Who voted against the debt ceiling bill, and who voted for it?

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Washington — The House and Senate both passed a bill this week to suspend the debt ceiling and limit government spending in strong bipartisan votes that allayed fears of an unprecedented U.S. government default.

The bill, known as the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, came together within days of President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reaching an agreement. It sailed through the House by a vote of 314 to 117 on Wednesday, and cleared the Senate on Thursday by a vote of 63 to 36.

In the House, a majority of each party's members — 149 Republicans and 165 Democrats — voted to pass the bill. Seventy-one Republicans and 46 Democrats voted against it. Four members did not vote.

On the Senate side, 17 Republicans joined 45 Democrats and two Democratic-leaning independents in supporting the measure. Thirty-one Republicans, four Democrats and one independent — Sen. Bernie Sanders — voted against the bill. One senator did not cast a vote.

The legislation now heads to Mr. Biden's desk, and he has vowed to sign it "as soon as possible."

The opposition to the bill in Congress came mainly from progressive Democrats who objected to the bill's spending cuts and conservative Republicans who argued those cuts did not go far enough.

Here's who voted for and against the debt ceiling bill in the Senate and the House:

Who voted for the debt ceiling bill?

In the Senate:

Democrats 🔵Republicans 🔴Independents ⚪️Tammy Baldwin, WisconsinJohn Boozman, ArkansasKyrsten Sinema, ArizonaMichael Bennet, ColoradoShelley Moore Capito, W. VirginiaAngus King, MaineRichard Blumenthal, ConnecticutSusan Collins, Maine
Cory Booker, New JerseyJohn Cornyn, Texas
Sherrod Brown, OhioKevin Cramer, North Dakota
Maria Cantwell, WashingtonJoni Ernst, Iowa
Ben Cardin, MarylandChuck Grassley, Iowa
Tom Carper, DelawareJohn Hoeven, North Dakota
Bob Casey, PennsylvaniaMitch McConnell, Kentucky
Chris Coons, DelawareJerry Moran, Kansas
Catherine Cortez Masto, NevadaMarkwayne Mullin, Oklahoma
Tammy Duckworth, IllinoisLisa Murkowski, Alaska
Richard Durbin, IllinoisMitt Romney, Utah
Dianne Feinstein, CaliforniaMike Rounds, South Dakota
Kirsten Gillibrand, New YorkJohn Thune, South Dakota
Maggie Hassan, New HampshireThom Tillis, North Carolina
Martin Heinrich, New MexicoTodd Young, Indiana
John Hickenlooper, Colorado

Mazie Hirono, Hawaii

Tim Kaine, Virginia

Mark Kelly, Arizona

Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota

Ben Ray Luján, New Mexico

Joe Manchin, West Virginia

Bob Menendez, New Jersey

Chris Murphy, Connecticut

Patty Murray, Washington

Jon Ossoff, Georgia

Alex Padilla, California

Gary Peters, Michigan

Jack Reed, Rhode Island

Jacky Rosen, Nevada

Brian Schatz, Hawaii

Chuck Schumer, New York

Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire

Tina Smith, Minnesota

Debbie Stabenow, Michigan

Jon Tester, Montana

Chris Van Hollen, Maryland

Mark Warner, Virginia

Raphael Warnock, Georgia

Peter Welch, Vermont

Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island

Ron Wyden, Oregon

In the House:

