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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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House Republicans in Washington voted overwhelmingly at a party conference to oppose a Democratic plan backed by Speaker Sam Rayburn to expand the House Rules Committee from 12 to 15 members, aiming to break conservative control. An alternative plan to remove Rep. William Colmer was dropped Monday, with the expansion resolution set for House vote Thursday.
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WASHINGTON (A) — House Republicans today voted overwhelmingly to oppose a Democratic-backed plan to increase the membership of the House Rules Committee.
At a party conference attended by about 140 of the 174 Republicans, a resolution opposing the plan was adopted by a one-sided voice vote.
The move to increase the rules group to 15 members is backed by Speaker Sam Rayburn, D-Tex. The idea is to break a conservative coalition's control of the committee, now composed of 12 members.
A resolution to increase Rules Committee membership is scheduled for a vote in the House Thursday.
At one time there was talk of an alternative plan to change the Rules Committee lineup by purging Rep. William Colmer, D-Miss. from it.
Any possibility of this kind was officially dropped Monday.
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resolution opposing the plan adopted by one-sided voice vote; alternative plan to purge rep. william colmer dropped monday; expansion resolution scheduled for house vote thursday.
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House Republicans at a party conference voted to oppose a Democratic-backed plan to increase the House Rules Committee membership from 12 to 15 members, backed by Speaker Sam Rayburn to break conservative coalition control.