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
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LA | District 5 | Rep. Ralph Abraham | R | 100% |
GA | District 12 | Rep. Rick Allen | R | 100% |
MI | District 3 | Rep. Justin Amash | R | 100% |
TX | District 36 | Rep. Brian Babin | R | 100% |
TN | Sen. Marsha Blackburn | 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% |
CO | District 4 | Rep. Ken Buck | R | 100% |
TX | District 26 | Rep. Michael Burgess | R | 100% |
AL | District 1 | Rep. Bradley Byrne | R | 100% |
TX | District 31 | Rep. John Carter | R | 100% |
OH | District 1 | Rep. Steven Chabot | R | 100% |
GA | District 9 | Rep. Doug Collins | R | 100% |
TX | District 11 | Rep. K. Conaway | R | 100% |
MN | District 6 | Rep. Tom Emmer | R | 100% |
TX | District 17 | Rep. Bill Flores | R | 100% |
AZ | District 4 | Rep. Paul Gosar | R | 100% |
GA | District 14 | Rep. Tom Graves | R | 100% |
LA | District 6 | Rep. Garret Graves | R | 100% |
MO | District 6 | Rep. Sam Graves | R | 100% |
WI | District 6 | Rep. Glenn Grothman | R | 100% |
GA | District 10 | Rep. Jody Hice | R | 100% |
NC | District 2 | Rep. George Holding | R | 100% |
CA | District 50 | Rep. Duncan Hunter | R | 100% |
OH | District 4 | Rep. Jim Jordan | R | 100% |
MS | District 1 | Rep. Trent Kelly | R | 100% |
IA | District 4 | Rep. Steve King | 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% |
GA | District 11 | Rep. Barry Loudermilk | R | 100% |
TX | District 24 | Rep. Kenny Marchant | R | 100% |
KY | District 4 | Rep. Thomas Massie | R | 100% |
WV | District 1 | Rep. David McKinley | R | 100% |
NC | District 11 | Rep. Mark Meadows | R | 100% |
WV | District 2 | Rep. Alex Mooney | R | 100% |
OK | District 2 | Rep. Markwayne Mullin | R | 100% |
TX | District 22 | Rep. Pete Olson | 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% |
TX | District 4 | Rep. John Ratcliffe | R | 100% |
NC | District 7 | Rep. David Rouzer | R | 100% |
LA | District 1 | Rep. Steve Scalise | R | 100% |
WI | District 5 | Rep. F. Sensenbrenner | R | 100% |
MO | District 8 | Rep. Jason Smith | R | 100% |
NE | District 3 | Rep. Adrian Smith | R | 100% |
UT | District 2 | Rep. Chris Stewart | R | 100% |
CO | District 3 | Rep. Scott Tipton | R | 100% |
MI | District 7 | Rep. Tim Walberg | R | 100% |
NC | District 6 | Rep. Mark Walker | R | 100% |
TX | District 14 | Rep. Randy Weber | R | 100% |
TX | District 25 | Rep. Roger Williams | R | 100% |
GA | District 7 | Rep. Rob Woodall | R | 100% |
FL | District 3 | Rep. Ted Yoho | R | 100% |
AL | District 4 | Rep. Robert Aderholt | R | 95% |
UT | District 1 | Rep. Rob Bishop | R | 95% |
GA | District 1 | Rep. Buddy Carter | R | 95% |
SC | District 3 | Rep. Jeffrey Duncan | R | 95% |
NC | District 5 | Rep. Virginia Foxx | R | 95% |
TX | District 1 | Rep. Louie Gohmert | R | 95% |
MD | District 1 | Rep. Andy Harris | R | 95% |
MO | District 4 | Rep. Vicky Hartzler | R | 95% |
OH | District 6 | Rep. Bill Johnson | R | 95% |
IL | District 18 | Rep. Darin LaHood | R | 95% |
MO | District 7 | Rep. Billy Long | R | 95% |
OK | District 3 | Rep. Frank Lucas | R | 95% |
MO | District 3 | Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer | R | 95% |
TX | District 10 | Rep. Michael McCaul | R | 95% |
