Staffers Face No Pay If Speaker Not Decided by January 13

Politico: “New guidelines sent to committees on Thursday… lay out a messy, complicated process for how the speaker’s race will have a trickle-down effect on everything from paying committee staff to student loan repayments.”

“Between the lengthy speaker fight, which members expect could go to multiple ballots and even last days, and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy‘s decision to punt contested committee chair elections, many staffers are facing heaps of uncertainty in the next term.”