Freedom Caucus leader plots floor procedure delay war against House Democrats

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Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus are planning to make parliamentary delay tactics and protest maneuvers a regular feature on the House floor.

In doing so, conservative members aim to take a principled stand to make Democrats pay for what they call crippling the minority, with the hopes of having a measurable aggregate effect on keeping Democratic bills off the floor or even forcing Democrats to make rules concessions.

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