Can't say that House GOP has no agenda

With the prolonged fight over the post of House speaker consigned to the history books, Republicans in the chamber are planning an ambitious agenda of investigation and legislation covering a range of issues — from the migrant crisis to the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, to Hunter Biden’s overseas business interests, to the origin of the COVID-19 pandmeic.

“If you’re like everybody else we hear: whether you can afford it, whether you feel safe, the challenge of your children getting left behind, or a government that’s run amok, who has a plan to change that course? We do,” Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who was elected speaker Saturday morning, said in September as he laid out the House GOP’s plans in what he dubbed the “Commitment to America” — a clear echo of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s “Contract with America” from the 1994 midterms.

Here’s a look at what Republicans plan to do in the next two years …

[It’s telling — and realistic — that most of these items fall under the broad category of “oversight.” The ability to move conservative legislation in this session is zero, so it’s best to focus on what can actually be accomplished. — Ed]