The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to advance a bill to repeal President Trump’s executive order on federal union workers.
In March, President Trump issued an executive order stripping federal workers of their collective bargaining rights and union rights.
Far-left organizations and federal unions sued President Trump over the executive order.
A federal judge previously blocked the executive order; however, the Trump Administration has appealed and continues to fight in court.
Democrat Rep. Jared Golden introduced the bill called “Protect America’s Workforce Act.”
Thirteen Republican lawmakers joined the Democrats to advance the bill.
According to Fox News, these 13 House Republicans joined the Democrats to repeal Trump’s executive order: Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., Nick LaLota, R-N.Y., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Rob Bresnahan, R-Pa., Don Bacon, R-Neb., Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., Tom Kean, R-N.J., Ryan Mackenzie, R-Pa., Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, Chris Smith, R-N.J., Pete Stauber, R-Minn., and Mike Turner, R-Ohio.
Fox News reported:
Thirteen House Republicans joined Democrats in advancing a bill to reverse President Donald Trump’s executive order cracking down on federal worker unions on Wednesday evening.
The bill was led by Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, who forced a vote on the measure via a mechanism called a discharge petition. It’s designed to force a vote on legislation over the wishes of their leadership — provided it gets support from a majority of House lawmakers.
A motion to proceed with debate and a vote on the final bill passed the House in a 222 to 200 vote. All 209 voting Democrats voted with 13 Republicans to advance the bill, which is now headed for another House-wide procedural hurdle on Thursday.
If it survives a House “rule vote,” the final vote to pass the repeal will also take place Thursday.
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