The other Missouri Republicans voting no were Reps. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth; Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville; Jason Smith, R-Salem; Sam Graves, R-Tarkio; and Billy Long, R-Springfield.

Luetkemeyer said he voted no because “we must change the status quo in Washington.”

“In order to do that, we have to finally take on the tough issues we face as a nation,” he said. “Earlier this week I was proud to vote for a bill to provide emergency funding to Hurricane Harvey victims. That bill overwhelming passed the House 419-3 and should have been passed through the Senate in a matter of hours. Instead, it was filled with a number of non-related items including a raise of the debt limit without any attempt to curb future spending and another short term budget extension, once again allowing Congress to avoid making difficult decisions.”

Missouri Democrats criticized the votes.

“Of all the possible things they could have broken with President Trump on, it’s disappointing that Missouri’s Republican officeholders in the U.S. House voted against much-needed Hurricane relief for Houston,” Stephen Webber, the chair of the state Democratic Party, said.