See What Our Experts Are Tweeting about Vote-A-Rama
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Vote-a-rama has started. This is a marathon voting session in the U.S. Senate budget process of addressing amendments that were not dealt with during the previous 50 hours of debate on the budget resolution. See what Heritage experts and others are tweeting about the hundreds of amendments that are being filed that could eventually have a vote on the floor.
#VoteARama has officially begun! Want to know what this thing is, check out this video from @alexanderJander and me http://t.co/2ZPsxat1UZ
— Melissa Quinn (@MelissaQuinn97) March 26, 2015
.@Sen_JoeManchin amdt#709 ‘implementing GAO’s report on duplicative federal programs’ – we need a waste commission http://t.co/PsUxbqfEdp — Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
.@SenatorRounds amdt#693 ‘include IG reports..in examining waste/fraud/abuse/duplication – we need a waste commiss. http://t.co/PsUxbqfEdp
— Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
.@JeffFlake amdt#672 ‘to prohibit earmarks’ Pork Belongs on the Dinner Table, Not in Congress http://t.co/Nbb6mdo4BE @Heritage @DailySignal — Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
.@SenatorLankford amdt#627 ‘establishing a federal program inventory’ – need to know where $s go to start cutting. http://t.co/PsUxbqfEdp
— Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
Would @SenatorIsakson amdt#321 for biennial budget and appropriations process exacerbate budget process breakdown? http://t.co/8pqZDWaNzZ — Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
.@SenRonJohnson amdt#596 ‘require CBO to publish 30yr budget projection-10yr projections too easily manipulated http://t.co/t1PWLFtJn5
— Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
.@OrrinHatch amdt#535 balancing the federal budget: read about why this matters @Heritage –>http://t.co/SIDc8twROk — Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
.@marcorubio amdt#554 eliminating the SS retirement earnings test: step in right direction. http://t.co/LH4nJnhhHn @Heritage
— Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
.@SenRonJohnson amdt#596 ‘require CBO to publish 30yr budget projection-10yr projections too easily manipulated http://t.co/t1PWLFtJn5 — Romina Boccia (@RominaBoccia) March 26, 2015
Shifting college financing from loans 2 investor-backed income share agreements promising, but details important @marcorubio #SenateBudget — Lindsey Burke (@lindseymburke) March 26, 2015
@SenatorVitter proposal 2 ensure states that exit #CommonCore don’t face fed retribution smart policy http://t.co/vs8aphjcgf #SenateBudget — Lindsey Burke (@lindseymburke) March 26, 2015
Amdt #957 .@SenMikeLee would get rid of #ACA’s unfair enhanced federal spending in Medicaid read more: http://t.co/vo0R5Y59I8 #VoteARama — Alyene Senger (@AlyeneSenger) March 26, 2015
Amdt #929 .@MikeCrapo would protect #Medicare Advantage from #ACA allowing seniors choices in health care #VoteARama http://t.co/I721Vuxq9z — Alyene Senger (@AlyeneSenger) March 26, 2015
Amdt #749 .@SenMikeLee would get rid of #ACA! Let’s replace it with good reforms: http://t.co/0g8jA9o8HU #VoteARama — Alyene Senger (@AlyeneSenger) March 26, 2015
Amdts #826/854/930 would repeal some of the #ACA‘s 18 taxes that cost almost $800B (2013-2022) The list: http://t.co/8cOTNJThK7 #VoteARama — Alyene Senger (@AlyeneSenger) March 26, 2015
Amdt #761 @LindseyGrahamSC would add means testing in #Medicare, a needed reform that could help pay for #docfix read http://t.co/ECngpa3aqX — Alyene Senger (@AlyeneSenger) March 26, 2015
Amdt #590 from .@marcorubio would protect Medicare Advantage, allowing seniors choices in health care #VoteARama Read:http://t.co/I721Vuxq9z — Alyene Senger (@AlyeneSenger) March 26, 2015
Amdt #540 addresses: Comparative Effectiveness Research Under Obamacare: A Slippery Slope to Health Care Rationing: http://t.co/A1bqT7u4BC — Alyene Senger (@AlyeneSenger) March 26, 2015
Lee-Rubio tax plan biz reforms are strongly pro-growth. Reforms on individual side are good, but could’ve been better:http://t.co/no7xOJdTau — Curtis Dubay (@CurtisDubay) March 9, 2015
Best voterama tax amends repeal the death tax, FATCA, OCare cap gains hike, make 179 expensing permanent, protect EITC from O’s exec amnesty — Curtis Dubay (@CurtisDubay) March 26, 2015
.@CoryGardner amdt#448 encourage expedited approval of LNG exports. Free trade in energy is a good thing http://t.co/7rbmNs1UYN #VoteARama — Jason Yaworske (@jasonyaworske) March 26, 2015
.@SteveDaines amdt #388 on national monuments. New @Heritage paper on this topic, the Antiquities Act http://t.co/dSOYKleXIB … #VoteARama — Jason Yaworske (@jasonyaworske) March 26, 2015
.@SenDanCoats amdt #370 provides more state flexibility for transpo $. @Heritage supports the TEA Act http://t.co/U6Q4BJo4iC #VoteARama — Jason Yaworske (@jasonyaworske) March 26, 2015
.@SenJohnThune offering amdt #607 to eliminate the death tax. Would be good for taxpayers and the economy http://t.co/73irhvBRvh #VoteARama — Jason Yaworske (@jasonyaworske) March 26, 2015
Strong. @SenBennetCO amdt #947 on Sec. 179 small business expensing passes by voice. http://t.co/XcuwvC4Qf8 #VoteARama
— Jason Yaworske (@jasonyaworske) March 26, 2015
.@SenSherrodBrown offers dangerous banking amendment; wants regulators to have more power to break up banks for ambiguous reasons. @Heritage
— Norbert J. Michel (@norbertjmichel) March 26, 2015
Sen. Cruz introduced amend. to create welfare work requirement. Here’s what @Heritage says abt work reqs.http://t.co/U5m8F1hF5D #VoteARama — Rachel Sheffield (@RachelSheffiel2) March 26, 2015
Work and self-sufficiency key for welfare reform. Details are important. @jiminhofe #VoteARama http://t.co/U5m8F1hF5D — Rachel Sheffield (@RachelSheffiel2) March 26, 2015