Ryan clamps down after LGBT rights plan sank energy bill

Meanwhile, Democrats responded by accusing Ryan of changing “his tune about having an open process where democracy could flourish on the floor of the House”.

The appropriations process, however, is often thought to be the one exception to this trend.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) waits to meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (not pictured), before Modi speaks at a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber in Capitol Hill, Washington, U.S., June 8, 2016.

The proposal would require members to submit amendments ahead of floor consideration of appropriations bills and the House Rules Committee would then determine which would receive a vote.

Conservatives have been skeptical of any effort to limit the amendment process, but many said Wednesday they would support the restricted process as long as leaders use the power to rein in Democrats, not members of their own party.

Wednesday it was announced that there would be structured rules for the rest of the year’s appropriations process, which stoked anxieties within conservative ranks and upset Democrats.

Now Ryan – the epitome of a career politician – embraces Trump, the man who ran against the “establishment”, lacking any political or military experience. “That’s not political correctness, suggesting that a person can’t do their job because of their race or ethnicity”, Ryan attempted to forcefully assert a little more than a week after finally publicly endorsing the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Its been like a long-delayed New Years resolution for the GOP.

“Republican leaders now might bend the rules in order to advance discrimination”, Maloney wrote in an op-ed co-authored by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). For Republicans, this is slightly worse than their overall success rate for getting amendments approved by the Rules Committee since Ryan ascended to the Speaker’s chair (which stands at 49%), while for Democrats, it’s roughly the same as the overall figure (37%). “Now the first time they face such a challenge, they hypocritically say, ‘Well, maybe we’re not going to pursue that policy because the Democrats are not taking this process seriously'”.

Importantly, on both sides, potentially divisive amendments got left behind.

In May, the House of Representatives fought bitterly over an amendment that banned government contractors from discriminating against LGBT employees.