Key Vote Alert – “YES” on Lee Amendment to Doc Fix Bill (H.R. 2)
KEY VOTE ALERT
“YES” on Lee Amendment to Doc Fix Bill (H.R. 2)
The Club for Growth urges all Senators to vote “YES” on Sen. Mike Lee’s amendment to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2). A vote is expected as early as this afternoon. This vote will be included in the Club for Growth’s 2015 Congressional Scorecard.
Section 525 of this bill exempts it from the requirements of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and Senate PAYGO, thus allowing Congress to pass this bill without fully offsetting the cost, which is projected at $141 billion over ten years. The Lee amendment would strike this section of the bill, and force Congress to find savings to fully offset the cost before the end of the year.
It is imperative that members of Congress not be allowed to rack up more and more debt, especially those who profess to be fiscal conservatives who believe in limited government. This amendment should be vigorously supported.
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
Conference Report Agreed to
Vote Number
331
Vote Date
December 3, 2015
Vote Counts
YEAs:
83
NAYs:
16
Not Voting:
1
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
Kelly Ayotte
NH
R
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Barbara Boxer
CA
D
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Daniel Coats
IN
R
Y
Thad Cochran
MS
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Bob Corker
TN
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
N
Al Franken
MN
D
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
Y
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Mark Kirk
IL
R
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
John McCain
AZ
R
Y
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
Y
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Barbara Mikulski
MD
D
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Bill Nelson
FL
D
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
David Perdue
GA
R
N
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Harry Reid
NV
D
Y
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
A
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Jeff Sessions
AL
R
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
Y
David Vitter
LA
R
Y
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
N
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y