6 House Democrats Voted Yes 11-16-25

These 6 House Democrats voted for bill to end government shutdown By Joe Walsh

November 13, 2025 / 12:47 AM EST / CBS News 

The funding package that ended the longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history picked up support from a half-dozen Democrats — mostly moderates who represent competitive districts — when it passed the House late Wednesday

The bill, which President Trump signed into law on Wednesday, will keep the government open until Jan. 30. It also reverses federal layoffs during the shutdown, and includes three-year-long funding bills that cover military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs; the

Department of Agriculture and FDA; and operations for the legislative branch.

It passed the Senate earlier this week after negotiations between Republicans and eight members of the chamber's Democratic caucus, who voted for the bill in exchange for a promise by the GOP to hold a separate vote on extending expiring health insurance tax credits.

Here's a look at the House Democrats who voted yes:

Rep. Jared Golden of Maine, a moderate representing the largely rural northernmost reaches of New England, was the sole House Democrat to vote in favor of a GOP-backed measure in September that would have averted the government shutdown. When the shutdown began last month, he blamed it on "hardball politics" by "far-left groups."

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, who is known for occasionally breaking with her party, said in a statement she "voted to end this partisan car crash of a shutdown." "Americans can't afford for their Representatives to get so caught up in landing a partisan win that they abandon their obligation to come together to solve the urgent problems that our nation faces," she wrote. "The last several weeks have been a case study in why most Americans can't stand Congress.

Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, who has represented the Rio Grande Valley for over 20 years, said in a statement that "Washington's inaction created unnecessary hardship for the communities I represent," pointing to disruptions to food aid. He pressed Congress to extend the health insurance tax credits next. "The problem is, when Democrats or Republicans think they're winning at the end of a long shutdown, it's the American public that loses," 

Rep. Adam Gray of California explained his vote in an op-ed in the Turlock Journal, a newspaper in his Central Valley congressional district. He said he voted yes because the bill will keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funded until the end of September — preventing any more interruptions to food aid if there's another shutdown.

Rep. Don Davis of North Carolina, whose already-competitive district was redrawn this year and made more favorable to Republicans, said an "increasing number of families have shared with me that they have been suffering daily" over the course of the shutdown.

He said in a statement he voted for the bill to "alleviate the suffering," and in the hopes that negotiations can take place on extending the health insurance subsidies.

Rep. Tom Suozzi of New York said on X after the House vote he's "relying on the representations of some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, that they want to get something done to extend the Premium Tax Credits."

Comments

The “split” in House Democrats is further evidence that “moderate” Democrats do exist in the House of Representatives.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader