Dramatic House budget vote exposes attendance problems

Published February 27, 2025 7:00am ET



House Democrats proved on Tuesday night that attendance in the chamber does matter when it comes to contentious legislation, bolstering the bipartisan push for remote voting, on which leadership doesn’t seem inclined to budge.

Earlier on Tuesday, absences among the Democrats gave Republicans a three- or possibly four-vote margin to adopt the budget resolution, with leaders confident they could move it over the finish line despite holdouts. 

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