CA | District 4 | Rep. Tom McClintock | R | 95% |
CA | District 22 | Rep. Devin Nunes | R | 95% |
SC | District 7 | Rep. Tom Rice | R | 95% |
GA | District 8 | Rep. Austin Scott | R | 95% |
TX | District 13 | Rep. William Thornberry | R | 95% |
OH | District 2 | Rep. Brad Wenstrup | R | 95% |
VA | District 1 | Rep. Robert Wittman | R | 95% |
AR | District 3 | Rep. Steve Womack | R | 95% |
CA | District 8 | Rep. Paul Cook | R | 94% |
AR | District 1 | Rep. Rick Crawford | R | 94% |
WI | District 7 | Rep. Sean Duffy | R | 94% |
VA | District 9 | Rep. Morgan Griffith | R | 94% |
NC | District 8 | Rep. Richard Hudson | R | 94% |
AL | District 3 | Rep. Mike Rogers | R | 94% |
IL | District 15 | Rep. John Shimkus | R | 94% |
AR | District 4 | Rep. Bruce Westerman | R | 94% |
NY | District 27 | Rep. Chris Collins | R | 93% |
AL | District 2 | Rep. Martha Roby | R | 93% |
KY | District 6 | Rep. Andy Barr | R | 89% |
IN | District 8 | Rep. Larry Bucshon | R | 89% |
CA | District 42 | Rep. Ken Calvert | R | 89% |
OK | District 4 | Rep. Tom Cole | R | 89% |
TN | District 4 | Rep. Scott DesJarlais | R | 89% |
TN | District 3 | Rep. Chuck Fleischmann | R | 89% |
OH | District 7 | Rep. Bob Gibbs | R | 89% |
TX | District 12 | Rep. Kay Granger | R | 89% |
KY | District 2 | Rep. Brett Guthrie | R | 89% |
AR | District 2 | Rep. French Hill | R | 89% |
MI | District 2 | Rep. Bill Huizenga | R | 89% |
OH | District 14 | Rep. Dave Joyce | R | 89% |
PA | District 16 | Rep. Mike Kelly | R | 89% |
CA | District 23 | Rep. Kevin McCarthy | R | 89% |
WA | District 5 | Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R | 89% |
MI | District 4 | Rep. John Moolenaar | R | 89% |
WA | District 4 | Rep. Dan Newhouse | R | 89% |
TN | District 1 | Rep. Phil Roe | R | 89% |
KY | District 5 | Rep. Harold Rogers | R | 89% |
AZ | District 6 | Rep. David Schweikert | R | 89% |
PA | District 15 | Rep. Glenn Thompson | R | 89% |
OH | District 10 | Rep. Michael Turner | R | 89% |
MO | District 2 | Rep. Ann Wagner | R | 89% |
OR | District 2 | Rep. Greg Walden | R | 89% |
IN | District 2 | Rep. Jackie Walorski | R | 89% |
SC | District 2 | Rep. Joe Wilson | R | 89% |
AK | District At-Large | Rep. Don Young | R | 89% |
NV | District 2 | Rep. Mark Amodei | R | 84% |
IL | District 13 | Rep. Rodney Davis | R | 84% |
ID | District 2 | Rep. Mike Simpson | R | 84% |
FL | District 8 | Rep. Bill Posey | R | 82% |
FL | District 11 | Rep. Daniel Webster | R | 82% |
FL | District 12 | Rep. Gus Bilirakis | R | 79% |
TX | District 23 | Rep. Will Hurd | R | 79% |
NY | District 23 | Rep. Tom Reed | R | 78% |
IN | District 5 | Rep. Susan Brooks | R | 74% |
FL | District 25 | Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart | R | 74% |
IL | District 16 | Rep. Adam Kinzinger | R | 74% |
NC | District 10 | Rep. Patrick McHenry | R | 74% |
OH | District 15 | Rep. Steve Stivers | R | 74% |
NY | District 1 | Rep. Lee Zeldin | R | 68% |
ND | Sen. Kevin Cramer | R | 67% | |
AZ | Sen. Martha McSally | R | 67% | |
AZ | Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | D | 67% | |
IN | Sen. Todd Young | R | 67% | |
NE | District 1 | Rep. Jeff Fortenberry | R | 63% |
MI | District 6 | Rep. Fred Upton | R | 63% |
