Comments concerning Ryan from Neon Revolt thread (see link post 62):
As for who controls Ryan – it’s POTUS, now… I think. Remember the FREEDOM DAY proclamation during the SOTU and what Q said about that?
And Ryan is still Speaker of the House, meaning he gets to decide which bills that reach the floor of the House. So much so that others are trying to figure out ways around him:
Ryan’s announcement means GOP leadership has avoided an embarrassing defeat by rogue moderates of their party and every House Democrat. On Tuesday, the bipartisan group was just two signatures away from putting into a play a rare maneuver — known as a discharge petition — to go around the speaker and bring legislation to the floor.
Paul Ryan announces two immigration votes, halts rogue effort to force DACA issue