McHenry Joins Top Committee Republicans in Letter Opposing “Partisan Assault” of House Minority Rights
Washington,
May 14, 2020 -
WASHINGTON – The top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), joined the Ranking Members of all standing and select committees in a letter to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-M.D.) opposing the Democrats’ partisan assault on the rights of the House Minority in H.Res 965.
“When the Majority first released proposed rule changes a few weeks ago, we couldn’t possibly imagine it could get any worse for the House as an institution,” the Ranking Members wrote in the letter. “Yet, somehow, the Majority managed to write an even more egregious package of rules changes and seems hellbent on pushing these changes through without bipartisan consensus.”
The letter continued, “The rights of the Minority in the House must be protected. Without the ability to ensure the rights of our Members are secured, we cannot support your efforts and will oppose any attempt to alter the rules.”
Read the full letter here.
McHenry was joined by
- Michael Conaway, ranking member of the House Committee on Agriculture
- Kay Granger, ranking member of the House Committee on Appropriations
- Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee
- Steve Womack, ranking member of the House Committee on the Budget
- Virginia Foxx, ranking member of the House Committee on Education and Labor
- Greg Walden, ranking member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- Kenny Marchant, ranking member of the House Committee on Ethics
- Michael McCaul, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Mike Rogers, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee
- Rodney Davis, ranking member of the Committee on House Administration
- Jim Jordan, ranking member of the House Committee on Judiciary and House Committee on Oversight and Reform
- Rob Bishop, ranking member of the House Committee on Natural Resources
- Tom Cole, ranking member of the House Committee on Rules
- Frank Lucas, ranking member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Steve Chabot, ranking member of the House Committee on Small Business
- Sam Graves, ranking member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Phil Roe, ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
- Kevin Brady, Republican Leader of the Committee on Ways and Means
- Devin Nunes, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
- Garret Graves, ranking member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis
- Tom Graves, ranking member of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
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