WA | District 3 | Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler | R | 57% |
FL | District 16 | Rep. Vern Buchanan | R | 53% |
NY | District 2 | Rep. Peter King | R | 53% |
MN | District 7 | Rep. Collin Peterson | D | 47% |
NY | District 24 | Rep. John Katko | R | 42% |
TX | District 28 | Rep. Henry Cuellar | D | 37% |
NY | District 21 | Rep. Elise Stefanik | R | 26% |
CA | District 16 | Rep. Jim Costa | D | 21% |
NJ | District 4 | Rep. Christopher Smith | R | 21% |
TX | District 34 | Rep. Filemon Vela | D | 21% |
TN | District 5 | Rep. Jim Cooper | D | 11% |
TX | District 35 | Rep. Lloyd Doggett | D | 7% |
GA | District 2 | Rep. Sanford Bishop | D | 6% |
NY | District 12 | Rep. Carolyn Maloney | D | 5% |
MA | District 2 | Rep. Jim McGovern | D | 5% |
NY | District 6 | Rep. Grace Meng | D | 5% |
NY | District 10 | Rep. Jerrold Nadler | D | 5% |
LA | District 2 | Rep. Cedric Richmond | D | 5% |
NY | District 7 | Rep. Nydia Velázquez | D | 5% |
IN | District 1 | Rep. Peter Visclosky | D | 5% |
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% |
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 1 | Rep. William Clay | 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% |
CT | District 2 | Rep. Joe Courtney | D | 0% |
MD | District 7 | Rep. Elijah Cummings | D | 0% |
CA | District 53 | Rep. Susan Davis | 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% |
PA | District 18 | Rep. Mike Doyle | D | 0% |
IL | Sen. Tammy Duckworth | D | 0% | |
NY | District 16 | Rep. Eliot Engel | 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% |
HI | District 2 | Rep. Tulsi Gabbard | 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% |
WA | District 10 | Rep. Denny Heck | 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% |
NC | District 3 | Rep. Walter Jones | R | 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% |
MA | District 4 | Rep. Joseph Kennedy | 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% |
GA | District 5 | Rep. John Lewis | D | 0% |
CA | District 33 | Rep. Ted Lieu | D | 0% |
IL | District 3 | Rep. Daniel Lipinski | D | 0% |
IA | District 2 | Rep. Dave Loebsack | D | 0% |
CA | District 19 | Rep. Zoe Lofgren | D | 0% |
CA | District 47 | Rep. Alan Lowenthal | D | 0% |
NY | District 17 | Rep. Nita Lowey | D | 0% |
NM | District 3 | Rep. Ben Luján | D | 0% |
MA | District 8 | Rep. Stephen Lynch | D | 0% |
NY | District 18 | Rep. Sean Maloney | D | 0% |
PA | District 12 | Rep. Tom Marino | R | 0% |
CA | District 6 | Rep. Doris Matsui | D | 0% |
MN | District 4 | Rep. Betty McCollum | D | 0% |
CA | District 9 | Rep. Jerry McNerney | D | 0% |
NY | District 5 | Rep. Gregory Meeks | D | 0% |
WI | District 4 | Rep. Gwen Moore | D | 0% |
MA | District 6 | Rep. Seth Moulton | 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% |
NY | District 4 | Rep. Kathleen Rice | 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% |
OR | District 5 | Rep. Kurt Schrader | D | 0% |
VA | District 3 | Rep. Robert Scott | D | 0% |
GA | District 13 | Rep. David Scott | D | 0% |
NY | District 15 | Rep. José Serrano | 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% |
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% |
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% |