Roll Call reports:
With his colleagues ready to proceed, Florida Republican Marco Rubio scuttled floor consideration of the Senate’s version of the annual defense policy bill this week, costing his own party a chance to get Democrats on the record on key priorities.
The bill’s managers had struck a deal to hold 24 amendment votes, on topics ranging from vaccine mandates to a proposed requirement that women register for the draft.
But because Rubio refused to budge on his demand for a vote on his proposal to bar importation of Chinese goods made by the slave labor of Uyghurs and others, it now appears negotiators will forge a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act and present it for votes in the House and Senate.
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With no deal in place in the Senate on how to move forward on #fy22ndaa lawmakers are exploring other legislative paths. One casualty of Sen. Rubio holding out for a vote on his amendment? Votes on ANY amendments, including some GOP priorities. My latest:https://t.co/45wwHWB2hf
— Andrew Clevenger (@andclev) December 3, 2021