Democrats Chafing at Machine Politics Advance Rebuke of Garcia

Two House Democrats broke with party leaders Monday to move forward a rebuke of their colleague who used a political maneuver to elevate his chosen successor after retiring.

The chamber voted 206-211 to reject a motion to table, or kill, a measure led by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) that would formally disapprove of Rep. Chuy Garcia (D-Ill.) for behavior “beneath the dignity of his office and incompatible with the spirit of the United States Constitution.” Garcia announced earlier this month that he wouldn’t run for reelection after six years in office. He made the move after Illinois’ filing deadline, ...