Key Vote: No on Omnibus Spending Bill
Vote h705-2015
Description
As Congress considers a massive $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill, coupled with a $650 billion tax extenders package, the American Energy Alliance urges all members to vote against any legislation that extends the wind Production Tax Credit (PTC), the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), and fails to prohibit funds from being repurposed to the Green Climate Fund. According to the Joint Committee on Taxation, the PTC and ITC extensions alone will cost taxpayers nearly $24 billion. While we support lifting the decades-old ban on oil exports, AEA will score AGAINST the omnibus spending bill as long as it includes extensions of the PTC, the ITC, and fails to prohibit funds from being repurposed to the Green Climate Fund.
The wind PTC is a wasteful subsidy that lines the pockets of multinational wind corporations at the expense of American taxpayers. While the PTC was originally intended to help wind be cost-competitive, today the wind industry claims it is already cost competitive. Having fulfilled its original purpose, the PTC only serves to distort electricity markets and harm taxpayers—all to benefit wind lobbyists and the wind industry. Worse, Congress is subsidizing an expensive source of electricity that cannot be relied upon to keep the lights on.
The same can be said for the solar ITC. The ITC costs billions of dollars in foregone revenue to prop up an inefficient, unreliable, and expensive energy source. This credit should not be renewed. Even Sunnova, one of the largest solar companies, has advocated against the ITC, stating that it actually does more harm than good for the solar industry.
The omnibus negotiations settled on trading a 5-year extension of both the PTC and ITC for lifting the ban on oil exports. AEA supports lifting the ban, as it would promote free trade and strengthen the American economy. However, lifting the ban should not be traded for the PTC or the ITC. Lifting the oil export ban is a good enough policy that it should be agreed to on its own merits. We are confident that this policy goal can be reached in the coming year. Congress should not trade one good policy for multiple terrible ones.
In addition to the PTC and ITC extensions, this package fails to expressly prohibit the Obama administration from diverting money to the U.N.’s Green Climate Fund. This slush fund is integral to the president’s efforts to bankroll an international climate deal, which many in Congress have vowed to block.
While this deal is full of bad provisions, it’s worth noting that there are a handful of good and important ones. Along with lifting the ban on oil exports, there is a provision in the extenders package to repeal the gift tax for contributions to 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), and 501(c)(6) organizations. In the past, the IRS has abused their power and selectively assessed a gift tax on individuals and organizations. This provision would be the most meaningful step that Congress has taken to protect citizens from IRS abuse since the targeting scandal.
AEA will key vote against the current omnibus package that extends the PTC, the ITC, and fails to prohibit funds from being repurposed to the Green Climate Fund. We strongly urge all Representatives and Senators to vote NO. Should the Senate link tax extenders to the omnibus, we will score against that package as well.
