• Did Freedom Win? No
  • Voted for Freedom 28
  • Voted Against Freedom 66
The so-called “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019,” which would be more appropriately named the “Generational Theft Act,” will increase the discretionary spending caps by more $320 billion over two fiscal years and suspend the debt limit through July 31, 2021. According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), discretionary spending would be $1.119 trillion in FY 2020 and $1.145 trillion in FY 2021. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 would increase discretionary spending to $1.290 trillion in FY 2020 and $1.298 trillion in FY 2021. In total, this is a more than $320 billion spending increase over two fiscal years. Additionally, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 also includes $156.5 billion over two fiscal years for overseas contingency operations (OCO), which is used by Congress to bypass the discretionary spending caps. Prior to this budget deal, the CBO projected that the budget deficit would be $892 billion for FY 2020 and $962 billion in FY 2021. The discretionary spending levels in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 guarantee a return to $1 trillion budget deficits. Making matters worse, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 suspends the debt limit through July 31, 2021, providing the Department of the Treasury with a virtual blank check to borrow, accumulating more debt that future generations will have to shoulder. This deal on the discretionary spending caps is nothing short of a surrender by Republican “leadership” in the House and Senate and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Of course, we’ll be told that spending cuts will be on the agenda when Republicans get control of Congress again. Sadly, those promises never seem to come to pass. After all, Republican “leadership” and rank-and-file members don’t have any intention of governing by the limited government rhetoric on which they campaign. Instead, these Republicans vote with Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for higher spending and more debt.

Legislator's Votes

Voted for Freedom

Mike Braun

Senator IN

Mike Braun

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Tom Carper

Senator DE

Tom Carper

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Bill Cassidy

Senator LA

Bill Cassidy

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Tom Cotton

Senator AR

Tom Cotton

  • 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%
Mike Enzi

Senator WY

Mike Enzi

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Deb Fischer

Senator NE

Deb Fischer

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Cory Gardner

Senator CO

Cory Gardner

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Josh Hawley

Senator MO

Josh Hawley

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 50%
Ron Johnson

Senator WI

Ron Johnson

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
John Kennedy

Senator LA

John Kennedy

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Amy Klobuchar

Senator MN

Amy Klobuchar

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Mike Lee

Senator UT

Mike Lee

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Joe Manchin

Senator WV

Joe Manchin

  • 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%
Mitt Romney

Senator UT

Mitt Romney

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Marco Rubio

Senator FL

Marco Rubio

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Ben Sasse

Senator NE

Ben Sasse

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 0%
Tim Scott

Senator SC

Tim Scott

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

Senator FL

Rick Scott

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 100%
Jon Tester

Senator MT

Jon Tester

  • Voted for Freedom? Yes
  • Session Score 50%
Thom Tillis

Senator NC

Thom Tillis

  • 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%
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%
Bob Casey

Senator PA

Bob Casey

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
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%
Kevin Cramer

Senator ND

Kevin Cramer

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

Senator ID

Mike Crapo

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
Dick Durbin

Senator IL

Dick Durbin

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 0%
Joni Ernst

Senator IA

Joni Ernst

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

Senator MA

Ed Markey

  • 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%
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%
Jacky Rosen

Senator NV

Jacky Rosen

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

Senator SD

Mike Rounds

  • 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%
Tina Smith

Senator MN

Tina Smith

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

Senator AK

Dan Sullivan

  • Voted for Freedom? No
  • Session Score 100%
John Thune

Senator SD

John Thune

  • 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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