The Senate Republicans Who Voted Against Keeping the Government Open

By Matthew Fleming

Posted September 30, 2015 at 2:04pm

None of the Republicans running for president voted Wednesday for a “clean” continuing resolution, which will fund the government beyond the midnight end to the fiscal year.

In all, 20 Republican senators voted against the measure, which passed the Senate 78-20 . Among them were presidential candidates Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky, while Marco Rubio of Florida and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina did not vote. The bill, expected to be voted on in the House later Wednesday, gives leaders in both chambers until Dec. 11 to cut a budget deal with the White House.

Wednesday also marked the end to the third fundraising quarter, and the Rubio campaign sent a request for cash to its email list during the vote.

“Our campaign’s most important fundraising deadline is tonight and all eyes are on my campaign,” Rubio stated in the pitch.

Here is the list of 20:

Roy Blunt of Missouri

John Boozman of Arkansas

Richard M. Burr of North Carolina

Dan Coats of Indiana

Tom Cotton of Arkansas

Michael D. Crapo of Idaho

Ted Cruz of Texas

Dean Heller of Nevada

James M. Inhofe of Oklahoma