Author Topic: H.R. 1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 - which Texans voted for it and who didn't?  (Read 1562 times)

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Offline Sanguine

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Here is how your representative voted:

Texas         
Nay     R      Gohmert, Louie   TX 1st
Nay     R      Poe, Ted   TX 2nd
Yea     R      Johnson, Sam   TX 3rd
Nay     R      Ratcliffe, John   TX 4th
Yea     R      Hensarling, Jeb   TX 5th
Nay     R      Barton, Joe   TX 6th
Yea     R      Culberson, John   TX 7th
Yea     R      Brady, Kevin   TX 8th
Yea     D      Green, Al   TX 9th
Yea     R      McCaul, Michael   TX 10th
Yea     R      Conaway, Michael   TX 11th
Yea     R      Granger, Kay   TX 12th
Yea     R      Thornberry, Mac   TX 13th
Nay     R      Weber, Randy   TX 14th
Nay     D      Gonzalez, Vicente   TX 15th
Yea     D      O’Rourke, Beto   TX 16th
Yea     R      Flores, Bill   TX 17th
Nay     D      Jackson Lee, Sheila   TX 18th
Yea     R      Arrington, Jodey   TX 19th
Nay     D      Castro, Joaquin   TX 20th
Yea     R      Smith, Lamar   TX 21st
Yea     R      Olson, Pete   TX 22nd
Yea     R      Hurd, Will   TX 23rd
Yea     R      Marchant, Kenny   TX 24th
Nay     R      Williams, Roger   TX 25th
Yea     R      Burgess, Michael   TX 26th
Nay     R      Farenthold, Blake   TX 27th
Yea     D      Cuellar, Henry   TX 28th
Yea     D      Green, Gene   TX 29th
Yea     D      Johnson, Eddie   TX 30th
Yea     R      Carter, John   TX 31st
Yea     R      Sessions, Pete   TX 32nd
Nay     D      Veasey, Marc   TX 33rd
Nay     D      Vela, Filemon   TX 34th
Nay     D      Doggett, Lloyd   TX 35th
Nay     R      Babin, Brian   TX 36th

I will be contacting my representative tomorrow to express my opinion of his vote and his (missing) conservative principles.

If you are interested, here is the text of the bill, all 2300+ pages:  http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20180319/BILLS-115SAHR1625-RCP115-66.pdf

Information compiled from:  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2018/h127

Gathering information from various sources, this bill will:

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Big boost for DHS: The Homeland Security Department would receive a roughly 13 percent funding increase …
Border barriers, but not a wall: ….
Steady going for DOL, NLRB: …
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H-2B visa expansion: …
Hardball on wages: Part of the spending bill targets the salaries of minor league baseball players, as Bloomberg Law’s Chris Opfer highlighted in a tweet. “Tucked inside the omnibus spending bill (page 1,967) is a provision that allows pro baseball teams to stop paying minor league players minimum wages and overtime,” he wrote Wednesday evening. The Washington Post reported earlier this week that the measure could surface in the legislation.
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https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-shift/2018/03/22/inside-the-omnibus-147187

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Congressional leaders on Wednesday night formally unveiled a mammoth spending bill that would deliver the largest funding boost to federal agencies in years — but with a tight 48-hour margin to pass it.

President Donald Trump, for now, appears grudgingly willing to support the measure, which is likely the last major piece of legislation he will sign before the midterm elections....

Democrats successfully beat back the Trump administration’s calls to slash budgets for domestic programs like the college Pell Grants, the Environmental Protection Agency and public housing....

 â€œNobody knows what’s in it. I don’t know what’s in the damn thing,” complained Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.). “I have no intention of voting for this bill until I know everything that’s in it.”

He added: “Whoever came up with this isn’t qualified to run a food truck.”...

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/spending-bill-congress-leaders-476784


Offline GrouchoTex

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Pete Olsen always votes yes for spending increases.
I wish someone would primary him in 2 years.

Offline IsailedawayfromFR

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My congressman Louie Gohmert voted correctly.

RINOS like my former congressman Culberson voted for the monstrosity
No punishment, in my opinion, is too great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin~  George Washington

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My congresscritter Jodey Arrington voted FOR it.  He won't get my vote again.

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My congresscritter Jodey Arrington voted FOR it.  He won't get my vote again.

I hope he gets an earful from you too.

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Here is how your representative voted:

Texas         
Nay     R      Gohmert, Louie   TX 1st
Nay     R      Poe, Ted   TX 2nd
Yea     R      Johnson, Sam   TX 3rd
Nay     R      Ratcliffe, John   TX 4th
Yea     R      Hensarling, Jeb   TX 5th
Nay     R      Barton, Joe   TX 6th
Yea     R      Culberson, John   TX 7th
Yea     R      Brady, Kevin   TX 8th
Yea     D      Green, Al   TX 9th
Yea     R      McCaul, Michael   TX 10th
Yea     R      Conaway, Michael   TX 11th
Yea     R      Granger, Kay   TX 12th
Yea     R      Thornberry, Mac   TX 13th
Nay     R      Weber, Randy   TX 14th
Nay     D      Gonzalez, Vicente   TX 15th
Yea     D      O’Rourke, Beto   TX 16th
Yea     R      Flores, Bill   TX 17th
Nay     D      Jackson Lee, Sheila   TX 18th
Yea     R      Arrington, Jodey   TX 19th
Nay     D      Castro, Joaquin   TX 20th
Yea     R      Smith, Lamar   TX 21st
Yea     R      Olson, Pete   TX 22nd
Yea     R      Hurd, Will   TX 23rd
Yea     R      Marchant, Kenny   TX 24th
Nay     R      Williams, Roger   TX 25th
Yea     R      Burgess, Michael   TX 26th
Nay     R      Farenthold, Blake   TX 27th
Yea     D      Cuellar, Henry   TX 28th
Yea     D      Green, Gene   TX 29th
Yea     D      Johnson, Eddie   TX 30th
Yea     R      Carter, John   TX 31st
Yea     R      Sessions, Pete   TX 32nd
Nay     D      Veasey, Marc   TX 33rd
Nay     D      Vela, Filemon   TX 34th
Nay     D      Doggett, Lloyd   TX 35th
Nay     R      Babin, Brian   TX 36th

I will be contacting my representative tomorrow to express my opinion of his vote and his (missing) conservative principles.

If you are interested, here is the text of the bill, all 2300+ pages:  http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20180319/BILLS-115SAHR1625-RCP115-66.pdf

Information compiled from:  https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/115-2018/h127

Gathering information from various sources, this bill will:
Difficult reading my congressman Louie Gohmert and Lloyd Doggett vote the same.  Talk about opposites.
No punishment, in my opinion, is too great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin~  George Washington

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Difficult reading my congressman Louie Gohmert and Lloyd Doggett vote the same.  Talk about opposites.

Louie thought the glass was overflowing, and Lloyd thought it was not even half full.