Description
NBC News Senior Congressional Reporter Scott Wong talked about House conservatives' revolt against House Republican leadership over the handling of the debt limit and what it means for the functioning of Congress.
5 minutes
Keywords
- Chief Of Staff
- Congress
- Donald Trump
- House Freedom Caucus
- House Of Representatives
- Jim Jordan
- John Boehner
- Kevin Mccarthy
- Legislation
- Mark Meadows
- Mick Mulvaney
- Motion To Vacate
- Paul Ryan
- Speaker Of The House
- Stalemate
- Tea Party Movement (2009-16)
Additional Resources
- Primary Source Current Event Video Analysis Handout - Google Docs
- Video Clip: House Vote on the Debt Ceiling
- Video Clip: House Speaker Election and Rules Package
- Video Clip: Political Influence of the Tea Party
- Bell Ringer: The House Rules Committee
- Bell Ringer: The Founding of the Tea Party Patriots
- Lesson Plan: Differences Between the House and the Senate
- Lesson Plan: Political Parties
- Lesson Plan: Improving How Congress Works