These 112 House Republicans Voted Against Ukraine Aid

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• Democrats
• In a sharp reversal, North Texas voters pick Brent Money over Jill Dutton in House GOP primary
• Republicans
• Election results: How Texas voted in the 2024 primary
• Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan heading to runoff against hardline conservative challenger
• House Speaker Dade Phelan, enemy of the far-right, faces toughest reelection yet

The Ukraine aid bill came to the floor after months of delay and despite staunch opposition from the hard right, including a threat from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to call a vote to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he allowed such a vote. We can’t wait to welcome you to downtown Austin Sept. 5-7 for the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival! Join us at Texas’ breakout politics and policy event as we dig into the 2024 elections, state and national politics, the state of democracy, and so much more. Covey’s campaign has been heavily funded by Defend Texas Liberty, the political group mainly bankrolled by Midland oilman Tim Dunn, a Paxton ally and conservative activist. Covey positioned himself as the true conservative in the race who would remain in touch with the party’s grassroots rather than gallivant around Austin as a glad-handing politician. The May 28 runoff promises to be a high-profile slugfest in this elbow of Texas that borders Louisiana.

Democrats

Instead of a six-month deadline, TikTok would have roughly nine months, which could be extended by President Joe Biden by 90 days if he determines there’s been progress toward a sale. Also, the bill has now been inserted into a larger foreign aid package, which makes it much harder for lawmakers to oppose the measure. Still, 37 “no” votes, while a break from Washington’s ironclad support for the Jewish state, fell short of the opposition bloc progressives had hoped to muster.

In a sharp reversal, North Texas voters pick Brent Money over Jill Dutton in House GOP primary

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Republicans

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But while Phelan may be unpopular with Republicans across Texas, he only needed to persuade the 200,000 residents of his southeast Texas district to reelect him. Phelan was neck and neck with GOP challenger David Covey with votes still being counted. You can download an application here or request one to be mailed to you here.

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Phelan countered with accusations that Covey, who has never before served as an elected government official and is simply a pawn of Paxton and other far-right interests. Phelan’s base of support included many local Republican leaders in his three-county district as well as former Gov. Rick Perry, who appeared with the speaker on the campaign trail in Beaumont, Vidor and Jasper ahead of election day. You can vote at your previous polling location if you moved within the same county or political subdivision. Or you can vote at your new polling location on a ballot limited to the elections you would qualify to vote in at both polling locations, such as statewide races. The deadline for mail-in ballots to be returned to the county is election day, May 28. Locally that day, it’ll be counted if the county receives it by 5 p.m.

Twenty-five Republicans voted against the fourth bill, which included measures that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the United States and that would redirect funds from seized Russian assets to help aid Ukraine. Democrats put up a big vote — 174 — in favor of this bill, which was intended to sweeten the overall package for conservatives. Not only had Paxton and Patrick publicly called on Phelan to resign last year, but the speaker also earned the ire of Gov. Greg Abbott when the House sunk the governor’s school voucher proposal. Abbott did not endorse anyone in this race, appearing indifferent to Phelan’s political survival. Locally, he touted his record delivering funding for district priorities like Lamar University and flood control over his decade in office.

House approves aid bills for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

A foreign aid package passed by the US House of Representatives will “exacerbate global crises,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a statement to CNN on Saturday. An earlier version of this article incorrectly identified the political party of a group of representatives who notably voted “no” on new aid for Israel. "This runoff is not just another race, it's the frontline of the battle for the soul of our district," Phelan said in a statement Tuesday evening. "While my opponent hides behind empty rhetoric, dishonest advertising and surrogate voices, I stand before voters with a clear record of service and conservative success." Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is facing a runoff election after he failed to secure a majority of votes in primary voting, the clearest sign to date of his precarious position within the Republican Party.

House Speaker Dade Phelan, enemy of the far-right, faces toughest reelection yet

At the other end of the Democratic ideological spectrum are 19 Democrats whose Lib-Con Scores are significantly less liberal than that of more than one-half of their fellow Democrats. They range from Peña Raymond, who is significantly less liberal than 61 of his 63 (97%) Democratic colleagues, to Mary Ann Perez of Houston, who is significantly less liberal than 32 of her 63 (51%) fellow Democrats. Johnson said earlier this week that if he hadn't moved forward with his plan, an effort to bypass him and force a vote on the Senate bill would have gained more support.

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Read more about voter registration requirements further down in this story. Phelan guided the House through the 2021 legislative sessions, which some observers called “the most conservative” in state history. Lawmakers passed new laws banning almost all abortions and allowing permitless carry of handguns. He defeated state Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, who was nominated by ultraconservative members who say Phelan is unreasonably accommodating of Democrats in the chamber. Tinderholt cast a ballot for himself, as did two Republican members who nominated him, Nate Schatzline of Tarrant County and Bryan Slaton of Royce City.

At the most liberal end of the Democratic ideological spectrum, nine representatives stand out, with Lib-Con Scores that are significantly more liberal than those of more than one-half of their Democratic colleagues. They range from Ramos, who is significantly more liberal than 62 of her 63 (98%) fellow Democrats, to Ron Reynolds of Missouri City, who is significantly more liberal than 32 out of 63 (51%) fellow Democrats. Along those lines, West, in a House debate over the bill, said he envisioned school chaplains operating similar to military chaplains under the new measure. The House passed a long-stalled foreign aid package on Saturday that gives funding to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with a majority of lawmakers backing money for American allies across the globe. The package, which now goes to the Senate, is almost certain to become law.

GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie railed on House Speaker Mike Johnson and his handling of the foreign aid bills, despite deciding not to move to oust the speaker Saturday. The bill is widely expected to pass the Senate in the coming days, as it generally mirrors a $95.3 billion national security bill passed by the upper chamber in February. While all Democrats voted in favor of aid to Ukraine and all but Ms. Tlaib supported funding to Taiwan, 37 left-leaning Democrats defected to vote against the Israel aid bill. They said before the vote that they opposed unfettered aid to Israel that could be used in its offensive in Gaza. The opposition to the Israel aid represented a minority of Democrats, but reflected the deep resistance to unconditional aid and the divisions in the party on Gaza.

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Citing classified briefings he's received, Johnson called the aid "critically important" in pushing back on Russian aggression. "No matter how you slice it, allowing them to serve in an official capacity in the school, cloaks them in the authority of the school, and that's going to be a violation of the Establishment Clause," he said. Waldron said as a former school teacher, he is concerned that the bill would violate students' privacy rights and become a "massive liability." He also said he thought it would violate the principle of separation of church and state. It would still require chaplains to pass a background check and they would need no certification from the Oklahoma Department of Education. Rep. Jen Kiggans, a vulnerable Republican from Virginia, also praised the speaker. “I'm pretty sure one will come to the floor, if he doesn't resign at some point, but we're trying to avoid that,” he said.

Humanitarian aid for Gaza, which Democrats said was necessary for their support, is also included. Chaplains in public schools became a hot button topic in Texas this spring because school districts across the state had until February 28 to decide whether or not they would opt in on the chaplain program created by SB 763. Authored by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, with Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, as its House sponsor, the bill would authorize public school districts to welcome chaplains as hired staff or as volunteers to provide support, services and programs for students. A bill that will allow public schools to hire faith-based chaplains or accept them as volunteers is advancing through the Legislature with some major additions. Several swing-district House Republicans praised Speaker Mike Johnson for pushing forward with the foreign aid bills and attacked his detractors.