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Kevin McCarthy reaffirmed his position on proxy voting Thursday, stating lawmakers "have to show up to work."

-era changes, like proxy voting. it imposes rules and at limiting spending, blocking tax increases. beyond that, the house also passed a pair of manipulative, misleading, and merit-less anti-abortion bills, that have zero chance of passing the democrat led senate or getting signed by the democratic president. the decision by house republicans to pass these bills during the first week of the new term and despite the overall unpopularity of their antiabortion stance during the last election cycle,...

Relatively easy time passing its rules package, its first order of business, but the rules package includes provisions like the motion to vacate, which makes it easier to remove the speaker, kevin mccarthy. it also gets rid of pandemic era changes like proxy voting, it imposes rules and limiting spending and blocking tax increases. house republicans also passed a pair of disingenuous and deceitful antiabortion bills that were designed to push propaganda rather than addressing real concerns about...

Scenario, but one thing i want mention, there are a lot of things that are concerning to say the least, but there are some positives that are worth mentioning. the end of proxy voting. im hope fell, maybe im being a super optimist, but it will allow members come back to washington, d.c. and build relationships. its a lot easier to look on as you call and point to someone and say i wont work with that person or i disagree with them than it to to sit in a committee room and get to know them as a h...

Michael steele, former republican national committee chairman and msnbc political analyst. what more can you tell us about how republicans plan to use the committee and what else should we know about the rules package? >> the rules stuff is basic xs and os of how the congress will function. how long it takes to go through votes to things that the republicans have talked about for quite some time, like getting rid of some of the pandemic precautions put in place in 2020. no more proxy voting, for...

Some conservative lawmakers are celebrating the end of proxy voting following the Republican-led House approving of a new rules package.

Wanted for years. and it shows, in this rules package that he hopes to get passed today. with me now is nbc news senior reporter garrett haake and eric crantor and former rnc communications director here with us as well. hello to both of you. garrett, does the rules committee vote typically even meet the bar for many msnbc live shots, im not sure it does, it sure does before, and as we talk about what is next for kevin mccarthy and what it he shows. talk us through it. >> it is a reality check h...

>> first off, we got to be careful not to conflate the rules in this discussion that took place with these points that im going to argue to you, ainsley, all of our members are going to support. there is no back room deals. first, on the rules. you are opening up the capitol for the first time since the pandemic to the public. youre eliminating proxy voting and making people come to work. they havent been doing it for years. youre reinstating the holman rule which is going to allow members to li...

Said shes on the fence or tony gonzalez who said hes a hard no on that package, and part of the defense from gop leaders and part of their pitch is either trying to downplay these concessions or trying to defend them. just take a listen to what house majority leader steve scalise told our manu raju earlier today. >> thats the way congress worked for over 200 years. nancy pelosis the one who changed it. were changing it back to where it used to be. were making members of congress show up to work ...

Changed it. were changing it back to what it used to be and ultimately opening up the process. one of the things that doesnt get talked enough about regarding the rules package is were making members show up to work again. think about this. for the last two years youve had proxy voting including just a few weeks ago, you know, where you had dozens if not over 100 members of congress voting from a remote location on a $1.7 trillion spending bill that was written in dark of night and dropped on me...