Moderates Stall GOP Bill to Cut Health Funding, Block Abortions

House Republicans postponed a vote on their Labor-HHS-Education spending bill Wednesday, the fourth time they’ve failed to secure enough support for a government-funding measure this year.

Leaders put off the vote amid skepticism from conservative and moderate Republicans. The bill (H.R. 5894; BGOV Bill Summary) would cut billions in funding for domestic agencies. Conservatives succeeded in adding more spending cuts, including to the National Institutes of Health, via amendments on the floor.

“There are some issues with some of the funding that’s being cut,” among moderates, Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.), chairman of the House Appropriations Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee, ...