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Bryan Watch June 1

Steil's First Extreme Vote

By John HeckenlivelyPublished 5 years ago 3 min read
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The House voted to protect DACA recipients June 4

We have a first this week on Bryan Watch. Representative Steil’s first extreme vote, Roll Call #232 (June 3). Steil was one of 58 Republicans to vote against HR 2157, the supplemental appropriations bill for FY 2019. The bill would provide $17 billion in relief for victims of hurricanes in the Carolinas and Georgia, typhoons in the Pacific, and flooding in the Midwest.

Wisconsin Republicans Steil, Glenn Grothman, Jim Sensenbrenner and Michael Gallagher all voted against the disaster relief bill.

Steil voted against HR 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, which seeks to reverse the policies of the Trump Administration regarding Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) participants and their parents. Steil votes to support the racist immigration policies of the Trump Administration (RC 240, June 4). Steil also supported a red herring motion to recommit by Rep. Ben Kline of Virginia regarding gang members and DACA (RC 239, June 4).

Steil naturally voted against consideration of the American Dream and Promise Act (RC 235 and 236, H.Res. 415, June 4).

In good news, the House passed HR 1921, the Ocean Acidification Innovation Act, by a vote of 395 to 22. Steil voted in favor of stopping ocean acidification. The 22 included most of the usual members of the crazy caucus, including James Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin.

Steil did join with every other member in remembering the 30th anniversary of the Tianamen Square Massacre in China (RC 238, June 4) and did vote to extend block grants so states could fund TANF and other nutrition programs (RC 233, June 3).

The House cast ten votes during the first week of June. Six were party line, four were non party line. Steil voted with the Republicans 4 out of 6; his only two diverging votes were on approving the journal (RC 234, June 3 and 237, June 4).

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The House of Representatives ramped things up in their investigation into wrong doing by the Trump Administration on June 11. The House just gave Gerald Nadler, chair of the House Judiciary Committee, the power to take Attorney General William Barr and former White House Counsel Don McGahn before a federal judge and force them to comply with subpoenas regarding obstruction of justice by the Trump administration.

House Resolution 430 passed on absolute partisan lines, with all 229 Democrats in support and all 191 Republicans against (RC 247, June 11). Steil sided with the Trump administration in their efforts to subvert the rule of law, once again.

It is no surprise that Republicans did not even want to discuss H. Res. 430 (RC 245 and 246, June 11).

There were four non-party line votes related to the Department of Homeland Security. HR 2609, the DHS Review Board Act (RC 248, 419 to 0, June 11) and HR 2590, the DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act (RC 44, 394-0, June 10) both passed with no real noise.

HR 2539, the Strengthening Local Transportation Security Capabilities Act, would provide funding so that intelligence agencies and local law enforcement could analyze threats to public transportation networks. The bill passed by 384 to 13, with the usual members of the Crazy Caucus against it (RC 243, June 10).

Even less controversial was HR 542, which would update the laboratory the Department of Homeland Security uses to provide First Responders with better technology (RC 242, June 10). Only three people voted against better technology for cops and fire fighters: Justin Amash (MI), Tom Massie (KY) and Chip Roy (TX). None of them explained why they voted against it.

On June 12, there were two attempts by House Republicans to adjourn. Both failed, with Steil siding with the Republicans both times (RC 249 and 250).

On June 12, the House cast a series of votes on amendments to the Labor, HHS and Education Appropriations Bill. I will be posting a separate update on that.

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