TLDR: Mike Johnson hates proxy voting in congress. Some republican wanted to allow new parents to be able to use proxy voting. One of them is trying to force a vote on it
Mike Johnson tried changing the rules to not allow that, but 9 republicans joined dems to block his attempt. He’s pissed about it and canceling tons of votes because of it
also call it Johnson Shutdown, that is what he clearly is doing when he stopped all procedures for a week in the house. Which I must say is a crucial part of the legislative branch and he efficiently shutdown the government for a week. Anytime this happens again which it will, due to the senate tariff bill heading to the house and if it is brought to the floor by a measure to discharge from committee and passes, he’ll clearly do it again. So let give it a name to blame Mike Johnson for shutting down the government and call it Johnson Shutdown.