Yesterday Congress voted on H. Res. 1608 and H. Res. 1609.
For H. Res. 1608 Democrats needed 9 more votes and 7 more votes for H. Res. 1609.
My understanding is the vote is essentially backwards because if you vote yes it gets sent back to committee and then the bill will die.
You can view the official results here:
- https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024490 (H. Res. 1608)
- https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2024491 (H. Res. 1609)
Here is the list of the Democrats who were absent.
- Earl Blumenauer
- Jamaal Bowman
- Jasmine Crockett
- Henry Cuellar
- Dwight Evans
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Ruben Gallego
- Jimmy Gomez
- Raúl M. Grijalva
- Ted Lieu
- Kevin Mullin
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Katie Porter
- Mikie Sherrill
- Eric Swalwell
- Jennifer Wexton
Why is anyone surprised?
This is what Democrats do when they are presented with the opportunity to do the right thing: they shirk.
They wait for the perfect choice. They’re like the incel looking for the perfect companion and pass up opportunities with what is right in front of them.