Congress passed the Omnibus spending bill today by a vote in the House of
316 to 115 and five not voting. The Democrats voted in favor of the bill 166 to 18 opposed. Republicans also voted in favor of the bill, 150 voting in favor and 95 voting in opposition. (link)
In the Senate it passed by a vote of 65 in favor and 22 opposed. Among Democrats, 37 voted in favor and six opposed. Among Republicans, 27 voted in favor, 26 voted in opposition and Senator Marco Rubio missed this important vote. (link)
The bill would fund the federal government for the remainder of fiscal year 2016 (through September 30, 2016).
In the Senate, both Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker voted in favor of the bill, disappointing this voter. Below is the vote in the House of Representatives of Tennessee representatives.
| R | Roe, Phil | TN 1st | |
| R | Duncan, John | TN 2nd | |
| R | Fleischmann, Chuck | TN 3rd | |
| R | DesJarlais, Scott | TN 4th | |
| D | Cooper, Jim | TN 5th | |
| R | Black, Diane | TN 6th | |
| R | Blackburn, Marsha | TN 7th | |
| R | Fincher, Stephen | TN 8th | |
| D | Cohen, Steve | TN 9th | |
For a list of how all member of the House and Senate voted, follow the above links.
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