House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appointed three hardline Republicans to the House Rules Committee, which sets the terms for legislation to be considered on the House floor.
to a group of 20 rebels in order to become House speaker earlier this month, and it gives right-wingers considerable new influence over the legislative process.McCarthy appointed five new members to the panel on top of its four current GOP members:Norman and Roy are both Freedom Caucus members who were holdouts on McCarthy during the speaker election.
If Democrats are given the four seats Republicans had last Congress, three Republican defections on any given vote could give them a majority.
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