The votes in both the house and the senate were almost entirely along party lines. Every republican in the senate that voted, voted for this act and every democrat in the senate that voted, voted against this act.
As far as I can tell, this issue crosses party lines. Republicans voted 94-134 against the amendment, and Democrats voted 111-83 for it. A fairly even spread, compared to any number of more partisan issues.
I certainly don't mean to be defending either party, but the bill received bi-partisan support. Only 2 reps voted against it in the house, and it received unanimous support in the senate (which includes 12 democrats).
And yet, this particular law was opposed by all Democrats in the Senate and was supported by every Republican except two. It passed due to Mike Pence's tie-breaking vote.
It's a factually true statement, folks. Check the vote counts, and you'll see that it went down along party lines, with Republicans in the majority of the 'no' votes. In fact, over 67% of House Republicans voted against the bill.
The White House lobbied heavily for the measure, and the Republicans in the House shot it down. That's interesting.
Thanks for the details! The party line vote makes sense - the Democratic-Republicans believed the bills were targeted at them. I did not know the specific composition of the first Congress and the fifth Congress; that's good to know.
You're aware this vote was in the house, right? So you've provided exactly zero out of "many" dems who voted against this bill because they wanted to do way worse.
What's your opinion of the republicans who voted yes for this bill? It must be worse than voting no, right? Or is this just a partisan issue?
I've no doubt that there have been democrats on the wrong side of these issues at various points. Chris Dodd was a democrat. But don't tell me a "no" vote is actually worse than a "yes" vote on this bill. The only way you can contort yourself into that position is putting partisan loyalty ahead of critical thinking.
Really? Because every Republican voted for this and every Dem voted against. I get so sick of the false equivalency BS people spout off to sound smart and edgy.
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