The House of Representatives set a new record for the longest vote in history on Wednesday.
A conservative rebellion over cryptocurrency bills paralyzed the House floor for two days this week, and while it’s finally over, it means House GOP leaders have significantly less time to carry out their legislative timeline.
Voting kicked off just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday on a procedural measure that would have allowed the House to begin debate on several bills – three cryptocurrency measures plus a spending bill funding the Defense Department’s yearly budget – but appeared poised to fail, with several House GOP lawmakers voting “no.” House GOP leaders can only lose three votes to pass anything along party lines.
At one point during the course of roughly nine hours, Republican opposition climbed to 10 members before they struck a deal to pass the procedural measure, known as a “rule vote,” around 11 p.m.
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