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
Michael Enzi
WY
R
A
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
N
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
N
Daniel Coats
IN
R
N
Thad Cochran
MS
R
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
Bob Corker
TN
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
Cory Gardner
CO
R
N
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
N
Dean Heller
NV
R
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
N
James Inhofe
OK
R
N
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
N
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
Mark Kirk
IL
R
N
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
John McCain
AZ
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Bill Nelson
FL
D
N
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Pat Roberts
KS
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
N
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
David Vitter
LA
R
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Kelly Ayotte
NH
R
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Barbara Boxer
CA
D
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Al Franken
MN
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Barbara Mikulski
MD
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Harry Reid
NV
D
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Jeff Sessions
AL
R
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y