Key Vote Alert – “NO” on CR Path to Lame Duck Pressure Cooker
The Club for Growth urges all Representatives to vote NO on Suspension of the Rules and all Senators to vote NO on final passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) through the Lame Duck session of Congress on December 20, 2024. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2024 congressional scorecard.
This CR to December 20th seems like the recipe for a “Christmas Tree” legislative package that cooks up enough pressure in the Lame Duck session of Congress to clear the decks for the next Administration through special interest anomalies such as unpaid for disaster relief, supplemental appropriations for Veterans Administration, extraneous tax extenders, the Farm Bill filled with market-distorting subsidies, earmarks, and other unimagined gifts to K Street. The situation Congress faces is once again the result of Congress failing to do its job to pass appropriations bills through regular order. Instead, this CR is Congress orchestrating a car crash in slow-motion. While the House passed 5 appropriations bills, the Senate passed 0 appropriations bills. This CR is expected to come up for a vote in the House of Representatives under a suspension of the rules. Instead of a 5-week break over the summer, along with a 5-week break headed into the November election, Congress should have used those ten weeks to roll up their sleeves and use their power of the purse to complete the work expected of them by the American People. However, both parties of Congress prioritized their reelection campaigns over their responsibility to legislate in a fiscally responsible manner.
A devaluing of the dollar, continued pressure toward increasing inflation, and an increased burden on the American middle class decreases economic freedom and opportunity. The negotiation on this CR will likely result in a Biden-Harris Lake Duck Omnibus if one party wins the 2024 election, or a short-term CR if the other party wins. Congress should have the courage to make the right decision for the American people, not based on electoral pressure, but based on what is best for the country. Right now, the best decision Congress could make in relation to the best interests of the American people would be to cut up the credit card and cut federal spending.
Our debt trajectory is as certain as it is perilous. The latest Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook increased projected debt held by the public at the end of the decade from 116 percent of GDP to 122.4 percent of GDP – 16 percent higher than ever recorded – with annual deficits reaching $2.86 trillion in FY2034. CBO also projects a $1.938 trillion deficit in FY2025. To those willing to use common sense rather than ideological blinders, Congress clearly has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. While revenues will remain near or above the 50-year average of 17.3 percent of GDP over the next 10 years and climb to 18 percent by 2034 (averaging 17.8 percent), federal spending will steadily climb from 22.7 percent of GDP to 24.9 percent of GDP – well above the 50-year average of 21 percent.
This is unsustainable. Rising deficits will continue to squeeze American families through upward pressure on prices and interest rates. Government largess will reduce economic growth by stealing private capital and misallocating resources to prop up failed government schemes like the green boondoggles in the Inflation Reduction Act. Every dollar borrowed today is one that will eventually be confiscated from the American people through tax hikes or inflation fueled by monetization of the debt. This debt crisis will inevitably spark a fire-sale of U.S. Treasuries that would make the Great Recession and COVID lockdowns look tame by comparison.
There is nothing “reasonable” about a CR that does nothing to reduce unsustainable spending while setting the stage for a bloated Lame Duck Omnibus bill, or even Security and Non-Security Minibuses that will continue this unsustainable path and likely add countless anomalies as favors to special interest groups. Those who arrogantly and smugly dismiss those calling for the smallest measures of fiscal sanity in the midst of $35 trillion in debt have forgotten that they were elected to serve their constituents, not D.C. insiders.
It is paramount Congress avoid the crash of a Lame Duck Omnibus. Congress must cut spending to relieve pressure on inflation and improve the economic outlook for 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
450
Vote Date
September 25, 2024
Vote Counts
YEAs:
341
NAYs:
82
Not Voting:
9
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Mark Alford
MO
R
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Colin Allred
TX
D
Y
Gabe Amo
RI
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
N
Troy Balderson
OH
R
N
Becca Balint
VT
D
Y
Jim Banks
IN
R
N
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
Y
Aaron Bean
FL
R
N
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
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
N
Dan Bishop
NC
R
N
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE
D
Y
Lauren Boebert
CO
R
N
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
N
Jamaal Bowman
NY
D
A
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Josh Brecheen
OK
R
N
Shontel Brown
OH
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Nikki Budzinski
IL
D
Y
Tim Burchett
TN
R
N
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Eric Burlison
MO
R
N
Cori Bush
MO
D
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Kat Cammack
FL
R
N
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
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
Troy Carter
LA
D
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Matt Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Greg Casar
TX
D
Y
Ed Case
HI
D
Y
Sean Casten
IL
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
OR
R
Y
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
FL
D
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
Juan Ciscomani
AZ
R
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
Ben Cline
VA
R
Y
Michael Cloud
TX
R
N
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Andrew Clyde
GA
R
N
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Mike Collins
GA
R
N
James Comer
KY
R
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
Luis Correa
CA
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Angela Craig
MN
D
Y
Eli Crane
AZ
R
N
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
Dan Crenshaw
TX
R
Y
Jasmine Crockett
TX
D
Y
Jason Crow
CO
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
John Curtis
UT
R
N
Anthony D'Esposito
NY
R
Y
Sharice Davids
KS
D
Y
Warren Davidson
OH
R
N
Donald Davis
NC
D
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Monica De La Cruz
TX
R
Y
Madeleine Dean
PA
D
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Christopher Deluzio
PA
D
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
A
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
Y
Byron Donalds
FL
R
N
John Duarte
CA
R
Y
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Charles Edwards
