House lawmakers start July 4th recess early after some GOP reps block bill merger
Summary
House lawmakers started their July 4th recess earlier than planned because some Republican members blocked Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan. The speaker wanted to combine the SAVE America Act with the yearly defense policy bill, but the effort did not succeed.Key Facts
- Lawmakers went on their July 4th recess early on Tuesday.
- Some Republican Party members prevented Speaker Mike Johnson from merging two bills.
- The bills were the SAVE America Act and the National Defense Authorization Act.
- The National Defense Authorization Act is the annual defense policy bill.
- The news was reported by CBS News and correspondent Nikole Killion.
- The attempt to combine the bills failed due to opposition within the GOP.
- Speaker Mike Johnson leads the House of Representatives.
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