Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Appropriations Minibus
The Club for Growth urges all Senators and Representatives to vote NO on the Appropriations minibus. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2024 congressional scorecard. This minibus includes the Agriculture/FDA, Commerce, Justice and Science, Energy and Water, Interior and Environment, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs subcommittee appropriations bills.
Despite continued warning signs, Washington remains committed to feeding its spending addiction and forcing an inevitable debt crisis on hardworking Americans. Federal debt stands at $34.4 trillion, inflation is rising again, and Congress’ unsustainable appetite for spending is a direct threat to the dominance of the U.S. dollar. There is no time left to waste – conservatives must demand spending reductions that will protect American economic strength and the American people. Unfortunately, the bill being considered this week continues the pattern of broken promises by forcing members to vote on a spending package exceeding 1,000 pages with virtually no time to meaningfully review its provisions. At the same time, the bill once again waives both statutory and Senate pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) provisions.
This bill continues the reckless spending conservatives were elected to stop. The six bills contained in this package facilitate spending amounts that are significantly above the $1.59 trillion cap agreed to as a Fiscal Responsibly Act once gimmicks, offsets that fuel additional spending and disaster funding are accounted for. This is before the likely adoption of a security supplemental, which will push discretionary spending levels even higher. What’s more, the bill is fueled by hundreds of earmarks that are used to help push this bill to final passage. Earmarks are the currency of corruption.
Club for Growth implores House and Senate conservatives to demand a long-term continuing resolution past April 30. This would facilitate needed reductions in non-defense discretionary (NDD) outlays through the FRA’s automatic 1% spending reductions while keeping defense spending above FY2023 enacted levels. It will force President Biden to come to the table to make needed cuts to wasteful NDD programs that promote left wing priorities at odds with the common-sense views of the American people.
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
84
Vote Date
March 8, 2024
Vote Counts
YEAs:
75
NAYs:
22
Not Voting:
3
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
A
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Katie Britt
AL
R
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Laphonza Butler
CA
D
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
John Fetterman
PA
D
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Bill Hagerty
TN
R
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Josh Hawley
MO
R
N
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
John Hickenlooper
CO
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Kelly
AZ
D
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
A
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Roger Marshall
KS
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Thomas Ossoff
GA
D
Y
Alex Padilla
CA
D
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Pete Ricketts
NE
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Mitt Romney
UT
R
A
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Eric Schmitt
MO
R
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
I
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Tommy Tuberville
AL
R
N
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
J.D. Vance
OH
R
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Raphael Warnock
GA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Y
Peter Welch
VT
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y