Nine House Republicans joined with the Democrats to pass the $1.7 trillion omnibus budget bill that will fund the government for the rest of fiscal 2023.
The group included a number of centrist Republicans who are not returning to Congress next year and who have joined Democrats in several votes over the past few months. Every House Democrat voted for the omnibus legislation except for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who voted “no,” and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), who voted “present.”
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The House Republicans who voted for the omnibus are Reps. John Katko (R-NY), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Fred Upton (R-MI), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Liz Cheney (R-WY). Upton, Davis, Herrera Beutler, Kinzinger, Katko, and Cheney are not returning to Congress in January, and this was potentially their last vote as lawmakers.
Katko, Kinzinger, Cheney, Upton, and Herrera Beutler were part of the “impeachment 10,” the only Republicans who voted supported the second attempt to impeach former President Donald Trump. Only two of those 10 are returning to Congress in January.
In the Senate, 18 Republicans voted to pass the omnibus. They were Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Sens. Richard Shelby (R-AL), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Boozman (R-AR), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), John Thune (R-SD), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Todd Young (R-IN).
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Some House Republicans, led by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), threatened to block legislative priorities that originated from any of the Senate GOP lawmakers who voted “yes” on the omnibus.
President Joe Biden will sign the omnibus into law next week.
