No Texas Republican Votes to Reopen US Government or Avoid Default

[TexasTowelie]

The federal government is open once more and our economy avoided default! And it was without the help of any Republican from Texas.

By a vote of 285-144 the US House passed the bill to fund and reopen the government. The US Senate did the same by a margin of 81-18. Every Democrat in both chambers of Congress voted "yes" to fund the government and avoid default. While 87 House Republicans and 27 Senate Republicans joined Democrats in voting "yes," not one of them came from Texas.

Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz -- along with all twenty-four Texas Republican Representatives -- voted to keep the government closed and for the US government to default on its debts.

http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14242/no-texas-republican-votes-to-reopen-us-government-or-avoid-default

A statement by TDPC Gilbert Hinojosa is also at the link.

[mercymechap]

1. Yep! We got a bunch of

idiots in Texas, but we're hoping to change things in the very near future!

Hope Ted Cruz goes out in flames, like he deserves.

[texanwitch]

2. Not surprised.

My democratic rep. did vote yes.

Her last name is Lee.

[hobbit709]

3. Only to be expected from those clowns.

I'm just happy that no matter how many times they tried to redistrict him out Lloyd Doggett is still my Congressman.