Some establishment Republicans have suggested the GOP work with Democrats in picking the next House Speaker. Because several Republicans are not content with the likelihood that Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) may be the next Speaker, they have offered to consider Democrats’ opinion and ultimately have a more moderate Republican as House Speaker. The fear for many in choosing a House Speaker is the potential for “total gridlock,” said Nebraska Republican Don Bacon.
From Breitbart:
Bacon is not the only Republican who declined to rule out the possibility of working with the Democrats to elect a Speaker. Rep. Bob Good (R-VA) left open that possibility, telling Newsmax on Monday that McCarthy has not addressed specific changes he wants to see brought to Congress that would empower rank-and-file members, including allowing amendments from the floor to advance with a majority of the majority and giving them more of a role in choosing who sits on the Steering Committee, which in turn decides which members end up on each committee. “We brought it to him in good faith a couple of months ago, we’ve asked to meet with him since that time to sit down and try to get, ‘well what is your proposal?’ and we’ve not gotten a response from the leader to that effect,” Good said. Good added that “there’s a number” of GOP representatives who want to see a contested run for Speaker.
