WASHINGTON — Here’s how Arizona members of Congress voted on major issues last week.
House
GOP subpoenas of Mueller, FBI documents: The House voted 226-183 on Thursday to urge the Department of Justice to comply within seven days with GOP subpoenas for documents related to Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and the FBI’s investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email usage while she was secretary of state. Republicans said the nonbinding measure (H Res 970) is legitimate congressional oversight, while Democrats called it a pretext for President Trump to dismiss Deputy Atty. Gen. Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the Mueller inquiry. A yes vote was to adopt the resolution.
Yes: Martha McSally, R-2; Paul Gosar, R-4; Andy Biggs, R-5; David Schweikert, R-6; Debbie Lesko, R-8
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No: Tom O’Halleran, D-1; Ruben Gallego, D-7; Kyrsten Sinema, D-9
Not voting: Raul Grijalva, D-3
Defeat of immigration bill: On Wednesday the House, by a vote of 121-301, defeated a bill providing $25 billion over five years for security measures including a wall on the border with Mexico and offering a lengthy path to legal status to up to 1.8 million of the undocumented aliens known as “dreamers.” A yes vote was to pass HR 6136.
Yes: McSally
No: O’Halleran, Grijalva, Gosar, Biggs, Schweikert, Gallego, Lesko, Sinema
Democrats’ bill to reunify families: The House voted 231-188 on Wednesday to block debate on a Democratic bill that would require the administration to promptly reunify children and parents separated at the U.S.-Mexico border and establish an online database to help them reach one another. A yes vote was in opposition to bringing HR 6236 to the floor for debate.
Yes: McSally, Gosar, Biggs, Schweikert, Lesko
No: O’Halleran, Grijalva, Gallego, Sinema
$675 billion for military in 2019: The House voted 359-49 on Thursday to approve $674.6 billion in military appropriations for fiscal 2019, including $68.1 billion for war-fighting and $57 billion for active-duty and retiree health care. A yes vote was to pass a bill (HR 6157) that also raises uniformed pay by 2.6 percent.
Yes: O’Halleran, McSally, Gosar, Biggs, Schweikert, Gallego, Lesko, Sinema
No: Grijalva
Space-based missile defenses: On Thursday the House, by a vote of 160-251, refused to strip HR 6157 (above) of funds to develop a system based in space designed to shoot down ballistic missiles fired at the United States. A yes vote was to defund a program reminiscent of the Strategic Defense Initiative, also known as “Star Wars,” that was begun by the Reagan administration in the 1980s and eventually canceled.
Yes: Grijalva, Gallego
No: O’Halleran, McSally, Gosar, Biggs, Schweikert, Lesko, Sinema
Senate
2019 budget for veterans, energy, Congress: The Senate voted 86-5 on Monday to pass a $145.4 billion appropriations bill for fiscal 2019 that includes $78.3 billion to fund health care for 9.3 million veterans, $10.3 billion for construction projects at military bases, $7.28 billion for Army Corps of Engineers public-works projects and $4.8 billion for operating the House, Senate and congressional support agencies. A yes vote was to pass the bill.
Not voting: John McCain, R, Jeff Flake, R
Five-year farm bill: The Senate voted 86-11 on Thursday to pass a bill renewing farm, nutrition and anti-hunger programs for five years at a cost of $87 billion annually. The bill (HR 2) would subsidize crop insurance and commodity prices, cut spending for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program by more than $2 billion annually and set stricter work and job training requirements for food stamps’ recipients. A yes vote was to pass the bill.
No: Flake
Not voting: McCain
