At least three GOP members on the Rules Committee have threatened to vote against advancing the four foreign aid bills to the House floor.
At least three GOP members on the Rules Committee have threatened to vote against advancing the four foreign aid bills to the House floor, possibly halting progress just days after the bills were unveiled. The refusal to consider the bills has prompted criticism from other House Republicans, with some even going so far as to call on the GOP lawmakers“The three members who refuse to support the Speaker’s agenda should resign from the Rules Committee immediately,” Rep.
However, lawmakers have criticized the proposal for lacking any U.S. border policy, threatening to vote against the package altogether.did publish a fifth bill that focuses solely on border security in an attempt to appease GOP holdouts, although some lawmakers have said it must be tied to the foreign aid bills.
The Rules Committee sets the parameters for each bill’s debate and amendments before it is brought to the floor for consideration. If a bill fails to advance through the committee, it cannot be brought to the floor unless the speaker decides to suspend the rules, thereby raising the threshold needed to pass legislation on the floor.have threatened to vote against the rule on the floor.
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