Last night, following the lead of Senator Harry Reid, the Democratic Majority Leader from Searchlight, NV and Mitch McConnell, the GOP Senator leading the Minority, both houses of Congress reopened government and raised the debt ceiling.
Eighteen Senators and 144 House members cast votes that would have sent the country’s economy into a free fall and kept the doors of government locked. These were all Republican politicians with representatives from Texas and Florida predominating.
With many facing reelection in 2014, identifying these Tea Party-usurped politicians is step one for those of us who want to change the dynamics of governance in our country.
The data in the lists below is provided by GovTrack.us.
Senate Nays (18)
- Sessions, Jeff, AL
- Shelby, Richard, AL
- Rubio, Marco, FL
- Grassley, Chuck, IA
- Crapo, Michael, ID
- Risch, James, ID
- Roberts, Pat, KS
- Paul, Rand, KY
- Vitter, David, LA
- Heller, Dean, NV
- Coburn, Thomas, OK
- Toomey, Pat, PA
- Scott, Tim, SC
- Cornyn, John, TX
- Cruz, Ted, TX
- Lee, Mike, UT
- Johnson, Ron, WI
- Enzi, Michael, WY
House Nays (144) By State
ALABAMA
ARIZONA
CALIFORNIA
- LaMalfa, Doug
- McClintock, Tom
- Denham, Jeff
- Royce, Ed
- Campbell, John
- Rohrabacher, Dana
- Hunter, Duncan
COLORADO
FLORIDA
- Miller, Jeff
- Southerland, Steve
- Yoho, Ted
- DeSantis, Ron
- Mica, John
- Posey, Bill
- Nugent, Richard
- Ross, Dennis
- Rooney, Thomas
- Radel, Trey
GEORGIA
- Kingston, Jack
- Westmoreland, Lynn
- Price, Tom
- Woodall, Rob
- Scott, Austin
- Collins, Doug
- Broun, Paul
- Gingrey, Phil
- Graves, Tom
IOWA
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
IDAHO
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
MARYLAND
MICHIGAN
MINNESOTA
MISSOURI
MISSISSIPPI
NORTH CAROLINA
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
NEVADA
NEW YORK
OHIO
- Chabot, Steve
- Wenstrup, Brad
- Jordan, Jim
- Latta, Robert
- Johnson, Bill
- Gibbs, Bob
- Turner, Michael
- Renacci, James
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
SOUTH CROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
- Roe, Phil
- Duncan, John
- Fleischmann, Chuck
- DesJarlais, Scott
- Black, Diane
- Blackburn, Marsha
- Fincher, Stephen
TEXAS
- Gohmert, Louie
- Poe, Ted
- Johnson, Sam
- Hall, Ralph
- Hensarling, Jeb
- Barton, Joe
- Culberson, John
- Brady, Kevin
- McCaul, Michael
- Conaway, Michael
- Granger, Kay
- Thornberry, Mac
- Weber, Randy
- Flores, Bill
- Neugebauer, Randy
- Smith, Lamar
- Olson, Pete
- Marchant, Kenny
- Williams, Roger
- Burgess, Michael
- Farenthold, Blake
- Carter, John
- Sessions, Pete
- Stockman, Steve
UTAH
VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
WYOMING