Rep. Steve King, R-Kiron, broke from the rest of Iowa’s Congressional delegation, including fellow Republican Tom Latham of Ames, to vote against instituting a 90 percent tax on bonuses for AIG and other financial firms that received bailout funds.

The bill was approved by a 328-93 vote, with 85 Republicans supporting the measure.

The bill put conservative Republicans in a difficult position of choosing between increasing a tax and opening themselves up for criticism for not supporting efforts to recover bonuses paid to AIG executives. The vote even split House Republican leadership, with Minority Whip Eric Cantor, R-Va., voting yes and Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, voting no.

Latham joined Democrats Bruce Braley, Leonard Boswell and Dave Loebsack in supporting the measure.