The GOP-led House approved a rule on Thursday that failed to pass less than 24 hours earlier amid a revolt against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) by small group of Republicans over spending and border security that appears to have abated for the moment.
A resolution to allow consideration of a trio of unrelated measures secured a simple majority largely along party lines with only one Republican, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), voting against it and Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) voting “present.” Six other GOP members did not vote.
In a post to X, Luna blasted the roughly $1.6 trillion “topline” spending deal Johnson struck with Democrat leaders in Congress for fiscal 2024 appropriations legislation. “FACT: [President Joe] Biden’s $1.6 trillion proposal is a debt bomb for future Americans. Senate Republicans, it’s time to defend our children’s financial freedom,” she said.
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