Posted on 11/07/2021 6:29:00 PM PST by Mount Athos
Republicans closely aligned with former President Donald Trump have threatened to oust the GOP House members who broke with their party to help Democrats pass President Joe Biden's sweeping $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill late Friday.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy had discouraged defectors, urging his caucus before the vote not to assist Biden in delivering on elements of his domestic agenda.
Still, 13 House Republicans crossed party lines to vote in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, which passed 228-206. With six progressives in revolt, the legislation would not have succeeded if it were not for their support.
Eight of the Republican defectors—Don Bacon of Nebraska, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Andrew Garbarino of New York, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, John Katko of New York, Tom Reed of New York, Christopher H. Smith of New Jersey, and Fred Upton of Michigan—are part of the Problem Solvers Caucus, a group of bipartisan lawmakers who helped to negotiate the bill.
Another five House Republicans—Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Don Young of Alaska, Nicole Malliotakis of New York, David B. McKinley of West Virginia, and Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey—bucked their party to follow the party's traditionalist route of backing infrastructure funding.
"Every Republican who voted for the infrastructure bill must be eliminated from the party," tweeted Florida Rep. Anthony Sabatini.
"Vote for this infrastructure bill and I will primary the hell out of you," said North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn.
Josh Barnett, a self-described "American First" Arizona House candidate, said: "13 Republicans just voted to turn America into a communist country. They should be pushed back on so hard til 2022 that their lives are absolutely miserable til we have them removed."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Renegades
This break by The 13 does not make Kevin McCarthy’s position as Minority Leader any stronger. When is the soonest leadership could change? Not till December of 2022? That’s a long, long time from now in Biden Years. Think of all the damage this president can do if not tightly reined in.
Ousting is not good enough. They must be GONE.
Stolen elections have consequences.
Unfortunately, there is nothing that can be done to remove the RINO traitors at the state and federal level who gave the Steal to joe on a platter and continue to be assistant Democrats other than primarying them in 2022.
Roy Blunt already announced his retirement and he is lining his pockets on his way out the door.
Let’s face it; the past 2 months have been about the GOP identifying 13 members who could afford to vote for the bill. If they had needed 14 then they would have gotten them.
Something about closing the door after the horses have left the barn comes to mind ...
we’re running out of time the way they are destroying the country. Can you imagine where we’d be if Trump never won in 2016? My guess is we’d already be in CW2 or we would have won it by now.
McCarthy must strip them of all committees and make them share an office next to the sewage lines. Seriously.
These 13 are traitors to their country. They should be kicked out of the Republican party immediately.
These are not bush league chamber of commerce worshipping republiCANT’S..
Oh no..
Full blown communists
“Every Republican who voted for the infrastructure bill must be eliminated from the party. we are in agreement
Newsweak says that like it’s a bad thing.
Back in the day, when America was a Nation of free men & women, the tar & feather brigade would have visited all 13 of these traitorous fellow-travelers by now...
These 13 are guilty of crimes against humanity. Millions will suffer and thousands will die as a result of their betrayal. They will be remembered at American Nuremberg II.
Don Bacon who voted for it is a retired Air Force general officer. More proof of how woke the military is.
In Reed’s case talk is cheap.
He’s not running again.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.