The $64.4 billion bill, which includes roughly $10 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), passed the House by a vote of 220-207. All but one Republican, Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), voted for the measure.

The seven Democrats who sided with Republicans were Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Laura Gillen (N.Y.), Don Davis (N.C.), Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) and Vicente Gonzalez (Texas).

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    Fun facts about 7 bootlickers who hate America and love terrorism:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cuellar

    A conservative Democrat…He was pardoned by President Donald Trump in December 2025. His criminal trial had been scheduled to start in April 2026. 🖕

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Golden

    A self-described progressive conservative… Golden previously served as a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition. 🖕 (Also progressive conservative is a bullshit concept made up by people like Peter Thiel)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Gluesenkamp_Perez

    She is a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition. 🖕

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Gillen

    In 2025, Gillen was among 46 House Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act. 🖕

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Davis_(North_Carolina_politician)

    In 2024, Davis invited 109-year-old Cassie Smith from Battleboro, North Carolina, to attend the State of the Union address.[33] The following month, he was the sole Democratic co-sponsor of a Republican-led bill by representatives Greg Murphy and Brett Guthrie that would limit Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices 🖕

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Suozzi

    On January 1, 2025, Suozzi wrote an op-ed in The New York Times calling for Democrats to work with the incoming Trump administration and advocating for political compromise on parts of Trump’s agenda.[66] In January 2025, Suozzi was elected Democratic co-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus.[67] Later that month, he was one of 46 House Democrats who joined Republicans to vote for the Laken Riley Act. 🖕

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Gonzalez_(American_politician)

    Gonzalez is considered a conservative Democrat and serves as co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition. During his tenure in Congress, he has participated in bipartisan negotiations and has, on several occasions, voted with Republicans on legislation, including budget reconciliation, firearms, and transgender-related policies 🖕

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      We need to stop using the term “Blue dog” and replace it with something more suitable and descriptive like “collaborator,” “DINO,” or “Republican.”

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        they only allow people like AOCs and bernies of the congress in thier inner circle, to take attention off themselves.