Several House Republicans broke with Trump and voted with Democrats to pass 2 bills that would end the government shutdown
Rep. Will Hurd, who represents the 23rd District in Texas, voted for both H.J. Res. 1 and H.R. 21.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania's 1st District voted for both H.J. Res. 1 and H.R. 21.
In the 2018 midterm elections, Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent, ran as an anti-Trump Republican, and he's voted out-of-step with the president on multiple occasions.
In 2017, Fitzpatrick signed onto an amendment put forth by the aforementioned Rep. Will Hurd that would "prevent the use of funds to build any physical barriers, including walls or fences, along the border until the secretary of Homeland Security submits a comprehensive border security strategy to Congress," The Hill reported.
Source: The Hill, The Washington Post
Rep. John Katko from New York's 24th District voted in favor of both H.J. Res. 1 and H.R. 21.
Rep. Katko identifies as a moderate Republican and is co-chair of the moderate Tuesday Group informal caucus. He has opposed Trump on several issues.
Source: Syracuse.com
Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey voted for H.J. Res. 1 but not H.R. 21.
Rep. Smith of New Jersey's 4th District has said in the past that he supports Trump's wall. He voted for H.J. Res. 1, but against H.R. 21.
Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York's 21st District voted for both H.J. Res. 1 and H.R. 21.
Rep. Elise Stefanik has previously criticized Trump's border-wall proposal. "I don’t think a wall is the best model," she said in 2017 according to The Post Star.
"But I do think we need to get serious about border security on the southern border,” she said.
Source: The Post Star
Rep. Fred Upton of Michigan's 6th District voted "no" on H.J. Res. 1 but "yes" on H.R. 21.
On December 21, Upton was one of eight Republicans to vote against the stopgap funding measure that included money for Trump's proposed wall.
The Hill says, in the past, Upton has "advocated for legislation that ties 'border security to ending family separations at the border and giving 'long-term stability' to Dreamers."
He believes that the wall is suitable in some instances but that other options may work in other areas.
Source: The Hill
Rep. Greg Walden of Oregon's 2nd District voted "no" on H.J. Res. 1 but "yes" on H.R. 21.
Walden's voting record usually matches up with Trump's views, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Source: FiveThirtyEight
Rep. Peter King of New York's 2nd District voted for H.R. 21 but against H.J. Res. 1.
King is against the shutdown but for the wall, according to News12 Long Island.
"You give the president close to $5 billion for the wall; you give the Democrats DACA," King said, according to News12. "You set in motion a plan where, as the border becomes more secure, the 11 million people who are here illegally now can get a status and perhaps work toward citizenship."
Source: News12 Long Island
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