Key Vote Alert on TPA Bill
KEY VOTE ALERT
“YES” on Flake Amdt to Strike TAA (#1243)
“NO on Portman Currency Admt (#1299)
The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “YES” on Sen. Flake’s amendment (#1243) to strike Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) from the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) bill (H.R. 1314). The Club also urges Senators to vote “NO” on Sen. Portman’s amendment to insert protectionist currency language into the proposal. Votes are expected sometime this week. These votes will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard.
The Club for Growth supports TPA. We believe that it is both constitutional and can lead to the passage of pro-growth trade agreements. But this bill includes the wasteful TAA welfare program in an attempt to buy Democrat votes. This is the sort of political logrolling that appalls American taxpayers, just like the unholy marriage of farm subsidies and food stamps.
Likewise, the currency amendment is a protectionist rider that will incite a trade war and do harm to the economy. Senators devoted to free trade and free markets should demand that TPA be voted on as a standalone measure without being weighed down by protectionist language or an inefficient, big government program.
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
Amendment Rejected
Vote Number
187
Vote Date
May 22, 2015
Vote Counts
YEAs:
48
NAYs:
52
Not Voting:
1
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
N
Jeff Sessions
AL
R
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
John McCain
AZ
R
N
Barbara Boxer
CA
D
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Cory Gardner
CO
R
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
Bill Nelson
FL
D
N
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
N
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
N
Daniel Coats
IN
R
N
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
N
David Vitter
LA
R
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Y
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
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Thad Cochran
MS
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
N
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Kelly Ayotte
NH
R
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
Y
Dean Heller
NV
R
N
Harry Reid
NV
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
N
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
John Thune
SD
R
N
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
N
Bob Corker
TN
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
N
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Michael Enzi
WY
R
A