Here is a link to the roll call vote on aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene voted NAY, and she condemned Speaker of the House Mike Johnson for allowing the vote.
The total vote was 316 Yes, to 94 No.
Republicans supported the bill 151 Yes, to 55 No. Trump loyalists within the House GOP caucus support Trump's wish to force Ukraine to settle with the Russians. They voted No. Mike Johnson and a majority of Republicans favored the more traditional GOP position of opposing Soviet, now Russian, expansion into Europe.
Democrats voted 165 Yes ,to 35 No. For Democrats, a No vote was a way to show condemnation of Israel's prosecution of the war against Hamas, which they describe as an attack on Gaza's civilians. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar were two of the Democrats who voted No. The Democratic leadership voted Yes.
For Oregon readers: Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer both voted Yes. Bentz endorsed Trump but is now positioning himself as a "normal" Republican and not part of the Marjorie Taylor Green-Paul Gosar-Matt Gaetz "blow it all up" wing of the House GOP. In Bentz's first vote as a U.S. Representative he backed Trump's effort to stay in office by voting to reject the Pennsylvania electoral votes that certified a Biden win by 80,000 votes. Lori Chavez-DeRemer represents a district won by Biden. Within the bounds of what is acceptable to be a Republican, she is positioning herself as being open to bi-partisanship. She supported Mike Johnson as Speaker, which, within the context of being a House Republican, defines her as a moderate. All Republican members in the U.S. House cast their votes for Speaker Johnson. Unlike Chavez-DeRemer, Bentz had previously backed Jim Jordan.
After Mr. Bentz's initial vote in the house, practically before he had hung up his coat, I was pretty sure he was destined to be a MAGA person content to being told how to vote. Saturday's vote for the Ukraine bill, while just one vote, gives me hope that he can think for himself and lead his district, which hasn't been the case since Bob Smith retired.
I am frankly surprised and happy that Bentz voted in favor of the Ukraine aid.
It's still the case that the majority of Republicans voted against it, which raises the question: in the Republican Party, who's a Normie?
I hope that we have seen the high-water mark of MAGA, but I doubt it. It's gonna leave a nasty ring.