Democrats on Thursday approved several changes in the way they'll run the House, including provisions aimed at boosting staff diversity, allowing religious headwear to be worn, and making it easier to raise the debt ceiling.
Lawmakers voted 234-197 in favor of the changes sought by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who lost just three Democratic votes along the way.
That small handful of Democrats opposed language in the rules that require new spending to be paid for with new taxes or offset with spending cuts elsewhere in the budget.
Democrats, including Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said these so-called PAYGO rules would prevent new Democratic initiatives favored by progressives, such as "Medicare for All."
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