The House of Representatives cast votes on budgets presented by Republican Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, and Democrat Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. The United States Senate voted on Congressman Ryan's budget bill as it was presented in the House of Representatives, and also cast votes on individual budget plans offered by Republican Senator Rand Paul and Democratic Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.
Members of the House and Senate who have a check mark under the Ryan Budget1,2 column voted to stop reckless spending, balance the budget in ten years, and put America back on a path towards fiscal responsibility.3 Members who have a check under the House Democrat Budget column voted for $476 billion in new spending and higher taxes on American families.4
In the Senate, in addition to votes cast for Congressman Ryan's fiscally responsible budget proposal, a vote for Senator Paul's budget would support balancing the budget in 5 years, eliminating 4 federal agencies, repealing Obamacare and Dodd-Frank, replacing the income tax with a flat tax and creating an energy independent United States.5 A vote for the Murray budget bill means $1 trillion in new taxes, $240 billion in defense cuts, won't reduce the deficit and does not balance the budget.6
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Kelly Ayotte NH |
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John Barrasso WY |
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Roy Blunt MO |
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John Boozman AR |
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Richard Burr NC |
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Saxby Chambliss GA |
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Dan Coats IN |
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Tom Coburn OK |
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Thad Cochran MS |
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Susan Collins ME |
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Bob Corker TN |
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John Cornyn TX |
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Michael Crapo ID |
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Ted Cruz TX |
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Michael Enzi WY |
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Deb Fischer NE |
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Jeff Flake AZ |
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Lindsey Graham SC |
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Charles Grassley IA |
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Orrin Hatch UT |
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Dean Heller NV |
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John Hoeven ND |
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James Inhofe OK |
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Johnny Isakson GA |
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Mike Johanns NE |
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Ronald Johnson WI |
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Mark Kirk IL |
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Mike Lee UT |
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John McCain AZ |
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Mitch McConnell KY |
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Jerry Moran KS |
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Lisa Murkowski AK |
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Rand Paul KY |
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Rob Portman OH |
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Jim Risch ID |
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Pat Roberts KS |
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Marco Rubio FL |
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Tim Scott SC |
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Jeff Sessions AL |
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Richard Shelby AL |
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John Thune SD |
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Pat Toomey PA |
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David Vitter LA |
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Roger Wicker MS |
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Tammy Baldwin WI |
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Max Baucus MT |
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Mark Begich AK |
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Michael Bennet CO |
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Richard Blumenthal CT |
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Barbara Boxer CA |
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Sherrod Brown OH |
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Maria Cantwell WA |
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Benjamin Cardin MD |
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Thomas Carper DE |
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Bob Casey PA |
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Christopher Coons DE |
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William Cowan MA |
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Joe Donnelly IN |
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Richard Durbin IL |
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Dianne Feinstein CA |
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Al Franken MN |
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Kirsten Gillibrand NY |
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Kay Hagan NC |
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Tom Harkin IA |
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Martin Heinrich NM |
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Heidi Heitkamp ND |
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Mazie Hirono HI |
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Tim Johnson SD |
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Tim Kaine VA |
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Amy Klobuchar MN |
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Mary Landrieu LA |
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Frank Lautenberg NJ |
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Patrick Leahy VT |
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Carl Levin MI |
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Joe Manchin WV |
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Claire McCaskill MO |
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Robert Menendez NJ |
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Jeff Merkley OR |
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Barbara Mikulski MD |
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Chris Murphy CT |
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Patty Murray WA |
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Bill Nelson FL |
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Mark Pryor AR |
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Jack Reed RI |
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Harry Reid NV |
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John Rockefeller WV |
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Brian Schatz HI |
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Charles Schumer NY |
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Jeanne Shaheen NH |
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Debbie Stabenow MI |
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Jon Tester MT |
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Mark Udall CO |
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Tom Udall NM |
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Mark Warner VA |
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Elizabeth Warren MA |
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Sheldon Whitehouse RI |
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Ron Wyden OR |
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1. "House approves Ryan budget" The Hill. March 21, 2013. http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/289521-house-approves-ryan-budget
2. Ryan's budget rejected in Senate on 40-59 vote" The Hill. March 22, 2013 http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/289747-senate-rejects-ryan-budget-on-40-59-vote
3. "What's in Paul Ryan's Budget." CNN Money. March 12, 2013. http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/12/news/economy/paul-ryan-budget/index.html
4. "House Dem budget includes $1.2T in taxes, $200B new stimulus." The Hill. March 18, 2013. http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/288773-house-dem-budget-has-more-taxes-stimulus-than-senate-budget
5. http://www.paul.senate.gov/?p=issue&id;=8
6. http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/budget/290137-dem-budget-naysayers-explain-their-votes