On Tuesday, Gaetz, Boebert and nine other conservatives took the extremely rare step of bucking GOP leadership and teaming with Democrats to vote no on a procedural rule vote for a slew of GOP messaging bills. The rule failed on the House floor — the first time that had happened since 2002 and a major embarrassment for McCarthy’s leadership team.The conservatives said McCarthy’s debt deal with Biden, and they accused GOP leaders of retaliating against conservative Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga.
By Wednesday, the conservatives still had not backed down, though it is unclear what exactly they were demanding of leadership. GOP leaders had hoped to try again Wednesday afternoon to pass the rule governing a suite of bills, including. But shortly after noon, the House went into recess, a sign no agreement had been reached between GOP leadership and the far-right rebels who have managed to exploit the GOP's fragile 222-212 majority.
Speaking to reporters, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., who controls the floor, could not guarantee votes would be held later Wednesday. "We're gonna get it back on track. ... We've delivered some really big things but there's a lot more to do," Scalise assured reporters."We're still having conversations."Scott Wong is a senior congressional reporter for NBC News.Kyle Stewart
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