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Actually, the Republican holdouts aren’t as crazy as you might think. The below article has a great review of what is being asked for. Below are the highlights. It’s hard to argue with most of these, and number 12 is an outstanding idea.
Under the proposed new rules package:
1. Committees are back in charge of legislation, with rules designed to ensure that bills address single subjects—rather than catch-all legislation.
2. Members can challenge amendments that aren’t related to the topic at hand.
1. Committees are back in charge of legislation, with rules designed to ensure that bills address single subjects—rather than catch-all legislation.
2. Members can challenge amendments that aren’t related to the topic at hand.
3. It revives “Calendar Wednesday,” whereby any committee chairman can bring a bill straight to the floor.
4. Ends proxy voting,
5. Ends virtual committee meetings.
6. Requires a 72-hour rule to give members time to read legislation.
7. Requires any mandatory spending increases be offset with equal or greater mandatory spending cuts.
8. A three-fifths supermajority vote will be required for tax increases.
4. Ends proxy voting,
5. Ends virtual committee meetings.
6. Requires a 72-hour rule to give members time to read legislation.
7. Requires any mandatory spending increases be offset with equal or greater mandatory spending cuts.
8. A three-fifths supermajority vote will be required for tax increases.
9. Allowing appropriations bills to defund the salaries of specific executive-branch officials or specific programs.
10. Hold a vote on a proposal to secure the border put forward by Texas Republicans,
11. Vote to place congressional term limits,
12. A tax bill that would replace income, payroll and other taxes with a consumption tax.
13. Any "earmark," or funding projects specific to a members' district that get tacked onto legislation, to be approved with a two-thirds vote
10. Hold a vote on a proposal to secure the border put forward by Texas Republicans,
11. Vote to place congressional term limits,
12. A tax bill that would replace income, payroll and other taxes with a consumption tax.
13. Any "earmark," or funding projects specific to a members' district that get tacked onto legislation, to be approved with a two-thirds vote
14. Anytime an amendment to cut spending is proposed it be brought to the floor.
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