The House Freedom Caucus push to diminish the imperial speakership

From The House Freedom Caucus push to diminish the imperial speakership:

As Republicans head into the new year with a looming razor-thin majority in the House, …a group of GOP representatives often viewed as “far right,” “radical” or even a threat to democracy…are leveraging their votes for speaker to push for the diminishment of the imperial speakership and a return of power to individual members and committees.
And they’re absolutely right.

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