An evaluation of key votes from the primary three months of the 118th Congress exhibits that the 18 Home Republicans from swing districts that Biden carried in 2020 have voted in lockstep with Marjorie Taylor Greene. Whereas they go themselves off as moderates to their constituents and the media, they’re the truth is pushing the MAGA agenda in Washington. They’re the Complicit Caucus, voting with the unconventional right-wing and inflicting actual injury to our households, our communities, and our nation.
The 18 Home Republicans Representing Swing Districts That Biden Gained in 2020
Rep. Don Bacon (NE-2)
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5)
Rep. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6)
Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (NY-4)
Rep. John Duarte (CA-13)
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1)
Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27)
Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (NJ-07)
Rep. Jen Kiggans (VA-2)
Rep. Younger Kim (CA-40)
Rep. Nicholas LaLota (NY-1)
Rep. Michael Lawler (NY-17)
Rep. Marcus Molinaro (NY-19)
Rep. George Santos (NY-3)
Rep. David Schweikert (AZ-1)
Rep. Michelle Metal (CA-45)
Rep. David Valadao (CA-22)
Rep. Brandon Williams (NY-22)
Voting Report
Our evaluation focuses on 36 key votes the 118th Congress has taken on Home governance (management, guidelines, committees) and ultimate passage of laws that deeply divided the chamber. We’re not course of votes (motions to recommit, droop the foundations or adjourn, ordering the earlier query, quorum), votes on amendments, or votes on laws that handed with sweeping bipartisan assist.
A overview of those 36 key votes finds that the 18 Home Republicans from swing districts that Biden carried in 2022 voted 100% with ultra-MAGA Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene on 32 out of 36 votes (see chart beneath). Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick from southeastern Pennsylvania broke from Marjorie Taylor Greene and the remainder of the swing district Republicans 3 times, and Rep. Mike Lawler from the Westchester suburbs of New York broke from Greene and the remainder of the swing district Republicans as soon as.
Fitzpatrick voted in opposition to a invoice ending COVID telework choices for federal employees, a invoice blocking the Biden administration from making use of the Clear Water Act to waterways like wetlands, and a sweeping vitality package deal that might undo nearly all the local weather change laws Democrats handed final yr. Lawler voted in opposition to the so-called “Dad and mom Invoice of Rights” that additional allows far-right teams to push for guide bans and dangerous new restrictions on transgender college students.
All 18 swing district Home members sided with Marjorie Taylor Greene to elect Kevin McCarthy speaker, regardless of his making quite a few concessions to the unconventional proper wing of the get together.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to intestine the Home Ethics guidelines to let corrupt congressional colleagues go unchecked.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to slash funding for the IRS and permit rich tax cheats to go undetected.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to arrange a Choose Committee on Weaponizing the Authorities, to launch a shameless January 6 counter-investigation. It’s an concept that MTG satisfied McCarthy of with a view to “inform the opposite facet of the story.”
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene for a pair of anti-abortion measures.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to permit extra drilling on public lands.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene on 4 payments to undermine COVID protections. On the fifth invoice, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick of southeastern Pennsylvania was the only real Republican to vote in opposition to a invoice to finish COVID telework choices for federal employees.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to overturn the felony justice reform and voting rights measures handed by the democratically-elected D.C. Metropolis Council.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to take away Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the Home Overseas Affairs Committee, a baseless and bigoted vote that was political retribution for Greene and Gosar being faraway from committees for inciting violence in opposition to Democrats.
All 18 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to dam funding plan managers from considering environmental and social elements of their funding selections.
16 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to dam the Biden Administration from making use of the Clear Water Act to wetlands and different waterways. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick was the only real Republican vote in opposition to this decision. Arizona Rep. David Schweikert didn’t vote.
17 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to additional allow far-right teams pushing for guide bans and dangerous new restrictions on transgender college students. Rep. Mike Lawler voted in opposition to this invoice together with 4 different Republicans.
17 swing district Home members voted with Marjorie Taylor Greene to go a sweeping vitality package deal that might undo nearly all the local weather change laws Democrats handed final yr. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick was the only real Home Republican to vote in opposition to this laws
Key Home Votes Advancing the Republican Agenda within the 118th CongressBy way of April 11, 2023