Democrats 🔵Republicans 🔴Alma Adams, North CarolinaRobert Aderholt, AlabamaPete Aguilar, CaliforniaRick Allen, GeorgiaCollin Allred, TexasMark Amodei, NevadaJake Auchincloss, MassachusettsKelly Armstrong, North DakotaBecca Balint, VermontJodey Arrington, TexasJoyce Beatty, OhioBrian Babin, TexasAmi Bera, CaliforniaDon Bacon, NebraskaDon Beyer, VirginiaJames Baird, IndianaSanford Bishop, GeorgiaTroy Balderson, OhioEarl Blumenauer, OregonAndy Barr, KentuckyLisa Blunt Rochester, DelawareAaron Bean, FloridaBrendan Boyle, PennsylvaniaCliff Bentz, OregonShontel Brown, OhioJack Bergman, MichiganJulia Brownley, CaliforniaStephanie Bice, OklahomaNikki Budzinski, IllinoisGus Bilirakis, FloridaYadira Caraveo, ColoradoLarry Bucshon, IndianaSalud Carbajal, CaliforniaMichael Burgess, TexasTony Cárdenas, CaliforniaKen Calvert, CaliforniaAndre Carson, IndianaMike Carey, OhioTroy Carter, LouisianaJerry Carl, AlabamaMatt Cartwright, PennsylvaniaEarl "Buddy" Carter, GeorgiaEd Case, HawaiiLori Chavez-DeRemer, OregonSean Casten, IllinoisJuan Ciscomani, ArizonaKathy Castor, FloridaTom Cole, OklahomaSheila Cherfilus-McCormick, FloridaJames Comer, KentuckyDavid Cicilline, Rhode IslandEric "Rick" Crawford, ArkansasKatherine Clark, MassachusettsDan Crenshaw, TexasEmanuel Cleaver, MissouriJohn Curtis, UtahJim Clyburn, South CarolinaAnthony D'Esposito, New YorkSteve Cohen, TennesseeWarren Davidson, OhioLou Correa, CaliforniaMonica De La Cruz, TexasJim Costa, CaliforniaMario Diaz-Balart, FloridaJoe Courtney, ConnecticutJohn Duarte, CaliforniaJason Crow, ColoradoJeff Duncan, South CarolinaHenry Cuellar, TexasNeal P. Dunn, FloridaSharice Davids, KansasChuck Edwards, North CarolinaDanny Davis, IllinoisJake Ellzey, TexasDon Davis, North CarolinaTom Emmer, MinnesotaMadeleine Dean, PennsylvaniaRon Estes, KansasDiana DeGette, ColoradoMike Ezell, MississippiSuzan DelBene, WashingtonRandy Feenstra, IowaChris Deluzio, PennsylvaniaA. Drew Ferguson IV, GeorgiaDebbie Dingell, MichiganScott Fitzgerald, WisconsinLloyd Doggett, TexasBrian Fitzpatrick, PennsylvaniaVeronica Escobar, TexasCharles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann, TennesseeAnna Eshoo, CaliforniaMike Flood, NebraskaDwight Evans, PennsylvaniaVirginia Foxx, North CarolinaLizzie Fletcher, TexasC. Scott Franklin, FloridaBill Foster, IllinoisMike Gallagher, WisconsinValerie Foushee, North CarolinaAndrew Garbarino, New YorkLois Frankel, FloridaMike Garcia, CaliforniaMaxwell Frost, FloridaCarlos Gimenez, FloridaRuben Gallego, ArizonaKay Granger, TexasJohn Garamendi, CaliforniaGarret Graves, LouisianaRobert Garcia, CaliforniaSam Graves, MissouriJared Golden, MaineMark Green, TennesseeVicente Gonzalez, TexasMarjorie Taylor Greene, GeorgiaJosh Gottheimer, New JerseyGlenn Grothman, WisconsinAl Green, TexasBrett Guthrie, KentuckyJosh Harder, CaliforniaJ. French Hill, ArkansasBrian Higgins, New YorkAshley Hinson, IowaJim Himes, ConnecticutErin Houchin, IndianaSteven Horsford, NevadaRichard Hudson, North CarolinaChrissy Houlahan, PennsylvaniaBill Huizenga, MichiganSteny Hoyer, MarylandDarrell Issa, CaliforniaGlenn Ivey, MarylandJohn James, MichiganJonathan L. Jackson, IllinoisMike Johnson, LouisianaJeff Jackson, North CarolinaBill Johnson, OhioSheila Jackson Lee, TexasDusty Johnson, South DakotaSara Jacobs, CaliforniaJim Jordan, OhioHakeem Jeffries, New YorkDavid Joyce, OhioHank Johnson Jr., GeorgiaJohn Joyce, PennsylvaniaMarcy Kaptur, OhioThomas Kean Jr., New JerseyBill Keating, MassachusettsTrent Kelly, MississippiRobin Kelly, IllinoisMike Kelly, PennsylvaniaDan Kildee, MichiganJennifer Kiggans, VirginiaDerek Kilmer, WashingtonKevin Kiley, CaliforniaAndy Kim, New JerseyYoung Kim, CaliforniaRaja Krishnamoorthi, IllinoisDavid Kustoff, TennesseeAnnie Kuster, New HampshireNick LaLota, New YorkGreg Landsman, OhioDoug