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
Henry Cuellar
TX
D
A
Stephen Fincher
TN
R
A
Eddie Johnson
TX
D
A
Joseph Kennedy
MA
D
A
Daniel Kildee
MI
D
A
Ralph Abraham
LA
R
N
Justin Amash
MI
R
N
Mark Amodei
NV
R
N
Brian Babin
TX
R
N
Lou Barletta
PA
R
N
Xavier Becerra
CA
D
N
Diane Black
TN
R
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
Rod Blum
IA
R
N
Dave Brat
VA
R
N
Jim Bridenstine
OK
R
N
Mo Brooks
AL
R
N
Ken Buck
CO
R
N
Bradley Byrne
AL
R
N
John Carney
DE
D
N
Curt Clawson
FL
R
N
Rick Crawford
AR
R
N
Ron DeSantis
FL
R
N
Scott DesJarlais
TN
R
N
Lloyd Doggett
TX
D
N
John Duncan
TN
R
N
Jeff Duncan
SC
R
N
Keith Ellison
MN
D
N
Tom Emmer
MN
R
N
Blake Farenthold
TX
R
N
John Fleming
LA
R
N
J. Randy Forbes
VA
R
N
Jeff Fortenberry
NE
R
N
Trent Franks
AZ
R
N
Ruben Gallego
AZ
D
N
Scott Garrett
NJ
R
N
Bob Gibbs
OH
R
N
Louie Gohmert
TX
R
N
Bob Goodlatte
VA
R
N
Paul Gosar
AZ
R
N
Trey Gowdy
SC
R
N
Garret Graves
LA
R
N
H. Morgan Griffith
VA
R
N
Raul Grijalva
AZ
D
N
Frank Guinta
NH
R
N
Luis Gutierrez
IL
D
N
Cresent Hardy
NV
R
N
Andy Harris
MD
R
N
Joseph Heck
NV
R
N
Jody Hice
GA
R
N
George Holding
NC
R
N
Richard Hudson
NC
R
N
Tim Huelskamp
KS
R
N
Randy Hultgren
IL
R
N
Duncan Hunter
CA
R
N
Robert Hurt
VA
R
N
Lynn Jenkins
KS
R
N
Sam Johnson
TX
R
N
Henry Johnson
GA
D
N
Walter Jones
NC
R
N
Jim Jordan
OH
R
N
Mike Kelly
PA
R
N
Steve King
IA
R
N
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
Bob Latta
OH
R
N
Ted Lieu
CA
D
N
Zoe Lofgren
CA
D
N
Billy Long
MO
R
N
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Tom Marino
PA
R
N
Thomas Massie
KY
R
N
Tom McClintock
CA
R
N
Jim McDermott
WA
D
N
David McKinley
WV
R
N
Mark Meadows
NC
R
N
Patrick Meehan
PA
R
N
Jeff Miller
FL
R
N
Alex Mooney
WV
R
N
Mick Mulvaney
SC
R
N
Gary Palmer
AL
R
N
Scott Perry
PA
R
N
Mark Pocan
WI
D
N
Jared Polis
CO
D
N
Mike Pompeo
KS
R
N
Bill Posey
FL
R
N
John Ratcliffe
TX
R
N
Martha Roby
AL
R
N
David Roe
TN
R
N
Mike Rogers
AL
R
N
Dana Rohrabacher
CA
R
N
Keith Rothfus
PA
R
N
Matt Salmon
AZ
R
N
Mark Sanford
SC
R
N
Kurt Schrader
OR
D
N
David Schweikert
AZ
R
N
Bill Shuster
PA
R
N
Adrian Smith
NE
R
N
Jason Smith
MO
R
N
Lamar Smith
TX
R
N
Marlin Stutzman
IN
R
N
Mark Takano
CA
D
N
Bennie Thompson
MS
D
N
Scott Tipton
CO
R
N
Mark Walker
NC
R
N
Maxine Waters
CA
D
N
Daniel Webster
FL
R
N
Peter Welch
VT
D
N
Bruce Westerman
AR
R
N
Ed Whitfield
KY
R
N
Roger Williams
TX
R
N
Robert Wittman
VA
R
N
Ted Yoho
FL
R
N
David Young
IA
R
N
Todd Young
IN
R
N
Alma Adams
NC
D
Y
Robert Aderholt
AL
R
Y
Pete Aguilar
CA
D
Y
Rick Allen
GA
R
Y
Brad Ashford
NE
D
Y
Andy Barr
KY
R
Y
Joe Barton
TX
R
Y
Karen Bass
CA
D
Y
Joyce Beatty
OH
D
Y
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
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
Kevin Brady
TX
R
Y
Robert Brady
PA
D
Y
Susan Brooks
IN
R
Y
Corrine Brown
FL
D
Y
Julia Brownley
CA
D
Y
Vern Buchanan
FL
R
Y
Larry Bucshon
IN
R
Y
Michael Burgess
TX
R
Y
Cheri Bustos
IL
D
Y
G.K. Butterfield
NC
D
Y
Ken Calvert
CA
R
Y
Lois Capps
CA
D
Y
Michael Capuano
MA
D
Y
Tony Cardenas
CA
D
Y
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
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
Ander Crenshaw
FL
R
Y
Joseph Crowley
NY
D
Y
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
Mark DeSaulnier
CA
D
Y
Ted Deutch
FL
D
Y
Mario Diaz-Balart
FL
R
Y
Debbie Dingell
MI
D
Y
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