NC
R
Y
Jake Ellzey
TX
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Veronica Escobar
TX
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
Y
Ron Estes
KS
R
N
Dwight Evans
PA
D
A
Mike Ezell
MS
R
N
Pat Fallon
TX
R
Y
Randy Feenstra
IA
R
N
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
A
Brad Finstad
MN
R
N
Michelle Fischbach
MN
R
N
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
Vince Fong
CA
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
Russell Fry
SC
R
N
Russ Fulcher
ID
R
N
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
N
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Andrew Garbarino
NY
R
Y
Jesus Garcia
IL
D
Y
Robert Garcia
CA
D
Y
Sylvia Garcia
TX
D
Y
Mike Garcia
CA
R
Y
Carlos Gimenez
FL
R
Y
Jared Golden
ME
D
Y
Daniel Goldman
NY
D
Y
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
Y
Tony Gonzales
TX
R
N
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Bob Good
VA
R
N
Lance Gooden
TX
R
N
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
A
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Mark Green
TN
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Marjorie Taylor Greene
GA
R
N
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
A
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Michael Guest
MS
R
N
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Harriet Hageman
WY
R
N
Josh Harder
CA
D
Y
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Diana Harshbarger
TN
R
Y
Jahana Hayes
CT
D
Y
Kevin Hern
OK
R
Y
Clay Higgins
LA
R
N
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
Val Hoyle
OR
D
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Wesley Hunt
TX
R
A
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Glenn Ivey
MD
D
Y
Jeff Jackson
NC
D
Y
Ronny Jackson
TX
R
Y
Jonathan Jackson
IL
D
Y
Sara Jacobs
CA
D
Y
John James
MI
R
Y
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Dusty Johnson
SD
R
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
John Joyce
PA
R
N
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
CA
D
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
Thomas Kean
NJ
R
Y
Bill Keating
MA
D
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
N
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Timothy Kennedy
NY
D
Y
Ro Khanna
CA
D
Y
Jen Kiggans
VA
R
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Kevin Kiley
CA
R
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Young Kim
CA
R
Y
Andy Kim
NJ
D
Y
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
David Kustoff
TN
R
Y
Darin LaHood
IL
R
N
Nick 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
John Larson
CT
D
Y
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Jake LaTurner
KS
R
Y
Mike Lawler
NY
R
Y
Summer Lee
PA
D
Y
Laurel Lee
FL
R
N
Susie Lee
NV
D
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Teresa Leger Fernandez
NM
D
Y
Debbie Lesko
AZ
R
N
Julia Letlow
LA
R
Y
Mike Levin
CA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Greg Lopez
CO
R
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Anna Paulina Luna
FL
R
N
Morgan Luttrell
TX
R
N
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Nancy Mace
SC
R
N
Seth Magaziner
RI
D
Y
Nicole Malliotakis
NY
R
Y
Celeste Maloy
UT
R
Y
Tracey Mann
KS
R
N
Kathy Manning
NC
D
Y
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Brian Mast
FL
R
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Lucy McBath
GA
D
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Lisa McClain
MI
R
Y
Jennifer McClellan
VA
D
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Rich McCormick
GA
R
N
Morgan McGarvey
KY
D
Y
Jim McGovern
MA
D
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
LaMonica McIver
NJ
D
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Dan Meuser
PA
R
Y
Kweisi Mfume
MD
D
Y
Max Miller
OH
R
N
Carol Miller
WV
R
Y
Mary Miller
IL
R
N
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
IA
R
Y
Cory Mills
FL
R
N
Marcus Molinaro
NY
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Barry Moore
AL
R
N
Blake Moore
UT
R
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Nathaniel Moran
TX
R
N
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
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Joseph Neguse
CO
D
Y
Troy Nehls
TX
R
A
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Wiley Nickel
NC
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Ralph Norman
SC
R
N
Zach Nunn
IA
R
Y
Jay Obernolte
CA
R
Y
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
NY
D
Y
Andy Ogles
TN
R
N
Ilhan Omar
MN
D
Y
Burgess Owens
UT
R
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Chris Pappas
NH
D
Y
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Mary Peltola
AK
D
Y
Greg Pence
IN
R
Y
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
WA
D
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
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
Mark Pocan
WI
D
Y
Katie Porter
CA
D
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
N
Ayanna Pressley
MA
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Delia Ramirez
IL
D
Y
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
Y
Guy Reschenthaler
PA
R
Y
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
John Rose
TN
R
N
Matt Rosendale
MT
R
N
Deborah Ross
NC
D
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Chip Roy
TX
R
N
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
Michael Rulli
OH
R
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
Janice Schakowsky
IL
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
N
David Scott
GA
D
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
Keith Self
TX
R
N
Pete Sessions
TX
R
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
Jason Smith
MO
R
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
Y
Eric Sorensen
IL
D
Y
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Abigail Spanberger
VA
D
Y
Victoria Spartz
IN
R
N
Melanie Stansbury
NM
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
Greg Steube
FL
R
A
Haley Stevens
MI
D
Y
Marilyn Strickland
WA
D
Y
Dale Strong
AL
R
Y
Tom Suozzi
NY
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Emilia Sykes
OH
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
N
Shri Thanedar
MI
D
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Tom Tiffany
WI
R
N
William Timmons
SC
R
N
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Rashida Tlaib
MI
D
Y
Jill Tokuda
HI
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
Ritchie Torres
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
Jeff Van Drew
NJ
R
N
Beth Van Duyne
TX
R
N
Derrick Van Orden
WI
R
N
Juan Vargas
CA
D
Y
Gabriel Vasquez
NM
D
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Michael Waltz
FL
R
N
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
N
Daniel Webster
FL
R
N
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
N
Jennifer Wexton
VA
D
Y
Susan Wild
PA
D
Y
Brandon Williams
NY
R
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
N
Nikema Williams
GA
D
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Bob Wittman
VA
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rudolph Yakym
IN
R
N
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
Y