KEY VOTE ALERT
"NO" on the Highway Fund Bailout Bill (HR 6532)

The Club for Growth urges members of the House to vote "NO" on the highway fund bailout bill (H.R. 6532). Floor consideration is scheduled for Wednesday. This vote will be included in our annual Congressional Scorecard.

The Highway Trust Fund has lower-than-expected gas tax revenue, so the misguided intention of this bill is to take the unprecedented step of directly dipping into the general revenue fund for $8 billion to bail the trust fund out. This will be done without any spending offsets.

In 2005, Congress spent over $24 billion on pet projects when it passed that year's highway bill. Canceling low priority projects and using the money to fill in the shortfall is a far more fiscally responsible solution. This bailout bill should be vigorously defeated.

Our Congressional Scorecard for the 110th Congress provides a comprehensive rating of how well or how poorly each member of Congress supports pro-growth, free-market policies and will be distributed to our members and to the public.