2026-11-09 14:29 UTC
Some wonkery on this: Every two years, the entire House is up for election, so the first thing that happens after electing a new Speaker is voting on a new rules package. The Senate, which never fully turns over bc of staggered terms is never forced to update it's rules.
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@SeanCasten@mastodon.social 2026-11-09 14:29
The result is that there is never any spring cleaning. Occasional small tweaks (the Byrd rule, Reid reducing vote requirements for lower court judges, McConnell expanding to SCOTUS) are referred to as "the nuclear option" but happen as a matter of course every 2 yrs in the House