Posted 10/5/2023, 9:03:00 AM
House in Limbo as Speaker Election Drags On, Stalling Legislation and Raising Shutdown Fears
- House at a standstill without an elected speaker; calendar stuck on Oct 3 and unable to advance legislation
- Interim Speaker can perform limited duties like recessing and recognizing nominations, but enforcement powers unclear
- Committees plan to continue investigations, but doubts about subpoena authority without elected speaker
- Government funding expires Nov 17, but uncertainty over how House can avert shutdown
- Speaker election could take weeks; Jordan and Scalise running but no consensus on who can get 218 votes
