The House barely passed a rule today to allow the cromnibus bill to come to the floor. The final vote was 214-212 in favor of rule. An actual vote on the bill is expected after 2pm according to Chad Pergram from Fox News.
Here’s how it went down:
2 GOP noes on board against the rule on #Cromnibus. Bentivolio & Camp.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014
Rule vote moved to 212 yeas to 214 nays with clock at 00:00. Boehner talks to Amash. McCarthy/McHenry talk to Gosar. #CRomnibus
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014
House clears major procedural hurdle by narrowest of margins to call up #Cromnibus. Vote was 214-212. Had been going down.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014
When Rule was going down R ldrs went to Stutzman who flipped his vote to tie it at 213 all. Then Bentivolio switched.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014
Freshman Rep Kerry Bentivolio (R-MI) who lost primary was final R to flip from nay to yea on #CRomnibus rule. Made it 214-212.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014
16 GOP nays on #CRomnibus rule: Amash Bachmann Brat Brooks (AL) Broun (GA) Gohmert Gosar Huelskamp Jones Jordan King (IA) Labrador Massie…
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014
GOP nays on #CRomnibus rule (con't): Posey Salmon Stockman. 196 Dem noes. No Dem yeas.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014
Clearing procedural hurdle by the narrowest of margins, House now debating #CRomnibus spending bill. Vote expected sometime after 2 pm et
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) December 11, 2014