Far-Right Reps Again Block Pentagon Funding Bill

September 21, 2023 Republicans, Trump cultists

House conservatives on Thursday defeated a procedural vote on a Pentagon funding bill, preventing the legislation from moving forward in the chamber for the second time this week And dealing an embarrassing blow to Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).

Six hardline Republicans joined Democrats in voting against the rule for the Pentagon appropriations bill, which was enough to defeat the effort. The final vote was 212-216.

The failed vote marks another disappointment for McCarthy, who has tried to advance the appropriations process — and appease the conference’s right flank — as the end-of-the-month government funding deadline inches closer.

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212-216: House defeats defense spending bill rule for a second time this week with 6 Republicans voting No: Bishop, Biggs, Cole (procedural), Crane, Taylor Greene, and Rosendale. Cole then called for reconsidering the failed vote, which the House will vote on later. pic.twitter.com/LZFFfxnwzc

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) September 21, 2023

MATT GAETZ pins shutdown on McCarthy: “We will have a government shutdown and it is absolutely Speaker McCarthy’s fault. We cannot blame Joe Biden for not having moved our individual spending bills. We cannot blame House Democrats. We can’t even blame Chuck Schumer in the Senate”

— Liz Elkind (@liz_elkind) September 20, 2023