Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson managed to control a potential rebellion within the Republican Party for the second time in two weeks. This time, the disagreement was over a vote related to a $900 billion defense bill, which eventually passed after some party members changed their votes.
Key Facts
- Mike Johnson is the House Speaker and a member of the Republican Party.
- The disagreement was about a procedural vote for a $900 billion national defense authorization bill.
- Some Republican members initially opposed the bill but were persuaded to support it.
- The vote eventually passed with a 215-211 outcome.
- Procedural votes like this one are supposed to be routine but have recently become contentious.
- Last week, a similar issue arose with a different piece of legislation about college sports.
- The House has been experiencing long voting sessions as leaders try to convince members to change their votes.
