Patrick McHenry Archives - New Jersey Globe

House GOP ditches Jordan, plans to choose new speaker nominee next week

October 20, 2023 3:38 pmOctober 20, 2023 6:18 pm

After House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) failed a third time today to be elected Speaker of the House, House Republicans have officially dumped Jordan as their speaker nominee. The secret-ballot caucus vote – which came out as 86...

N.J. labor commissioner testifies at House hearing on unemployment insurance fraud

October 19, 2023 1:21 pm

A hearing of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight today featured a notable New Jersey witness: Rob Asaro-Angelo, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development under Gov. Phil Murphy. Asaro-Angelo – who was...

N.J. House Dems say it’s time to look at bipartisan solutions to House Speaker mess

October 18, 2023 3:42 pmOctober 18, 2023 8:18 pm

After a second failed attempt to elect Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as Speaker of the House today, some New Jersey Democrats say it’s time to start working in a bipartisan manner to choose a new speaker. “I think that the...

Jim Jordan loses another speaker vote on day 2, but retains support of Van Drew, Smith, Kean

October 18, 2023 1:02 pmOctober 18, 2023 2:13 pm

House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) lost another vote for Speaker of the House today, but he retained the support of all three Republicans from New Jersey: Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis), Chris Smith (R-Manchester), and Tom Kean Jr....