LaMalfa, CaliforniaRick Larsen, WashingtonDoug Lamborn, ColoradoSusie Lee, NevadaNicholas Langworthy, New YorkTeresa Leger Fernandez, New MexicoRobert Latta, OhioMike Levin, CaliforniaJake LaTurner, KansasTed Lieu, CaliforniaMichael Lawler, New YorkZoe Lofgren, CaliforniaLaurel Lee, FloridaStephen Lynch, MassachusettsJulia Letlow, LouisianaSeth Magaziner, Rhode IslandBarry Loudermilk, GeorgiaKathy Manning, North CarolinaFrank Lucas, OklahomaDoris O. Matsui, CaliforniaBlaine Luetkemeyer, MissouriLucia "Lucy" McBath, GeorgiaNicole Malliotakis, New YorkJennifer McClellan, VirginiaThomas Massie, KentuckyBetty McCollum, MinnesotaKevin McCarthy, CaliforniaMorgan McGarvey, KentuckyMichael McCaul, TexasGregory Meeks, New YorkLisa McClain, MichiganRob Menendez Jr., New JerseyTom McClintock, CaliforniaKweisi Mfume, MarylandPatrick McHenry, North CarolinaJoseph Morelle, New YorkDaniel Meuser, PennsylvaniaJared Moskowitz, FloridaMax Miller, OhioSeth Moulton, MassachusettsCarol Miller, West VirginiaFrank Mrvan, IndianaMariannette Miller-Meeks, IowaKevin Mullin, CaliforniaMarcus Molinaro, New YorkGrace Napolitano, CaliforniaJohn Moolenaar, MichiganRichard Neal, MassachusettsBlake Moore, UtahJoe Neguse, ColoradoGregory Murphy, North CarolinaWiley Nickel, North CarolinaTroy E. Nehls, TexasDonald Norcross, New JerseyDan Newhouse, WashingtonIlhan Omar, MinnesotaZachary Nunn, IowaFrank Pallone Jr., New JerseyJay Obernolte, CaliforniaJimmy Panetta, CaliforniaBurgess Owens, UtahChris Pappas, New HampshireGreg Pence, IndianaBill Pascrell Jr., New JerseyAugust Pfluger, TexasDonald Payne Jr., New JerseyGuy Reschenthaler, PennsylvaniaNancy Pelosi, CaliforniaCathy McMorris Rodgers, WashingtonMary Peltola, AlaskaMike Rogers, AlabamaMarie Gluesenkamp Perez, WashingtonHarold Rogers, KentuckyScott Peters, CaliforniaDavid Rouzer, North CarolinaBrittany Pettersen, ColoradoJohn Rutherford, FloridaDean Phillips, MinnesotaMaria Elvira Salazar, FloridaChellie Pingree, MaineSteve Scalise, LouisianaMike Quigley, IllinoisDavid Schweikert, ArizonaJamie Raskin, MarylandAustin Scott, GeorgiaRaul Ruiz, CaliforniaMichael Simpson, IdahoDutch Ruppersberger, MarylandJason Smith, MissouriPat Ryan, New YorkAdrian Smith, NebraskaAndrea Salinas, OregonChristopher Smith, New JerseyLinda Sánchez, CaliforniaLloyd Smucker, PennsylvaniaJohn P. Sarbanes, MarylandPete Stauber, Minnesota Mary Gay Scanlon, PennsylvaniaMichelle Steel, CaliforniaAdam Schiff, CaliforniaElise Stefanik, New YorkBrad Schneider, IllinoisBryan Steil, WisconsinHillary Scholten, MichiganChris Stewart, UtahKim Schrier, WashingtonClaudia Tenney, New YorkDavid Scott, GeorgiaGlenn Thompson, PennsylvaniaTerri Sewell, AlabamaMichael Turner, OhioBrad Sherman, CaliforniaDavid Valadao, CaliforniaMikie Sherrill, New JerseyDerrick Van Orden, WisconsinElissa Slotkin, MichiganAnn Wagner, MissouriAdam Smith, WashingtonTim Walberg, MichiganEric Sorensen, IllinoisDaniel Webster, FloridaDarren Soto, FloridaBrad Wenstrup, OhioAbigail Spanberger, VirginiaBruce Westerman, ArkansasGreg Stanton, ArizonaBrandon Williams, New YorkHaley Stevens, MichiganRoger Williams, TexasMarilyn Strickland, WashingtonJoe Wilson, South CarolinaEric Swalwell, CaliforniaRobert Wittman, VirginiaEmilia Sykes, OhioSteve Womack, ArkansasMark Takano, CaliforniaRudy Yakym III, IndianaShri Thanedar, Michigan
Mike Thompson, California
Bennie Thompson, Mississippi
Dina Titus, Nevada
Jill Tokuda, Hawaii
Paul Tonko, New York
Lori Trahan, Massachusetts
David Trone, Maryland
Lauren Underwood, Illinois
Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico
Marc Veasey, Texas
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida
Maxine Waters, California
Bonnie Watson Coleman, New Jersey
Jennifer Wexton, Virginia
Susan Wild, Pennsylvania
Who voted against the debt ceiling bill?

