Speaker Mike Johnson huddled with House Judiciary Committee members to discuss how to take on activist judges. (Getty/Trump Transition Team)
"The purse strings related to the courts – how does that work, what do we have available to us, what don't we, if we want to have that impact," Fitzgerald said. "But I mean, nobody spelled out ‘Here’s what we're going to do when it comes to funding.'"
The Wisconsin Republican said the idea of legislating in a fast-tracked appeals process was also floated during the meeting.
It's an idea also backed by his fellow Judiciary member Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., who declined to share details of the meeting with Fox News Digital but said "there's other solutions" beyond next week's vote.
"I think that it's worth exploring some sort of expedited appeals process, right? So you can fast-track an appeal if there's an injunction issue, to the D.C. circuit and ultimately to the Supreme Court," Kiley said. "I think that'd be another way to approach the problem."
"But yeah, it's an unfortunate state of affairs when you have someone, whose decisions are very much subject to appeal and reversal, who can keep administration policy in stasis."
Rep. Darrell Issa attends the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The Kansas Republican suggested House Judiciary members were interested in looking at what could be long-lasting reform.
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"I do think there are other opportunities. And one of the things I think is very important is that – not just on this issue, but more generally – we think…about how we can make long-term, lasting change that will outlast any of us who are serving in office right now and leave the system better than we found it," he said.
Fox News Digital reached out to the speaker's office and the Judiciary Committee for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Jordan is expected to hold a hearing on April 1 examining judicial activism.
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