“They called their own bluff. How many times have they done this? I mean, I’ve been in Congress for two years and five seconds, and they pulled the same stunt 19 times. … The influence of the Freedom Caucus is over.”
— Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), quoted by Politico.
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