As Johnson takes the gavel, it frees up Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) to return to the Home Monetary Providers Committee he leads, the place he can focus extra consideration on the 2 crypto payments that have not but acquired ground votes. Nonetheless, extra pressing priorities are prone to embody the funding of the federal authorities, which expires on Nov. 17. It is rising late within the yr for Congress to sort out important laws past the must-pass funding measures.
Lesser-known Mike Johnson Wins Speaker Job as Crypto Supporters Return to Their Previous Jobs
