Republican defections on House spending bills to end shutdown tick up
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The number of House Republicans supporting Democrats’ bills to reopen the government increased slightly on Thursday.
Two Republicans, Reps. Rodney Davis of Illinois and Christopher H. Smith of New Jersey, voted for the Agriculture and Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development bills, along with the eight Republicans who on Wednesday voted for the Financial Services spending bill. (Those Republicans were: Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, John Katko of New York, Jaime Herrera Beutler of Washington, Will Hurd of Texas, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, Elise Stefanik of New York, Fred Upton of Michigan and Greg Walden of Oregon.)
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