• Did the Vote Pass? No
  • Voted Yea 22
  • Voted Nay 68
  • Didn't Vote 8
  • Voted Present 0
Introduced by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), the Pennies Plan Balanced Budget would cut two cents for every dollar of on-budget spending beginning in FY 2020. This would balance the federal budget by FY 2024, without making any changes to Social Security. Sen. Paul’s Pennies Plan Balanced Budget would address the concerning growth of federal spending by cutting two pennies from every dollar of on-budget spending. This would reduce on-budget spending by $183.1 billion in FY 2020 and $11.3 trillion in the unified budget. Although federal spending will be reduced under this budget proposal, federal spending will still rise by 18.2 percent over the budget window. The spending levels under the budget resolution would be enforceable under a point of order requiring five-eighths of members present and voting to waive. The Pennies Plan Balanced Budget includes reconciliation instructions to the Senate Finance Committee to extend the individual income tax reforms, including the pass-through changes, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The budget resolution also includes a reserve fund for the expansion of health savings accounts. This is a crucial health insurance reform that will put people in charge of their healthcare dollars and lower overall healthcare costs.

Legislator's Votes

Official's Name Party District Voted

John Barrasso

Republican

WY

Yea

Marsha Blackburn

Republican

TN

Yea

Mike Braun

Republican

IN

Yea

John Cornyn

Republican

TX

Yea

Mike Crapo

Republican

ID

Yea

Ted Cruz

Republican

TX

Yea

Steve Daines

Republican

MT

Yea

Joni Ernst

Republican

IA

Yea

Deb Fischer

Republican

NE

Yea

Chuck Grassley

Republican

IA

Yea

John Isakson

Republican

GA

Yea

John Kennedy

Republican

LA

Yea

James Lankford

Republican

OK

Yea

Mike Lee

Republican

UT

Yea

Rand Paul

Republican

KY

Yea

Jim Risch

Republican

ID

Yea

Mitt Romney

Republican

UT

Yea

Ben Sasse

Republican

NE

Yea

Tim Scott

Republican

SC

Yea

Richard Shelby

Republican

AL

Yea

Thom Tillis

Republican

NC

Yea

Pat Toomey

Republican

PA

Yea

Tammy Baldwin

Democrat

WI

Nay

Michael Bennet

Democrat

CO

Nay

Dick Blumenthal

Democrat

CT

Nay

Roy Blunt

Republican

MO

Nay

John Boozman

Republican

AR

Nay

Sherrod Brown

Democrat

OH

Nay

Richard Burr

Republican

Nay

Maria Cantwell

Democrat

WA

Nay

Ben Cardin

Democrat

MD

Nay

Tom Carper

Democrat

DE

Nay

Bob Casey

Democrat

PA

Nay

Bill Cassidy

Republican

LA

Nay

Susan Collins

Republican

ME

Nay

Chris Coons

Democrat

DE

Nay

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democrat

NV

Nay

Tom Cotton

Republican

AR

Nay

Kevin Cramer

Republican

ND

Nay

Tammy Duckworth

Democrat

IL

Nay

Dick Durbin

Democrat

IL

Nay

Mike Enzi

Republican

WY

Nay

Dianne Feinstein

Democrat

CA

Nay

Cory Gardner

Republican

CO

Nay

Kirsten Gillibrand

Democrat

NY

Nay

Lindsey Graham

Republican

SC

Nay

Maggie Hassan

Democrat

NH

Nay

Josh Hawley

Republican

MO

Nay

Martin Heinrich

Democrat

NM

Nay

Mazie Hirono

Democrat

HI

Nay

John Hoeven

Republican

ND

Nay

Jim Inhofe

Republican

OK

Nay

Ron Johnson

Republican

WI

Nay

Tim Kaine

Democrat

VA

Nay

Angus King

Independent

ME

Nay

Amy Klobuchar

Democrat

MN

Nay

Patrick Leahy

Democrat

Nay

Joe Manchin

Democrat

WV

Nay

Ed Markey

Democrat

MA

Nay

Mitch McConnell

Republican

KY

Nay

Martha McSally

Republican

AZ

Nay

Bob Menendez

Democrat

NJ

Nay

Jeff Merkley

Democrat

OR

Nay

Lisa Murkowski

Republican

AK

Nay

Chris Murphy

Democrat

CT

Nay

Patty Murray

Democrat

WA

Nay

Gary Peters

Democrat

MI

Nay

Rob Portman

Republican

OH

Nay

Jack Reed

Democrat

RI

Nay

Pat Roberts

Republican

KS

Nay

Jacky Rosen

Democrat

NV

Nay

Mike Rounds

Republican

SD

Nay

Marco Rubio

Republican

FL

Nay

Brian Schatz

Democrat

HI

Nay

Chuck Schumer

Democrat

NY

Nay

Rick Scott

Republican

FL

Nay

Jeanne Shaheen

Democrat

NH

Nay

Kyrsten Sinema

Independent

AZ

Nay

Tina Smith

Democrat

MN

Nay

Debbie Stabenow

Democrat

MI

Nay

Dan Sullivan

Republican

AK

Nay

Jon Tester

Democrat

MT

Nay

John Thune

Republican

SD

Nay

Tom Udall

Democrat

NM

Nay

Chris Van Hollen

Democrat

MD

Nay

Mark Warner

Democrat

VA

Nay

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat

RI

Nay

Roger Wicker

Republican

MS

Nay

Ron Wyden

Democrat

OR

Nay

Todd Young

Republican

IN

Nay

Lamar Alexander

Republican

TN

Missed

Cory Booker

Democrat

NJ

Missed

Shelley Capito

Republican

WV

Missed

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican

MS

Missed

Jerry Moran

Republican

KS

Missed

David Perdue

Republican

GA

Missed

Bernie Sanders

Independent

VT

Missed

Elizabeth Warren

Democrat

MA

Missed