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Congressional leaders are calling out the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for failing to pass a program that would compensate radioactive waste victims.

Speaker Mike Johnson says after consulting with U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, Republican leadership has decided not to hold a vote on a bill that would renew the program without adding new states.

State Sen. Bill Eigel spent his roughly two terms in the Missouri Senate going against the grain of GOP leaders. But the Weldon Spring Republican doesn't believe his clashes with fellow GOP elected officials will be a detriment to his gubernatorial bid. On the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air, Eigel said his anti-establishment posture puts him in a good position in a competitive GOP primary that includes Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.

The speaker supports renewing the program where it already exists but not expanding it, according to a spokesperson.

Wagner said she was glad Republican leaders “listened to my concerns and those of my constituents and pulled the floor vote on this misguided proposal.”