House & Senate – “No” on Debt Limit Increase
Key Vote Alert
House & Senate – “No” on Debt Limit Increase
The Club for Growth urges all Representatives and Senators to vote NO on the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2023 congressional scorecard.
The Club for Growth opposes the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act, which suspends the debt limit through January 1, 2025. The American people deserve transparency with exactly how much debt Congress is approving in this bill, and a debt limit suspension fails to provide that transparency because unlimited debt can be added until January 1, 2025. Although estimates vary on precisely how much debt will be accrued by 2025, an emerging consensus among budget experts estimates at least $4 trillion of new debt will be added to the national debt. This provision is not a policy provision, but is a political concession to President Biden to allow the Presidential Election to be completed before the next debt limit increase. President Biden should stop using the full faith and credit of the United States as a political wedge between the American People and the fiscal health of the U.S. economy.
Speaker McCarthy and House conservatives valiantly demonstrated how irresponsible and out-of-touch the radical left has become by highlighting the economic devastation wrought by unified Democrat government with excessive spending leading to Bidenflation. With the new Republican House Majority, House Republicans proved they could maintain a majority coalition and pass a bill that would increase the debt limit even though the Limit, Save, Grow Act was not perfect.
Unfortunately, the bipartisan agreement resulting in the Fiscal Responsibility Act continues a march slowly speeding off a cliff toward the fiscal crisis enabled by the unsustainable national debt. Similar to when President Biden and the Democrats named their Green New Deal scheme in August 2022 the “Inflation Reduction Act”, the “Fiscal Responsibility Act” is a misleadingly named bill which is not actually fiscally responsible because it continues trillion-dollar deficits every year in the future. Congress needs a plan to pay down the national debt, not a plan that kicks the can down the road. Washington must end trillion-dollar deficits, end the national debt crisis, and end Big Government. This bill does not accomplish that mission. Club for Growth strongly encourages Congress to live within its means with a balanced budget that ultimately results in annual surpluses in order to pay down the national debt.
The negotiation also fails to include the REINS Act, which Club for Growth passionately supports. Although the bill includes administrative PAYGO which could limit some burdensome regulation, the bill allows for the Director of OMB to waive the provision, and does not allow for legal challenges. Moreover, while the bill takes steps toward providing for strengthened work requirements in TANF and SNAP which could result in a higher labor participation rate, the bill does not include Medicaid work requirements.
The agreement with President Biden also leaves in place most of his massive expansion of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The woke and weaponized workers in the IRS and other federal agencies carrying out the Marxist schemes of the radical left are left in place to continue their evil crusade against the American Dream.
American families face an uncertain future caused in large part by the intrusion and growth of the federal government, which was exacerbated during the COVID19 pandemic. This bill fails to revert spending levels back to pre-COVID levels as projected by CBO in early 2020. Club for Growth unabashedly supports and champions economic liberty, opportunity, and freedom and stands with Members of Congress defending those principles. We encourage President Biden to abandon the radical leftists dragging his party toward socialism and resume negotiations that will end the national debt crisis.
Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard for the 118th 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 the public.
Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Passed
Vote Number
243
Vote Date
May 31, 2023
Vote Counts
YEAs:
314
NAYs:
117
Not Voting:
4
Jim Banks
IN
R
A
Lauren Boebert
CO
R
A
Angela Craig
MN
D
A
Deborah Ross
NC
D
A
Mark Alford
MO
R
N
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
N
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Dan Bishop
NC
R
N
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
N
Mike Bost
IL
R
N
Jamaal Bowman
NY
D
N
Josh Brecheen
OK
R
N
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
N
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Tim Burchett
TN
R
N
Eric Burlison
MO
R
N
Cori Bush
MO
D
N
Kat Cammack
FL
R
N
John Carter
TX
R
N
Greg Casar
TX
D
N
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
N
Judy Chu
CA
D
N
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
N
Ben Cline
VA
R
N
Michael Cloud
TX
R
N
Andrew Clyde
GA
R
N
Mike Collins
GA
R
N
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
N
Elijah Crane
AZ
R
N
Jasmine Crockett
TX
D
N
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
N
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
N
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
N
Byron Donalds
FL
R
N
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
N
Pat Fallon
TX
R
N
Brad Finstad
MN
R
N
Michelle Fischbach
MN
R
N
Russell Fry
SC
R
N
Russ Fulcher
ID
R
N
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
N
Jesus Garcia
IL
D
N
Sylvia Garcia
TX
D
N
Daniel Goldman
NY
D
N
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
N
Tony Gonzales
TX
R
N
Robert Good
VA
R
N
Lance Gooden
TX
R
N
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
N
Michael Guest
MS
R
N
Harriet Hageman
WY
R
N
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Diana Harshbarger
TN
R
N
Jahana Hayes
CT
D
N
Kevin Hern
OK
R
N
Clay Higgins
LA
R
N
Val Hoyle
OR
D
N
Jared Huffman
CA
D
N
Wesley Hunt
TX
R
N
Ronny Jackson
TX
R
N
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
N
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
CA
D
N
Ro Khanna
CA
D
N
Darin LaHood
IL
R
N
John Larson
CT
D
N
Summer Lee
PA
D
N
Barbara Lee
CA
D
N
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
N
Anna Luna
FL
R
N
Morgan Luttrell
TX
R
N
Nancy Mace
SC
R
N
Tracey Mann
KS
R
N
Brian Mast
FL
R
N
Richard McCormick
GA
R
N
James McGovern
MA
D
N
Grace Meng
NY
D
N
Mary Miller
IL
R
N
Cory Mills
FL
R
N
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Gwen Moore
WI
D
N
Barry Moore
AL
R
N
Nathaniel Moran
TX
R
N
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
N
Ralph Norman
SC
R
N
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
D
N
Andrew Ogles
TN
R
N
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Mark Pocan
WI
D
N
Katie Porter
CA
D
N
Bill Posey
FL
R
N
Ayanna Pressley
MA
D
N
Delia Ramirez
IL
D
N
John Rose
TN
R
N
Matt Rosendale
MT
R
N
Chip Roy
TX
R
N
George Santos
NY
R
N
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
N
Robert Scott
VA
D
N
Keith Self
TX
R
N
Pete Sessions
TX
R
N
Victoria Spartz
IN
R
N
Melanie Stansbury
NM
D
N
Greg Steube
FL
R
N
Dale Strong
AL
R
N
Tom Tiffany
WI
R
N
William Timmons
SC
R
N
Rashida Tlaib
MI
D
N
Ritchie Torres
NY
D
N
Norma Torres
CA
D
N
Jeff Van Drew
NJ
R
N
Beth Van Duyne
TX
R
N
Juan Vargas
CA
D
N
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
N
Michael Waltz
FL
R
N
Randy Weber
TX
R
N
Nikema Williams
GA
D
N
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
N
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
N
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Colin Allred
TX
D
Y
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Kelly Armstrong
ND
R
Y
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
Y
Jake Auchincloss
MA
D
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Don Bacon
NE
R
Y
James Baird
IN
R
Y
Troy Balderson
OH
R
Y
Becca Balint
VT
D
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Aaron Bean
FL
R
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
Cliff Bentz
OR
R
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Stephanie Bice
OK
R
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
D
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Shontel Brown
OH
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Nikki Budzinski
IL
D
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Yadira Caraveo
CO
D
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
Mike Carey
OH
R
Y
Jerry Carl
AL
R
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
Troy Carter
LA
D
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Ed Case
HI
D
Y
Sean Casten
IL
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
OR
R
Y
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
FL
D
Y
David Cicilline
RI
D
Y
Juan Ciscomani
AZ
R
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
James Comer
KY
R
Y
Luis Correa
CA
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
Dan Crenshaw
TX
R
Y
Jason Crow
CO
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
John Curtis
UT
R
Y
Anthony D'Esposito
NY
R
Y
Sharice Davids
KS
D
Y
Warren Davidson
OH
R
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Donald Davis
NC
D
Y
Monica De La Cruz
TX
R
Y
Madeleine Dean
PA
D
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Christopher Deluzio
PA
D
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
Y
John Duarte
CA
R
Y
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
Y
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Charles Edwards
