Forty-six House Republicans sided with Democrats Wednesday night to defeat Rep. Chip Roy’s amendment to strip funding from activist federal judges and the rogue D.C. courts that have repeatedly undermined the will of the American people.
The amendment, offered as part of the fiscal 2026 appropriations package, would have cut 20 percent of the District of Columbia District Court and Circuit Court’s budget and zeroed out the staff/office budgets for Judges James Boasberg and Deborah Boardman.
Rep. Roy:
“We rise to offer two amendments today, one of which is the amendment that I’m bringing forward right now. That amendment deals with what we call general government—that portion of funding that covers a number of areas, including our judges and how judges are funded.One of the issues that we’ve been addressing is the extent to which the President, who is elected to fulfill a mandate, has been carrying out policies that he believes fulfill the mandate the American people gave him—mandates that members and my colleagues on this side of the aisle believe should be fulfilled.
And yet, there have been judges who have been putting their personal preferences and activist tendencies in front of the will of the people and in front of the policies the President is putting forward, in a way that raises serious questions about whether they are carrying out their jobs responsibly and in accordance with normal judicial ethics and procedures.
Therefore, I offer this amendment, which would reduce the budget of the district court, the D.C. District Court, and the D.C. Circuit Court by 20 percent, and would remove staff funding for Judges Boardman and Boasberg.
These two individuals have been particularly egregious in their contempt for the President and in placing their personal views ahead of their duty as judges to carry out the responsibilities of the offices they hold.
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We created this court. We can dissolve this court. We can determine the funding for this court. The fact of the matter is, we have a situation right now where judges abuse their power—plain and simple. And the D.C. Circuit Court and the D.C. District Court are the locus of that abuse.
In particular, they have harassed staff members because people raise questions about why you would zero out staff. Well, I’ll tell you: ask Dan Scavino, ask Mark Meadows, ask a number of the people who have been targeted and harassed by these judges.
And January 6th—we should make amends. We should not fund this court to continue its lawlessness.”
WATCH:
“We have a situation right now where judges abuse their power, plain and simple.
In particular, they’ve harassed staff members. People raise the question, why you zero out staff? Well, I tell you, ask Dan Scavino, Mark Meadows, or a number of the people that have been targeted… pic.twitter.com/ZVNIzuZn7C
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) January 14, 2026
Boasberg has become infamous among conservatives for authorizing sealed subpoenas and nondisclosure orders in politically charged investigations that targeted Republican officials, including special counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost probe.
Meanwhile, Boardman drew outrage after giving a lenient sentence to the man who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
But when push came to shove during Roll Call Vote No. 26, the amendment went down in flames: 163 AYES to 257 NOES, with 1 present and 16 not voting. Every single
Democrat, no surprise there, voted to protect their judicial allies in the swamp. But the real gut punch? FORTY-SIX REPUBLICANS crossed the aisle to join them, stabbing their own party and the American people in the back.
MORE BETRAYAL: Chip Roy offered an amendment to defund the staff budgets for Judges Boasberg and Boardman, two of the most rogue, leftist judges in the federal courts.
46 REPUBLICANS voted with Democrats to stop it.
The Deep State survives because our real enemies are within… pic.twitter.com/pcVAjBwVJJ
— Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) January 14, 2026
Below is the full list of the 46 House Republicans who voted NAY and killed this vital reform:
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Mark Alford – Missouri (MO)
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Don Bacon – Nebraska (NE)
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Rob Bresnahan Jr. – Pennsylvania (PA)
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Vern Buchanan – Florida (FL)
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Ken Calvert – California (CA)
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John Carter – Texas (TX)
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Tom Cole – Oklahoma (OK)
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Mario Díaz-Balart – Florida (FL)
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Chuck Edwards – North Carolina (NC)
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Jake Ellzey – Texas (TX)
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Brian Fitzpatrick – Pennsylvania (PA)
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Mike Flood – Nebraska (NE)
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Vince Fong – California (CA)
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Andrew Garbarino – New York (NY)
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Carlos A. Giménez – Florida (FL)
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Mike Haridopolos – Florida (FL)
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Jeff Hurd – Colorado (CO)
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Darrell Issa – California (CA)
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Dusty Johnson – South Dakota (SD)
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Dave Joyce – Ohio (OH)
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Thomas H. Kean Jr. – New Jersey (NJ)
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Jen Kiggans – Virginia (VA)
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Kevin Kiley – California (CA)
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Kimberlyn King-Hinds – delegate from Northern Mariana Islands (MP)
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Darin LaHood – Illinois (IL)
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Nick LaLota – New York (NY)
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Mike Lawler – New York (NY)
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Nicole Malliotakis – New York (NY)
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Celeste Maloy – Utah (UT)
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Michael McCaul – Texas (TX)
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Tom McClintock – California (CA)
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John Moolenaar – Michigan (MI)
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Blake Moore – Utah (UT)
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Dan Newhouse – Washington (WA)
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Jay Obernolte – California (CA)
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Mike Rogers – Alabama (AL)
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Hal Rogers – Kentucky (KY)
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Maria Elvira Salazar – Florida (FL)
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Austin Scott – Georgia (GA)
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Mike Simpson – Idaho (ID)
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Adrian Smith – Nebraska (NE)
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Mike Turner – Ohio (OH)
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David Valadao – California (CA)
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Bruce Westerman – Arkansas (AR)
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Rob Wittman – Virginia (VA)
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Steve Womack – Arkansas (AR)
GOP No’s on Rep. Chip Roy’s amendment to the two-bill spending package to reduce the DC District and Appeals Court funding by 20% and strikes the salary and expense funding for Judges Boasberg and Boardman’s staff.
Alford
Bacon
Bresnahan
Buchanan
Calvert
Carter (TX)
Cole…— Wade Miller (@WadeMiller) January 14, 2026
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