Key Vote Alert – “NO” on the Omnibus / Neutral on Tax Extenders
KEY VOTE ALERT
“NO” on the Omnibus (Amdt #1 to HR 2029)
Neutral on the Tax Extenders (Amdt #2 to HR 2029)
The Club for Growth urges all members of Congress to oppose the Omnibus budget deal, while we take no position on the tax extenders package. Both chambers are expected to vote on these two proposals in the next few days. The Omnibus vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard.
Even with House Republican leaders promising procedural reforms, the Omnibus spending bill is still a “business as usual” proposal that justifies Americans’ resentment and distrust of Washington politicians. At more than 2,000 pages, it is a smorgasbord of spending, complete with goodies for everyone except taxpayers. Worse, it busts the spending caps enacted by the 2011 Budget Control Act, that did a modest job at restraining the growth in government.
In a lot of ways, the tax extenders deal is similar to the Omnibus. The Club has opposed short-term reauthorizations of the extenders in the past. But this current bill has at least one redeeming quality – it makes permanent several provisions that can eventually be used to help make a future tax reform proposal more pro-growth through a broader base and deeper rate reductions. It should be noted that the fraud protections in the plan are weak, but it’s good that a discussion on this matter has finally been started. However, with all the special interest giveaways in the plan, we cannot support it. Therefore, we will be neutral on its consideration.
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
705
Vote Date
December 18, 2015
Vote Counts
YEAs:
316
NAYs:
113
Not Voting:
5
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
N
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Justin Amash
MI
R
N
Mark Amodei
NV
R
N
Brad Ashford
NE
D
Y
Brian Babin
TX
R
N
Lou Barletta
PA
R
N
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Joe Barton
TX
R
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
Xavier Becerra
CA
D
N
Dan Benishek
MI
R
Y
Ami Bera
CA
D
Y
Don Beyer
VA
D
Y
Gus Bilirakis
FL
R
Y
Rob Bishop
UT
R
Y
Sanford Bishop
GA
D
Y
Mike Bishop
MI
R
Y
Diane Black
TN
R
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
Rod Blum
IA
R
N
Earl Blumenauer
OR
D
Y
Suzanne Bonamici
OR
D
Y
Mike Bost
IL
R
Y
Charles Boustany
LA
R
Y
Brendan Boyle
PA
D
Y
Robert Brady
PA
D
Y
Kevin Brady
TX
R
Y
Dave Brat
VA
R
N
Jim Bridenstine
OK
R
N
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Mo Brooks
AL
R
N
Corrine Brown
FL
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
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
N
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Lois Capps
CA
D
Y
Michael Capuano
MA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
John Carney
DE
D
N
Andre Carson
IN
D
Y
John Carter
TX
R
Y
Buddy Carter
GA
R
Y
Matthew Cartwright
PA
D
Y
Kathy Castor
FL
D
Y
Joaquin Castro
TX
D
Y
Steve Chabot
OH
R
Y
Jason Chaffetz
UT
R
Y
Judy Chu
CA
D
Y
David Cicilline
RI
D
Y
Katherine Clark
MA
D
Y
Yvette Clarke
NY
D
Y
Curt Clawson
FL
R
N
Lacy Clay
MO
D
Y
Emanuel Cleaver
MO
D
Y
James Clyburn
SC
D
Y
Mike Coffman
CO
R
Y
Steve Cohen
TN
D
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
John Conyers
MI
D
Y
Paul Cook
CA
R
Y
Jim Cooper
TN
D
Y
Jim Costa
CA
D
Y
Ryan Costello
PA
R
Y
Joe Courtney
CT
D
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Rick Crawford
AR
R
N
Ander Crenshaw
FL
R
Y
Joseph Crowley
NY
D
Y
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
A
John Culberson
TX
R
Y
Elijah Cummings
MD
D
Y
Carlos Curbelo
FL
R
Y
Danny Davis
IL
D
Y
Rodney Davis
IL
R
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
Jeff Denham
CA
R
Y
Charles Dent
PA
R
Y
Ron DeSantis
FL
R
N
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
N
Theodore Deutch
FL
D
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
N
