target="_blank" rel="noopener">raising concerns about transparency</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;There is no addendum to this package &#8230; There&#8217;s no three-page addendum. There&#8217;s no extra stuff. Everything in the House rules package is posted on the House website,&#8221; Hill said.</p>
<p>Earlier in the day, PunchBowl News reported House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and his allies negotiated a &#8220;<a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/1923-punchbowl-news-am/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">secret three-page addendum</a>&#8221; with the House Freedom Caucus to gain the support of its members. &#8220;This pact includes the most controversial concessions McCarthy made in order to become speaker – three seats on the Rules Committee for conservatives, freezing spending at FY2022 levels, a debt-ceiling strategy, coveted committee assignments and more,&#8221; <a href="https://punchbowl.news/archive/1923-punchbowl-news-am/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the report said</a>.</p>
<p>The Wall Street Journal cited <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-rules-vote-to-test-unity-of-republicans-after-speaker-fight-11673287775?st=qmewyagoac4wy2w" target="_blank" rel="noopener">two people familiar with negotiations who</a> &#8220;said that any agreement Mr. McCarthy made with his onetime detractors wouldn’t be released in writing ahead of the rules vote, and maybe not ever.&#8221;</p>
<p>Some Democratic members of Congress took to Twitter to raise awareness of the reporting.</p>
<p>&#8220;There is a secret three page addendum to the House Rules that secured the support of the wackiest members of the House and the American public deserves to know what’s in it,&#8221; tweeted Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI).</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is a secret three page addendum to the House Rules that secured the support of the wackiest members of the House and the American public deserves to know what’s in it.</p>
<p>&mdash; Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) <a href="https://twitter.com/brianschatz/status/1612547826101411841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Despite the denial by Hill, Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), a Steering Committee member, <a class="c-link" href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1612521817880551441" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1612521817880551441" data-sk="tooltip_parent">reportedly told Axios</a> his office was &#8220;taking a look at&#8221; the addendum. Calvert also said he did not not know if every member had received a copy.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">At least one GOP office apparently has the much-fabled 3-page House rules addendum.</p>
<p>“We’re taking a look at it … we’re just going through it,” Rep. Ken Calvert, a Steering Committee member, tells <a href="https://twitter.com/axios?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Axios</a></p>
<p>Asked if members have received a copy: “I don’t know if everybody has.”</p>
<p>&mdash; Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1612521817880551441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>A 55-page document is available to read on the internet <a href="https://punchbowl.news/bills-118hrespih-118th-rules-of-the-house-of-reps-v3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">outlining the rules</a> for the 118th Congress after securing a slim majority in the 2022 midterm elections.</p>
<p>With Democrats expected to vote in a bloc against it, Republican leaders can only afford to lose a couple votes. Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-TX) <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/texas-republican-opposes-house-rules-package-warns-nightmare-party" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said he is against it</a>, while Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) changed from being <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1612534844113944577" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;on the fence&#8221;</a> to saying she will vote &#8220;yes&#8221; on it.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">NEW: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) said she will vote yes on the House rules package. </p>
<p>In the new Congress, abortion may be a flashpoint as Representatives from purple districts could seek to avoid “severely curtailing” abortion rights, says Punchbowl News co-founder <a href="https://twitter.com/JakeSherman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JakeSherman</a> <a href="https://t.co/uBacaACI6V">pic.twitter.com/uBacaACI6V</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href="https://twitter.com/MeetThePress/status/1612561703400513538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Hill, who was one of the GOP members trying to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/04/politics/patrick-mchenry-kevin-mccarthy/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rally support behind McCarthy</a> last week, insisted the only addition made during negotiations was in regard to the motion to vacate the chair, making it so only <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccarthy-motion-to-vacate-rule-speaker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">one member is needed</a> to call for a no-confidence vote in the speaker.</p>
<p>Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), who spoke immediately after Hill, rejected his denial. &#8220;I know it exists. It&#8217;ll come out sooner or later,&#8221; he said, adding, &#8220;It would be nice if there was a little more transparency and openness from the other side.&#8221;</p>

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