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
Motion Agreed to
Vote Number
339
Vote Date
December 18, 2015
Vote Counts
YEAs:
65
NAYs:
33
Not Voting:
2
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
Kelly Ayotte
NH
R
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Barbara Boxer
CA
D
A
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
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
N
Daniel Coats
IN
R
Y
Thad Cochran
MS
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Bob Corker
TN
R
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Michael Enzi
WY
R
N
Joni Ernst
IA
R
N
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
Al Franken
MN
D
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
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
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Mark Kirk
IL
R
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
John McCain
AZ
R
N
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Barbara Mikulski
MD
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
N
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
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
N
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Harry Reid
NV
D
Y
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
A
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Jeff Sessions
AL
R
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
N
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Tom Udall
NM
D
Y
David Vitter
LA
R
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N