House GOP Leaders Scramble for Iran War Briefing as 4 Days Remain Before Recess
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Updated · POLITICO · Jul 20
House GOP Leaders Scramble for Iran War Briefing as 4 Days Remain Before Recess
1 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Jul 20
Summary
Four days before the House’s scheduled summer recess, GOP leaders are rushing to arrange a briefing on Iran war developments as additional U.S. service member deaths unsettle Republicans.
That pressure lands on an already jammed week that includes the annual defense policy bill, a stopgap funding measure through Dec. 4, a $95 billion budget resolution and a GOP stock-trading ban bill.
Mike Johnson is also trying to contain hard-line conservatives after they froze floor business for weeks, offering socially conservative NDAA amendments and a Tuesday Judiciary markup on border legislation to shore up support.
The Iran war and Donald Trump’s renewed push for the SAVE America Act are complicating vote counts, with some Republicans resisting a watered-down elections package and others objecting that the budget plan is not fully paid for.
The pileup leaves Johnson balancing national-security demands with intraparty fights over spending, elections policy and shutdown tactics just before lawmakers leave Washington.