Passed
316 to 113- VOTED YES
- VOTED NO
- DID NOT VOTE
Key Vote: No on Omnibus Spending Bill
STATE | DISTRICT | NAME | PARTY | SCORE |
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TN | Sen. Marsha Blackburn | R | 89% | |
WY | Sen. Cynthia Lummis | R | 89% | |
WV | District 1 | Rep. David McKinley | R | 83% |
NJ | District 4 | Rep. Christopher Smith | R | 83% |
AK | District At-Large | Rep. Don Young | R | 80% |
IN | Sen. Todd Young | R | 79% | |
ND | Sen. Kevin Cramer | R | 72% | |
NY | District 24 | Rep. John Katko | R | 67% |
IL | District 16 | Rep. Adam Kinzinger | R | 67% |
MI | District 6 | Rep. Fred Upton | R | 67% |
NY | District 23 | Rep. Tom Reed | R | 60% |
AZ | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | D | 5% | |
TX | District 28 | Rep. Henry Cuellar | D | 17% |
NY | District 4 | Rep. Kathleen Rice | D | 17% |
OR | District 5 | Rep. Kurt Schrader | D | 17% |
NM | Sen. Ben Luján | D | 11% | |
AL | District 4 | Rep. Robert Aderholt | R | 100% |
GA | District 12 | Rep. Rick Allen | R | 100% |
NV | District 2 | Rep. Mark Amodei | R | 100% |
TX | District 36 | Rep. Brian Babin | R | 100% |
KY | District 6 | Rep. Andy Barr | R | 100% |
FL | District 12 | Rep. Gus Bilirakis | R | 100% |
IL | District 12 | Rep. Mike Bost | R | 100% |
TX | District 8 | Rep. Kevin Brady | R | 100% |
AL | District 5 | Rep. Mo Brooks | R | 100% |
FL | District 16 | Rep. Vern Buchanan | R | 100% |
CO | District 4 | Rep. Ken Buck | R | 100% |
IN | District 8 | Rep. Larry Bucshon | R | 100% |
TX | District 26 | Rep. Michael Burgess | R | 100% |
CA | District 42 | Rep. Ken Calvert | R | 100% |
GA | District 1 | Rep. Buddy Carter | R | 100% |
TX | District 31 | Rep. John Carter | R | 100% |
OH | District 1 | Rep. Steven Chabot | R | 100% |
OK | District 4 | Rep. Tom Cole | R | 100% |
AR | District 1 | Rep. Rick Crawford | R | 100% |
IL | District 13 | Rep. Rodney Davis | R | 100% |
TN | District 4 | Rep. Scott DesJarlais | R | 100% |
FL | District 25 | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 100% |
SC | District 3 | Rep. Jeffrey Duncan | R | 100% |
MN | District 6 | Rep. Tom Emmer | R | 100% |
TN | District 3 | Rep. Chuck Fleischmann | R | 100% |
NE | District 1 | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry | R | 100% |
NC | District 5 | Rep. Virginia Foxx | R | 100% |
OH | District 7 | Rep. Bob Gibbs | R | 100% |
TX | District 1 | Rep. Louie Gohmert | R | 100% |
AZ | District 4 | Rep. Paul Gosar | R | 100% |
TX | District 12 | Rep. Kay Granger | R | 100% |
LA | District 6 | Rep. Garret Graves | R | 100% |
MO | District 6 | Rep. Sam Graves | R | 100% |
VA | District 9 | Rep. Morgan Griffith | R | 100% |
WI | District 6 | Rep. Glenn Grothman | R | 100% |
KY | District 2 | Rep. Brett Guthrie | R | 100% |
MD | District 1 | Rep. Andy Harris | R | 100% |
MO | District 4 | Rep. Vicky Hartzler | R | 100% |
WA | District 3 | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | R | 100% |
GA | District 10 | Rep. Jody Hice | R | 100% |
AR | District 2 | Rep. French Hill | R | 100% |
NC | District 8 | Rep. Richard Hudson | R | 100% |
MI | District 2 | Rep. Bill Huizenga | R | 100% |
CA | District 50 | Rep. Darrell Issa | R | 100% |
