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These 17 Senate Republicans Voted To Pass The Biden-McCarthy Debt Ceiling Bill
The Senate recently approved a debt ceiling and budget cuts package that was negotiated between Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. This bipartisan package narrowly passed the Senate with a vote of 63-36 and received significant support from the House with a robust 314-117 vote.
Out of those in favor, 46 were Democrats and 17 were Republicans. A total of five individuals, consisting of Democrats and an Independent, opposed the bill: Fetterman, Markey, Merkley, Sanders (an Independent), and Warren. The remaining 31 votes against the bill came from Republicans.
Here are the 17 Republican senators who voted yes on the legislation:
- Boozman (R-AR)
- Capito (R-WV)
- Collins (R-ME)
- Cornyn (R-TX)
- Cramer (R-ND)
- Ernst (R-IA)
- Grassley (R-IA)
- Hoeven (R-ND)
- McConnell (R-KY)
- Moran (R-KS)
- Mullin (R-OK)
- Murkowski (R-AK)
- Romney (R-UT)
- Rounds (R-SD)
- Thune (R-SD)
- Tillis (R-NC)
- Young (R-IN)
The bill introduces measures to raise the federal debt limit, set new limits on discretionary spending, take back unused funds, and broaden work requirements for certain federal programs. Specifically, it puts a hold on the federal debt limit until January 1, 2025, and then raises the limit on January 2, 2025.
More Democrats voted for the bill in the Senate, as they did in the House as well. 46 Senate Democrats voted for it. 17 Republicans in favor. https://t.co/fKnhTXJkAH
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 2, 2023
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