House Starts Recess Early After GOP Members Rebel

Luna has insisted on more radical means of railroading Trump’s election law overhaul. But Senate GOP leadership has repeatedly said that Republicans do not have enough votes needed to overcome Democrats’ filibuster against the SAVE Act, nor enough support to change the chamber’s rules.

On Tuesday, Luna, along with 13 other House Republicans, including Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R, La.), voted with Democrats, 224-198, to reject the procedural rule. Scalise voted “no” as a procedural move so Republican leaders can call up the vote at a later date.

The other members were Reps. Lauren Boebert (Colo.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.), Eric Burlison (Mo.), Elijah Crane (Ariz.), Randy Fine (Fla.), Andy Harris (Md.), Thomas Massie (Ky.), Max Miller (Ohio), Chip Roy (Texas), Keith Self (Texas), Victoria Spartz (Ind.), and Michael Turner (Ohio).

But other Republicans cited broken promises by House GOP leadership as the reason for voting against the rule.