Hardline Republicans axed Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the man who spent years orchestrating his rise to become House speaker, after he relied on Democrats to help pass a short-term funding bill to keep the government open last month.
When McCarthy got the boot, McHenry was elevated to become the powerless temporary speaker – known as speaker pro tempore – able to keep the House in session but not to pass any legislation.
The mechanism for such an arrangement could be a simple resolution giving McHenry the temporary power to move appropriations legislation.
I asked her by email about why having a temporary speaker would be appealing, and she suggested it’s not a good option, but maybe the least bad option in the face of an institutional leadership crisis.
In fact, Postell predicted an even more partisan atmosphere if the House speaker was to permanently become a less powerful position.
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