House Republican leaders scrapped Friday’s scheduled votes as an internal party standoff threatened to derail the chamber’s legislative agenda, according to a notice sent to members Thursday.
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The impasse stemmed from GOP hard-liners blocking action over the stalled SAVE America Act, an elections bill currently stuck in the Senate, Politico reported.
Members were set to depart after a Thursday afternoon vote, according to Politico. Speaker Mike Johnson was scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump, hoping to broker a resolution that restores the House schedule next week.
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Without a deal, both chambers could remain on extended recess through mid-July, deepening concerns about congressional productivity heading into summer.
Trump vowed on Wednesday to block a bipartisan affordable housing bill Congress had given final passage to the night before, declining to sign the bill and fueling panic from lawmakers over the SAVE America Act. During a closed-door, contentious luncheon on Wednesday, he tried to persuade the Republican senators to pass the bill, which he has called a priority ahead of midterms.
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