Two months ago, a majority of Republicans opposed the $95 billion foreign aid bill when it came to the Senate floor for a vote. Nine of those senators flipped Tuesday, sending the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature.
The bill passed by an overwhelming 79-18 margin.
It wasn’t long ago that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., found himself in the minority of Republican senators who supported the foreign aid bill. In February, there were 22 GOP senators in favor and 26 opposed; one Republican senator didn’t vote.
It was a different story Tuesday. This time, 31 Republicans voted in favor of the foreign aid package, 15 opposed it, and three Republicans didn’t vote.
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The 10 Republicans who flip-flopped were Sens. Katie Britt, Tom Cotton, Steve Daines, Deb Fischer,…
