Who in the House Crossed the Aisle for the Unemployment Extension Vote?
Yesterday’s final Senate vote on the unemployment benefits extension bill saw two Republicans and one Democrat vote with the majority of members of the other
Jul 31, 202012.3K Shares3M Views
Yesterday’s final Senate vote on the unemployment benefits extensionbill saw two Republicans and one Democrat vote with the majority of members of the other party, bringing the vote to 60-40 in favor of the bill. When the House voted on the bill today, 31 Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats and 10 Democrats voted with the majority of Republicans. The bill passed there 272-152. So who bucked the party line?
The Republican “yeas” were: Brian Bilbray (Calif.), Gus Bilirakis (Fla.), Mary Bono Mack (Calif.), Joseph Cao (La.), Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), Mike Castle (Del.) Charlie Dent (Pa.), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), Vernon Ehlers (Mich.), Jim Gerlach (Pa.), Dean Heller (Nev.), Tim Johnson (Ill.), Walter Jones (N.C.), Steve LaTourette (Ohio), Frank LoBiondo (N.J.), Don Manzullo (Ill.), Thad McCotter (Mich.), Tim Murphy (Pa.), Tom Petri (Wis.), Todd Platts (Pa.), Bill Posey (Fla.), Dave Reichert (Wash.), Mike Rogers (Mich.), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.), Chris Smith (N.J.), Mike Turner (Ohio), Fred Upton (Mich.), Ed Whitfield (Ky.), Don Young (Alaska) and Bill Young (Fla.).
The Democratic “nays” were: Brian Baird (Wash.), Marion Berry (Ark.), Bobby Bright (Ala.), Jim Cooper (Tenn.), Baron Hill (Ind.), Betsy Markey (Colo.), Mike McIntyre (N.C.), Walt Minnick (Idaho), Glenn Nye (Va.) and Heath Shuler (N.C.).
Nine other congressmen did not vote — four Democrats and five Republicans.
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