Congressional Democrats have joined their Republican colleagues in voting against the White House in a recent string of votes, highlighting the limits of President Joe Biden's influence in the legislature.
The House of Representatives has had a busy week, holding several key votes on issues ranging from inflation to environmental investing practices.
House votes to block changes to Washington, D.C.'s criminal code, forcing Biden to drop veto threats.
Thirty-one Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the measure to annul the District's criminal code changes in a 250-173 vote.
In a second vote, 42 Democrats joined Republicans in blocking the District's law allowing noncitizens to vote.
It remains unclear whether the president intends to veto the noncitizen voting measure.
Lawmakers vote to quash Biden administration rule permitting Environmental, Social, and Governance investing.
Joe Manchin and John Tester joined Republicans in voting 50-46 to advance the measure out of the upper chamber after it had passed the House, setting up a prospective Biden veto of bipartisan legislation.
The House vote saw only one Democrat join Republicans in a 216-204 vote.
A total of 59 House Democrats on Wednesday voted with Republicans in support of New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik's REIN IN Inflation Act, which would require Biden to publish inflationary impact assessments of his executive orders prior to enacting them.
Biden has faced strong voter disapproval for his handling of the nation's economy amid high inflation, which currently stands at 6.4%. Stefanik characterized the vote as a rebuke of the Biden administration's spending policies.
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