Far-Right House Republicans Block Pentagon Bill as 14 GOP Holdouts Press Trump Voting Curbs
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30
Far-Right House Republicans Block Pentagon Bill as 14 GOP Holdouts Press Trump Voting Curbs
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 30
Summary
Fourteen Republicans joined Democrats to block a procedural vote, halting consideration of the annual Pentagon policy bill and extending the House paralysis into a second week.
The holdouts are trying to force action on Trump's voting-restriction measure, demanding it be tied to the defense bill to pressure the Senate and freeze other House business.
Speaker Mike Johnson had proposed pairing the election bill with the defense measure only after Pentagon passage, but conservatives rejected that plan despite Trump's public call not to shut down the floor.
The standoff has become another setback for Johnson's narrow majority, disrupting work on defense, spending and tax legislation even as many Republicans doubt the voting bill can clear the Senate.