With the facts on our side, we stood up to hypocrisy and disinformation from liberal politicians like Andrew Cuomo, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi… — Tom Reed reelection campaign mailing
Will Tom Reed vote for Nancy Pelosi? It seems unlikely, but he has committed to do so.
The Problem Solvers Caucus, with Rep. Tom Reed of Corning leading its Republican contingent, compromised on its demands and won enough concessions to agree to support Nancy Pelosi for House Speaker.–Mark Mulville/Buffalo News
Reportedly:
When the Problem Solvers Caucus gets to 75 percent agreement on a bipartisan proposal, including 51 percent of Democrats and 51 percent of Republicans, the Caucus agrees to take the position as one group. —Will Reinert, PR NewsWire
Reed’s vote doesn’t matter; Nancy Pelosi doesn’t expect, seek or need his support. It is very unlikely that Reed or any Republican will vote for Nancy Pelosi, but it will be interesting to see how Reed explains his vote if he disregards his commitment.
Of course every Republican could vote for Nancy Pelosi in a show of bipartisanship. Their votes wouldn’t matter, but no Republican would then stand out as a rebel.
Note: According to the Buf News editorial, the rules agreed to are these:
- Any bill with at least 290 co-sponsors can come to a floor vote.
- Amendments with at least 20 co-sponsors from each party would be prioritized as the Rules Committee prepares legislation to move to the House floor.
- The discharge petition process, which allows lawmakers to force bills to the floor for a vote, would be modernized so that such measures could come to the floor more quickly and on any day the House is in session.
- The procedure called “the motion to vacate the chair” would be reformed so that organized groups on the far sides of the political spectrum – right or left – could not so easily threaten a coup to oust the speaker.
https://buffalonews.com/2018/12/09/editorial-reeds-problem-solvers-forges-compromise-backs-pelosi/
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According to the article this looks like a mixed bag of proposals. Glad to see they dropped the absolutely STUPID idea that every new member automatically can put one bill on the floor for a vote. My take on the proposals….
1. Any bill with at least 290 co-sponsors can come to a floor vote.
This makes sense. It prevents the Speaker for unilaterally holding up a bill that many want to discuss
2.Amendments with at least 20 co-sponsors from each party would be prioritized as the Rules Committee prepares legislation to move to the House floor.
Not a good idea. It allows 40 members to tie up the House by submitting all kinds of bills. Doesn’t matter if it is bipartisan or not. This is less than 10% of the House. It gives a minority too much power.
3.Discharge petition process, which allows lawmakers to force bills to the floor for a vote, would be modernized so that such measures could come to the floor more quickly and on any day the House is in session.
Not very clear as to what “modernized means”. Not enough information.
4.The procedure called “the motion to vacate the chair” would be reformed so that organized groups on the far sides of the political spectrum – right or left – could not so easily threaten a coup to oust the speaker.
A good idea. It should not be easy for a few members to thwart the will of the majority.
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Items #1 and #3 seem redundant?
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