New GOP rules limit participation for House members under indictment, like Hunter
On the House floor and in committees, Hunter and all Republicans will have a much tougher time getting legislation passed when Democrats are in the majority, said Marian Currinder, a senior fellow with the R Street Institute, a public policy think tank based in Washington, D.C.
“If Hunter were to sponsor legislation, the only way he would get anything to the floor is to be co-sponsored with a Democrat and that’s hard to imagine that being the case right now,” she said. “Especially with Democrats’ focus on campaign finance reform, ethics and good government, the idea that a Democrat is going to extend a hand to him to say, ‘Let’s co-sponsor legislation,’ seems kind of unrealistic.
“It’s going to be hard for any Republican, especially one who is under indictment,” Currinder said.
