The law passed 17-16, with four conservative critics voting “now.”
The House Budget Committee on May 18 approved a motion to advance the Republican settlement package, marking another step towards the final passage of the Mammoth bill.
The unusual Sunday night vote was scheduled for 10pm, 20 minutes late at 10pm, and ended with the passage of the law at 17-16 votes, with four conservative critics in the package voting.
The vote came after weekend negotiations following the conservative uprising over the package on May 16th.
Four conservatives repeat the matter when the mammoth package first came before the House Budget Committee on Friday. Chip Roy (R-Texas), Josh Bretzin (R-Okra), Ralph Norman (Rs.C.), Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) – voted against advances in the package.
Ranking member Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.) was critical of the process by which the bill was brought to the floor, asking about details of the contracts it reached, and then the unusual late-night weekend votes advanced.
Chairman Jodie Arlington (R-Texas) has not provided details of what has changed, showing that negotiations are ongoing and that the final product will continue to be refined.
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