Friday, January 7, 2011

The U.S. House Convenes with Republican Majority

And begin by setting House rules, as they are charged to do in the Constitution.

From the NYT:

Jubilant Republicans took control of the House on Wednesday and installed Representative John A. Boehner of Ohio as the new speaker before pushing through an overhaul of House rules intended to expedite their drive to dismantle the new health care law, cut federal spending and provide the tax cuts they see as a way to jump-start the economy. ...


Here's a link to the bill with the proposed changes, which we will detail later this semester. Here you can find detail regarding the process and the vote.