OH | District 6 | Rep. Bill Johnson | R | 100% |
OH | District 4 | Rep. Jim Jordan | R | 100% |
OH | District 14 | Rep. Dave Joyce | R | 100% |
MS | District 1 | Rep. Trent Kelly | R | 100% |
PA | District 16 | Rep. Mike Kelly | R | 100% |
IL | District 18 | Rep. Darin LaHood | R | 100% |
CA | District 1 | Rep. Doug LaMalfa | R | 100% |
CO | District 5 | Rep. Doug Lamborn | R | 100% |
OH | District 5 | Rep. Robert Latta | R | 100% |
MO | District 7 | Rep. Billy Long | R | 100% |
GA | District 11 | Rep. Barry Loudermilk | R | 100% |
OK | District 3 | Rep. Frank Lucas | R | 100% |
MO | District 3 | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 100% |
KY | District 4 | Rep. Thomas Massie | R | 100% |
CA | District 23 | Rep. Kevin McCarthy | R | 100% |
TX | District 10 | Rep. Michael McCaul | R | 100% |
CA | District 4 | Rep. Tom McClintock | R | 100% |
NC | District 10 | Rep. Patrick McHenry | R | 100% |
WA | District 5 | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | 100% |
MI | District 4 | Rep. John Moolenaar | R | 100% |
WV | District 2 | Rep. Alex Mooney | R | 100% |
OK | District 2 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin | R | 100% |
WA | District 4 | Rep. Dan Newhouse | R | 100% |
CA | District 22 | Rep. Devin Nunes | R | 100% |
MS | District 4 | Rep. Steven Palazzo | R | 100% |
AL | District 6 | Rep. Gary Palmer | R | 100% |
PA | District 10 | Rep. Scott Perry | R | 100% |
FL | District 8 | Rep. Bill Posey | R | 100% |
SC | District 7 | Rep. Tom Rice | R | 100% |
AL | District 3 | Rep. Mike Rogers | R | 100% |
KY | District 5 | Rep. Harold Rogers | R | 100% |
NC | District 7 | Rep. David Rouzer | R | 100% |
LA | District 1 | Rep. Steve Scalise | R | 100% |
AZ | District 6 | Rep. David Schweikert | R | 100% |
GA | District 8 | Rep. Austin Scott | R | 100% |
TX | District 17 | Rep. Pete Sessions | R | 100% |
ID | District 2 | Rep. Mike Simpson | R | 100% |
MO | District 8 | Rep. Jason Smith | R | 100% |
NE | District 3 | Rep. Adrian Smith | R | 100% |
NY | District 21 | Rep. Elise Stefanik | R | 100% |
UT | District 2 | Rep. Chris Stewart | R | 100% |
PA | District 15 | Rep. Glenn Thompson | R | 100% |
OH | District 10 | Rep. Michael Turner | R | 100% |
CA | District 21 | Rep. David Valadao | R | 100% |
MO | District 2 | Rep. Ann Wagner | R | 100% |
MI | District 7 | Rep. Tim Walberg | R | 100% |
IN | District 2 | Rep. Jackie Walorski | R | 100% |
TX | District 14 | Rep. Randy Weber | R | 100% |
FL | District 11 | Rep. Daniel Webster | R | 100% |
OH | District 2 | Rep. Brad Wenstrup | R | 100% |
AR | District 4 | Rep. Bruce Westerman | R | 100% |
TX | District 25 | Rep. Roger Williams | R | 100% |
SC | District 2 | Rep. Joe Wilson | R | 100% |
VA | District 1 | Rep. Robert Wittman | R | 100% |
AR | District 3 | Rep. Steve Womack | R | 100% |
NY | District 1 | Rep. Lee Zeldin | R | 100% |
NC | District 12 | Rep. Alma Adams | D | 0% |
CA | District 31 | Rep. Pete Aguilar | D | 0% |
CA | District 37 | Rep. Karen Bass | D | 0% |
OH | District 3 | Rep. Joyce Beatty | D | 0% |
CA | District 7 | Rep. Ami Bera | D | 0% |
VA | District 8 | Rep. Donald Beyer | D | 0% |
GA | District 2 | Rep. Sanford Bishop | D | 0% |