Donna Edwards
MD
D
Y
Renee Ellmers
NC
R
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
Michael Fitzpatrick
PA
R
Y
Chuck Fleischmann
TN
R
Y
Bill Flores
TX
R
Y
Bill Foster
IL
D
Y
Virginia Foxx
NC
R
Y
Lois Frankel
FL
D
Y
Rodney Frelinghuysen
NJ
R
Y
Marcia Fudge
OH
D
Y
Tulsi Gabbard
HI
D
Y
John Garamendi
CA
D
Y
Christopher Gibson
NY
R
Y
Gwen Graham
FL
D
Y
Kay Granger
TX
R
Y
Tom Graves
GA
R
Y
Sam Graves
MO
R
Y
Alan Grayson
FL
D
Y
Al Green
TX
D
Y
Gene Green
TX
D
Y
Glenn Grothman
WI
R
Y
Brett Guthrie
KY
R
Y
Janice Hahn
CA
D
Y
Richard Hanna
NY
R
Y
Gregg Harper
MS
R
Y
Vicky Hartzler
MO
R
Y
Alcee Hastings
FL
D
Y
Denny Heck
WA
D
Y
Jeb Hensarling
TX
R
Y
Jaime Herrera Beutler
WA
R
Y
Brian Higgins
NY
D
Y
French Hill
AR
R
Y
James Himes
CT
D
Y
Ruben Hinojosa
TX
D
Y
Michael Honda
CA
D
Y
Steny Hoyer
MD
D
Y
Jared Huffman
CA
D
Y
Bill Huizenga
MI
R
Y
Will Hurd
TX
R
Y
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
Bill Johnson
OH
R
Y
David Jolly
FL
R
Y
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
Derek Kilmer
WA
D
Y
Ron Kind
WI
D
Y
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
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
Daniel Lipinski
IL
D
Y
Frank LoBiondo
NJ
R
Y
David Loebsack
IA
D
Y
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
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
Doris Matsui
CA
D
Y
Kevin McCarthy
CA
R
Y
Michael McCaul
TX
R
Y
Betty McCollum
MN
D
Y
James McGovern
MA
D
Y
Patrick McHenry
NC
R
Y
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
WA
R
Y
Jerry McNerney
CA
D
Y
Martha McSally
AZ
R
Y
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
John Moolenaar
MI
R
Y
Gwen Moore
WI
D
Y
Seth Moulton
MA
D
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
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
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 Peters
CA
D
Y
Collin Peterson
MN
D
Y
Chellie Pingree
ME
D
Y
Robert Pittenger
NC
R
Y
Joseph Pitts
PA
R
Y
Ted Poe
TX
R
Y
Bruce Poliquin
ME
R
Y
Tom Price
GA
R
Y
David Price
NC
D
Y
Mike Quigley
IL
D
Y
Charles Rangel
NY
D
Y
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
Hal Rogers
KY
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
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
Linda Sanchez
CA
D
Y
Loretta Sanchez
CA
D
Y
John Sarbanes
MD
D
Y
Steve Scalise
LA
R
Y
Janice Schakowsky
IL
D
Y
Adam Schiff
CA
D
Y
Robert Scott
VA
D
Y
David Scott
GA
D
Y
Austin Scott
GA
R
Y
F. James Sensenbrenner
WI
R
Y
José Serrano
NY
D
Y
Pete Sessions
TX
R
Y
Terri Sewell
AL
D
Y
Brad Sherman
CA
D
Y
John Shimkus
IL
R
Y
Mike Simpson
ID
R
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Albio Sires
NJ
D
Y
Louise Slaughter
NY
D
Y
Adam Smith
WA
D
Y
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
Eric Swalwell
CA
D
Y
Mark Takai
HI
D
Y
Mike Thompson
CA
D
Y
Glenn Thompson
PA
R
Y
Mac Thornberry
TX
R
Y
Patrick Tiberi
OH
R
Y
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
Jackie Walorski
IN
R
Y
Mimi Walters
CA
R
Y
Timothy Walz
MN
D
Y
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
FL
D
Y
Bonnie Watson Coleman
NJ
D
Y
Randy Weber
TX
R
Y
Brad Wenstrup
OH
R
Y
Lynn Westmoreland
GA
R
Y
Joe Wilson
SC
R
Y
Frederica Wilson
FL
D
Y
Steve Womack
AR
R
Y
Rob Woodall
GA
R
Y
John Yarmuth
KY
D
Y
Kevin Yoder
KS
R
Y
Don Young
AK
R
Y
Lee Zeldin
NY
R
Y
Ryan Zinke
MT
R
Y