“NO” on H.CON.RES.11 & S.CON.RES.5, The Shell-Budget Resolutions
Club for Growth opposes H.CON.RES.11 and S.CON.RES.5, the Democrats’ shell budget resolution, and urges all Representatives and Senators to vote no on the legislation. The result of the vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2021 Congressional Scorecard.
The Budget Resolution is intended to be an aspirational document that lays out a budgetary vision for the federal government. But now that President Biden and Democrats have unified government, they’re using the budget resolution merely as a vehicle to advance President Biden’s far-left agenda through budget reconciliation.
A budget resolution should propose constraints on the federal government on spending and revenues. But Democrats are using this budget resolution as a legislative “shell” that will merely serve as the legislative vehicle to allow for enactment of President Biden’s agenda. President Biden hasn’t even proposed a budget, nor has the House or Senate had any Committee hearings on the budget in 2021. The budget resolution is expected to advance a $1.9 trillion partisan COVID relief package the same week that the CBO projected economic growth to return to pre-COVID. Democrats also intend to include the extension the expansion of federal unemployment benefits, distribute stimulus checks to most Americans (including people that have not been economically harmed by the pandemic), and provide hundreds of billions of dollars to Governors in a cash bailout to states that have irresponsibly played games with their economy in order to damage political opponents, among other costly provisions.
Although subsequent legislation is forthcoming, this shell budget resolution is the first step forward for President Biden and Congressional Democrats to radically change America on a partisan vote through reconciliation. Members of Congress should instead negotiate pro-growth COVID relief legislation that safely reopens the American economy, reduces regulatory and tax burdens, and accommodates a rapid delivery of the COVID vaccination.
Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard for the 116th 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
Concurrent Resolution Agreed to
Vote Number
54
Vote Date
February 5, 2021
Vote Counts
YEAs:
50
NAYs:
50
Not Voting:
0
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
Y
Maria Cantwell
WA
D
Y
Benjamin Cardin
MD
D
Y
Thomas Carper
DE
D
Y
Bob Casey
PA
D
Y
Christopher Coons
DE
D
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
Y
Tammy Duckworth
IL
D
Y
Richard Durbin
IL
D
Y
Dianne Feinstein
CA
D
Y
Kirsten Gillibrand
NY
D
Y
Maggie Hassan
NH
D
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
Y
John Hickenlooper
CO
D
Y
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
Y
Tim Kaine
VA
D
Y
Mark Kelly
AZ
D
Y
Amy Klobuchar
MN
D
Y
Patrick Leahy
VT
D
Y
Ben Lujan
NM
D
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
Y
Robert Menendez
NJ
D
Y
Jeff Merkley
OR
D
Y
Christopher Murphy
CT
D
Y
Patty Murray
WA
D
Y
Thomas Ossoff
GA
D
Y
Alex Padilla
CA
D
Y
Gary Peters
MI
D
Y
Jack Reed
RI
D
Y
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
Y
Brian Schatz
HI
D
Y
Chuck Schumer
NY
D
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
Y
Tina Smith
MN
D
Y
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
Y
Chris Van Hollen
MD
D
Y
Mark Warner
VA
D
Y
Raphael Warnock
GA
D
Y
Elizabeth Warren
MA
D
Y
Sheldon Whitehouse
RI
D
Y
Ron Wyden
OR
D
Y
Angus King
ME
I
Y
Bernie Sanders
VT
I
Y
John Barrasso
WY
R
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
N
Roy Blunt
MO
R
N
John Boozman
AR
R
N
Mike Braun
IN
R
N
Richard Burr
NC
R
N
Shelley Moore Capito
WV
R
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
N
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
N
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
N
Mike Crapo
ID
R
N
Ted Cruz
TX
R
N
Steve Daines
MT
R
N
Joni Ernst
IA
R
N
Deb Fischer
NE
R
N
Lindsey Graham
SC
R
N
Chuck Grassley
IA
R
N
Bill Hagerty
TN
R
N
Josh Hawley
MO
R
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
N
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
N
James Inhofe
OK
R
N
Ron Johnson
WI
R
N
John Kennedy
LA
R
N
James Lankford
OK
R
N
Mike Lee
UT
R
N
Cynthia Lummis
WY
R
N
Roger Marshall
KS
R
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
N
Jerry Moran
KS
R
N
Lisa Murkowski
AK
R
N
Rand Paul
KY
R
N
Rob Portman
OH
R
N
Jim Risch
ID
R
N
Mitt Romney
UT
R
N
Mike Rounds
SD
R
N
Marco Rubio
FL
R
N
Ben Sasse
NE
R
N
Rick Scott
FL
R
N
Tim Scott
SC
R
N
Richard Shelby
AL
R
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
N
John Thune
SD
R
N
Thom Tillis
NC
R
N
Pat Toomey
PA
R
N
Tommy Tuberville
AL
R
N
Roger Wicker
MS
R
N
Todd Young
IN
R
N