Only one House Democrat voted in the US House of Representatives voted for a spending bill that Republicans passed to keep the US government open.
The House passed a stopgap spending bill, known as a continuing resolution or “CR,” to keep the government open until September on Tuesday. Only one Republican, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, voted against the legislation.
Rep. Jared Golden of Maine was the only Democrat to join Republicans in the legislation.
Vote was 217-213, 50.47%.
Without the Democrat? 216-214? 50.23%.
It was going to pass anyway. If voting yes helps one Democrat keep their seat? Sure, why not?
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-vote-funding-bill-avert-government-shutdown-rcna195808
This mentality from the DNC is precisely why Republicans currently control every branch of government. Nobody likes diet Republicanism and nobody will remember this specific vote in 2026.
It’s up to the Congressman to remind everyone when his Republican opponent tries to lie about him.
It’s up to us to get a primary challenge against him.
democrats should fear being primaried by an angry electorate more than they fear republicans saying mean things about them.
It would suck to watch Coast Guard service members, TSA agents, National Parks rangers, Air Traffic Controllers, and others go without paychecks again like they did in 2018-19. I recognize back-pay was distributed after the shutdown ended, but it really sucked to watch members of the US military wonder when they’d see their paychecks again while resorting to on-base community food banks in the interim.