I’m in no way trying to offend you but in my personal opinion the article you copied was missing a critical word- the word “only”.
Here’s what it should have written- “Nine Republicans voted against a bill that would help => only <= poor families buy baby formula.”
It’s a tough decision to vote on and I’m happy that I’m not able to vote on it but it’s only fair for the 9 Republicans who voted against it to explain why they voted against it. (Regardless of whether you agree with their decision or not.)
As far as your next question is concerned- just because someone knows that a proposed solution is the incorrect one, it doesn’t mean that they have the correct solution (or that it even exists).