Freedom Caucus members are supporting a rule change that would make it easier to fire or slash the salary of federal workers, and are already naming some targets.
Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., told the House Rules Committee that the Holman Rule would give more power to members to push for specific spending cuts. He noted that both the House and the Senate need to approve these amendments, and that it has historically been very difficult to approve these measures – he estimated about a dozen have been approved over the several decades when the rule was in effect.
"I think it’s a tool that we ought to have as member," he said."It’s a safety valve that allows members to say, ‘Wait a minute. This agency isn’t working right and we think there’s a better way to do it.’" Members of the House Freedom Caucus, led by Rep. Scott Perry, are pushing for a rule change making it easier to slash worker pay and programs next year.
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