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    Joseph Gatt
    November 9, 2021, 3:57 am -

    A cornerstone of US President Biden's agenda, the Infrastructure Bill, finally passed last Friday, 5th November. In the end, six House Democrats broke ranks with their party and voted against the bill: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York), Ilhan Omar (Minnesota), Rashida Tlaib (Michigan), Jamaal Bowman (New York), Cori Bush (Missouri), and Ayanna Pressley (Massachusetts).

    On the other hand, no less than 32 federal legislators went directly against the wishes of their leader, Donald Trump, and voted in favour of the Infrastructure Bill, whilst another Republican Senator Mike Rounds (South Dakota) did not vote. The said 32 Republicans legislators are comprised of 19 Senators, and 13 Representatives. The Senators are:

    The nineteen Republican Senators who voted with Democrats to approve the bill are:
    Roy Blunt, Missouri
    Richard Burr, North Carolina
    Shelley Moore Capito, West Virginia
    Bill Cassidy, Louisiana
    Susan Collins, Maine
    Kevin Cramer, North Dakota
    Mike Crapo, Idaho
    Deb Fischer, Nebraska
    Lindsey Graham, South Carolina
    Chuck Grassley, Iowa
    John Hoeven, North Dakota
    Mitch McConnell, Kentucky
    Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
    Rob Portman, Ohio
    James Risch, Idaho
    Mitt Romney, Utah
    Dan Sullivan, Alaska
    Thom Tillis, North Carolina
    Roger Wicker, Mississippi

    The thirteen Republicans in the House who voted with Democrats to approve the bill are:
    Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska
    Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania
    Rep. Andrew Gabarino of New York
    Rep. Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio
    Rep. John Katko of New York
    Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois
    Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York
    Rep. David McKinley of West Virginia
    Rep. Tom Reed of New York
    Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey
    Fred Upton of Michigan
    Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey
    Rep. Don Young of Alaska




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