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
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
A
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
John Fetterman
PA
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
John Hickenlooper
CO
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Kelly
AZ
D
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Thomas Ossoff
GA
D
Y
Alex Padilla
CA
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
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
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
I
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Katie Britt
AL
R
N
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
N
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
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
Joni Ernst
IA
R
N
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
N
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Bill Hagerty
TN
R
N
Josh Hawley
MO
R
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
N
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
N
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
N
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Roger Marshall
KS
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Jerry Moran
KS
R
N
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
N
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
A
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Pete Ricketts
NE
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Mitt Romney
UT
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Eric Schmitt
MO
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
A
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
N
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Tommy Tuberville
AL
R
N
J.D. Vance
OH
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Todd Young
IN
R
N