Show vote: Repub­li­cans make polit­i­cal state­ment in going against Speak­er John­son

Show vote: Republicans make political statement in going against Speaker Johnson

It was a “show vote” of a dif­fer­ent kind in the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives Wednes­day night. The vote showed which Repub­li­cans opposed a com­bi­na­tion bill to avoid a gov­ern­ment shut­down and require that peo­ple prove they are cit­i­zens to vote. It’s known as the SAVE Act.“You’ve got to own your votes,” said Rep. Chip Roy, R‑Tex., who advo­cat­ed the two-step strat­e­gy to House Speak­er Mike John­son, R‑La. “I have no prob­lem with my votes or what I’m stand­ing up on or try­ing to accomp …