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Leadership test in House

CQ Budget, Episode No. 398

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has been holding up House business in pursuit of voting restrictions.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has been holding up House business in pursuit of voting restrictions. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Aidan Quigley, Aris Folley and David Lerman
Posted June 29, 2026 at 6:18pm

A push for new voting restrictions has held up business in the House, including appropriations bills. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley join host David Lerman in assessing the leadership test facing Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and what it means for spending bills and a third reconciliation package.

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