(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s members of Congress all voted as expected on the plan to reopen the government.
The state’s two Democrats, Mark Pocan from Madison and Gwen Moore from Milwaukee, Wednesday night voted against the plan.
“I voted no on a bill that fails the American people. This legislation does nothing to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits that keep health care affordable for more than 22 million Americans,” Pocan said on social media.
“I won’t vote for legislation that does nothing to address the health care crisis Republicans have inflicted on the American people,” Moore said before the vote. “They passed tax giveaways for billionaires and billions in Medicaid cuts without my vote, so they can pass this without my vote too.”
Wisconsin’s six Republicans in Congress all voted to reopen the government.
“There was no reason our government should have been shut down in the first place,” Congressman Bryan Steil said Wednesday night. “Democrats fought for over a month to keep our government shut down, causing chaos for working families.”
“After 43 long days this vote ensures our service members and federal workers finally get paid, and that we resume critical services for and struggling American families,” Congressman Tony Wied said in a statement. “House Republicans got the job done.”
“This reckless approach put critical programs and hard-working Americans at risk for no reason,” Congressman Glenn Grothman said. “As we look ahead to January 31, I hope Democratic leadership will put governing ahead of political games.”
But that may not be part of the plan.
Wisconsin’s Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who on Sunday voted against reopening the government, said X that “this fight isn’t over.”
President Trump signed the government funding plan late Wednesday night, officially reopening the government.
