WASHINGTON — Four Texas Republicans this week locked down U.S. House committee chairmanships they will use over the next two years to steer high-profile...
in exchange for supporting Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., as speaker last week: more open debates that allow any member to offer amendments during floor debate on the annual spending bills.
In particular, some Freedom Caucus members have objected to the amount of money flowing to Ukraine in its fight against Russia.before the midterm elections that he didn’t understand opposition to continuing the military aid.,” McCaul said at the time. But even in the current divided government, the committee plays a key role in guiding federal spending and some of the rules concessions should strengthen the panel’s hand.
“In the words of James Madison, ‘a public debt is a public curse,’ and this curse hangs heavy over the heads of our children and looms large over the horizon of our country,” Arrington said.The Weatherford car dealership owner from Willow Park said in an interview the assignment fits him well.
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