• Did Freedom Win? No
  • Voted for Freedom 17
  • Voted Against Freedom 75
The process for the Consolidated Appropriations Act, which funds the federal government for the remainder of FY 2017, could not have been worse. This massive, nearly 1,700-page spending measure was negotiated behind closed doors between congressional leadership from both chambers and appropriators. With a Republican-controlled Congress and a Republican president, this spending bill reflects Obama-era spending levels. The bill annualizes base discretionary spending for FY 2017 at $1.07 trillion. This spending level blows through the spending caps established by the Budget Control Act of 2011 by $30 billion. The bill spends an additional $106 billion for overseas contingency operations, disaster relief, and other spending, which isn’t counted toward the spending caps. In total, the bill authorizes more than $1.175 trillion in annualized discretionary spending for FY 2017. The bill also falls short of promoting conservative priorities. While the bill does renew the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program and does not include funding for ObamaCare’s cost-sharing subsidies, it allocates nearly $296 million to bail out Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program, preserves current spending levels for the Environmental Protection Agency, increases spending for the National Institutes of Health and the National Endowment for the Arts, and provides a bailout for a private sector labor union.

Legislator's Votes

Voted for Freedom

Bob Corker

Senator TN

Bob Corker

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Tom Cotton

Senator AR

Tom Cotton

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Mike Crapo

Senator ID

Mike Crapo

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Ted Cruz

Senator TX

Ted Cruz

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Steve Daines

Senator MT

Steve Daines

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Joni Ernst

Senator IA

Joni Ernst

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Deb Fischer

Senator NE

Deb Fischer

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Jeff Flake

Senator AZ

Jeff Flake

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
John Kennedy

Senator LA

John Kennedy

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Mike Lee

Senator UT

Mike Lee

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Rand Paul

Senator KY

Rand Paul

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Jim Risch

Senator ID

Jim Risch

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Tim Scott

Senator SC

Tim Scott

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Pat Toomey

Senator PA

Pat Toomey

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%

Voted Against Freedom

Tammy Baldwin

Senator WI

Tammy Baldwin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
John Barrasso

Senator WY

John Barrasso

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Roy Blunt

Senator MO

Roy Blunt

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Cory Booker

Senator NJ

Cory Booker

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
John Boozman

Senator AR

John Boozman

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Sherrod Brown

Senator OH

Sherrod Brown

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 50%
Richard Burr

Member

Richard Burr

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Ben Cardin

Senator MD

Ben Cardin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Tom Carper

Senator DE

Tom Carper

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Bob Casey

Senator PA

Bob Casey

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Bill Cassidy

Senator LA

Bill Cassidy

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Susan Collins

Senator ME

Susan Collins

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Chris Coons

Senator DE

Chris Coons

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
John Cornyn

Senator TX

John Cornyn

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Mike Enzi

Senator WY

Mike Enzi

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Alan Franken

Senator MN

Alan Franken

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Cory Gardner

Senator CO

Cory Gardner

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Maggie Hassan

Senator NH

Maggie Hassan

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Mazie Hirono

Senator HI

Mazie Hirono

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
John Hoeven

Senator ND

John Hoeven

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Jim Inhofe

Senator OK

Jim Inhofe

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Ron Johnson

Senator WI

Ron Johnson

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Tim Kaine

Senator VA

Tim Kaine

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Angus King

Senator ME

Angus King

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 50%
Amy Klobuchar

Senator MN

Amy Klobuchar

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Joe Manchin

Senator WV

Joe Manchin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Ed Markey

Senator MA

Ed Markey

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
John McCain

Senator AZ

John McCain

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Bob Menendez

Senator NJ

Bob Menendez

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Jeff Merkley

Senator OR

Jeff Merkley

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Jerry Moran

Senator KS

Jerry Moran

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Chris Murphy

Senator CT

Chris Murphy

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Patty Murray

Senator WA

Patty Murray

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Bill Nelson

Senator FL

Bill Nelson

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
David Perdue

Senator GA

David Perdue

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Gary Peters

Senator MI

Gary Peters

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Rob Portman

Senator OH

Rob Portman

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Jack Reed

Senator RI

Jack Reed

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Pat Roberts

Senator KS

Pat Roberts

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Rounds

Senator SD

Mike Rounds

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Marco Rubio

Senator FL

Marco Rubio

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Brian Schatz

Senator HI

Brian Schatz

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Chuck Schumer

Senator NY

Chuck Schumer

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Dan Sullivan

Senator AK

Dan Sullivan

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Jon Tester

Senator MT

Jon Tester

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 50%
John Thune

Senator SD

John Thune

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Thom Tillis

Senator NC

Thom Tillis

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Tom Udall

Senator NM

Tom Udall

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Mark Warner

Senator VA

Mark Warner

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Roger Wicker

Senator MS

Roger Wicker

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Ron Wyden

Senator OR

Ron Wyden

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Todd Young

Senator IN

Todd Young

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%

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