Key Vote Alert – “NO” on Fake Disaster Relief Bill (HR 4667)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on Fake Disaster Relief Bill (HR 4667)
The Club for Growth opposes the fake $81 billion “disaster” relief bill (HR 4667) and we urge all members of Congress to vote NO on it. A vote is expected this week in both chambers. The vote will be included in the Club’s 2017 congressional scorecard.
Once again, Congress is trying to ram through a huge spending bill with little warning, claiming that offsets are not needed because it’s an “emergency”. Strangely, of the $81 billion authorized under this bill, only $11 billion will be spent in 2018. The rest is spent over the next several years. This begs the question, “Is this money really being spent on the immediate relief of disaster victims?” Some of this long term spending is focused on NASA research and economic development programs that conservatives have long opposed. It also allows cotton growers to enter into long-term entitlement programs.
This profligate spending needs to stop. This bill further proves that politicians addicted to more spending with little accountability use the “emergency” designation to obfuscate their fiscal irresponsibility. In practice, the designation is meaningless. Members of Congress who profess to support limited government should oppose this bill.
Finally, if HR 4667 is folded into any other bill to ensure that bill’s passage, we will score against it as well.
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
Passed
Vote Number
709
Vote Date
December 21, 2017
Vote Counts
YEAs:
251
NAYs:
169
Not Voting:
12
Jim Bridenstine
OK
R
A
Mo Brooks
AL
R
A
Bill Foster
IL
D
A
Kay Granger
TX
R
A
Gene Green
TX
D
A
Walter Jones
NC
R
A
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
A
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
A
Mark Pocan
WI
D
A
James Renacci
OH
R
A
Lamar Smith
TX
R
A
Thomas Suozzi
NY
D
A
Justin Amash
MI
R
N
Jim Banks
IN
R
N
Nanette Barragan
CA
D
N
Karen Bass
CA
D
N
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
N
Don Beyer
VA
D
N
Andy Biggs
AZ
R
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
N
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
N
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
N
Robert Brady
PA
D
N
Dave Brat
VA
R
N
Anthony Brown
MD
D
N
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Michael Capuano
MA
D
N
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
N
Andre Carson
IN
D
N
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
N
Steve Chabot
OH
R
N
Judy Chu
CA
D
N
David Cicilline
RI
D
N
Katherine Clark
MA
D
N
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
N
Lacy Clay
MO
D
N
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
N
James Clyburn
SC
D
N
Steve Cohen
TN
D
N
James Comer
KY
R
N
Luis Correa
CA
D
N
Joe Courtney
CT
D
N
Joseph Crowley
NY
D
N
Elijah Cummings
MD
D
N
Warren Davidson
OH
R
N
Danny Davis
IL
D
N
Diana DeGette
CO
D
N
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
N
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
N
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
N
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
N
Michael Doyle
PA
D
N
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
John Duncan
TN
R
N
Keith Ellison
MN
D
N
Tom Emmer
MN
R
N
Eliot Engel
NY
D
N
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
N
Adriano Espaillat
NY
D
N
Elizabeth Esty
CT
D
N
Dwight Evans
PA
D
N
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
N
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
N
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
N
Thomas Garrett
VA
R
N
Jimmy Gomez
CA
D
N
Bob Goodlatte
VA
R
N
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
Josh Gottheimer
NJ
D
N
Tom Graves
GA
R
N
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
N
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
N
Luis Gutierrez
IL
D
N
Colleen Hanabusa
HI
D
N
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Denny Heck
WA
D
N
Jeb Hensarling
TX
R
N
Jody Hice
GA
R
N
Brian Higgins
NY
D
N
George Holding
NC
R
N
Trey Hollingsworth
IN
R
N
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
N
Richard Hudson
NC
R
N
Randy Hultgren
IL
R
N
Pramila Jayapal
WA
D
N
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
N
Henry Johnson
GA
D
N
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
N
William Keating
MA
D
N
Robin Kelly
IL
D
N
Ro Khanna
CA
D
N
Ruben Kihuen
NV
D
N
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
N
Ron Kind
WI
D
N
Raul Labrador
ID
R
N
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
N
James Langevin
RI
D
N
John Larson
CT
D
N
Brenda Lawrence
MI
D
N
Barbara Lee
CA
D
N
Sander Levin
MI
D
N
John Lewis
GA
D
N
Jason Lewis
MN
R
N
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Nita Lowey
NY
D
N
Ben Lujan
NM
D
N
Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
D
N
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
N
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
N
Sean Maloney
NY
D
N
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Betty McCollum
MN
D
N
Donald McEachin
VA
D
N
James McGovern
MA
D
N
Martha McSally
AZ
R
N
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
N
Grace Meng
NY
D
N
Luke Messer
IN
R
N
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Gwen Moore
WI
D
N
Seth Moulton
MA
D
N
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
N
Richard Neal
MA
D
N
Kristi Noem
SD
R
N
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
N
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
N
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
N
Donald Payne
NJ
D
N
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
N
Ed Perlmutter
CO
D
N
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
N
Jared Polis
CO
D
N
Mike Quigley
IL
D
N
Jamie Raskin
MD
D
N
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
N
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
N
Lisa Rochester
DE
D
N
Todd Rokita
IN
R
N
Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
N
Bobby Rush
IL
D
N
Tim Ryan
OH
D
N
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
N
Mark Sanford
SC
R
N
John Sarbanes
MD
D
N
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
N
Kurt Schrader
OR
D
N
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Robert Scott
VA
D
N
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
N
José Serrano
NY
