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Here’s how Lehigh Valley representatives voted on Trump censure

July 16, 2019

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Bucks County was the only Pennsylvania Republican on Tuesday night to join Democrats and vote to condemn President Donald Trump's racist remarks telling four minority congresswomen to "go back" to their ancestral countries.

Fitzpatrick was one of four Republicans who voted for the resolution, which passed the House by a 240 to 187 vote.

Democratic Reps. Susan Wild, whose district includes Lehigh, Northampton and southern Monroe counties; and Madeleine Dean, of Montgomery County, voted yes on the resolution.

Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, whose district includes Schuylkill and Carbon counties, voted no.

"The language and tone being used by so many in our country needs to change," Fitzpatrick posted on Twitter following the House vote. "The Hatfield versus McCoy brand of politics must end. Democrats and Republicans need to start treating each other respectfully and like human beings. We are all created in the image and likeness of God."

After the vote, Meuser tweeted, "I strongly oppose Democrat leadership's latest effort to harass @realDonaldTrump. For years, he and his supporters have been subjected to baseless attacks. Such slander is a disservice to our nation and the American people, and I am tired of it."

The other three Republicans broke ranks and voted for the resolution were Reps. Will Hurd of Texas, Susan Brooks of Indiana and Fred Upton of Michigan. Rep. Justin Amash, I-Mich., who quit the GOP earlier this month, also voted for it.