House conservatives rebelled against Republican leadership Tuesday, preventing four bills from reaching the floor for a vote in retaliation for the debt ceiling bill drafted by Speakers Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Biden, which was signed days earlier.
The reprimand — that depicted in a dramatic scene on the House floor: There was also an outcry over Rep. Andrew Clyde’s (R-Ga.) allegation that GOP leadership threatened to block his gun stabilizer brace bill from receiving a vote on the floor if he opposed the debt ceiling bill rule, which he eventually did.
Eleven conservatives, most of whom are members of the House Freedom Caucus, opposed the rule Tuesday: Reps. Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Dan Bishop (N.C.), Lauren Boebert (Col.), Ken Buck (Cologne), Tim. Burchett (Tenn.), Eli Crane (Ariz.), Matt Gaetz (Fla.), Bob Good (Va.), Ralph Norman (SC), Matt Rosendale (Mont.) and Chip Roy (Texas).
The rule would apply to four bills related to gas stoves and regulatory reform.
Seconds before voting on the rule closed, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) also voted “no” on the rule, a move that will allow him to table the rule for another vote later.
The measure was defeated by a vote of 220 to 206, preventing the bills from advancing to the floor for a vote.
