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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHere are the 11 Republicans who voted against the PACT Act
The bill was approved in the Senate by a vote of 86-11 a week after 41 Republicans elected to stall the final passage of the measure, citing concerns over its cost. Twenty-five Republicans who voted against the bill last week voted for a nearly identical version of the legislation in June.
On Tuesday, the 11 no votes included:
Mitt Romney of Utah
Rand Paul of Kentucky
Mike Crapo of Idaho
James Lankford of Oklahoma
Mike Lee of Utah
Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming
James Risch of Idaho
Richard Shelby of Alabama
Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania
Tommy Tuberville of Alabama
Thom Tillis of North Carolina
All 11 senators also voted against the bill in June.
https://news.yahoo.com/11-republicans-voted-against-pact-001705099.html
Siwsan
(26,295 posts)Which comes as no surprise.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)I was going to check as well, though I figured none of them had served in uniform. I'm sure they are quick to pay lip service to the military and our vets whenever they're on the campaign trail though.
gohuskies
(1,157 posts)The voters in those states need to take a good long look at these self-entitled jerks before deciding to vote for them in their next election cycles. Although these are from about the reddest of the red states...
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)I don't see how these senators can justify this "no" vote to them.
Carlitos Brigante
(26,505 posts)is why I support his neighbor......
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)about him being on the list. The one that surprised me and other Du'ers was Mitt Romney. What on earth is his rationale?
IjustDontlikeRepugs
(639 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)JanMichael
(24,893 posts)OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)I can understand someone like Rand Paul who just likes being a total jerk because he can be, but Romney tends to be a bit more grounded and reasonable. How on earth can he justify that vote politically or morally?
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)PatSeg
(47,613 posts)You know, as hard as I try, I just can't understand these people. How cruel and heartless can they be?
OnDoutside
(19,974 posts)And a so called man of God.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)He can't relate to ordinary people. His father was much more down-to-earth.
kimbutgar
(21,211 posts)Hopefully his opponent will use this vote against him.
JustAnotherGen
(31,907 posts)Hard with that.
Yes - I know he's a Republican - but he would have voted to impeach Trump.
PatSeg
(47,613 posts)After decades of ostentatious flag-waving and "Support our Troops" rhetoric, republicans are finally revealing who they really are. Underneath the façade, they are lizard people minus the warmth.