NC
R
Y
John Ellzey
TX
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Veronica Escobar
TX
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Ron Estes
KS
R
Y
Dwight Evans
PA
D
Y
Mike Ezell
MS
R
Y
Randy Feenstra
IA
R
Y
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
Y
Scott Fitzgerald
WI
R
Y
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Lizzie Fletcher
TX
D
Y
Mike Flood
NE
R
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Valerie Foushee
NC
D
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Scott Franklin
FL
R
Y
Maxwell Frost
FL
D
Y
Mike Gallagher
WI
R
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Andrew Garbarino
NY
R
Y
Mike Garcia
CA
R
Y
Robert Garcia
CA
D
Y
Carlos Gimenez
FL
R
Y
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
WA
D
Y
Jared Golden
ME
D
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Mark Green
TN
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Marjorie Greene
GA
R
Y
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Josh Harder
CA
D
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Ashley Hinson
IA
R
Y
Steven Horsford
NV
D
Y
Erin Houchin
IN
R
Y
Chrissy Houlahan
PA
D
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Glenn Ivey
MD
D
Y
Jeff Jackson
NC
D
Y
Jonathan Jackson
IL
D
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Sara Jacobs
CA
D
Y
John James
MI
R
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Dusty Johnson
SD
R
Y
Jim Jordan
OH
R
Y
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
John Joyce
PA
R
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
Thomas Kean
NJ
R
Y
William Keating
MA
D
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Jennifer Kiggans
VA
R
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Kevin Kiley
CA
R
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Andy Kim
NJ
D
Y
Young Kim
CA
R
Y
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
David Kustoff
TN
R
Y
Nicholas LaLota
NY
R
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
Y
Greg Landsman
OH
D
Y
Nicholas Langworthy
NY
R
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Jake LaTurner
KS
R
Y
Michael Lawler
NY
R
Y
Suzanne Lee
NV
D
Y
Laurel Lee
FL
R
Y
Teresa Leger Fernandez
NM
D
Y
Julia Letlow
LA
R
Y
Mike Levin
CA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Seth Magaziner
RI
D
Y
Nicole Malliotakis
NY
R
Y
Kathy Manning
NC
D
Y
Thomas Massie
KY
R
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Lucy McBath
GA
D
Y
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Lisa McClain
MI
R
Y
Jennifer McClellan
VA
D
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Morgan McGarvey
KY
D
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Dan Meuser
PA
R
Y
Kweisi Mfume
MD
D
Y
Max Miller
OH
R
Y
Carol Miller
WV
R
Y
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA
R
Y
Marcus Molinaro
NY
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Blake Moore
UT
R
Y
Joseph Morelle
NY
D
Y
Jared Moskowitz
FL
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Frank Mrvan
IN
D
Y
Kevin Mullin
CA
D
Y
Greg Murphy
NC
R
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Joseph Neguse
CO
D
Y
Troy Nehls
TX
R
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Wiley Nickel
NC
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Zachary Nunn
IA
R
Y
Jay Obernolte
CA
R
Y
Ilhan Omar
MN
D
Y
Burgess Owens
UT
R
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Christopher Pappas
NH
D
Y
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Donald Payne
NJ
D
Y
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Mary Peltola
AK
D
Y
Greg Pence
IN
R
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Brittany Pettersen
CO
D
Y
August Pfluger
TX
R
Y
Dean Phillips
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
Y
Guy Reschenthaler
PA
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Pat Ryan
NY
D
Y
Maria Salazar
FL
R
Y
Andrea Salinas
OR
D
Y
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Mary Scanlon
PA
D
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Bradley Schneider
IL
D
Y
Hillary Scholten
MI
D
Y
Kim Schrier
WA
D
Y
David Schweikert
AZ
R
Y
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
Mikie Sherrill
NJ
D
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Elissa Slotkin
MI
D
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
Y
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
Y
Eric Sorensen
IL
D
Y
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Abigail Spanberger
VA
D
Y
Greg Stanton
AZ
D
Y
Pete Stauber
MN
R
Y
Michelle Steel
CA
R
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Bryan Steil
WI
R
Y
Haley Stevens
MI
D
Y
Chris Stewart
UT
R
Y
Marilyn Strickland
WA
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Emilia Sykes
OH
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
Y
Shri Thanedar
MI
D
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Jill Tokuda
HI
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Lori Trahan
MA
D
Y
David Trone
MD
D
Y
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Lauren Underwood
IL
D
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
Y
Derrick Van Orden
WI
R
Y
Gabriel Vasquez
NM
D
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Jennifer Wexton
VA
D
Y
Susan Wild
PA
D
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Brandon Williams
NY
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rudolph Yakym
IN
R
Y