OR | District 3 | Rep. Earl Blumenauer | D | 0% |
OR | District 1 | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici | D | 0% |
PA | District 2 | Rep. Brendan Boyle | D | 0% |
CA | District 26 | Rep. Julia Brownley | D | 0% |
IL | District 17 | Rep. Cheri Bustos | D | 0% |
NC | District 1 | Rep. G. Butterfield | D | 0% |
CA | District 29 | Rep. Tony Cárdenas | D | 0% |
IN | District 7 | Rep. André Carson | D | 0% |
PA | District 8 | Rep. Matt Cartwright | D | 0% |
FL | District 14 | Rep. Kathy Castor | D | 0% |
TX | District 20 | Rep. Joaquín Castro | D | 0% |
CA | District 27 | Rep. Judy Chu | D | 0% |
RI | District 1 | Rep. David Cicilline | D | 0% |
MA | District 5 | Rep. Katherine Clark | D | 0% |
NY | District 9 | Rep. Yvette Clarke | D | 0% |
MO | District 5 | Rep. Emanuel Cleaver | D | 0% |
SC | District 6 | Rep. James Clyburn | D | 0% |
TN | District 9 | Rep. Steve Cohen | D | 0% |
VA | District 11 | Rep. Gerald Connolly | D | 0% |
TN | District 5 | Rep. Jim Cooper | D | 0% |
CA | District 16 | Rep. Jim Costa | D | 0% |
CT | District 2 | Rep. Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
IL | District 7 | Rep. Danny Davis | D | 0% |
OR | District 4 | Rep. Peter DeFazio | D | 0% |
CO | District 1 | Rep. Diana DeGette | D | 0% |
CT | District 3 | Rep. Rosa DeLauro | D | 0% |
WA | District 1 | Rep. Suzan DelBene | D | 0% |
CA | District 11 | Rep. Mark DeSaulnier | D | 0% |
FL | District 22 | Rep. Ted Deutch | D | 0% |
MI | District 12 | Rep. Debbie Dingell | D | 0% |
TX | District 35 | Rep. Lloyd Doggett | D | 0% |
PA | District 18 | Rep. Mike Doyle | D | 0% |
IL | Sen. Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% | |
CA | District 18 | Rep. Anna Eshoo | D | 0% |
IL | District 11 | Rep. Bill Foster | D | 0% |
FL | District 21 | Rep. Lois Frankel | D | 0% |
OH | District 11 | Rep. Marcia Fudge | D | 0% |
AZ | District 7 | Rep. Ruben Gallego | D | 0% |
CA | District 3 | Rep. John Garamendi | D | 0% |
TX | District 9 | Rep. Al Green | D | 0% |
AZ | District 3 | Rep. Raúl Grijalva | D | 0% |
FL | District 20 | Rep. Alcee Hastings | D | 0% |
NY | District 26 | Rep. Brian Higgins | D | 0% |
CT | District 4 | Rep. Jim Himes | D | 0% |
MD | District 5 | Rep. Steny Hoyer | D | 0% |
CA | District 2 | Rep. Jared Huffman | D | 0% |
TX | District 18 | Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 0% |
NY | District 8 | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries | D | 0% |
GA | District 4 | Rep. Hank Johnson | D | 0% |
TX | District 30 | Rep. Eddie Johnson | D | 0% |
OH | District 9 | Rep. Marcy Kaptur | D | 0% |
MA | District 9 | Rep. Bill Keating | D | 0% |
IL | District 2 | Rep. Robin Kelly | D | 0% |
MI | District 5 | Rep. Dan Kildee | D | 0% |
WA | District 6 | Rep. Derek Kilmer | D | 0% |
WI | District 3 | Rep. Ron Kind | D | 0% |
AZ | District 2 | Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick | D | 0% |
NH | District 2 | Rep. Ann Kuster | D | 0% |
RI | District 2 | Rep. Jim Langevin | D | 0% |
WA | District 2 | Rep. Rick Larsen | D | 0% |
CT | District 1 | Rep. John Larson | D | 0% |
MI | District 14 | Rep. Brenda Lawrence | D | 0% |
CA | District 13 | Rep. Barbara Lee | D | 0% |
CA | District 33 | Rep. Ted Lieu | D | 0% |
