The House was brought to a halt for over an hour on Wednesday after Republicans demanded that the words of Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) be taken down from the congressional record after McGovern, during House floor remarks, listed the number of criminal trials former president Donald Trump faces.
As House members were debating a procedural move on digital cryptocurrency legislation, McGovern the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee accused House Republicans of pandering to the most extreme members of their party and blocking bipartisan collaboration. This, he said, is a stunning indictment of their ability to get anything done.
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