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Although Republicans show an early advantage, it is still too early for any predictions to be made about which party will hold a majority in the lower chamber — and not all hope is lost for Democrats.
Comelec Chair George Garcia on Wednesday announced that the en banc would immediately abide by House Resolution No. 154 as the poll body was bound by the decisions made by the lower chamber.
Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1857042/on-house-urging-comelec-cancels-negros-or-special-poll
Currently, the House is literally not working because it can’t when the lower chamber has no Speaker.
He fell one short of the 150 votes -- two thirds of his caucus -- he had promised to deliver in the lower chamber as he fought to quell a right-wing rebellion, and needed Democratic help to advance the bill to the Senate.
Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/us-averts-first-ever-default-with-11th-hour-debt-deal
His brief time as speaker was defined by partisan fights and gridlock over the rules that govern the lower chamber.
Source: https://www.mcall.com/2023/02/28/pa-house-speaker-mark-rozzi-steps-down/
However, McCarthy has indicated he wouldn't bring the resolution to the House floor for a vote, making it unclear whether it's dead on arrival in the lower chamber.
Ideological differences between McCarthy and Gaetz, along with other far-right members of the lower chamber, are seen as the main reason behind the removal.
Source: https://en.apa.az/america/us-house-of-representatives-votes-to-oust-speaker-mccarthy-413368
“I know we have our divisions at home,” Biden said, alluding only indirectly to the G.O.P. mess in the House, which has left the country without a functioning lower chamber of Congress for the entirety of the crisis in Israel.
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-bidens-washington/the-week-when-biden-hugged-bibi
Srettha said he was “very confident” the Senate will honor the will of the people and not come in the way of a party or group that secures the majority support of the lower chamber.
The House voted 216-204 in favor of the rollback, with Rep. (D-ME) being the sole Democrat to vote with the Republicans in the lower chamber.
The no-confidence motions each need the backing of 287 lawmakers, or half the seats in the National Assembly, to pass. The initiatives appear unlikely to succeed, since Macron’s centrist alliance has more seats than any other group in the lower chamber.
The proposed legislation which has passed the second reading at the lower chamber of the National Assembly is to discourage doctors from leaving the country in droves and heightening the brain drain scourge.
WASHINGTON: Republican favourite Kevin McCarthy was named Speaker of the US House of Representatives on Saturday (Jan 7) as he finally quelled a fierce rebellion among his party's ranks that had paralysed the lower chamber of Congress for days.