AOC goes in opposition to Democrats, votes no on $1.7 trillion omnibus invoice

Two progressive lawmakers bucked celebration traces on Friday, deciding to not assist a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending invoice wanted to forestall the federal government from shutting down.

Total, the invoice handed the Home, 225-201-1, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) being the one Democrat to vote no. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), one other member of the progressive "Squad," voted current. Each Democrats voted by proxy.

Whereas it's unclear why Ocasio-Cortez opposed the invoice, the spending laws does present $855 billion in protection spending — an space that the progressive Democrat has beforehand argued ought to be lowered.

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9 Republicans joined the Democrats in supporting the spending bundle: Reps. John Katko (R-NY), Chris Jacobs (R-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Fred Upton (R-MI), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Liz Cheney (R-WY).

Many Home Republicans, nevertheless, believed the invoice earmarked spending and argued the 4,000-page spending invoice was pushed by means of with out the correct time to dedicate to it.

Rep. Greg Allen (R-GA) wrote in an announcement that the Democrats' invoice is "out-of-control spending" that's concentrating on areas that may solely enhance inflation.

"This bloated spending bundle fails to deal with most of the urgent points our nation is dealing with and is as a substitute chocked filled with elevated funding for the IRS, Inexperienced New Deal initiatives, and unrelated coverage provisions," Allen wrote. "We should keep dedicated to restoring fiscal duty and cease growing the monetary burden on future generations.”

The invoice now wants President Joe Biden's signature, as he promised to signal rapidly as to keep away from a authorities shutdown and supply funds for Congress for many of subsequent 12 months.

The Washington Examiner reached out to Ocasio-Cortez's workplace for remark.