The House has passed HR 5, which established House Rules. HR 5 passed 220-213, with 220 Republicans voting “Yea” and 212 Democrats and 1 Republican voting “Nay.”

The sole Republican who voted “Nay” was Tony Gonzales of Texas, who voiced his concerns about defense budget cuts on CBS. Gonzales called the cuts “a horrible idea” while dealing with an “aggressive Russia in Ukraine” and a “growing threat of China in the Pacific.”

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The House has passed HR 5, which established House Rules. HR 5 passed 220-213, with 220 Republicans voting “Yea” and 212 Democrats and 1 Republican voting “Nay.” The 1 Republican who voted “Nay” was Tony Gonzales of Texas.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3806202-rep-tony-gonzales-is-lone-gop-vote-against-house-rules-package/amp/

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Republicans preserved the discharge petition in the new rules package, allowing any bill with 218 votes to come to the floor — even one codifying #RoevWade