YES on Sasse Amdt re: Unemployment Insurance Benefits in CARES Act
Club for Growth supports the amendment offered by Senator Ben Sasse to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act H.R 748. The amendment is expected to be considered soon in the United States Senate. The result of the vote will be included in the Club for Growth Foundation’s 2020 Congressional Scorecard.
This amendment would ensure that additional unemployment benefits do not result in an individual receiving unemployment compensation that is more than the amount of wages the individual was earning prior to becoming unemployed.
As currently drafted, the CARES could create adverse incentives for employers to lay off workers so they will receive high compensation through unemployment insurance benefits. The federal government should not facilitate additional government dependency on anti-poverty benefit programs but instead should find ways to ensure the workforce returns to normalcy as fast as possible.
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
Yes
Required for Majority
1/2
Vote Results
Amendment Rejected
Vote Number
79
Vote Date
March 25, 2020
Vote Counts
YEAs:
48
NAYs:
49
Not Voting:
4
Lamar Alexander
TN
R
Y
Tammy Baldwin
WI
D
N
John Barrasso
WY
R
Y
Michael Bennet
CO
D
N
Marsha Blackburn
TN
R
Y
Richard Blumenthal
CT
D
N
Roy Blunt
MO
R
Y
Cory Booker
NJ
D
N
John Boozman
AR
R
Y
Mike Braun
IN
R
Y
Sherrod Brown
OH
D
N
Richard Burr
NC
R
Y
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
Bob Casey
PA
D
N
Bill Cassidy
LA
R
Y
Susan Collins
ME
R
N
Christopher Coons
DE
D
N
John Cornyn
TX
R
Y
Catherine Cortez Masto
NV
D
N
Tom Cotton
AR
R
Y
Kevin Cramer
ND
R
Y
Mike Crapo
ID
R
Y
Ted Cruz
TX
R
Y
Steve Daines
MT
R
Y
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
Cory Gardner
CO
R
N
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
Josh Hawley
MO
R
Y
Martin Heinrich
NM
D
N
Mazie Hirono
HI
D
N
John Hoeven
ND
R
Y
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS
R
Y
James Inhofe
OK
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
A
Kelly Loeffler
GA
R
Y
Joe Manchin
WV
D
Y
Edward Markey
MA
D
N
Mitch McConnell
KY
R
Y
Martha McSally
AZ
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
Rand Paul
KY
R
A
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
Mitt Romney
UT
R
A
Jacky Rosen
NV
D
N
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
Rick Scott
FL
R
Y
Tim Scott
SC
R
Y
Jeanne Shaheen
NH
D
N
Richard Shelby
AL
R
Y
Kyrsten Sinema
AZ
D
N
Tina Smith
MN
D
N
Debbie Stabenow
MI
D
N
Dan Sullivan
AK
R
Y
Jon Tester
MT
D
N
John Thune
SD
R
A
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