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It can be lonely for a Republican who voted to impeach President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Some GOP members of Congress have been censured by their party. There have been threats that they won t be nominated again or they will face a primary election. U.S. Rep. John Katko hasn t faced any formal condemnation for being one of the 10 House Republicans who voted for the article of impeachment against Trump. But there has been criticism from some central New York Republicans and Conservative Party leaders, some of whom think that the parties should endorse a different candidate for the 2022 election. ....
One month after voting to impeach President Donald Trump, the potential political consequences for U.S. Rep. John Katko are coming into focus. About 40 people â some rank-and-file Republicans, including donors to Katko s campaign, and Conservative Party leaders â met recently at a Syracuse restaurant. The meeting centered on one topic: Their dissatisfaction with Katko, a fourth-term Republican congressman who was one of 10 GOP House members who voted to impeach Trump. That disappointment isn t surprising. Immediately after the vote, central New York Republican and Conservative leaders panned Katko s decision. But the frustrations expressed at the meeting, especially among the Conservative Party leadership in attendance, raise doubts about whether Katko will receive the party s support in the 2022 election. And that could cost him the Republican Party s endorsement, too. ....
As Democrats in Congress are beginning to move toward passing another COVID-19 relief package, U.S. Rep. John Katko and other moderate House Republicans are asking President Joe Biden to pursue a bipartisan agreement. Katko, R-Camillus, and members of the Republican Governance Group sent a letter to Biden on Wednesday requesting negotiations between both parties. The letter was released following a party-line vote in the House that would allow Democrats to pass a $1.9 trillion relief bill using a process called budget reconciliation. Under budget reconciliation, there are certain terms Congress must meet to advance the legislation. But the important part for Democrats is that it only requires a simple majority to pass both houses. There is a 50-50 tie in the Senate, but Democrats hold the majority because Vice President Kamala Harris is the tie-breaking vote. Democrats also have a majority of seats in the House. ....