Tuesday, July 19, 2022

How Are Republicans In DC Voting?

Pay no attention to what they say. What is essential is what they do.

157 Republicans voted against against "federal recognition of marriage for same-sex and interracial couples". The bill passed 267-157. (July 19, 2022)

205 Republicans voted against the Right To Travel For Abortion Services Act, which would prohibit blocking out-of-state travel to obtain an abortion. The bill passed 223-205. (July 15, 2022)

88 Republicans voted against expanding benefits for US military veterans who have been exposed to toxic burn pits and dangerous chemicals, which can cause asthma, rhinitis and cancer. The bill passed 342-88. (July 14, 2022)

168 Republicans voted against Active Shooter Alert Act, which would create an active shooter communications network to notify community members when an active shooter is in their neighborhood. The legislation passed 260-169. (July 14, 2022)

208 Republicans voted against efforts to remove Neo-Nazis from the US military. One GOP House representative argued that not allowing Nazis in the US military "will make it harder to recruit military members". Not one Republican voted in favour of this amendment. The bill passed 218-208. (July 14, 2022)

193 Republicans voted against the first major federal safety legislation in decades. They voted against spending millions of dollars for mental health, school safety, crisis intervention programs, incentives for states to include juvenile records in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and other significant changes. The legislation passed 234-193. (June 24, 2022)

201 Republicans voted against federal Red Flag gun laws, which would authorize and establish guidance for federal courts to issue extreme risk protection orders and allow family members to request a federal court order to remove access to firearms for someone deemed to be a danger to himself or others. The legislation passed 224-202. (June 9, 2022)

203 Republicans voted against the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act and to support rising  prices and to make it difficult to investigate if gas prices are being manipulated by gas and oil corporations. The bill passed 217-207. (May 19, 2022)

192 Republicans voted against providing $28 million in aid to address the US shortage of baby formula (only a few days after critizing Biden for not doing enough about the issue). The measure passed 231-192. (May 19, 2022)

203 Republicans voted against the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2022 (which would set up offices at Homeland Security, DoJ and FBI to track and analyze domestic terrorist activity, assessing threat posed specifically by White supremacists and neo-Nazis). The Act passed 222-203. (May 19, 2022)

57 Republicans voted against sending aid to Ukraine (victims of a Russian genocide). The bill passed 368-57. (May 11, 2022)

44 Republicans voted against the Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act. the Act passed 384-44. (April 27, 2022)

63 Republicans voted against a House resolution affirming support for the "democratic principles" of NATO. The resolution passed 362-63. (April 5, 2022)

193 Republicans voted against lowering the cost of insulin (capping costs at $35 instead of $400). The bill passed 232-193. (March 31, 2022)

85 Republicans voted against the Sexual Assault Reporting In Transportation Act, which would require transportation companies to establish formal policies against sexual misconduct. It would require the Department of Transportation to collect data on the number of incidents of sexual misconduct reported by transportation personnel and passengers each year and share it publicly. The bill passed 339-85. (March 30, 2022)

25 Republicans voted against creating the El Paso Healing Gardens National Memorial (in remembrance of mass shooting victims). The bill passed 403-25. (March 16, 2022)

21 Republicans voted against awarding congressional gold medals to the Capitol Police & others who protected the Capitol on January 6, 2021. The vote was 406-21. (December 7, 2021)

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