Democrats tout projects funded by a bill they voted against

Democrats voted against federal funding to end the shutdown and then touted the money delivered home to their districts.

WASHINGTON — For years, Democrats railed against Republicans who voted against government spending bills and then touted the money delivered home to their districts.

But now, in the Republican-controlled Congress during President Donald Trump’s second term, numerous House Democrats are doing the same thing.

That includes at least three Democrats in swing districts who voted no on last month’s government funding package, along with most of the party over its failure to extend expiring funds under the Affordable Care Act. That standoff led to a 43-day shutdown. But after the government reopened, largely with GOP votes, these Democrats claimed credit for some provisions in the bill, including funding they sought to include as it was developed.

Kornacki: Polls don't show 'huge gap' in favorability between Democrats & Republicans03:51First-term Rep. Josh Riley, D-N.Y., last month touted what he called “three urgently needed projects” in New York totaling $2.6 million under the November bill: a fire station project in Guilford and two health care centers in Margaretville and South Fallsburg.

“It means Guilford’s volunteer firefighters will finally have a safe station to work from, families in Margaretville will have better access to care close to home, and South Fallsburg will get the permanent clinic it’s needed for years,” Riley said in a statement, vowing to “keep pushing to make sure rural communities in Upstate New York get the resources they deserve.”