In the Senate:

Republicans 🔴Democrats 🔵Independents ⚪️John Barrasso, WyomingJohn Fetterman, PennsylvaniaBernie Sanders, VermontMarsha Blackburn, TennesseeEd Markey, Massachusetts
Mike Braun, IndianaJeff Merkley, Oregon
Katie Britt, AlabamaElizabeth Warren, Massachusetts
Ted Budd, North Carolina

Bill Cassidy, Louisiana

Tom Cotton, Arkansas

Mike Crapo, Idaho

Ted Cruz, Texas

Steve Daines, Montana

Deb Fischer, Nebraska

Lindsey Graham, South Carolina

Josh Hawley, Missouri

Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi

Ron Johnson, Wisconsin

John Kennedy, Louisiana

James Lankford, Oklahoma

Mike Lee, Utah

Cynthia Lummis, Wyoming

Roger Marshall, Kansas

Rand Paul, Kentucky

Pete Ricketts, Nebraska

James Risch, Idaho

Marco Rubio, Florida

Eric Schmitt, Missouri

Tim Scott, South Carolina

Rick Scott, Florida

Dan Sullivan, Alaska

Tommy Tuberville, Alabama

J.D. Vance, Ohio

Roger Wicker, Mississippi

In the House:

Democrats 🔵Republicans 🔴Nanette Barragán, CaliforniaMark Alford, MissouriSuzanne Bonamici, OregonAndy Biggs, ArizonaJamaal Bowman, New YorkDan Bishop, North CarolinaCori Bush, MissouriMike Bost, IllinoisGreg Casar, TexasJosh Brecheen, OklahomaJoaquin Castro, TexasVern Buchanan, FloridaJudy Chu, CaliforniaKen Buck, ColoradoYvette Clarke, New YorkTim Burchett, TennesseeGerry Connolly, VirginiaEric Burlison, MissouriJasmine Crockett, TexasKat Cammack, FloridaRosa DeLauro, ConnecticutJohn Carter, TexasMark DeSaulnier, CaliforniaBen Cline, VirginiaAdriano Espaillat, New YorkMichael Cloud, TexasJesús "Chuy" García, IllinoisAndrew Clyde, GeorgiaSylvia Garcia, TexasMike Collins, GeorgiaDan Goldman, New YorkElijah Crane, ArizonaJimmy Gomez, CaliforniaScott DesJarlais, TennesseeRaúl Grijalva, ArizonaByron Donalds, FloridaJahana Hayes, ConnecticutPat Fallon, TexasVal Hoyle, OregonBrad Finstad, MinnesotaJared Huffman, CaliforniaMichelle Fischbach, MinnesotaPramila Jayapal, WashingtonRussell Fry, South CarolinaSydney Kamlager-Dove, CaliforniaRuss Fulcher, IdahoRo Khanna, CaliforniaMatt Gaetz, FloridaJohn Larson, ConnecticutTony Gonzales, TexasBarbara Lee, CaliforniaBob Good, VirginiaSummer Lee, PennsylvaniaLance Gooden, TexasJames McGovern, MassachusettsPaul Gosar, ArizonaGrace Meng, New YorkH. Morgan Griffith, VirginiaGwen Moore, WisconsinMichael Guest, MississippiJerrold Nadler, New YorkHarriet Hageman, WyomingAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New YorkAndy Harris, MarylandMark Pocan, WisconsinDiana Harshbarger, TennesseeKatie Porter, CaliforniaKevin Hern, OklahomaAyanna Pressley, MassachusettsClay Higgins, LouisianaDelia Ramirez, IllinoisWesley Hunt, TexasJanice Schakowsky, IllinoisRonny Jackson, TexasBobby Scott, VirginiaDarin LaHood, IllinoisMelanie A. Stansbury, New MexicoDebbie Lesko, ArizonaRashida Tlaib, MichiganAnna Paulina Luna, FloridaNorma J. Torres, CaliforniaMorgan Luttrell, TexasRitchie Torres, New YorkNancy Mace, South CarolinaJuan Vargas, CaliforniaTracey Mann, KansasNydia Velázquez, New YorkBrian Mast, FloridaNikema Williams, GeorgiaRichard McCormick, GeorgiaFrederica Wilson, FloridaMary Miller, Illinois
Cory Mills, Florida
Alexander Mooney, West Virginia
Barry Moore, Alabama
Nathaniel Moran, Texas
Ralph Norman, South Carolina
Andrew Ogles, Tennessee
Gary J. Palmer, Alabama
Scott Perry, Pennsylvania
Bill Posey, Florida
John Rose, Tennessee
Matthew Rosendale Sr., Montana
Chip Roy, Texas
George Santos, New York
Keith Self, Texas
Pete Sessions, Texas
Victoria Spartz, Indiana
Gregory Steube, Florida
Dale Strong, Alabama
Thomas Tiffany, Wisconsin
William Timmons IV, South Carolina
Jefferson Van Drew, New Jersey
Beth Van Duyne, Texas
Michael Waltz, Florida
Randy Weber Sr., Texas
Ryan Zinke, Montana

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