According to Punchbowl News, Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina, a key Republican opponent of Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s quest for speaker, anticipates that talks will result in a formal agreement by Thursday night. His vote against the proposed leader is one of several from his party that might perhaps cause the existing majority to lose control of the House leadership after the elections on November 3.
It seems like a compromise might be in the works as discussions between House Minority Leader McCarthy and his opponents heat up. Representatives Chip Roy of Texas and Patrick McHenry of North Carolina have been facilitating talks on both sides, and Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News has reported that progress is on the horizon.
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“All the big players” met at the office of Representative Tom Emmer (R-MN), and according to Sherman, Norman “expects an offer in writing tonight.”
“Norman says there’s an agreement in writing as he heads into Emmer’s office,” John Bresnahan of Punchbowl News reported. “He’s been asked to look at it.”
According to Erik Wasson of Bloomberg, Norman “likes deal so far but wants more,” noting that the agreement reached on Thursday is just “round one.”
Wasson further corroborated rumors that the agreement calls for separate votes on each of the 12 yearly appropriations measures. “Says approps will be come up under open rules,” Wasson tweeted. “No point of order against earmarks yet.”
After a day of contentious discussion, rumors of a deal that may end the impasse and ensure McCarthy’s bid for Speaker started to circulate. Although negotiations had been going on for a while, a number of votes that took place during the day didn’t go as expected.
Thursday saw yet another unsuccessful effort to choose a Speaker of the House for the ninth time in a row. It is also predicted that the impending 11th vote would not be successful.
McCarthy has already made a number of concessions to his conservative critics, including:
- One member motion to vacate, instead of five.
- More House Freedom Caucus members on the House Rules Committee.
- Promises to hold votes on controversial term limit and border security bills.
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