The pledge from the 65 RINO's carries more weight because they likely form a majority with the Democrats.
Yes, unless the original one was from “the office of the speaker of the house” or some other official capacity to speak for the chamber as a whole? That’s why I said the Speaker may be in trouble in the future for his position, if he put that out when the majority of the members feel otherwise, but it may officially speak for the chamber while out of session. Unfortunately Gateway Pundit didn’t get enough details into the article.