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Article snippet: During his maiden speech as Speaker in 2015, MORE vowed to change the way the House does business. The lower chamber, the Wisconsin Republican said, would “return to regular order” under his leadership. Individual lawmakers would have a greater say in the process. And bills wouldn't be jammed through the chamber at the last minute. “We do not echo the people; we are supposed to represent the people. We are supposed to study up and do the homework that they cannot do,” Ryan told his fellow lawmakers that day. “So when we do not follow regular order, when we rush to pass bills that a lot of us don’t understand, we are not doing our job.” Those words were on the minds of many Republicans Thursday as Ryan and his GOP leadership team rammed a $1.3 trillion spending package through the House — just 16 hours after unveiling the 2,232-page bill. Republicans and Democrats alike said it was impossible to read the catchall omnibus before casting their vote Thursday afternoon. “I don’t think anyone’s read it,” said Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas). Angered by the speed at which the bill moved, some Republicans normally aligned with leadership voted against the omnibus. Among the 90 Republicans who cast a “no” vote were Rep. MORE (R-Utah), a usually dependable leadership ally. The bill passed on a 256-167 vote. “I was a ‘no’ because of the simple optics of it. It would take 74.4 hours to read straight through that bill if you averaged two minutes a page,” Rep. MORE (R-Okla.),... Link to the full article to read more