A late Wednesday evening meeting to advance a border security bill through the House Rules Committee ended amid conservative rebels’ objections to the measure and Speaker Johnson’s foreign aid bill.
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FoxNewscongressionalcorrespondentAishahHasniereportsonGOPinfightingasHouseSpeakerMikeJohnsontoutsaninternationalaidpackageon‘SpecialReport.’
AmeetingtoadvanceSpeakerMikeJohnson’slatestbordersecuritybillabruptlyendedonWednesdaynightwithoutavoteonwhetherthemeasurewillhittheHousefloor.
“Sorry,notsorry,foropposingacr—yrulethatisashowvote/covervoteforfundingUkraineinsteadofbordersecurity,”Rep.ChipRoy,R-Texas,wroteonXafterthemeetingimploded.
He’soneofthreeRepublicanforeignaidhawksontheHouseRulesCommittee,whichisthefinalbarrierbeforeapieceoflegislationhitstheHousefloor.
ItcomesasconservativerebelsintheHouseGOPconferencecriticizethespeaker’sdecisionnottolinkbordersecuritymeasurestohis$95billionforeignaidplan.
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