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The-friar t1_j4cz0mx wrote
Reply to comment by tayroarsmash in Paul Ryan says he 'had too much power' as House speaker by bomberesque1
There was a compromise at the end of the last congress, where McConnell and the democrats got a spending omnibus through, which angered the Freedom Caucus. Which is why the reforms that Ryan is defending here were championed by the likes of Lauren Boebert and Matt Gaetz.
The-friar t1_j4bi01f wrote
Reply to comment by bomberesque1 in Paul Ryan says he 'had too much power' as House speaker by bomberesque1
Why? Would you rather the House freedom caucus had more power to tear everything down, or a Speaker that at least can still find some sort of compromise and get budgets passed?
The-friar t1_j4bhium wrote
Reply to comment by Nagger_Luvver in Paul Ryan says he 'had too much power' as House speaker by bomberesque1
Ryan is just saying this to give some cover for Kevin McCarthy, who was forced to make embarrassing concessions to the far right to win the gavel that made the speakership much, much weaker. Indeed it was probably better that the speaker was so powerful, so that they could still make deals and work around the extremes of the party
The-friar t1_j4eeeot wrote
Reply to comment by thinkstohimself in Paul Ryan says he 'had too much power' as House speaker by bomberesque1
Also paying representatives the minimum wage is a good way to ensure that only the very wealthy can afford to run and hold office