Days prior to the seating of the new Congress and despite pleas from the House Republicans and Conservative Senators, Indiana US Senator Todd Young votes to effectively give outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi the gavel for spending for the next year.
He also recently voted for the misnamed Respect for Marriage Act which affects our First Amendment rights and a Gun Control bill that affects our Second Amendment rights.
These 18 Senate Republicans Voted For Democrats’ Sleazy $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill
Despite objections from House Republicans and their Senate colleagues, 18 GOP senators joined Democrats in passing the 4,155-page bill.
By Shawn Fleetwood • December 23, 2022 • The Federalist • Subscribe here.
After selling out their base on marriage and gun control, Senate Republicans decided to finish out 2022 by helping Democrats pass a $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package on Thursday that will keep the federal government funded through the end of 2023.
Released on Tuesday, the mammoth 4,155-page bill cleared a procedural vote held by the upper chamber later that same day, with 70 senators supporting and only 25 opposing. Despite objections from House Republicans and several of their GOP Senate colleagues, 18 Republican senators joined Senate Democrats in passing the wasteful bill, at a final vote of 68-29.
Among the Republicans who voted in favor are Sens. Roy Blunt of Missouri, John Boozman and Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, John Cornyn of Texas, Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rob Portman of Ohio, Jerry Moran of Kansas, Mike Rounds and John Thune of South Dakota, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, Richard Shelby of Alabama, and Todd Young of Indiana.
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(Official U.S. Senate photo by Rebecca Hammel)
