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New York Representatives Clash on House Floor During Rescissions Vote

It highlighted deep partisan divisions over law enforcement actions after lawmakers approved $9.4 billion in funding rescissions.

Rep. John Mannion at a House Education and Workforce Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 5 (left) and Rep. Mike Lawler outside a House Republican conference meeting at the U.S. Capitol on June 4 (right). Photos: Bill Clark and Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images.
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Overview

  • Lawmakers narrowly passed a $9.4 billion rescissions package by a 214-212 vote, cutting nearly $8 billion in foreign aid and effectively defunding NPR and PBS.
  • Rep. John Mannion erupted at Rep. Mike Lawler during the vote, berating him for failing to stand against what he characterized as rising authoritarian government actions.
  • A hot mic captured Mannion’s profane command to “get some f***ing balls” as he accused Lawler of lingering on the Democratic side of the chamber.
  • Lawler denounced the outburst as “unhinged and unprofessional,” advising Mannion on X to seek anger management before telling him to “f--- off.”
  • The confrontation followed earlier heckling of Speaker Mike Johnson and comes in a climate of heightened tensions over law enforcement’s treatment of Democratic lawmakers.