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How A Faction Freezes the House

How intra-party hardliners and the institutional incentives behind them turn a handful of votes into legislative paralysis across the House.

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Rep. Anna Paulina Luna freezes House floor to pressure Senate on voter ID bill,...eciks.orgFlorida GOP Rep. Luna leads blockade to freeze House amid SAVE Act chaosthenationaldesk.comAnna Paulina Luna has paralyzed the House, and fellow Republicans are mystifiedpolitico.com

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