Key Vote Alert – “NO” on FY19 Defense-Labor-HHS-CR bill (HR 6157)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on FY19 Defense-Labor-HHS-CR bill (HR 6157)
The Club for Growth opposes the Defense-Labor-HHS-CR bill (HR 6157) and urges all members of Congress to vote NO on it. A vote is expected soon in both chambers. The vote will be included in the Club’s 2018 congressional scorecard.
The Club has two main objections to this bill. First, it reaffirms the budget-busting deal that Congress passed earlier this year. It completely ignores the trillion dollar annual and perpetual deficits that are fast approaching. Second, the bill ignores spending cuts recommended in the White House’s FY19 budget – including the elimination of several programs in the Department of Education and the overall funding level for the National Labor Relations Board. In typical DC fashion, politicians in both parties settled their differences by just spending more money.
When we opposed the budget-busting deal in March, we summarized the bill as “plain madness”. This new bill just doubles down on that characterization.
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
Conference Report Agreed to
Vote Number
212
Vote Date
September 18, 2018
Vote Counts
YEAs:
91
NAYs:
7
Not Voting:
0
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
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
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Kamala Harris
CA
D
Y
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Doug Jones
AL
D
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Bill Nelson
FL
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Bob Corker
TN
R
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
Y
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
Jon Kyl
AZ
R
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jim Risch
ID
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Y
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y