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Split Pennsylvania House set for raucous return next week
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 19: The Pennsylvania State Capitol building is seen on Friday, August 19, 2022. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's top House Republican on Wednesday warned of chaos when legislators reconvene next week, six weeks after representatives elected a Democrat as House speaker and left Harrisburg without conducting any other business.Republican Minority Leader Bryan Cutler of Lancaster County said the chamber's 102-101 Democratic majority may not be able to solve the gridlock that has so far prevented lawmakers from so much as adopting operating rules for the 2023-24 session. Cutler himself served as House speaker before deciding in November not to seek the leadership post again.Cutler spoke to reporters in the Rotunda Wednesday, down the corridor from a lengthy, closed-door meeting about the rules being held among Democratic House members.