Key Vote Alert – “No” on SGR Replacement Bill (HR ___)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“No” on SGR Replacement Bill (HR ___)
The Club for Growth urges all members of Congress to vote “NO” on the SGR Replacement Bill (HR ___) that was recently introduced in the House without being fully offset. A vote on this bill which could include partial offset language yet to be released is expected sometime next week. This vote will be included in the Club’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard.
For the past decade and a half, Congress has routinely passed “doc fix” bills that increased reimbursements to health care providers in the face of scheduled cuts. These fixes papered over the well-intended Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that tried to tamp down health care costs, but was extremely flawed. In any legislation replacing the SGR formula, the Club’s top concern is that it is fully paid for with sensible reforms. Unfortunately, this bill falls woefully short of that goal. News reports state that the 10-year cost of the new bill is $200 billion, of which only $70 billion will be offset. Part of this huge price tag is a 2-year extension of CHIP, a program that should be terminated. Worse, a cost estimate by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget suggests this bill will add $400 billion to the national debt over 20 years. All of this, of course, assumes that Congress will abide by the $70 billion offset. But we consider it far from certain that they will.
If an official cost estimate comes out that shows this bill is fully offset by real spending cuts or reforms, the Club will remove its objections to the plan.
Our Congressional Scorecard for the 114th 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
144
Vote Date
March 26, 2015
Vote Counts
YEAs:
392
NAYs:
37
Not Voting:
4
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Brad Ashford
NE
D
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
Xavier Becerra
CA
D
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Robert Brady
PA
D
Y
Corrine Brown
FL
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Lois Capps
CA
D
Y
Michael Capuano
MA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
John Carney
DE
D
Y
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
David Cicilline
RI
D
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Lacy Clay
MO
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
Y
Gerald Connolly
VA
D
Y
John Conyers
MI
D
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
N
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Joseph Crowley
NY
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
Y
Elijah Cummings
MD
D
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Susan Davis
CA
D
Y
Peter DeFazio
OR
D
Y
Diana DeGette
CO
D
Y
John Delaney
MD
D
Y
Rosa DeLauro
CT
D
Y
Suzan DelBene
WA
D
Y
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Ted Deutch
FL
D
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
Y
Michael Doyle
PA
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Donna Edwards
MD
D
Y
Keith Ellison
MN
D
Y
Eliot Engel
NY
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Elizabeth Esty
CT
D
Y
Sam Farr
CA
D
Y
Chaka Fattah
PA
D
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Gwen Graham
FL
D
Y
Alan Grayson
FL
D
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Gene Green
TX
D
Y
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
Y
Luis Gutierrez
IL
D
Y
Janice Hahn
CA
D
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Ruben Hinojosa
TX
D
A
Michael Honda
CA
D
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Steve Israel
NY
D
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Henry Johnson
GA
D
Y
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
William Keating
MA
D
Y
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
Y
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
Y
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Ron Kind
WI
D
Y
Ann Kirkpatrick
AZ
D
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
James Langevin
RI
D
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
John Larson
CT
D
Y
Brenda Lawrence
MI
D
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Sander Levin
MI
D
Y
John Lewis
GA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
Y
Daniel Lipinski
IL
D
Y
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
Y
Alan Lowenthal
CA
D
Y
Nita Lowey
NY
D
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
D
Y
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
Y
Sean Maloney
NY
D
Y
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Jim McDermott
WA
D
Y
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Patrick Murphy
FL
D
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
N
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Richard Nolan
MN
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Beto O'Rourke
TX
D
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Donald Payne
NJ
D
A
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Ed Perlmutter
CO
D
Y
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Mark Pocan
WI
D
Y
Jared Polis
CO
D
Y
David Price
NC
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Charles Rangel
NY
D
Y
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
Y
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
Y
Lucille Roybal Allard
CA
D
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
A
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
Bobby Rush
IL
D
Y
Tim Ryan
OH
D
Y
Loretta Sanchez
CA
D
Y
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
N
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Kurt Schrader
OR
D
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
José Serrano
NY
D
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Louise Slaughter
NY
D
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
A
Jackie Speier
CA
D
Y
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takai
HI
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
Y
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
Niki Tsongas
MA
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
Juan Vargas
CA
D
Y
Marc Veasey
TX
D
Y
Filemon Vela
TX
D
Y
Nydia Velazquez
NY
D
Y
Peter Visclosky
