House committee staffers face no pay if speaker isn't decided by Jan. 13, officials warn

Dec 29 2022 by POLITICO - TOP Stories

 

House Republicans' fight over the speaker's gavel could have an unintended victim: their staff.

New guidelines sent to committees on Thursday and obtained exclusively by POLITICO lay out a messy, complicated process for how the speaker’s race will have a trickle-down effect on everything from paying committee staff to student loan repayments. Between the lengthy speaker fight, which members expect could go to multiple ballots and even last days, and House GOP Leader Kevin...

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