Republicans are Divided
Eight Republicans in the U.S. House, all members of the House “Problem Solvers” caucus, voted in favor of the infrastructure bill —
- 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
- Fred Upton of Michigan are.
Five other House Republicans joined members of the Problem Solvers Caucus in bucking their party to support the bill. This group included —
- Adam Kinzinger of Illinois
- Don Young of Alaska
- Nicole Malliotakis of New York
- David B. McKinley of West Virginia
- Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey.
In the U.S. Senate, 19 Republicans voted in favor. they are:
- Roy Blunt of Missouri
- Richard Burr of North Carolina
- Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
- Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
- Susan Collins of Maine
- Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
- Mike Crapo of Idaho
- Deb Fischer of Nebraska
- Lindsey Graham of South Carolina
- Chuck Grassley of Iowa
- John Hoeven of North Dakota
- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
- Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
- Rob Portman of Ohio
- Jim Risch of Idaho
- Mitt Romney of Utah
- Dan Sullivan of Alaska
- Thom Tillis of North Carolina
- Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Thirty-two members of the GOP were persuaded that infrastructure was more important than a Republican Party unified against Progressive dominated Democrat Party.
This list contain a number of moderate Republicans (Collins, Burr, Murkowski, Portman, Graham, Romney) and two who will not seek re-election (Blunt, Kinzinger). All told, this suggests that the Republican Party is divided as it faces a Presidential election in 2024.