Just 18 Senate Republicans Voted To Fund The Government And Not Crash The Economy

Out of each of the Senate Republicans contiguous for the vote, conscionable 18 of them voted to money the authorities and not clang the system earlier Christmas.

The measure passed 68-29, and present are the 18 Senate Republicans who voted with Democrats not to destruct the system earlier Christmas:

Sen. Roy Blunt (MO)
Sen. John Boozman (AR)
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (WV)
Sen. Susan Collins (ME)
Sen. John Cornyn (TX)
Sen. Tom Cotton (AR)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (SC)
Sen. Jim Inhofe (OK)
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
Sen. Jerry Moran (KS)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (AK)
Sen. Rob Portman (OH)
Sen. Mitt Romney (UH)
Sen. Mike Rounds (SD)
Sen. Richard Shelby (AL)
Sen. John Thune (SD)
Sen. Roger Wicker (MS)
Sen. Todd Young (IN)

The names connected the database are a premix of Senate institutionalists, retiring senators, and senators from seats truthful harmless that they tin ballot for virtually anything, and it would not matter.

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However, this ballot is wherefore elections person consequences. Mitch McConnell would person ne'er done a year-long authorities backing woody if helium was astir to go Majority Leader successful a mates of weeks.

If Republicans had flipped the Senate, a continuing solution would person been passed done the holidays, and Republicans would beryllium demanding that Biden chopped programs and little taxes connected the affluent successful speech for backing the government.

Senate Republicans were eyeing cutting Social Security and Medicare portion forcing Biden to marque the Trump taxation cuts for the affluent permanent.

When John Fetterman flipped the Senate spot successful Pennsylvania, those Republican dreams died.

The Democratic power of the Senate matters. The authorities backing measure is the cleanable illustration of however anxious astir Republicans are to clang the system if they ever get the chance.

Jason is the managing editor. He is besides a White House Press Pool and a Congressional analogous for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree successful Political Science. His postgraduate enactment focused connected nationalist policy, with a specialization successful societal betterment movements.

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