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