Key Vote Alert – “NO” on the Highway Bill Conference Report (HR 22)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on the Highway Bill Conference Report (HR 22)
The Club for Growth urges all members of Congress to oppose the conference report on the latest long-term highway bill (HR 22). Both chambers are expected to vote on this proposal in the next few days. This vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard.
This plan is horrible on several levels. First, it includes the reauthorization of the cronyist Export-Import Bank. Second, the proposed spending exceeds projected gas tax revenue by $70 billion. When spending exceeds revenue, that means each state “wins” by getting more than they deliver to DC via the gas tax, causing the 50 states to become ever more addicted to the federal program. Unfortunately, taxpayers lose under this scenario. This means that real reform – like returning power back to the states – will be discouraged through this new, horrible incentive. Finally, this orgy of spending is offset by budget gimmicks, and not by real reductions in spending. American taxpayers have such contempt for Washington precisely because of the contents in this bill and the tactics used to pass it.
This proposal should be vigorously opposed.
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
Bill Passed
Vote Number
260
Vote Date
July 30, 2015
Vote Counts
YEAs:
62
NAYs:
33
Not Voting:
1
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jeff Sessions
AL
R
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
John McCain
AZ
R
Y
Barbara Boxer
CA
D
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Bill Nelson
FL
D
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
Y
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Mark Kirk
IL
R
Y
Daniel Coats
IN
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
David Vitter
LA
R
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
N
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Barbara Mikulski
MD
D
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Al Franken
MN
D
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Thad Cochran
MS
R
Y
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Kelly Ayotte
NH
R
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Tom Udall
NM
D
N
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
Harry Reid
NV
D
N
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
N
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Jack Reed
RI
D
N
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
A
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
Bob Corker
TN
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Warner
VA
D
N
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Y