Chad’s Morning Brief: Paul Ryan Changes House Tactics and Details Emerge About California University Stabber

Paul Ryan will let bills come up for a vote even if they will probably be defeated. Smart move? The Chad Hasty Show airs 8:30-11am on 790AM KFYO.

Paul Ryan Fine With Bills Failing

Speaker Paul Ryan is changing tactics in the House according to POLITICO. Ryan wants the House to vote on more bills, even if they fail.

Speaker Paul Ryan said the House will be so freewheeling under his direction that leaders might bring bills to the floor that will fail.

"I'm going to tell you, bills will come up that may not pass," Ryan (R-Wis.) told reporters Thursday. "We're not going to bottle up the process so much and predetermine the outcome of everything around here. I want the House to work its will. I think that's the way the founders envisioned it to work. And so, some things will pass, and some things won't. Andwe're going to let that happen."

Ryan did allow a wide range of amendments on the highway bill this week, which was received as a hopeful sign by lawmakers yearning for more power. Traditionally, it's an embarrassment for leadership if a bill fails on the House floor.

"The way I am trying to do this job is the way I always thought it should have been done, and that is to make this a more open process," Ryan said, "so that every citizen of this country through their elected representatives has the opportunity to make a difference. That is the people's House. This is the branch of government closest to the people.

"So I wanted to have a process that is more open, more inclusive, more deliberative, more participatory — and that's what we're trying to do."

I love this move by Speaker Ryan. It shows that he is willing to let Republicans do what they were sent to Washington to do and it puts pressure on all lawmakers to get work done. It holds them accountable. Before, lawmakers could make excuses that certain bills were never allowed. Not now. Good for Ryan.

California Stabber

According to FOX News, new details are coming out about the suspect in the stabbing/slashing of students on a university campus.

As authorities worked to establish a motive for the 18-year-old college freshman who stabbed four people on a California campus Wednesday, more disturbing details emerged about the attacker.

Faisal Mohammad, who was killed by University of California Merced police, was described by at least one witness as smiling as he slashed at victims, called a loner by a fellow dorm resident and drew praise Thursday from a Twitter account associated with ISIS, which just last week released a series of videos calling for lone wolf stabbing attacks.

“May Allah accept him,” read a tweet in Arabic from a Twitter account that terrorism experts say has carried previous ISIS propaganda, just minutes after Mohammad’s name was divulged by campus authorities.

Investigators were expected to reveal more information in a news conference later Thursday morning.

"He had a smile on his face, he was having fun," a construction worker who helped stop the attacker told CBS 47.

A suitemate said Mohammad "didn't talk much." Speaking to KFSN, Andrew Velasquez said he never saw the stabber walking to class with anyone, adding, "Every time I would try and say something he would just ignore it."

Campus police shot and killed Mohammad, a computer science & engineering major who graduated from Wilcox High School in Santa Clara last June. Police detonated his backpack and are testing a substance inside, KGO reports.

All four of his victims are expected to survive according to FOX. It will be interesting to see what other details come out.