Key Vote Alert: Senate – “No” the Appropriations Minibus
The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote NO on 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 the Appropriations Minibus which includes the following three Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations bills:
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
- Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies.
The passage of the so-called “Fiscal Responsibility Act” (FRA) earlier this year was another triumph of Big Government and the reckless, inflationary spending that far too many members remain addicted to. However, Senate negotiators have marked up these three appropriations bills at even higher levels of discretionary spending than the FRA provided through emergency spending designations. In addition to the $10.84 billion in additional cap-adjusted spending authority, the Senate Amendment would facilitate $36.811 billion in previously enacted so-called “emergency spending” designations that blow through the already insufficient spending controls provided by the FRA. This brings total budget authority facilitated by the minibus to $316.087 billion – $47.651 billion higher than what many conservatives were led to believe would be the true “cap” on spending in these divisions set by the FRA.
The hubris of Senate leaders is a slap in the face to Americans suffering from high inflation, record interest rates and a $1.7 trillion annual deficit in FY2023. It is imperative to rescind previously emergency-designated spending and return to pre-COVID spending discretionary spending levels absent gimmicks that fleece hardworking taxpayers. Club for Growth urges Senators to oppose this fiscally reckless legislation.
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
Passed
Vote Number
284
Vote Date
November 1, 2023
Vote Counts
YEAs:
82
NAYs:
15
Not Voting:
3
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Katie Britt
AL
R
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Ted Budd
NC
R
N
Laphonza Butler
CA
D
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
N
John Fetterman
PA
D
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Bill Hagerty
TN
R
Y
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
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Kelly
AZ
D
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
A
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Roger Marshall
KS
R
Y
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Markwayne Mullin
OK
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
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
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Eric Schmitt
MO
R
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
A
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
I
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
A
Tommy Tuberville
AL
R
N
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
J.D. Vance
OH
R
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
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y