Democrats huddle to weigh changes to party rules following surprise defections
Summary
House Democrats met to discuss changing their party rules after two centrist members voted with Republicans. These lawmakers helped pass some Republican bills that were expected to fail.Key Facts
- Two Democratic members, Jared Golden from Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez from Washington, voted with Republicans.
- Their votes helped Republican leaders pass several bills.
- The bills were mostly Republican messaging bills, meaning they promote Republican ideas.
- These bills were initially expected to fail without these crossover votes.
- House Democrats held a meeting to consider changing their party rules because of these defections.
- The meeting happened on a Wednesday morning.
- The discussion focused on how to prevent such defections in the future.
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