A spat over college sports nearly derailed House business for the week as a trio of conservatives vented that leadership was pressing too hard for the SCORE Act, a bill that regulates pay for student-athletes.
Three House Republicans voted “no” on what ordinarily is a routine procedural vote on Tuesday afternoon, claiming that lawmakers had not been given enough opportunity to amend the bill.
The hurdle, known as a rule vote, eventually passed with the arrival of one final Republican, but not without lengthy floor conversations between Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and members of the House Freedom Caucus who appeared to be withholding their support.
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“I told them the score act wasn’t where it needed to be and needed amendment,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) told
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