The speaker risks angering conservatives if he agrees to several hot-button measures.
‘s attempts to muscle must-pass Pentagon policy legislation through the House has reached a familiar, tough test: a band of conservatives on the House Rules Committee.
If any of those changes is included, it risks turning off Democrats who GOP leaders will almost certainly need to pass theThe House Rules Committee, with its three conservative wildcard Republicans, is determining in a marathon meeting Tuesday which of those controversial amendments will be debated on the floor. The panel is considering a record number of more than 1,500 amendments, guaranteeing an hourslong hearing that saw warning signs from the very beginning.
House Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern and Chair Tom Cole confer during a hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
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