GOP congressman will support Democratic rules, says he may face 'consequences' for it

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

A Republican lawmaker said Wednesday he will vote for a set of House rule changes drafted by the incoming Democratic leadership — a rare move for what is typically a strict party-line vote and one, he said, could mean “consequences” from the GOP leadership.

Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) said he was compelled to support the new rules after incoming House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and fellow Democratic leaders made good on promises to include process changes he had pushed as co-chairman of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. Those provisions were aimed at opening up the legislative process to bipartisan compromise and dissuading hostage-taking behavior by the ideological fringes of both parties.

“This is a step in the right direction, and I want to show that it’s time for both sides of the aisle to set aside this partisanship and start working together,” Reed said Wednesday. “I’m glad to support them.”

Reed said he had qualms about some aspects of the proposed Democratic changes, such as a provision that would allow the House to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, but said he could support the full package as “a sign of good faith to appreciate the work that was done by the Democratic members of the Problem Solvers Caucus and Nancy Pelosi."

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/01/02/gop-congressman-will-support-democratic-rules-says-hell-face-consequences-it/

[cstanleytech]

1. Any time a Repugnant pretends to buck his party you just know they have something up their sleeve.

[pecosbob]

2. FUCK the Problem Solvers

and all other undercover Repukes...and for the record I seriously doubt that any of the 'Problem-Solvers' are fans of the 'Gephardt' rule.

[Honeycombe8]

3. A Republican who is into governing, if only for the moment. That IS news.

He's made a name for himself just for doing that, since it's so unusual these days. Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.).

He made some rule change proposals. Pelosi included those with her proposals. So he'll vote for the whole shebang, to get his suggestions passed. That's called compromise. AKA governing.

[Maxheader]

4. Maybe, but you should be able to sleep better at night...

A Republican lawmaker said Wednesday he will vote for a set of House rule changes drafted by the incoming Democratic leadership — a rare move for what is typically a strict party-line vote and one, he said, could mean “consequences” from the GOP leadership.

[Scruffy1]

5. They don't have much power in the minority.

They can probably limit his committee choices, but that is about all.

[DeminPennswoods]

6. Reed figured out he'll have more input

working with Dems. Unlike the other GOP'ers, he apparently got the message voters sent back in Nov.