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:
47
NAYs:
49
Not Voting:
2
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
N
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
N
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
N
Thomas Carper
DE
D
N
Bob Casey
PA
D
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
N
Joe Donnelly
IN
D
N
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
N
Richard Durbin
IL
D
N
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
N
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
N
Kamala Harris
CA
D
N
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
N
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Heidi Heitkamp
ND
D
N
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
N
Doug Jones
AL
D
N
Tim Kaine
VA
D
N
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
N
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
N
Joe Manchin
WV
D
N
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
Claire McCaskill
MO
D
N
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
N
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
N
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
N
Patty Murray
WA
D
N
Bill Nelson
FL
D
N
Gary Peters
MI
D
N
Jack Reed
RI
D
N
Brian Schatz
HI
D
N
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
N
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
A
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
N
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
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
Ron Wyden
OR
D
N
Angus King
ME
I
N
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
N
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
Y
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
Bob Corker
TN
R
Y
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
Michael Enzi
WY
R
Y
Joni Ernst
IA
R
Y
Deb Fischer
NE
R
Y
Jeff Flake
AZ
R
Y
Cory Gardner
CO
R
Y
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
Y
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
Y
Orrin Hatch
UT
R
Y
Dean Heller
NV
R
Y
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
R
Y
Johnny Isakson
GA
R
Y
Ron Johnson
WI
R
Y
John Kennedy
LA
R
Y
James Lankford
OK
R
Y
Mike Lee
UT
R
Y
John McCain
AZ
R
A
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Jerry Moran
KS
R
Y
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
Y
Rand Paul
KY
R
Y
David Perdue
GA
R
Y
Rob Portman
OH
R
Y
Jim Risch
ID
R
Y
Pat Roberts
KS
R
Y
Mike Rounds
SD
R
Y
Marco Rubio
FL
R
Y
Ben Sasse
NE
R
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
Y
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
John Thune
SD
R
Y
Thom Tillis
NC
R
Y
Pat Toomey
PA
R
Y
Roger Wicker
MS
R
Y
Todd Young
IN
R
Y