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Republicans mull new punishments for dissident lawmakers
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Contributor | RP |
Last Edited | RP Sep 06, 2018 09:15am |
Category | Rule Change |
News Date | Sep 06, 2018 06:45am |
Description | House Republicans are chewing over a proposal to hold members accountable for not voting along party lines or signing discharge petitions — two acts of rebellion that GOP leadership has had to grapple with this year.
The resolution would require the Steering Committee to review whether changes should be made to a lawmaker’s committee assignments if they vote against a rule, which sets the stage for floor debate on legislation and is almost always passed along party lines, or if they support a discharge petition, which is a tool to force floor votes with 218 signatures and circumvent leadership.
And committee chairs could see their gavels on the line if they vote against anything considered a key “leadership issue” under the proposal, according to a GOP source. |
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