Hard-Right Republicans Foil McCarthy on Vote

“Hard-right Republicans, still angry with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s handling of the debt ceiling bill last week, sunk a GOP procedural vote Tuesday in a show of strength in a razor-thin majority,” the Washington Post reports.

“In a surprise rebuke for McCarthy (R-CA) and the rest of GOP leadership, the Republican-led House failed to pass the rule for consideration of several bills this week. Eleven Republicans broke with their party to vote with Democrats, and the rule fell short on a 206-220 vote — the first rule vote to fail since November 2002.”

“House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) changed his vote to ‘no’ at the last minute so the GOP could revisit the vote, which plunged this week’s GOP legislation in limbo.”

Politico: “The move was entirely unexpected by senior Republicans.”