NEWS ALERT: GOP revolt in House upends Trump agenda

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From the Washington Examiner: A procedural vote on a package of bills failed on the House floor when a handful of Republicans teamed up to sink the measure on Tuesday because it killed efforts to allow new parents to vote remotely.

The rule failed 206 to 222, with nine Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against the measure. Had it passed, it would have advanced the No Rogue Rulings Act and the SAVE Act, among other legislation set for floor votes this week. The rule also included a provision that would block Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s (R-FL) discharge petition to allow proxy voting for members with newborns and any similar resolutions in the future from coming to the floor.

Luna and Reps. Tim Burchett (R-TN), Kevin Kiley (R-CA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ), Max Miller (R-OH), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA) were among the Republicans who voted against the rule. With a two-seat majority, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House GOP leadership could not rally enough support, and the measure failed.

This is the first rule failure under Johnson in the 119th Congress. Voting against the procedural hurdle, which dictates floor speeches and amendment processes, has often been weaponized by the Freedom Caucus and other hard-line conservatives to push back against leadership-backed legislation.

Luna has been leading a bipartisan push to force a vote on legislation that would allow congress members who have newborns to vote remotely for 12 weeks surrounding the time of the baby’s birth.  She and 8 other Republicans have now revolted against other legislation in an effort to force their proxy vote issue.

The drama has now created a vision among House Republicans, who only have a razor-thin majority.

House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday afternoon that votes on the House floor are now cancelled for the rest of the week:

A handful of Republicans just joined every House Democrat to take down a rule. This means we can’t take any further action on President Trump’s agenda this week:

No SAVE Act
No vote to address rogue judges attacking Trump
No votes to repeal Biden regulations.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Tex.) spoke out against Luna’s resolution, pointing out that fellow Rep. Steve Scalise didn’t get to vote, while he was out after he was shot, and again while fighting cancer.  Roy said he has missed events with his children, but “I signed up for this job.”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) slammed Luna’s resolution.

“I can’t believe that Congress was hijacked this week over Luna’s resolution to allow members to skip work and vote from home. As a mom, I know all about seasons of life. If you aren’t capable of doing the job your constituents sent you to do, then you should step aside and let someone else do it.

“We have critical bills to pass to prevent illegals from voting and to stop judges from vetoing President Trump’s agenda. It’s a shame that selfish politicians are putting themselves before the American people,” Green said.

“Leadership said they will not consider at all allowing female members to vote when recovering from child birth. Period. Not now. Not ever. This is wrong,” Luna insisted earlier on Tuesday.

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