The House of Representatives passed a spending bill 339–85, a bipartisan vote that defied the adamant opposition of conservative Republicans and moved the subject to the Senate.
Republicans control the majority in the House, yet 207 Democrats opposed the government funding plan, while 132 Republicans did. Only two Democrats and 83 Republicans voted against the plan.
Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, a Republican, is among those who criticized the plan.
“House Republicans’ goals at the start of this Congress were to reduce spending and reverse the policies of the Biden administration that were undermining the economy and way of life of the American people. In part of a statement, Roy stated, “This bill represents a tremendous capitulation to the swamp’s business as usual on both fronts.”
“Earmarks and budget tricks make a delicious combination. Fourteen months into their sobriety, Congress has strayed. GOP Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky tweeted, “The Republican-led House just passed a minibus that spends tens of billions more than Pelosi’s House spent on the same things last year, by a vote of 339 to 85.
In response to Massie’s post, Republican Sen. Mike Lee of Utah tweeted, “Congressional Republicans have gone back to earmarks like a dog to its vomit (Proverbs 26:11).” The GOP will not fare well in this. When we behave like Democrats, we lose elections.”
Georgia Republican Representative Andrew Clyde tweeted, “I voted against the first part of the Swamp’s omnibus bill.” In the end, it received MORE VOTES FROM DEMOCRATS than from Republicans, which has regrettably been the pattern for every “must pass” piece of legislation during our *Republican* majority. It’s disappointing, but our battle is far from done. We’ll talk about the second half of the omnibus in the upcoming weeks. Will more Republicans take up the cause of refusing to support Joe Biden’s extreme policies? I sincerely hope so. Pay attention.”
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