As chair of the Judiciary Committee, Jordan has organized hearings to oppose gender affirming healthcare & other anti-trans policies
Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), a close McCarthy ally, will serve as Speaker pro tem, or as temporary acting Speaker
Consistent with her work in progressive politics, Butler was previously a labor leader with Service Employees International Union, SEIU
Conservative members of GOP caucus warned they would replace the Speaker if he cooperated with Democrats on a deal to avoid a shutdown
In January, McCarthy narrowly secured his bid for the speakership after an unprecedented 15 votes from his caucus
Calif. Democrat elected to U.S. Senate in 1992
“In a clear indication moderates are completely controlled by the extreme fringe, they're passing blatantly homophobic legislation"
"Rep. Boebert, just spent 5 minutes misgendering & attacking our Assistant Secretary of Defense for Readiness—just because she's trans"
Speaker McCarthy: “Frustrating in the sense that I don’t understand why anybody votes against bringing the idea and having the debate"
She will be the first Chinese-American woman to serve. Lin previously fought for marriage equality as a lawyer in private practice
