Posted on 12/16/2022 2:21:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
On the backs of several lame-duck Republican members, the House on Wednesday passed a resolution to keep the federal government running until Dec. 23 in the hope of passing a massive budget bill by then.
Although the official House Republican position was to oppose the bill, nine GOP representatives supported the package, which passed 224-201, according to The Hill.
Republican Reps. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Chris Jacobs and John Katko of New York, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, Fred Upton of Michigan, Steve Womack of Arkansas and Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania supported moving the end of the current continuing resolution that funds the government from Friday to Dec. 23, according to the roll call of votes.
Three Republicans and two Democrats did not vote on the bill.
The nine House Republicans who crossed the aisle joined all voting Democrats in backing the measure.
Seven of them – Katko, Kinzinger, Upton, Cheney, Jacobs, Gonzalez and Herrera Beutler — will not be in the new Congress.
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise’s office had tried to rally Republicans against the proposal, according to The Hill.
“Once again, House Democrats failed to meet the fundamental duty of funding the government despite spending most of the year passing trillions in wasteful spending that has fueled inflation and driven up our debt,” its message to GOP members said.
“This one-week continuing resolution is an attempt to buy additional time for a massive lame-duck spending bill in which House Republicans have had no seat at the negotiating table,” the message said.
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We “break” on a regular basis. Dems never “break”. Basically 70+% of congress is dem
Fine example of being lobbied...
Payoffs to their donors at our expense.
The DC Uniparty Swamp Deep-State Shadow-Government Permanent-Bureaucracy Administrative-State criminal complex.
Many of these Rinos also voted for Trump’s impeachment. A bunch were primaried and will be gone soon.
These pigs take their anger out on American citizens. Petulant scumbags. They’ll show us.
Don’t forget folks.
Vote for the “R”.
They may suck, but they’re better than the “D”!
“Seven of them –. . . will not be in the new Congress.”
and one wonders why
/s
If the nine Repubs had voted against the bill, Dems still win 215-210.
If a public company operated like this, all the executives would be in prison.
the usual suspects, a few of whom will be NOT in the next Congress. Thank goodness.
Alleged Republicans again.
How many times do the Dems break to help the American people?
exactly...
Chips Roy was right, it is a giant middle finger aimed at the taxpayer.
Someone from the families: "Geez, maybe we oughta get into that DC racket. They rake in a whole lot of Benjamins and if somebody don't toe the line they send out the FBI enforcers to rough 'em up real good."
Brian Fitzpatrick absolutely sucks.
Fred Upton is not the warmest light bulb.
Seven of them will be gone.
The remaining two:
Brian Fitzpatrick - CoservativeReview Liberty score: 26%
Steve Womack - ConservativeReview Liberty score: 52%
Thank you, President Trump, for forcing the others to retire or be defeated!
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