120 Why introduce COG in the context of a speaker less House? “It’s about the continuity of government,” Mr. McCarthy said. “I always believed the names I was putting on the list could carry on and keep the government running until you elect a new speaker.” (link.theepochtimes.com) posted 1 year ago by Starsbottomleft 1 year ago by Starsbottomleft +120 / -0 Republican Plan to Empower Temporary Speaker Unravels House Speaker vote in stalemate, plan to empower Speaker Pro Tempore Patrick McHenry hits roadblock. 10 comments share 10 comments share save hide report block hide replies
You are welcome. It's one of those problems that gets mentioned each week but most people miss the thread and never see it.
What we need is a Rules & Notes page for facts such as this, which everyone is obliged to read once a month (as it gets updated by mods).