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‘Some People Have No Shame’: Biden Reveals List of Republicans Who Voted Against COVID-19 Relief, Then Touted It

President Joe Biden on Thursday took aim at Republican lawmakers who voted against his COVID relief package, the American Rescue Plan, before touting its benefits to constituents in their districts.
“My Republican friends in Congress, not a single one of them voted for the rescue plan,” Biden said during a speech in Ohio focused on economic policy. “I’m not going to embarrass any one of them, but I have her a list of how back in their districts they’re bragging about the rescue plan. They touted the restaurant revitalization fund. They touted grants to community healthcare centers. I mean, some people have no shame.”
According to Huffington Post reporter Kevin Robbillard, the names on Biden’s list include House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefani, along with Reps. Roger Wicker, Beth Van Duyne, Greg Pence, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Troy Balderson, Tony Gonzales, Madison Cawthorn, Alex Mooney, Lee Zeldin and Andrew Garbarino.
The Associated Press identified some of the culprits earlier this month, reporting that “Republicans from New York to Washington state have promoted elements of the legislation they tried to defeat.”
Watch Biden’s remarks below.
Joe Biden has a list of Republicans who voted against the American Rescue Plan but are shamelessly touting it anyway pic.twitter.com/wQuDgsEA9j
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 27, 2021
.@POTUS notes his rescue plan got no GOP votes, but many members touted the relief from the bill back in their districts. Biden says he won't 'embarrass' them by name, but pulled out a list of members, including @RepStefanik, @GOPLeader, & @RepCawthorn
(h/t @JustinGomezABC) pic.twitter.com/VDOUKFheAo
— Molly Nagle (@MollyNagle3) May 27, 2021
Names on here: Sen. Wicker, Reps. McCarthy, Stefanik, Van Duyne, Pence, Herrera Beutler, Balderson, Gonzales, Cawthorn, Mooney, Zeldin, Garbarino https://t.co/qqwsTPo6yN
— Kevin Robillard (@Robillard) May 27, 2021
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