Alabama’s congressional delegation did not vote as a bloc on the debt ceiling bill as three Republicans voted against the measure while three other GOP members joined the lone Alabama Democrat to help pass the legislation that would avert a default.

Reps. Dale Strong, R-Huntsville, Gary Palmer, R-Hoover and Barry Moore, R-Enterprise, voted no on the Fiscal Responsibility Act while Reps. Mike Rogers, R-Saks, Jerry Carl, R-Mobile, Robert Aderholt, R-Haleyville and Rep. Terry Sewell, D-Birmingham, voted for it.

The bill passed the House Wednesday night by a vote of 314-117 in bipartisan fashion, with 165 Democrats joining 149 Republicans to pass the bill following weeks of negotiations between President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.

It now goes to the Senate for a vote.

The bill reigns in spending for two years while raising the debt ceiling into 2025. The legislation also adds work requirements for older Americans receiving food stamps.

More liberal Democrats and more conservative Republicans were among the members to vote against the legislation, as 46 Democrats and 73 Republicans voted no. Democrats who voted against the bill cited the work requirements provision while Republican no votes believed the spending cuts were insufficient.

Carl hailed the bill as “the largest deficit reduction and spending cut Congress has ever voted on.”

“There’s a lot more work to do, but this bill is a very good first step to get our country back on track and get our runaway spending under control,” he tweeted.

Aderholt suggested Republicans got the best deal they could.

“With the circumstances that we find ourselves in with a divided government, I think this agreement not only reflects the reality of the situation, it is a step in the right direction. If Republicans were in control of the Senate and the White House, then I would certainly expect more – more cuts to domestic spending, more funding for our national defense, more restraint on the debt ceiling in the future,” he said.

“However, under this bill, we will, for the first time in our nation’s history, spend less money that we did the previous year. It will lead us to smaller government and more prosperity,” the congressman continued. “We all know that this agreement is not perfect, but let’s be clear: Republicans will not stop here in our ongoing fight for fiscal accountability.”

Strong said he voted against the bill because the compromise between Biden and McCarthy fell short of his expectations.

“While this deal has some good pieces, it isn’t close to being whole,” he said in a statement released on Twitter. “I believe that conservatives could have gotten more in exchange for suspending Biden’s debt ceiling for two years. We must put America first — and for that reason, I could not support this bill.”

Sewell said the legislation “is far from perfect, but it prevents a devastating default and protects against cruel Republican cuts.”

“It’s time to move on from this Republican-manufactured crisis and get back to doing the people’s work!” she tweeted.

In advance of the vote, Moore indicated he would not be approving the compromise.

“The so-called ‘Fiscal Responsibility Act’ promises to saddle Americans with $4 trillion in new debt and kick the can down the road for two more years, ” he said. “This is a massive disappointment and a far cry from what Republicans passed in the Limit, Save, Grow Act. We must stand up to the Biden Administration and make stronger reforms if we want to protect our children and grandchildren from generations of burdensome debt.”

Other members of Alabama’s House delegation did not yet release statements.