All 6 Missouri Republicans in House vote against Trump’s hurricane relief, debt ceiling deal
The measure passed Friday morning in a 316-90 vote, with all of the dissenting votes coming from
The
All four senators from the
So did Reps.
Bost and Davis, along with Rep.
The vote exposed a deep rift in the Republican caucuses in the
Many
Wagner issued a statement shortly after the vote, saying: "I promised the people of
"What
Blunt said he supported the measure as a way to temporarily avoid a government shutdown fight and help
The other
Luetkemeyer said he voted no because "we must change the status quo in
"In order to do that, we have to finally take on the tough issues we face as a nation," he said. "Earlier this week I was proud to vote for a bill to provide emergency funding to Hurricane Harvey victims. That bill overwhelming passed the House 419-3 and should have been passed through the
"Of all the possible things they could have broken with
By voting to raise the debt limit,
But the
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