Should GOP Stop Biden’s Welfare Benefits To Illegals?

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This week, House Republicans are initiating their third effort to resolve the ongoing deadlock over the Speaker’s position. They’re essentially starting over, convening to select a new nominee for the leadership role, with the aspiration that this candidate will accumulate sufficient backing to secure the position in the subsequent floor vote.

This decision to start afresh follows the conference’s choice to retract their support from House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) after he was unsuccessful in securing the Speakership across three voting rounds, losing support with each subsequent ballot. Prior to this, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) had removed himself from consideration when it became evident that Jordan’s supporters wouldn’t back him in the final vote.

Currently, the competition is open to nine Republicans, yet it’s uncertain whether any of them can rally the necessary majority to clinch the leadership role during the House floor vote.

This leadership void has persisted for three weeks, initiated when a coalition of eight Republicans collaborated with Democrats to depose the former Speaker, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), leaving the House leaderless.

Meanwhile, the Senate’s attention is on President Biden’s supplemental request of approximately $100 billion. This proposal encompasses funding for various international allies, including Israel, Ukraine, and nations in the Indo-Pacific region, as well as resources for border issues. Concurrently, Senators are approaching a consensus on amendments for a “minibus” bill, set to reinitiate the review of this legislation. Senate members are due to reconvene at the Capitol on Tuesday.

In the House, the GOP faces a return to the drawing board in their quest to end the Speaker impasse. The upcoming session in Washington will see them attempt to nominate a new candidate for Speaker, following the unsuccessful bids of their initial two nominees.

The current contenders include Reps. Tom Emmer (Minn.), Mike Johnson (La.), Gary Palmer (Ala.), Kevin Hern (Okla.), Byron Donalds (Fla.), Jack Bergman (Mich.), Austin Scott (Ga.), Pete Sessions (Texas), and Dan Meuser (Pa.).