A group of 19 Senate Republicans, led by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, joined the entire Democratic caucus in passing a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package on Tuesday.
The bill passed with a vote of 69-30, more than two weeks after President Joe Biden declared “we have a deal” with a bipartisan group of negotiators.
But the final bill included some noteworthy dissent.
Republican Sens. Jerry Moran of Kansas and Todd Young of Indiana were part of the bipartisan coalition backing the deal in July, but both voted against the bill on Tuesday, citing concerns about the national debt and Democrats’ plan to take up a $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package after the infrastructure vote.
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., was not present for the vote but said he would not support the bill even though he also was part of the initial bipartisan group.
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In the split Senate, the bill still drew support from enough Republicans to pass the chamber, even as they faced pressure from former President Donald Trump to not give Biden a legislative win.
Here is how the Senate’s 50 Republicans voted:
Which Senate Republicans voted for the infrastructure deal?
- Roy Blunt, R-Mo.
- Richard Burr, R-N.C.
- Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.
- Bill Cassidy, R-La.
- Susan Collins, R-Maine
- Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.
- Mike Crapo, R-Idaho
- Deb Fischer, R-Neb.
- Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
- Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa
- John Hoeven, R-N.D.
- Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
- Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska
- Rob Portman, R-Ohio
- James E. Risch, R-Idaho
- Mitt Romney, R-Utah
- Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska
- Thom Tillis, R-N.C.
- Roger F. Wicker, R-Miss.
Which Republicans voted against the infrastructure deal?
- John Barrasso, R-Wyo.
- Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
- John Boozman, R-Ark.
- Mike Braun, R-Ind.
- John Cornyn, R-Texas
- Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
- Ted Cruz, R-Texas
- Steve Daines, R-Mont.
- Joni Ernst, R-Iowa
- Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn.
- Josh Hawley, R-Mo.
- Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss.
- James Inhofe, R-Okla.
- Ron Johnson, R-Wis.
- John Kennedy, R-La.
- James Lankford, R-Okla.
- Mike Lee, R-Utah
- Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo.
- Roger Marshall, R-Kan.
- Jerry Moran, R-Kan.
- Rand Paul, R-Ky.
- Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
- Ben Sasse, R-Neb.
- Rick Scott, R-Fla.
- Tim Scott, R-S.C.
- Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala.
- John Thune, R-S.D.
- Pat Toomey, R-Pa.
- Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.
- Todd Young, R-Ind.
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