Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Attempts to Increase Proposed Tax Rates in the Senate Tax Reform Plan
KEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on Attempts to Increase Proposed Tax Rates in the Senate Tax Reform Plan
The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote NO on any amendment that will increase any of the corporate or individual tax rates established in the proposal that was reported out of the Senate Budget Committee. Votes on such amendments are expected today and tomorrow. Some or all of these votes will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2017 Congressional Scorecard.
In its current form, the Club for Growth supports the Senate Budget Committee proposal. It includes pro-growth corporate tax cuts, full expensing, a switch to a territorial tax system, and solid, but modest improvements to the individual code.
Now that the bill is being debated on the Senate floor, there will be attempts to weaken it, including the Rubio-Lee amendment that will expand the child tax credit, paid for with a 2-point increase in the proposed corporate rate. The Club will score against the Rubio-Lee amendment.
The Club also opposes the so-called “trigger”. While details are still unknown, it’s clear that such a mechanism could lead to tax hikes in future years. Any amendment that proposes such a trigger will be scored against by the Club. Likewise, any amendment that proposes to remove the trigger will be scored in favor by the Club.
Our Congressional Scorecard for the 115th 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.
Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Motion Rejected
Vote Number
296
Vote Date
December 1, 2017
Vote Counts
YEAs:
29
NAYs:
71
Not Voting:
0
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
N
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
N
Richard Durbin
IL
D
N
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Al Franken
MN
D
N
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
N
Kamala Harris
CA
D
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
N
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Bill Nelson
FL
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
N
Brian Schatz
HI
D
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
N
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
Tom Udall
NM
D
N
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
N
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
N
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
N
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
N
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Thad Cochran
MS
R
N
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Bob Corker
TN
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Michael Enzi
WY
R
N
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
N
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
N
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
N
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
N
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
Y
John McCain
AZ
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Y
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
Luther Strange
AL
R
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Todd Young
IN
R
N