Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy on Wednesday slammed a new set of House rules that would penalize members who go against the overall Republican Party position.
New York Republican Rep. Nick Larota has proposed an amendment that would strip Republicans of their committee assignments if they vote against their party's position in a floor vote. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., pushed for a new punitive measure that would expel members who vote to vacate the House speakership without a party majority. According to List of proposed rule amendments obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The proposal exposed rifts within the Republican Party and drew fierce opposition from Roy, who serves as policy chair for the House Freedom Caucus. (Related: 'We're proud to serve': These are the top candidates to succeed Elise Stefanik in Republican leadership)
“I represent 750,000 Texans…not my colleagues,” Roy told DCNF. “We should be focused on developing and implementing President Trump’s policies and not wasting our time with counterproductive efforts to demand that we hand over our voting cards to the ‘party.’ It won’t happen.”
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The proposal, which House Republicans will vote on Wednesday, comes after an attempt by Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. remove Speaker of the House Mike Johnson took office in May. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not support “punitive” measures.
“I have made it clear in my discussions with members that I am not in favor of punitive measures or regulations,” Johnson said. said Politico Tuesday. “I don’t think there is a need for party discipline and I expect everyone to commit to singing from the same sheet music.”
Roy has proposed two of his own rule amendments, according to the proposed amendment list. One is to limit the time that the Republican leaders can spend to update the latest information of the members, and the other is to say, “Every member has a privileged motion to vote in the Republican Party. It is based on the “majority of majority'' rule that “may be submitted.'' A conference on a pending bill…to determine if it has the support of a Republican majority.
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