Key Vote Alert – Senate – “No” on Suspension of Rule XVI to Proceed to the Appropriations Minibus
The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote NO on suspending Rule XVI to proceed to the Appropriations Minibus. The results of this vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2023 congressional scorecard.
The Club for Growth opposes suspending Rule XVI to proceed to the Appropriations Minibus. Unfortunately, some Senators are trying to make sure the longstanding rules of the Senate do not apply to their big government agenda – while still making everyone else play by the same rules. Senate Standing Rule XVI prohibits members from offering amendments to general appropriations bills, “…to increase an appropriation already contained in the bill, or to add a new item of appropriation…” The Senate minibus, by adding two additional appropriation bills to the underlying text of the Military Construction, Veteran’s Affairs, and Related Appropriations Act as passed by the House, is clearly in violation of this rule. Structure determines behavior, and allowing Senate rules to be broken to advance excessive levels of spending will set the stage for another omnibus spending package. This is an unacceptable and immoral outcome.
The American people deserve relief from the reckless spending policies of liberals in Washington – spending that has supercharged inflation, forced up interest rates, put America on the brink of a devastating recession and expanded annual deficits to more $2 trillion. Further, allowing Senate leadership to bypass longstanding rules to advance higher levels of spending is the first step on the road to an omnibus that pleases only D.C. insiders. Club for Growth urges Senators to use their common sense and stand with the American people by opposing the suspension of Rule XVI to proceed to the Appropriations Minibus Appropriations minibus.
Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard for the 118th 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 the public.
Vote Results
Club Position
No
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Failed
Vote Number
233
Vote Date
September 20, 2023
Vote Counts
YEAs:
49
NAYs:
48
Not Voting:
3
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
A
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Katie Britt
AL
R
N
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
N
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
N
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
N
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
John Fetterman
PA
D
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
N
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Bill Hagerty
TN
R
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Josh Hawley
MO
R
N
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
John Hickenlooper
CO
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
N
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
N
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Kelly
AZ
D
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
N
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Roger Marshall
KS
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
N
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
N
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
A
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Thomas Ossoff
GA
D
Y
Alex Padilla
CA
D
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Pete Ricketts
NE
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Mitt Romney
UT
R
N
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Eric Schmitt
MO
R
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
A
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
I
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
N
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Tommy Tuberville
AL
R
N
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
J.D. Vance
OH
R
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Raphael Warnock
GA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Y
Peter Welch
VT
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
N