All House members who opposed the debt ceiling bill.

The House of Representatives Votes to Raise Debt Ceiling

The House of Representatives voted to raise the debt ceiling on Wednesday, passing the bill negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the White House. This completes the first step in avoiding an economic disaster just five days before the Treasury’s deadline for default.

While the Fiscal Responsibility Act passed comfortably in a 314-117 vote, with 165 Democrats joining 149 Republicans in backing the legislation, opposition from both progressive Democrats and hard-line Republicans underscores the contention in Washington.

Here is a List of Every House Representative Who Voted Against the Legislation:

• Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
• Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
• Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
• Cori Bush (D-MO)
• Gregorio Casar (D-TX)
• Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
• Judy Chu (D-CA)
• Yvette Clark (D-NY)
• Gerry Connolly (D-VA)
• Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)
• Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)
• Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
• Adriano Espaillat (D-NY)
• Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
• Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
• Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
• Jimmy Gomez (D-CA)
• Raul Grijalva (D-AZ)
• Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
• Val Hoyle (D-OR)
• Jared Huffman (D-CA)
• Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
• Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA)
• Ro Khanna (D-CA)
• John Larson (D-CT)
• Barbara Lee (D-CA)
• Summer Lee (D-PA)
• Jim McGovern (D-MA)
• Grace Meng (D-NY)
• Gwen Moore (D-WI)
• Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
• Mark Pocan (D-WI)
• Katie Porter (D-CA)
• Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
• Delia Ramirez (D-IL)
• Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
• Bobby Scott (D-VA)
• Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
• Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
• Norma Torres (D-CA)
• Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
• Juan Vargas (D-CA)
• Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
• Nikema Williams (D-GA)
• Frederica Wilson (D-FL)

Progressive Democrats, such as Ocasio-Cortez, took issue with spending cuts toward social programs within the bill that McCarthy was able to push through in negotiations with President Joe Biden.

Here is a List of Every House Representative Who Voted Against the Legislation:

• Mark Alford (R-MO)
• Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
• Dan Bishop (R-NC)
• Michael Bost (R-IL)
• Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
• Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
• Ken Buck (R-CO)
• Tim Burchett (R-TN)
• Eric Burlison (R-MO)
• Kat Cammack (R-FL)
• John Carter (R-TX)
• Ben Cline (R-VA)
• Michael Cloud (R-TX)
• Andrew Clyde (R-GA)
• Doug Collins (GA)
• Eli Crane (R-AZ)
• Scott DesJarlais (R-TN)
• Byron Donalds (R-FL)
• Pat Fallon (R-TX)
• Brad Finstad (R-MN)
• Michelle Fischbach (R-MN)
• Russell Fry (R-SC)
• Russ Fulcher (R-ID)
• Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
• Tony Gonzales (R-TX)
• Bob Good (R-VA)
• Lance Gooden (R-TX)
• Paul Gosar (R-AZ)
• Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
• Michael Guest (R-MS)
• Harriet Hageman (R-WY)
• Andy Harris (R-MD)
• Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
• Kevin Hern (R-TN)
• Clay Higgins (R-LA)
• Wesley Hunt (R-TX)
• Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
• Darin LaHood (R-IL)
• Debbie Lesko (R-AZ)
• Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
• Morgan Luttrell (R-TX)
• Nancy Mace (R-SC)
• Tracey Mann (R-KS)
• Brian Mast (R-FL)
• Rich McCormick (R-GA)
• Mary Miller (R-IL)
• Cory Mills (R-FL)
• Alex Mooney (R-WV)
• Roy Moore (R-AL)
• Nathaniel Moran (R-TX)
• Ralph Norman (R-SC)
• Andy Ogles (R-TN)
• Gary Palmer (R-AL)
• Scott Perry (R-PA)
• Bill Posey (R-FL)
• John Rose (R-TN)
• Matt Rosendale (R-MT)
• Chip Roy (R-TX)
• George Santos (R-NY)
• Keith Self (R-TX)
• Pete Sessions (R-TX)
• Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
• Greg Steube (R-FL)
• Dale Strong (R-AL)
• Tom Tiffany (R-WI)
• William Timmons (R-SC)
• Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ)
• Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
• Mike Waltz (R-FL)
• Randy Weber (R-TX)
• Ryan Zinke (R-MT)

Hard-line Republicans, such as Gaetz, were frustrated with McCarthy’s compromises with Democrats and teased that the speaker’s collaborations with the Left could trigger a motion to vacate.

The bill now heads to the Senate, which is expected to hold a vote later this week. A single senator has the ability to delay the process, a prospect Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) worries could cost valuable time. If it passes, it will be signed into law by Biden.

The U.S. reached its debt ceiling in January, but Congress was given a June 5 deadline until the federal government would not be able to pay its bills.

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