Robert Dold
IL
R
Y
Daniel Donovan
NY
R
Y
Michael Doyle
PA
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Sean Duffy
WI
R
Y
John Duncan
TN
R
N
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
Donna Edwards
MD
D
Y
Keith Ellison
MN
D
N
Renee Ellmers
NC
R
Y
Tom Emmer
MN
R
N
Eliot Engel
NY
D
Y
Anna Eshoo
CA
D
Y
Elizabeth Esty
CT
D
Y
Blake Farenthold
TX
R
N
Sam Farr
CA
D
Y
Chaka Fattah
PA
D
Y
Stephen Fincher
TN
R
A
Michael Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
John Fleming
LA
R
N
Bill Flores
TX
R
Y
J. Randy Forbes
VA
R
N
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
N
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Trent Franks
AZ
R
N
Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
R
Y
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
N
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Scott Garrett
NJ
R
N
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
N
Christopher Gibson
NY
R
Y
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
N
Bob Goodlatte
VA
R
N
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
Trey Gowdy
SC
R
N
Gwen Graham
FL
D
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Tom Graves
GA
R
Y
Garret Graves
LA
R
N
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Alan Grayson
FL
D
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Gene Green
TX
D
Y
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
N
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Frank Guinta
NH
R
N
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Luis Gutierrez
IL
D
N
Janice Hahn
CA
D
Y
Richard Hanna
NY
R
Y
Cresent Hardy
NV
R
N
Gregg Harper
MS
R
Y
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Joseph Heck
NV
R
N
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Jeb Hensarling
TX
R
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Jody Hice
GA
R
N
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Ruben Hinojosa
TX
D
Y
George Holding
NC
R
N
Michael Honda
CA
D
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Richard Hudson
NC
R
N
Tim Huelskamp
KS
R
N
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Randy Hultgren
IL
R
N
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
N
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
Robert Hurt
VA
R
N
Steve Israel
NY
D
Y
Darrell Issa
CA
R
Y
Sheila Jackson-Lee
TX
D
Y
Hakeem Jeffries
NY
D
Y
Evan Jenkins
WV
R
Y
Lynn Jenkins
KS
R
N
Henry Johnson
GA
D
N
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
A
Sam Johnson
TX
R
N
David Jolly
FL
R
Y
Walter Jones
NC
R
N
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
David Joyce
OH
R
Y
Marcy Kaptur
OH
D
Y
John Katko
NY
R
Y
William Keating
MA
D
Y
Trent Kelly
MS
R
Y
Robin Kelly
IL
D
Y
Mike Kelly
PA
R
N
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
A
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
A
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Ron Kind
WI
D
Y
Steve King
IA
R
N
Peter King
NY
R
Y
Adam Kinzinger
IL
R
Y
Ann Kirkpatrick
AZ
D
Y
John Kline
MN
R
Y
Stephen Knight
CA
R
Y
Ann Kuster
NH
D
Y
Raul Labrador
ID
R
N
Darin LaHood
IL
R
N
Doug LaMalfa
CA
R
N
Doug Lamborn
CO
R
N
Leonard Lance
NJ
R
N
James Langevin
RI
D
Y
Rick Larsen
WA
D
Y
John Larson
CT
D
Y
Bob Latta
OH
R
N
Brenda Lawrence
MI
D
Y
Barbara Lee
CA
D
Y
Sander Levin
MI
D
Y
John Lewis
GA
D
Y
Ted Lieu
CA
D
N
Daniel Lipinski
IL
D
Y
Frank LoBiondo
NJ
R
Y
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
N
Billy Long
MO
R
N
Barry Loudermilk
GA
R
Y
Mia Love
UT
R
Y
Alan Lowenthal
CA
D
Y
Nita Lowey
NY
D
Y
Frank Lucas
OK
R
Y
Blaine Luetkemeyer
MO
R
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Michelle Lujan Grisham
NM
D
Y
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Stephen Lynch
MA
D
Y
Thomas MacArthur
NJ
R
Y
Sean Maloney
NY
D
Y
Carolyn Maloney
NY
D
Y
Kenny Marchant
TX
R
Y
Tom Marino
PA
R
N
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
Jim McDermott
