Thomas Massie and Rule Votes

In Speaker Mike Johnson’s one‑vote majority, repeated threats by a small group of Republicans — including Reps. Thomas Massie, Anna Paulina Luna, Tim Burchett and Victoria Spartz — to tank or withhold votes on House rules have frayed GOP unity and left many rank‑and‑file members “fed up.” Some, like Rep. Don Bacon, are calling to strip committee assignments from “repeat offenders,” while others warn that punishing rebels could cripple the razor‑thin majority; Massie has questioned his incentive to back leadership, Luna and Burchett touted a SAVE Act threat as a win, and Spartz says she has resigned committee posts and uses rule votes as leverage.