House and Senate: 56 Republicans Voted Against $2.3 Trillion, 5,593-Page Spending/COVID Relief Bill

By Michael W. Chapman | December 22, 2020 | 2:40pm EST
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), two of six GOP senators who voted against the $2.3 spending package.  (Getty Images)
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), two of six GOP senators who voted against the $2.3 spending package. (Getty Images)

(CNS News) -- Fifty Republicans in the House and six in the Senate voted against the 5,593-page, $2.3 trillion bill to fund the federal government and provide COVID relief checks to many Americans. Only two Democrats, in the House, voted against the measure. 

The bill, according to Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) who voted against it, "is everything Republicans say they don't believe in."

"To so-called conservatives who are quick to identify the socialism of Democrats, if you vote for this spending monstrosity, you are no better," said Sen. Paul on Monday.  "When you vote to pass out free money, you lose your soul and you abandon forever any semblance of moral or fiscal integrity."

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)  (Getty Images)
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) (Getty Images)

In the House of Representatives, 359 members voted for the bill, 53 voted no, and 17 did not vote, according to Govtrack.us. For the 53 who voted "nay," 50 were Republicans and two were Democrats.

Those two Democrats were Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii and Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. 

Some of the 50 Republicans who voted against the measure were Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio), Rep. Gregory Steube (Fla.), Rep. Kelly Armstrong (N.D.), Rep. Chip Roy (Texas), Rep. Mike Gallagher (Wisc.), and Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas).

Some of the House Republicans who voted for the bill included Rep. Dan Crenshaw (Texas), Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), Rep. Debbie Lesko (Ariz.), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.), and Rep. Steve Scalise (La.). 

House Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), one of two House Democrats who voted against the $2.3 trillion spending package. (Getty Images)
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), one of two House Democrats who voted against the $2.3 trillion spending package. (Getty Images)

In the Senate, the vote was 92-6.  The six Republicans who voted "nay" were Sen. Rick Scott (Fla.), Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.), Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas), Sen. Mike Lee (Utah), and Sen. Ron Johnson (Wisc.).

Some of the Republican senators who voted for the 5,593-page bill included Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah), Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Sen. Joni Ernst (Iowa), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.), Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.), and Sen. John Kennedy (La.).

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who voted for the $2.3 trillion spending legislation. (Getty Images)
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), who voted for the $2.3 trillion spending legislation. (Getty Images)

  

In the COVID relief part of the bill, people making less than $75,000 a year will receive a $600 stimulus check and an extra $600 payment per child. The legislation also includes a $300 weekly unemployment insurance supplement. 

President Donald Trump is expected to sign the legislation into law. 

To read the bill, click here

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