Category: House vote

House Democrats Quietly Deploy Plan to Force Vote on Debt Limit Increase

Amid the continued gridlock on Capitol Hill over the debt limit ceiling, House Democrats have unveiled a clandestine scheme to force a vote on the matter. The plans, quietly set in motion in January, were revealed by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in a May 2 letter to his Democrat colleagues. “At the beginning…


House Votes to Strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of Committee Posts

The House has adopted a resolution to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from her two committee posts over her past comments and actions. A Thursday vote on the Democratic-backed resolution was 230-199 largely on party lines. Three lawmakers did not vote. Eleven Republicans joined Democrats in voting “yes” to remove Greene from the committees. Greene had…