"Just two GOP lawmakers - Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Don Bacon (Neb.) - ultimately voted in favor of the resolution, led by Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern (Mass.). The vote was 215-215, failing on a tie. It comes just a week after the White House successfully thwarted a similar resolution in the Senate, peeling off enough GOP support to block its advancement."
"Johnson held the vote open for about 30 minutes as members waited for Hunt to arrive from the Dulles airport to cast the deciding vote. As the resolution sat at 215 yeas to 214 noes, House Democrats shouted at Johnson to "close the vote!" with Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) making a direct plea to the speaker, saying "This is serious shit. Close the vote!""
A House resolution to limit the president's authority to strike Venezuela and suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean failed in a 215-215 tie. Two GOP lawmakers, Thomas Massie and Don Bacon, voted in favor. Earlier attempts had also failed, including two previous House measures prior to the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. The White House had recently blocked a similar Senate resolution by persuading GOP senators. Speaker Mike Johnson secured returning members, including Wesley Hunt and Elise Stefanik, and kept the vote open about 30 minutes for Hunt to arrive. Democrats vocally urged Johnson to close the vote.
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