CA | District 19 | Rep. Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
CA | District 47 | Rep. Alan Lowenthal | D | 0% |
MA | District 8 | Rep. Stephen Lynch | D | 0% |
NY | District 12 | Rep. Carolyn Maloney | D | 0% |
NY | District 18 | Rep. Sean Maloney | D | 0% |
CA | District 6 | Rep. Doris Matsui | D | 0% |
MN | District 4 | Rep. Betty McCollum | D | 0% |
MA | District 2 | Rep. Jim McGovern | D | 0% |
CA | District 9 | Rep. Jerry McNerney | D | 0% |
NY | District 5 | Rep. Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
NY | District 6 | Rep. Grace Meng | D | 0% |
WI | District 4 | Rep. Gwen Moore | D | 0% |
MA | District 6 | Rep. Seth Moulton | D | 0% |
NY | District 10 | Rep. Jerrold Nadler | D | 0% |
CA | District 32 | Rep. Grace Napolitano | D | 0% |
MA | District 1 | Rep. Richard Neal | D | 0% |
NJ | District 1 | Rep. Donald Norcross | D | 0% |
NJ | District 6 | Rep. Frank Pallone | D | 0% |
NJ | District 9 | Rep. Bill Pascrell | D | 0% |
NJ | District 10 | Rep. Donald Payne | D | 0% |
CA | District 12 | Rep. Nancy Pelosi | D | 0% |
CO | District 7 | Rep. Ed Perlmutter | D | 0% |
CA | District 52 | Rep. Scott Peters | D | 0% |
ME | District 1 | Rep. Chellie Pingree | D | 0% |
WI | District 2 | Rep. Mark Pocan | D | 0% |
NC | District 4 | Rep. David Price | D | 0% |
IL | District 5 | Rep. Mike Quigley | D | 0% |
LA | District 2 | Rep. Cedric Richmond | D | 0% |
CA | District 40 | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard | D | 0% |
CA | District 36 | Rep. Raul Ruiz | D | 0% |
MD | District 2 | Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger | D | 0% |
IL | District 1 | Rep. Bobby Rush | D | 0% |
OH | District 13 | Rep. Tim Ryan | D | 0% |
CA | District 38 | Rep. Linda Sánchez | D | 0% |
MD | District 3 | Rep. John Sarbanes | D | 0% |
IL | District 9 | Rep. Jan Schakowsky | D | 0% |
CA | District 28 | Rep. Adam Schiff | D | 0% |
VA | District 3 | Rep. Robert Scott | D | 0% |
GA | District 13 | Rep. David Scott | D | 0% |
AL | District 7 | Rep. Terri Sewell | D | 0% |
CA | District 30 | Rep. Brad Sherman | D | 0% |
NJ | District 8 | Rep. Albio Sires | D | 0% |
WA | District 9 | Rep. Adam Smith | D | 0% |
CA | District 14 | Rep. Jackie Speier | D | 0% |
OH | District 15 | Rep. Steve Stivers | R | 0% |
CA | District 15 | Rep. Eric Swalwell | D | 0% |
CA | District 41 | Rep. Mark Takano | D | 0% |
CA | District 5 | Rep. Mike Thompson | D | 0% |
MS | District 2 | Rep. Bennie Thompson | D | 0% |
NV | District 1 | Rep. Dina Titus | D | 0% |
NY | District 20 | Rep. Paul Tonko | D | 0% |
CA | District 35 | Rep. Norma Torres | D | 0% |
MD | Sen. Chris Van Hollen | D | 0% | |
CA | District 51 | Rep. Juan Vargas | D | 0% |
TX | District 33 | Rep. Marc Veasey | D | 0% |
TX | District 34 | Rep. Filemon Vela | D | 0% |
NY | District 7 | Rep. Nydia Velázquez | D | 0% |
FL | District 23 | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 0% |
CA | District 43 | Rep. Maxine Waters | D | 0% |
NJ | District 12 | Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman | D | 0% |
VT | District At-Large | Rep. Peter Welch | D | 0% |
FL | District 24 | Rep. Frederica Wilson | D | 0% |
KY | District 3 | Rep. John Yarmuth | D | 0% |