More broadly, the suspension calendar has always been a place where the minority in the House could express more general grievances. Because suspensions require 2/3 to pass, the minority has always had the power to "shut down suspensions" if they are annoyed about other things.
https://twitter.com/MattGlassman312/status/1369286070710513667
This looks like it's coming from MTG/Freedom Caucus, but there also appears to be a more general disgruntlement among the House GOP (beyond the usual minority whining), so maybe there's a broader consent to frustrating the suspension calendar. 
As @JonLipe notes, shutting down suspensions hurts Republicans too, since they get a share of the non-controversial suspension bills. So it's usually just a threat/symbolic move to do it; the pain doesn't simply reside with the majority.
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