House Republicans muscled the “big, beautiful bill” through a procedural hurdle on the floor overnight Thursday, setting the legislation up for a final vote as the conference works to get it to President Donald Trump’s desk by July 4.
The House voted 219 to 213 to adopt the rule, with one Republican joining all Democrats to vote against the procedural measure. The sole dissenter was Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).
Massie initially voted in favor of the rule, but flipped his vote about two hours later as the night dragged on. “The world doesn’t understand the difference between a rule vote and final passage,” he explained.
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The Kentucky Republican, along with Reps. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and Keith Self (R-TX), all flipped their votes
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