D
N
Carol Shea-Porter
NH
D
N
Albio Sires
NJ
D
N
Louise Slaughter
NY
D
N
Jason Smith
MO
R
N
Adam Smith
WA
D
N
Jackie Speier
CA
D
N
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
N
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
N
Dina Titus
NV
D
N
Paul Tonko
NY
D
N
Norma Torres
CA
D
N
Niki Tsongas
MA
D
N
Juan Vargas
CA
D
N
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
N
Mark Walker
NC
R
N
Timothy Walz
MN
D
N
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
N
Peter Welch
VT
D
N
Robert Wittman
VA
R
N
Rob Woodall
GA
R
N
John Yarmuth
KY
D
N
David Young
IA
R
N
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
Y
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Jodey Arrington
TX
R
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Don Bacon
NE
R
Y
Lou Barletta
PA
R
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Joe Barton
TX
R
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Jack Bergman
MI
R
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Rob Bishop
UT
R
Y
Mike Bishop
MI
R
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Diane Black
TN
R
Y
Rod Blum
IA
R
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Kevin Brady
TX
R
Y
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Salud Carbajal
CA
D
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Liz Cheney
WY
R
Y
Mike Coffman
CO
R
Y
Tom Cole
OK
R
Y
Chris Collins
NY
R
Y
Doug Collins
GA
R
Y
Barbara Comstock
VA
R
Y
K. Michael Conaway
TX
R
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
Paul Cook
CA
R
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Ryan Costello
PA
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
Charlie Crist
FL
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
John Culberson
TX
R
Y
Carlos Curbelo
FL
R
Y
John Curtis
UT
R
Y
Rodney Davis
IL
R
Y
Susan Davis
CA
D
Y
Peter DeFazio
OR
D
Y
John Delaney
MD
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Val Demings
FL
D
Y
Jeff Denham
CA
R
Y
Charles Dent
PA
R
Y
Ron DeSantis
FL
R
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Ted Deutch
FL
D
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Daniel Donovan
NY
R
Y
Sean Duffy
WI
R
Y
Neal Dunn
FL
R
Y
Ron Estes
KS
R
Y
Blake Farenthold
TX
R
Y
John Faso
NY
R
Y
Drew Ferguson
GA
R
Y
Brian Fitzpatrick
PA
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Bill Flores
TX
R
Y
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
R
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
Matt Gaetz
FL
R
Y
Mike Gallagher
WI
R
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Greg Gianforte
MT
R
Y
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
Y
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
Y
Vicente Gonzalez
TX
D
Y
Trey Gowdy
SC
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Karen Handel
GA
R
Y
Gregg Harper
MS
R
Y
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Clay Higgins
LA
R
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
Y
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Lynn Jenkins
KS
R
Y
Evan Jenkins
WV
R
Y
Mike Johnson
LA
R
Y
Sam Johnson
TX
R
Y
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
Y
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
John Katko
NY
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Peter King
NY
R
Y
Steve King
IA
R
Y
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
Y
Stephen Knight
CA
R
Y
Raja Krishnamoorthi
IL
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
David Kustoff
TN
R
Y
Darin LaHood
IL
R
Y
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Leonard Lance
NJ
R
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Al Lawson
FL
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Daniel Lipinski
IL
D
Y
Frank LoBiondo
NJ
R
Y
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
Billy Long
MO
R
Y
Mia Love
UT
R
Y
Alan Lowenthal
CA
D
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Thomas MacArthur
NJ
R
Y
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
Y
Tom Marino
PA
R
Y
Roger Marshall
KS
R
Y
Brian Mast
FL
R
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
David McKinley
WV
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Patrick Meehan
PA
R
Y
Paul Mitchell
MI
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Stephanie Murphy
FL
D
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Richard Nolan
MN
D
Y
Ralph Norman
SC
R
Y
Devin Nunes
CA
R
Y
Tom O'Halleran
AZ
D
Y
Beto O'Rourke
TX
D
Y
Pete Olson
TX
R
Y
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
Y
Jimmy Panetta
CA
D
Y
Erik Paulsen
MN
R
Y
Stevan Pearce
NM
R
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Robert Pittenger
NC
R
Y
Ted Poe
TX
R
Y
Bruce Poliquin
ME
R
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
Y
David Price
NC
D
Y
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
Y
Tom Reed
NY
R
Y
David Reichert
WA
R
Y
Tom Rice
SC
R
Y
Martha Roby
AL
R
Y
David Roe
TN
R
Y
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
Y
Dana Rohrabacher
CA
R
Y
Francis Rooney
FL
R
Y
Tom Rooney
FL
R
Y
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
R
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Peter Roskam
IL
R
Y
Dennis Ross
FL
R
Y
Keith Rothfus
PA
R
Y
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Edward Royce
CA
R
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
Steve Russell
OK
R
Y
John Rutherford
FL
R
Y
Paul Ryan
WI
R
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Bradley Schneider
IL
D
Y
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
John Shimkus
IL
R
Y
Bill Shuster
PA
R
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Lloyd Smucker
PA
R
Y
Darren Soto
FL
D
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Chris Stewart
UT
R
Y
Steve Stivers
OH
R
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Scott Taylor
VA
R
Y
Claudia Tenney
NY
R
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
Y
Patrick Tiberi
OH
R
Y
Scott Tipton
CO
R
Y
David Trott
MI
R
Y
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Fred Upton
MI
R
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Filemon Vela
TX
D
Y
Peter Visclosky
IN
D
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Greg Walden
OR
R
Y
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
Y
Mimi Walters
CA
R
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Kevin Yoder
KS
R
Y
Ted Yoho
FL
R
Y
Don Young
AK
R
Y
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
Y