“Some usual suspects but also some surprises?”
Surprises both ways. Cornyn voted for the measure. He must have forgotten to take his RINO pills.
He must have an election
“Surprises both ways. Cornyn voted for the measure. He must have forgotten to take his RINO pills.”
No surprise at all. He’s up for reelection in 2026.
He could see that the bill was going down in flames, so he took advantage of that fact. Knowing that his vote in favor would not help actually pass the bill, he could throw it away with a "yes" vote and seemingly "look" like a conservative.
He is coming up for re-election he knew his vote wasn’t needed for the motion to fail, now he can tell the people he was voting in favor politician do that all the time