This is part two in a two-part series on the congressmen who broke with their parties over the recent funding bill. Part one focused on Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who faced calls for a primary challenger from President Donald Trump after voting against the continuing resolution to fund the government.
BANGOR, Maine—Last month, in the south wing of the U.S. Capitol, two men formed a loose parallel: While Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican who opposed a six-month government funding patch, citing concerns over its deficit impact, Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) was the lone Democrat who defied party pressure to support it, saying that “a shutdown would be worse.”
