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Beto ORourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals
Review of his six-year record in Congress shows Democrat frequently opposed own party, and supported bills that boosted the fossil fuel industry and Trumps immigration policy
David Sirota@davidsirota
Thu 20 Dec 2018 06.00 EST
Last modified on Thu 20 Dec 2018 10.55 EST
Beto ORourkes spirited run for the US Senate in Texas last month has prompted powerful voices in the Democratic party establishment to tout the outgoing Texas congressman as a 2020 presidential candidate who, as the partys standard-bearer, would offer a vision of America contrasting against that of Republicans.
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However, a new analysis of congressional votes from the non-profit news organisation Capital & Main shows that even as ORourke represented one of the most solidly Democratic congressional districts in the United States, he has frequently voted against the majority of House Democrats in support of Republican bills and Trump administration priorities.
Capital & Main reviewed the 167 votes ORourke has cast in the House in opposition to the majority of his own party during his six-year tenure in Congress. Many of those votes were not progressive dissents alongside other left-leaning lawmakers, but instead votes to help pass Republican-sponsored legislation.
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ORourke has voted for GOP bills that his fellow Democratic lawmakers said reinforced Republicans anti-tax ideology, chipped away at the Affordable Care Act (ACA), weakened Wall Street regulations, boosted the fossil fuel industry and bolstered Donald Trumps immigration policy.
Consumer, environmental, public health and civil rights organizations have cast legislation backed by ORourke as aiding big banks, undermining the fight against climate change and supporting Trumps anti-immigrant agenda. During the previous administration, Barack Obamas White House issued statements slamming two GOP bills backed by the 46-year-old Democratic legislator.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/beto-orourke-congressional-votes-analysis-capital-and-main?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR2vMOvHyswbTRmQMiDxKvpsguzgYbhW_RCrQ4KhR7mnyKrVFSdbhMF8Pn8
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden