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
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
N
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
N
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
N
Thad Cochran
MS
R
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
Bob Corker
TN
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
N
Richard Durbin
IL
D
N
Michael Enzi
WY
R
N
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
Al Franken
MN
D
N
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
N
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
N
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Kamala Harris
CA
D
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
N
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
N
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
N
James Inhofe
OK
R
N
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
N
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
John McCain
AZ
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
N
Jack Reed
RI
D
N
Pat Roberts
KS
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Brian Schatz
HI
D
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
N
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
Luther Strange
AL
R
N
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Pat Toomey
PA
R
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
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Todd Young
IN
R
N
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Bill Nelson
FL
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jim Risch
ID
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Y
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y