Key Vote Alert – “YES” on the Rescissions Package
KEY VOTE ALERT
“YES” to the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (HR 3)
The Club for Growth supports the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act (HR 3) and we urge all members of Congress to vote YES on it. A vote is expected in the House later this week, with a vote in the Senate expected after that. This vote will be included in the Club’s 2018 congressional scorecard.
This is a straightforward issue that should have bipartisan support. As the bill’s name indicates, there are expired and unnecessary programs within the federal budget that should be eliminated, thus saving the taxpayers money and cleaning up the waste in Washington. This proposal includes 38 rescissions worth almost $15 billion across several federal agencies.
On Capitol Hill where budget gimmickry is a routine matter, this spending – if left alone – could be used to offset more spending elsewhere – thus turning unused spending into real spending. So while this rescissions package is modest in size, it will help reduce the “money laundering” that is common practice in Washington.
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Vote Results
Club Position
Yes
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Motion to Discharge Rejected
Vote Number
134
Vote Date
June 20, 2018
Vote Counts
YEAs:
0
NAYs:
0
Not Voting:
98
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
N
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
Bob Corker
TN
R
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
N
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
N
Richard Durbin
IL
D
N
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
N
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Kamala Harris
CA
D
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
N
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
N
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
Doug Jones
AL
D
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
Angus King
ME
I
N
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
N
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Bill Nelson
FL
D
N
Rand Paul
KY
R
Y
David Perdue
GA
R
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
N
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
Y
Tom Udall
NM
D
N
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
N
Mark Warner
VA
D
N
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
N
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Todd Young
IN
R
Y