House Republicans' Bad Week
Initially, it looked like Maloney's amendment would pass in a Thursday morning vote. At the end of the two minutes allotted to members for casting votes, there were 217 votes in favor of the amendment, with 206 votes against.
But Republicans held the vote open for about another five minutes, and slowly a handful of the "yea" votes from Republicans switched to "nea."
As the vote remained open, shouts of "Regular order!" could be heard on the House floor. And as Republicans came closer to defeating the bill, people began chanting, "Shame! Shame! Shame!"
Shortly after there were enough votes to defeat the amendment, the voting was closed, and the amendment ultimately failed 213-212.
When asked about Republican members switching their votes, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) told reporters he didn't know anything about it.
With gimmicks like those, these headlines come to no one's surprise:
New Republic: Republicans Hit a New Low
The Atlantic: Is This the Worst Congress Ever?
MSNBC: Congressional Republicans balk at taking Zika threat seriously
The Nation: Memo to House Republicans: Zika Is Not a Game
Washington Post Editorial: Republicans' stunningly illogical attempt to end the District's budget autonomy
The Hill: House panel strips language requiring women to register for draft
International Business Times: Paul Ryan, GOP Eye $23B In Food Stamp Cuts In 2017 Budget
Huffington Post: Trey Gowdy's Former Top Lawyer Undercuts The Benghazi Committee
POLITICO: Freedom Caucus strong-armed Ryan on IRS impeachment
While the reckless Republican Congress continues to ignore hard-working families' call to action, Democrats will continue to press for immediate, responsible solutions to keep our country's communities safe and their future prosperous. And, we will continue to make a simple appeal to Speaker Ryan and his GOP Conference: #DoYourJob.