WA
D
N
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
David McKinley
WV
R
N
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Y
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Patrick Meehan
PA
R
N
Gregory Meeks
NY
D
Y
Grace Meng
NY
D
Y
Luke Messer
IN
R
Y
John Mica
FL
R
Y
Candice Miller
MI
R
Y
Jeff Miller
FL
R
N
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Mick Mulvaney
SC
R
N
Patrick Murphy
FL
D
Y
Tim Murphy
PA
R
Y
Jerrold Nadler
NY
D
Y
Grace Napolitano
CA
D
Y
Richard Neal
MA
D
Y
Randy Neugebauer
TX
R
Y
Dan Newhouse
WA
R
Y
Kristi Noem
SD
R
Y
Richard Nolan
MN
D
Y
Donald Norcross
NJ
D
Y
Richard Nugent
FL
R
Y
Devin Nunes
CA
R
Y
Beto O'Rourke
TX
D
Y
Pete Olson
TX
R
Y
Steven Palazzo
MS
R
Y
Frank Pallone
NJ
D
Y
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Bill Pascrell
NJ
D
Y
Erik Paulsen
MN
R
Y
Donald Payne
NJ
D
Y
Stevan Pearce
NM
R
Y
Nancy Pelosi
CA
D
Y
Ed Perlmutter
CO
D
Y
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Scott Peters
CA
D
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Robert Pittenger
NC
R
Y
Joseph Pitts
PA
R
Y
Mark Pocan
WI
D
N
Ted Poe
TX
R
Y
Bruce Poliquin
ME
R
Y
Jared Polis
CO
D
N
Mike Pompeo
KS
R
N
Bill Posey
FL
R
N
David Price
NC
D
Y
Tom Price
GA
R
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Charles Rangel
NY
D
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
Kathleen Rice
NY
D
Y
Tom Rice
SC
R
Y
Cedric Richmond
LA
D
Y
E. Scott Rigell
VA
R
Y
Martha Roby
AL
R
N
David Roe
TN
R
N
Hal Rogers
KY
R
Y
Mike Rogers
AL
R
N
Dana Rohrabacher
CA
R
N
Todd Rokita
IN
R
Y
Thomas Rooney
FL
R
Y
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
R
Y
Peter Roskam
IL
R
Y
Dennis Ross
FL
R
Y
Keith Rothfus
PA
R
N
David Rouzer
NC
R
Y
Lucille Roybal-Allard
CA
D
Y
Edward Royce
CA
R
Y
Raul Ruiz
CA
D
Y
C.A. Ruppersberger
MD
D
Y
Bobby Rush
IL
D
Y
Steve Russell
OK
R
Y
Paul Ryan
WI
R
Y
Tim Ryan
OH
D
Y
Matt Salmon
AZ
R
N
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
Loretta Sanchez
CA
D
Y
Mark Sanford
SC
R
N
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Kurt Schrader
OR
D
N
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
Y
Jose Serrano
NY
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
N
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Krysten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Louise Slaughter
NY
D
Y
Jason Smith
MO
R
N
Adrian Smith
NE
R
N
Adam Smith
WA
D
Y
Lamar Smith
TX
R
N
Christopher Smith
NJ
R
Y
Jackie Speier
CA
D
Y
Elise Stefanik
NY
R
Y
Chris Stewart
UT
R
Y
Steve Stivers
OH
R
Y
Marlin Stutzman
IN
R
N
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takai
HI
D
Y
Mark Takano
CA
D
N
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
N
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
Y
Patrick Tiberi
OH
R
Y
Scott Tipton
CO
R
N
Dina Titus
NV
D
Y
Paul Tonko
NY
D
Y
Norma Torres
CA
D
Y
David Trott
MI
R
Y
Niki Tsongas
MA
D
Y
Michael Turner
OH
R
Y
Fred Upton
MI
R
Y
David Valadao
CA
R
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
Y
Ann Wagner
MO
R
Y
Tim Walberg
MI
R
Y
Greg Walden
OR
R
Y
Mark Walker
NC
R
N
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
Y
Mimi Walters
CA
R
Y
Timothy Walz
MN
D
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Maxine Waters
CA
D
N
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Daniel Webster
FL
R
N
Peter Welch
VT
D
N
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
N
Lynn Westmoreland
GA
R
Y
Ed Whitfield
KY
R
N
Roger Williams
TX
R
N
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
Robert Wittman
VA
R
N
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rob Woodall
GA
R
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
Y
Kevin Yoder
KS
R
Y
Ted Yoho
FL
R
N
David Young
IA
R
N
Don Young
AK
R
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
N
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
Y
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
Y