On the day that the DOJ announced arrests related to a brothel that focused on political clients, these 70 Republicans voted to give the FBI brand new headquarters.
Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz moved to defund plans for the new office building with an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act for 2024. House Democrats were unanimous in opposing the Gaetz proposal and were joined by 70 Republicans. Gaetz’s proposal failed 273 to 145 in a Wednesday vote, the same day the Justice Department unveiled three arrests over a “sophisticated high-end brothel” ring operating in Virginia and Massachusetts.
Despite decades of misconduct revealing an agency politicized beyond repair on behalf of Democrats dispatched to prosecute political opponents, House Republicans have given the FBI a multi-million-dollar new complex to interfere in foreseeable elections.
Here are the Republicans who gave the FBI their blessing Wednesday:
- Don Bacon, Nebraska
- Andy Barr, Kentucky
- Cliff Bentz, Oregon
- Stephanie Bice, Oklahoma
- Mike Bost, Illinois
- Vern Buchanan, Florida
- Ken Buck, Colorado
- Ken Calvert, California
- Mike Carey, Ohio
- John Carter, Texas
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Oregon
- Tom Cole, Oklahoma
- Anthony D’Esposito, New York
- Mario Diaz-Balart, Florida
- John Duarte, California
- Chuck Edwards, North Carolina
- Jake Ellzey, Texas
- Randy Feenstra, Iowa
- A. Drew Ferguson IV, Georgia
- Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania
- Mike Flood, Nebraska
- Andrew Garbarino, New York
- Tony Gonzales, Texas
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon, Puerto Rico
- Kay Granger, Texas
- Sam Graves, Missouri
- Brett Guthrie, Kentucky
- Ashley Hinson, Iowa
- David Joyce, Ohio
- Thomas Kean, New Jersey
- Mike Kelly, Pennsylvania
- Kevin Kiley, California
- Young Kim, California
- David Kustoff, Tennessee
- Darin LaHood, Illinois
- Nick LaLota, New York
- Doug Lamborn, Colorado
- Michael Lawler, New York
- Laurel Lee, Florida
- Julia Letlow, Louisiana
- Frank Lucas, Oklahoma
- Blaine Luetkemeyer, Missouri
- Nicole Malliotakis, New York
- Richard McCormick, Georgia
- Patrick McHenry, North Carolina
- Daniel Meuser, Pennsylvania
- Max Miller, Ohio
- Blake Moore, Utah
- James Moylan, Guam
- Gregory Murphy, North Carolina
- Dan Newhouse, Washington
- Zachary Nunn, Iowa
- Jay Obernolte, California
- Mike Rogers, Alabama
- Harold Rogers, Kentucky
- Maria Elvira Salazar, Florida
- Austin Scott, Georgia
- Pete Sessions, Texas
- Michael Simpson, Idaho
- Jason Smith, Missouri
- Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey
- Lloyd Smucker, Pennsylvania
- Dale Strong, Alabama
- Glenn Thompson, Pennsylvania
- Mike Turner, Ohio
- David Valadao, California
- Derrick Van Orden, Wisconsin
- Ann Wagner, Missouri
- Brad Wenstrup, Ohio
- Steve Womack, Arkansas