What happened: The House Rules Committee, which prepares legislation for votes on the House floor, voted 5 to 6 against attaching Khanna’s amendment to a procedural measure related to the GENIUS Act and a defense funding bill.

Republicans said the amendment was not pertinent to the GENIUS Act, which would create the first regulatory framework for stablecoins, or the defense funding bill.

I hope the next step is one page bill to vote on and not an amendment to an unrelated bill.

I feel like this amendment gives Republicans full cover since they can just say, “It was an unrelated amendment” and they’d be right.

Just the other day Rep Khanna tweeted,

On Tuesday, I’m introducing an amendment to force a vote demanding the FULL Epstein files be released to the public. The Speaker must call a vote & put every Congress member on record.

But had this amendment passed it would not have put every Congress member on record. Had this amendment passed Congress would have been voting on the “GENIUS Act” and defense funding bill.

We would have been in the EXACT same situation as we JUST had with the “Big Beautiful Bill”. People voting for it and then saying, “Oh, but I don’t agree with it.”

Had his amendment passed Democrats could then vote against the bill by saying, “The GENIUS Act and defense spending bill are terrible pieces of legislation. I also want the list released, but I couldn’t vote for this bill for other reasons.”

And yes, a one page bill that says to release the files would never actually get a congressional vote. The Speaker of the House would never bring it for a vote. Some procedural nonsense would block it. BUT make those fuckers defend their decision.

Just because Democrats are in the minority doesn’t mean they have to give up at the slightest inconvenience. Push this hard. You’ve found a weak spot, hit back! Push Republicans. Fuck, push Democrats if you have to.