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
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Laphonza Butler
CA
D
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
John Fetterman
PA
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
John Hickenlooper
CO
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Kelly
AZ
D
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
A
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Thomas Ossoff
GA
D
Y
Alex Padilla
CA
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
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
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
I
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
A
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Katie Britt
AL
R
Y
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
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
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Bill Hagerty
TN
R
N
Josh Hawley
MO
R
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Roger Marshall
KS
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Pete Ricketts
NE
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Mitt Romney
UT
R
A
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Eric Schmitt
MO
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Tommy Tuberville
AL
R
N
J.D. Vance
OH
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y