$36.5 Billion of Disaster Relief Funding Without Spending Offsets

Did the Vote Pass? Yes
Voted Yea 77
Voted Nay 17
Didn't Vote 1
Voted Present 0

Government Spending

No one disagrees with the need for assistance for areas recently impacted by disasters. Nevertheless, the concern with the Additional Supplement Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act is that Congress is spending $36.5 billion without any spending offsets. Sadly, some, like Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas), are demanding more money, attempting to extort additional funds by blocking a conservative nominee.

Currently, the national debt is $20.4 trillion. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the projected budget deficit for FY 2017 and FY 2018 is $804 billion and $855 billion, respectively. Congress is only a few years away from the $1+ trillion deficits that Republicans frequently and rightly criticized under President Barack Obama.

Long-term budget projections are even more ominous. Unfortunately, Congress continues to kick the can down the road, avoiding difficult decisions.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name	Party	District	Voted
Lamar Alexander	Republican	TN	Yea
Tammy Baldwin	Democrat	WI	Yea
Michael Bennet	Democrat	CO	Yea
Dick Blumenthal	Democrat	CT	Yea
Roy Blunt	Republican	MO	Yea
Cory Booker	Democrat	NJ	Yea
John Boozman	Republican	AR	Yea
Sherrod Brown	Democrat	OH	Yea
Richard Burr	Republican		Yea
Maria Cantwell	Democrat	WA	Yea
Shelley Capito	Republican	WV	Yea
Ben Cardin	Democrat	MD	Yea
Tom Carper	Democrat	DE	Yea
Bob Casey	Democrat	PA	Yea
Bill Cassidy	Republican	LA	Yea
Susan Collins	Republican	ME	Yea
Chris Coons	Democrat	DE	Yea
John Cornyn	Republican	TX	Yea
Catherine Cortez Masto	Democrat	NV	Yea
Ted Cruz	Republican	TX	Yea
Steve Daines	Republican	MT	Yea
Tammy Duckworth	Democrat	IL	Yea
Dick Durbin	Democrat	IL	Yea
Joni Ernst	Republican	IA	Yea
Dianne Feinstein	Democrat	CA	Yea
Deb Fischer	Republican	NE	Yea
Alan Franken	Democrat	MN	Yea
Cory Gardner	Republican	CO	Yea
Kirsten Gillibrand	Democrat	NY	Yea
Lindsey Graham	Republican	SC	Yea
Chuck Grassley	Republican	IA	Yea
Maggie Hassan	Democrat	NH	Yea
Martin Heinrich	Democrat	NM	Yea
Heidi Heitkamp	Democrat	ND	Yea
Mazie Hirono	Democrat	HI	Yea
John Hoeven	Republican	ND	Yea
John Isakson	Republican	GA	Yea
Tim Kaine	Democrat	VA	Yea
John Kennedy	Republican	LA	Yea
Angus King	Independent	ME	Yea
Amy Klobuchar	Democrat	MN	Yea
Patrick Leahy	Democrat		Yea
Joe Manchin	Democrat	WV	Yea
Ed Markey	Democrat	MA	Yea
John McCain	Republican	AZ	Yea
Claire McCaskill	Democrat	MO	Yea
Mitch McConnell	Republican	KY	Yea
Jeff Merkley	Democrat	OR	Yea
Jerry Moran	Republican	KS	Yea
Lisa Murkowski	Republican	AK	Yea
Chris Murphy	Democrat	CT	Yea
Patty Murray	Democrat	WA	Yea
Bill Nelson	Democrat	FL	Yea
Gary Peters	Democrat	MI	Yea
Rob Portman	Republican	OH	Yea
Jack Reed	Democrat	RI	Yea
Pat Roberts	Republican	KS	Yea
Mike Rounds	Republican	SD	Yea
Marco Rubio	Republican	FL	Yea
Bernie Sanders	Independent	VT	Yea
Brian Schatz	Democrat	HI	Yea
Chuck Schumer	Democrat	NY	Yea
Tim Scott	Republican	SC	Yea
Jeanne Shaheen	Democrat	NH	Yea
Debbie Stabenow	Democrat	MI	Yea
Dan Sullivan	Republican	AK	Yea
Jon Tester	Democrat	MT	Yea
John Thune	Republican	SD	Yea
Thom Tillis	Republican	NC	Yea
Tom Udall	Democrat	NM	Yea
Chris Van Hollen	Democrat	MD	Yea
Mark Warner	Democrat	VA	Yea
Elizabeth Warren	Democrat	MA	Yea
Sheldon Whitehouse	Democrat	RI	Yea
Roger Wicker	Republican	MS	Yea
Ron Wyden	Democrat	OR	Yea
Todd Young	Republican	IN	Yea
John Barrasso	Republican	WY	Nay
Bob Corker	Republican	TN	Nay
Tom Cotton	Republican	AR	Nay
Mike Crapo	Republican	ID	Nay
Mike Enzi	Republican	WY	Nay
Jeff Flake	Republican	AZ	Nay
Jim Inhofe	Republican	OK	Nay
Ron Johnson	Republican	WI	Nay
James Lankford	Republican	OK	Nay
Mike Lee	Republican	UT	Nay
Rand Paul	Republican	KY	Nay
David Perdue	Republican	GA	Nay
Jim Risch	Republican	ID	Nay
Ben Sasse	Republican	NE	Nay
Richard Shelby	Republican	AL	Nay
Luther Strange	Republican	AL	Nay
Pat Toomey	Republican	PA	Nay
Bob Menendez	Democrat	NJ	Missed