The floor of the House was paralyzed for a second day on Wednesday amid an uproar from conservatives blocking party-line Republican measures, amounting to the biggest blockade since the Speaker’s election five months ago.
In an effort to break the impasse, Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and his top deputies huddled in the Speaker’s office for long meetings throughout the day. A group of conservatives — including several of those who had orchestrated the blockade — also met with McCarthy.
Discussions did not yield any breakthroughs, and leaders kept the House in recess for the bulk of the day before canceling floor votes for the rest of the week altogether.
“What we’re gonna do is we’re gonna come back on Monday, work through it and be back working for the American public,” McCarthy told reporters Wednesday evening.
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“I’ve gone all day today, and I’ve not had any communication at all from leadership,” Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) told reporters.
“You’ve got the tail wagging the dog. You got a small group of people who are pissed off, that are keeping the House of Representatives from functioning today. And I think the American people are not gonna take too kindly to that,” Womack said.
The Hill
One can only hope.
Stop electing Republicans.
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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