House Republican leaders are delaying a key vote on the “big, beautiful bill” as top lawmakers work to lock down enough support to clear the procedural hurdle amid GOP opposition and absences.

Leaders told lawmakers to return to their offices during a Wednesday afternoon vote series, as the penultimate procedural vote in the series — just before the key vote to open debate — remained open for more than an hour while top lawmakers met with holdouts behind the scenes.

Hardline Republicans — including many members of the House Freedom Caucus — were seen shuffling in-and-out of a room off the House floor during the vote series. Many of them had vowed to vote against the rule, which sets the parameters for debate. If enough did, and the effort failed, the........

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