IN
D
N
Timothy Walz
MN
D
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Peter Welch
VT
D
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
Y
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Justin Amash
MI
R
N
Mark Amodei
NV
R
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
Y
Lou Barletta
PA
R
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Joe Barton
TX
R
Y
Dan Benishek
MI
R
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Mike Bishop
MI
R
Y
Rob Bishop
UT
R
Y
Diane Black
TN
R
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Rod Blum
IA
R
N
John Boehner
OH
R
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Charles Boustany
LA
R
Y
Kevin Brady
TX
R
Y
Dave Brat
VA
R
N
Jim Bridenstine
OK
R
N
Mo Brooks
AL
R
N
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Steve Chabot
OH
R
Y
Jason Chaffetz
UT
R
Y
Curt Clawson
FL
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
Paul Cook
CA
R
Y
Ryan Costello
PA
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
Y
Ander Crenshaw
FL
R
Y
John Culberson
TX
R
Y
Carlos Curbelo
FL
R
Y
Rodney Davis
IL
R
Y
Jeff Denham
CA
R
Y
Charles Dent
PA
R
Y
Ron DeSantis
FL
R
N
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
N
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Robert Dold
IL
R
Y
Sean Duffy
WI
R
Y
John Duncan
TN
R
Y
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
Y
Renee Ellmers
NC
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
Y
Blake Farenthold
TX
R
Y
Stephen Fincher
TN
R
Y
Michael Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
John Fleming
LA
R
Y
Bill Flores
TX
R
Y
J. Randy Forbes
VA
R
Y
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
Y
Trent Franks
AZ
R
Y
Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
R
Y
Scott Garrett
NJ
R
N
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
Y
Christopher Gibson
NY
R
Y
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
N
Bob Goodlatte
VA
R
Y
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
Y
Trey Gowdy
SC
R
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Tom Graves
GA
R
N
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
Y
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
N
Frank Guinta
NH
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Richard Hanna
NY
R
Y
Cresent Hardy
NV
R
Y
Gregg Harper
MS
R
Y
Andy Harris
MD
R
Y
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
Y
Joseph Heck
NV
R
Y
Jeb Hensarling
TX
R
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Jody Hice
GA
R
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
George Holding
NC
R
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
Y
Tim Huelskamp
KS
R
N
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Randy Hultgren
IL
R
N
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
Y
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
Robert Hurt
VA
R
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
N
Lynn Jenkins
KS
R
Y
Evan Jenkins
WV
R
Y
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Sam Johnson
TX
R
N
David Jolly
FL
R
N
Walter Jones
NC
R
N
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
John Katko
NY
R
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
Y
Steve King
IA
R
N
Peter King
NY
R
Y
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
Y
John Kline
MN
R
Y
Stephen Knight
CA
R
Y
Raul Labrador
ID
R
N
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
Y
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
Y
Leonard Lance
NJ
R
Y
Bob Latta
OH
R
Y
Frank LoBiondo
NJ
R
Y
Billy Long
MO
R
Y
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
N
Mia Love
UT
R
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Thomas MacArthur
NJ
R
Y
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
N
Tom Marino
PA
R
Y
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
David McKinley
WV
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Y
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Patrick Meehan
PA
R
Y
Luke Messer
IN
R
Y
John Mica
FL
R
Y
Candice Miller
MI
R
Y
Jeff Miller
FL
R
Y
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Alex Mooney
WV
R
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Mick Mulvaney
SC
R
N
Tim Murphy
PA
R
Y
Randy Neugebauer
TX
R
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Kristi Noem
SD
R
Y
Richard Nugent
FL
R
Y
Devin Nunes
CA
R
Y
Pete Olson
TX
R
Y
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Erik Paulsen
MN
R
Y
Stevan Pearce
NM
R
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
Y
Robert Pittenger
NC
R
Y
Joseph Pitts
PA
R
Y
Ted Poe
TX
R
Y
Bruce Poliquin
ME
R
Y
Mike Pompeo
KS
R
Y
Bill Posey
FL
R
Y
Tom Price
GA
R
Y
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
N
Tom Reed
NY
R
Y
David Reichert
WA
R
Y
James Renacci
OH
R
Y
Reid Ribble
WI
R
Y
Tom Rice
SC
R
Y
E. Scott Rigell
VA
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
Todd Rokita
IN
R
Y
Tom Rooney
FL
R
Y
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
R
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
Steve Russell
OK
R
Y
Paul Ryan
WI
R
Y
Matt Salmon
AZ
R
Y
Mark Sanford
SC
R
N
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Aaron Schock
IL
R
Y
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
N
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
John Shimkus
IL
R
Y
Bill Shuster
PA
R
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
Y
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Lamar Smith
TX
R
Y
Adrian Smith
NE
R
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Chris Stewart
UT
R
Y
Steve Stivers
OH
R
Y
Marlin Stutzman
IN
R
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
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
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Greg Walden
OR
R
Y
Mark Walker
NC
R
Y
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
Y
Mimi Walters
CA
R
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
Y
Lynn Westmoreland
GA
R
Y
Ed Whitfield
KY
R
Y
Roger Williams
TX
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rob Woodall
GA
R
Y
Kevin Yoder
KS
R
Y
Ted Yoho
FL
R
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y
David Young
IA
R
Y
Don Young
AK
R
Y
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
Y
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
Y