Amendment to Cut Funding to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Mar. 28, 2012 | H.Amdt. 1001 to H.Con.Res. 112
This substitute to the Republican budget resolution offered by Rep. Jim Cooper (R-Tenn.) and Rep. Steve LaTourette (R-Ohio) would make makes deep cuts in Social Security benefits, cuts to Medicare benefits and Medicaid, offer more tax incentives for U.S. firms to export jobs overseas, tax working Americans' health benefits and lower tax rates for rich people and Wall Street. Instead of fixing the economy and solving this country's problems, the Cooper-LaTourette budget resolution would double down on the same mistakes that drove the economy into a ditch in 2008. Economic inequality is at its highest level seen since the 1920s, yet this budget resolution would lower the top marginal individual tax rate and the top corporate income tax rate. The amendment was rejected.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Failed

YEAs: 38
NAYs: 382

Legislator Sort descending State District Party Vote
Rep. Charles B. Rangel
NY
13 Democrat Not Voting
Rep. Tom Reed
NY
23 Republican Yes
Rep. Denny Rehberg
MT
At Large Republican No
Rep. Dave Reichert 8 Republican No
Rep. Jim Renacci
OH
16 Republican No
Rep. Silvestre Reyes
TX
16 Democrat No
Rep. Reid Ribble
WI
8 Republican No
Rep. Laura Richardson
CA
37 Democrat No
Rep. Cedric Richmond
LA
2 Democrat No
Rep. Scott Rigell
VA
2 Republican No
Rep. David Rivera
FL
25 Republican No
Rep. Martha Roby
AL
2 Republican No
Rep. Phil Roe
TN
1 Republican No
Rep. Mike Rogers
MI
8 Republican No
Rep. Harold Rogers
KY
5 Republican No
Rep. Mike D. Rogers
AL
3 Republican No
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
CA
48 Republican No
Rep. Todd Rokita
IN
4 Republican No
Rep. Tom Rooney
FL
17 Republican No
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
FL
27 Republican No