House Republicans’ victories on Nov. 3 mean Democrats will have a much narrower majority in the 117th Congress—one of the narrowest congressional majorities in decades. And doesn’t Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., know it. Not only does she not want to give up the power grabs she muscled through during the current Congress, reports suggest*she wants to tighten down*on one of the few remaining procedural options Republicans have to amend legislation.
As the next Congress prepares to convene on Jan. 4, Republicans should publicly make the case against each of these Pelosi power grabs. At minimum, raising the profile on these will force so-called “moderate” Democrats to determine whether they wish to endorse Pelosi’s autocratic rule by rubber-stamping her power grabs (again).
