'Absurd': Retiring House Republican lashes out at GOP colleagues over speaker attacks

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC), who is retiring at the end of this term, has a warning for conservatives he says are fostering an "absurd" goal of reigning in the powers of the House speakership while hoping for "conservative outcomes".

In an exit interview with Politico, McHenry said that a strong Congress was essential to balance the powers of the executive branch.

"What Congress has done since the Progressive Era is hand away power to agencies in the executive branch — and what we’ve done since ’94 is diminish Congress’ power...