Summary

The House GOP’s new rules package aims to weaken minority party influence while advancing a pro-corporate agenda.

Key provisions include shielding the House speaker from bipartisan accountability and fast-tracking 12 GOP bills without allowing amendments, including measures to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) and protect fracking.

Democrats, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), criticized the package for ignoring economic and social issues like inflation and housing while prioritizing tax cuts for billionaires.

Republicans plan to offset these costs by slashing social programs, sparking warnings of further congressional dysfunction.

  • @[email protected]
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    fedilink
    91 month ago

    Yes. The people on Lemmy encouraging people not to vote for Harris definitely consented to this.

    • @Zachariah
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      -41 month ago

      But they said we’d revolt next, so they sounded like they don’t want this.

        • @Zachariah
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          01 month ago

          They said progress has never been achieved without violence.

          I guess maybe they just wanted the violence.