House cancels rest of votes for week after GOP floor rebellion

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: The Hill

04/01/25 3:33 PM ET


House Republicans leaders on Tuesday canceled votes for the rest of the week after a band of GOP lawmakers staged a rebellion on the floor, bringing legislative action to a screeching halt. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) informed lawmakers that the next vote in the House would be Monday evening.

The announcement came minutes after nine Republicans joined all Democrats in opposing a procedural rule that would have killed a bipartisan effort to allow proxy voting for new parents. The vote also blocked planned votes on GOP priorities to limit the power of federal judges and to require proof of citizenship to vote.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) successfully used an arcane and rarely-successful discharge petition procedure to force a vote on Rep. Brittany Pettersen’s (D-Colo.) resolution to allow members who give birth or lawmakers whose spouses give birth to have another member vote for them for 12 weeks. But amid opposition from Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — who has argued that proxy voting is unconstitutional — the leadership-controlled House Rules Committee inserted language into a procedural rule to kill Luna’s effort.

That hardball tactic, however, failed on Tuesday when nine Republicans voted with Democrats to torpedo the procedural vote, bringing key legislative action on the floor to a halt. Without adopting a rule, the House is unable to debate and vote on big-ticket legislative items.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5226248-house-cancels-votes-gop-rebellion/

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Wait wut??????

[Lovie777]

1. Do nothing GQPs.......................

except for chaos and doing everything possible in hurting the USA and her citizens.

[Captain Zero]

5. Congress sidelined; Trump running amok

With illegal EOs for another week.

Job losses piling up in Federal Worker ranks.
Healthcare cuts while TB spreads.

[OAITW r.2.0]

23. Amen.

We need 1/2 dozen Republicans in the House and Senate to declare they are Independent and this rotten agenda can be stopped in it's tracks.

[The Roux Comes First]

25. "Independent"? Hell, I'd Settle for Capable of Thinking and With Enough Memory to Recall Their Oath of Office

[applegrove]

2. Some GOP House members escaped the cult!!!! Nine of them.

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For one vote. Of course Johnson can't let that happen. How are they going to start a men's superiority movement when nursing mom's can legislate?

[Dr. T]

17. The first crack in

the dam? The road to political sobriety starts with a first step.

[OAITW r.2.0]

24. They need immediate re-education. With pictures of their family and loved ones.

[relayerbob]

3. Mikey is having a sad

He should be getting a prison cell

[riversedge]

7. Oh, I am sure Trumpy will invite him the a LaL dinner.

[Deuxcents]

4. Wow😳 Rep Luna did bring the House down, after all.

There’s a thread bashing her but on this issue, she’s taken a stand and I hope it energizes her and her party

[riversedge]

6. Bet they will not go to their home states--they might get asked more embarrassing questions.--Instead they

will hide in DC offices-or elsewhere. And many will avail themselves to fox news or newsmax.

[DoBW]

8. that worm Johnson

probably fluffing an orange right now

[BumRushDaShow]

9. He was "too quiet" the past week

so wasn't' sure what was up.

Well now I know.

[dickthegrouch]

10. I'm waiting for the shout of "April Fool!"

/nt

[Paladin]

27. Pretty sad, isn't it? Having to get re-acquainted with GOOD political news.

Not that I'm complaining, you understand...

[central scrutinizer]

11. So something that affects a handful out of 435 House members

Sparks a rebellion. But on issues destroying democracy and imposing hardships on millions they march in slavish lockstep. I’m not impressed. But it did throw a spinner in the works.

[Skittles]

15. they are expected to goose step

yes INDEED

[ShazzieB]

16. This is a start.

I'm excited to see at least a few Republicans standing up to little Mikey. And now he's so butthurt that he's taken his ball and bat and gone home!

[littlemissmartypants]

22. He has balls?!? Who knew?

[Harker]

12. Johnson thinks voting by proxy is unconstitutional.

Irony died a long time ago, but Johnson is still kicking it.

[FakeNoose]

13. I guess we need to cancel their paychecks

... because they aren't doing shit!

[bluestarone]

14. Hope they stay split forever!!

This CRACK could become an earthquake.

[ShazzieB]

18. Exactly.

Like I said in another reply, this is a start! And Johnson didn't like it one bit!

[blue-wave]

19. A little crack here, a big crack there and soon

you have a huge hole the republicans can't dig themselves out of.

[cilla4progress]

20. Total dysfunction

🥴🤪🤯🤡👹

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. What's a matter MAGA Mike?

Can't herd your flock?

[usonian]

26. Maga house members are REVOLTING!

Love it.

[suegeo]

28. Tom Emmer is a blustery moron

Apropos of nothing, Tom Emmer is an asshole.

Donald Trump is a convicted felon and is Putin's puppet. An he's a rapist.

[Easterncedar]

29. I just love this story

All those “pro-life” hypocrites being called out by one of their own sends them running. More chaos please!