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Nearly two dozen Republicans in the House of Representatives voted against a short-term government funding bill proposed by Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday, part of the ongoing feud between the chairman and his conservative wing of the party.
The vote marked an embarrassing defeat for McCarthy as he presses efforts to keep the government running before current funding runs out this weekend. The bill was already expected to fail in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Here are the 21 Republicans who voted against the measure:
Andy Biggs (Ariz.)
Biggs protested any use of continuing resolutions and short-term financing laws Daily Caller op-ed earlier Friday.
“Because the Republicans in the House of Representatives did not prepare a budget on time as required by law, ‘they’, the leaders of the Uniparty, began to defend their favorite budget mechanism, the CR. CRs have only made the U.S. economy worse off,” he says said on Xformerly known as Twitter.
Dan Bisschop (NC)
Lauren Boebert (Col.)
Ken Buck (Col.)
Buck lashed out at the leadership of the Republican Party in a CNN interview on Thursday evening.
“All this year, House Republican leadership has been aware of the September 30 budget deadline. There is no reason why we can’t have a fully funded government now. The American people are rightly frustrated,” he said said on X.
Tim Burchett (Tenn.)
Eric Burlison (Mo.)
Michael Cloud (Texas)
Cloud called attempts at an ongoing solution part of “political games” in a statement released just before the vote.
“We knew this day would come. Yet here we are at the end of September, with some in the leadership using the ‘shutdown policy’ as a means to push through a ‘Continuous Resolution’,” he said. “While such political games may have been successful in the past, they will not work this time. We must keep our word. It is time to do what we promised.”
Eli Crane (Ariz.)
Matt Gaetz (Fla.)
Gaetz specifically objected to funding for the Justice Department and support for the war in Ukraine as reasons not to support a country’s vote. RealClearPolitics op-ed Friday.
He has been one of the most outspoken Republicans against McCarthy’s funding efforts and has made threats to oust McCarthy from his presidency.
Paul Gosar (Ariz.)
Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.)
Greene complained at length about Congress’s odd work hours and limited fall schedule statement about X before the vote said a stricter workweek would lead to a funded government.
“Imagine if Congress started functioning like a successful corporation instead of a failing government playing the same games regardless of which party is in charge,” she said. “Things have to change.”
Wesley Hunt (Texas)
Nancy Mace (SC)
Mary Miller (Ill.)
Miller cited the need for immediate action by voting no on the funding measure, rather than delaying an entire budget.
“I voted no on the continuing resolution of the ‘CR’ because I will not be part of the process to set aside government funding until the holidays, when Senate and House ‘insiders’ will agree to a massive omnibus with the financing of Ukraine behind it. closed doors,” she says said on X.
Cory Mills (Fla.)
Mills argued that passing a continuing resolution is akin to going back on promises the Republican Party made to voters earlier this year.
“I will not support the DC status quo of a CR, Minibus or Omnibus in place of us doing our job,” he said. said on X. “We need massive spending cuts, major reforms and an economic strategy to tackle the ratio of GDP to national debt. That’s why I voted NO on the CR/ACT. I am open to collaboration and will stay day and night to get the job done.”
Alex Mooney (W.Va.)
Barry Moore (Ala.)
Moore called on his colleagues to work overtime to get a full budget instead of a short-term measure.
“It has been 26 years since Congress passed all twelve appropriations bills. To influence policy and reduce spending, we must follow the statute and reject the status quo,” he said said on X. “I am committed to remaining in Washington as long as necessary and working with my colleagues at the conference to advance the twelve appropriations bills that will curb our out-of-control spending and help American families avoid Biden’s 17 percent inflation tax to combat.”
Troy Nehls (Texas)
Andy Ogles (Tenn.)
Matt Rosendale (Mont.)
Keith Self (Texas).
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