Key Vote Alert – “NO” on the Farm Bill Conference Report (HR 2642)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on the Farm Bill Conference Report (HR 2642)
The Club for Growth urges all members of Congress to vote “NO” on the conference report to the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (HR 2642). We expect a vote in the House later this week, with a vote in the Senate some time thereafter. The vote will be included in the Club’s 2014 Congressional Scorecard.
For starters, this 949-page bill is yet another bloated proposal that House and Senate leaders are rushing through Congress without giving members and the public enough time to read and understand the bill. The CBO hasn’t even issued an official score at the time of this key vote alert’s release.
Second, this bill continues, for blatant political reasons, the unholy marriage of agricultural subsidies and food stamps – two completely separate issues. At a minimum, these two programs should be voted on as separate, stand-alone bills. True reform would also include implementing a plan to devolve the food stamp program to the states and eventually eliminate federal agricultural subsidies. This bill is well short of that goal. Instead, it’s a “Christmas Tree” bill where there’s a gift for practically every special interest group out there with a well-connected lobbyist, including the fresh-cut Christmas tree industry!
Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Conference Report Agreed to
Vote Number
259
Vote Date
December 11, 2018
Vote Counts
YEAs:
0
NAYs:
0
Not Voting:
100
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Bob Corker
TN
R
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Michael Enzi
WY
R
N
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Kamala Harris
CA
D
Y
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Doug Jones
AL
D
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
N
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Jon Kyl
AZ
R
N
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
N
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Bill Nelson
FL
D
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Jim Risch
ID
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
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
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y