"House Republicans are in disarray. On Tuesday night, Republican leaders faceplanted when one of the bills they put to the floor went down in flames as several GOP members voted against it. Three other pieces of legislation needed to be postponed because leadership was uncertain if the bills had the votes to pass. The failed bill, the Flexibility for Workers Education Act, would allow employers to deny overtime pay to employees who enlist in certain voluntary training programs."
"Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), who was one of the Republican defectors, wondered why Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and company are bringing bills to the floor they don't have the votes for, other than to think that they're going to strong-arm people. I think it's really a question for them as to where they're getting their math, Fitzpatrick said. Republicans hold a narrow 218-213 majority after the resignation of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and the death of former Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) last week."
House Republican leadership mismanaged the floor schedule, producing a collapse of the Flexibility for Workers Education Act when six Republicans opposed it and the bill lost 215-209. Leadership postponed three other bills amid uncertainty over vote counts. Rank-and-file Republicans expressed mounting frustration with Speaker Mike Johnson and other leaders for bringing measures without secured support, with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick questioning leadership's vote math. The conference faces a razor-thin 218-213 majority after recent departures. Members criticized failures to whip votes and communicate, with Rep. Jeff Van Drew saying leadership did not consult him and acknowledging he should have informed them sooner.
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