HOW THEY VOTED

How regional Virginia and North Carolina House and Senate members voted in major roll call votes last week

House

Removing Congresswoman from committees: Voting 230 for and 198 against, the House on Feb. 4 took away the committee assignments of Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., in response to her false, shocking and violent public comments and Facebook postings in recent years. She aligned herself as recently as July with the conspiracy cult QAnon. The first-term lawmaker from Georgia’s 14th District had been assigned to two panels: Budget, and Education and Labor. This vote to adopt H Res 72 left her with no committee seats. .

A yes vote was to strip Greene of her committee assignments.

Voting yes: Eliane Luria, D-Va.; Bobby Scott, D-Va.; Donald McEachin, D-Va; G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C.

Voting no: Rob Wittman,

R-Va.; Greg Murphy, R-N.C.

Advancing plan for budget reconciliation: Voting 218 for and 212 against, the House on

Feb. 3 adopted a fiscal 2021 budget resolution (H Con Res 11) that would allow President Biden’s $1.9 trillion package of Covid-19 relief measures to pass the Senate on a simple majority vote in coming weeks. Reconciliation is used to expedite complex legislation that affects spending and revenue levels and the national debt. Reconciliation can be used once per fiscal year.

A yes vote was to adopt the budget resolution.

Voting yes: Luria, Scott, McEachin, Butterfield.

Voting no: Wittman, Murphy.

Expanding federally funded apprenticeships: Voting 247 for and 173 against, the House on

Feb. 5 passed a bill (HR 447) that would authorize $3.5 billion over five years to expand federally funded apprenticeship programs.

A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate.

Voting yes: Luria, Scott, McEachin, Butterfield.

Voting no: Wittman, Murphy.

Senate

Advancing plan for budget reconciliation:

Voting 51 for and 50 against, the Senate on Feb. 5 adopted a fiscal 2021 budget resolution (S Con Res 5) under which President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus-relief bill could be passed by simple majority vote in coming weeks.

A yes vote was to advance the administration’s pandemic-relief legislation.

Voting yes: Mark Warner, D-Va.; Tim Kaine, D-Va.

Voting no: Thom Tillis, R-N.C.; Richart Burr, R-N.C.

Confirming Alejandro Mayorkas for Homeland Security: Voting 56 for and 43 against, the Senate on Feb. 2 confirmed Alejandro N. Mayorkas, 61, as secretary of homeland security. The son of a holocaust survivor and native of Cuba, he is the first Latino and immigrant to hold the position. Mayorkas was deputy DHS secretary and director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under former President Barack Obama.

A yes vote was to confirm Mayorkas.

Voting yes: Warner, Kaine.

Voting no: Tillis, Burr. Confirming Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary: Voting 86 for and 13 against, the Senate on Feb. 2 approved the nomination of Pete Buttigieg, 39, as secretary of transportation, making him the first openly gay person to be confirmed to a Cabinet post in U.S. history. The former mayor of South Bend, Ind., was a Democratic presidential candidate in 2020.

A yes vote was to confirm Buttigieg.

Voting yes: Warner, Kaine, Tillis, Burr.

Key votes ahead

The Senate will conduct an impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the week of Feb. 8, while the House schedule was to be announced.