A Democratic effort to pass a bill paying active-duty military members during the government shutdown was blocked on the House floor Friday by the GOP.
The presiding Republican, Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois, gaveled a brief pro forma session to a close before Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.) could make a procedural move to try to pass the legislation by unanimous consent.
Bost said after the session he didn’t allow Elfreth to move forward because the House was in a “perfunctory” session and he was “representing the speaker.”
“Sometimes, when you stand at the helm [it] doesn’t necessarily mean you’re in charge of the ship,” Bost said.
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