Ultra-conservatives freeze House floor to kick off new session
13 far-right hardliners took down a rule in protest to an agreement the speaker made with Democrats. Sound familiar?
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More than a dozen House conservatives tanked a procedural vote that blocked three bills from coming to the floor for full consideration.
The hardliners joined all Democrats to take down what’s known as a “rul…