NEBRASKA TAXPAYERS FOR FREEDOM: CONGRESS WATCH BULLETIN. THE VOTING RECORD OF YOUR SENATORS: 2019.

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Sen. Ben Sasse Sen. Deb Fischer

116th CONGRESS – 2019 NTF voting scores during this session: FISCHER: 99% 1st Session SASSE: 95%

Taxes. S.J. Res. 50: To disapprove a conservative IRS rule relating to charitable contributions and estate tax deductions when a taxpayer receives or expects to receive a corresponding state or local tax credit. BAD BILL/ FAILED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO

Spending. HR 3055 Amend. 1019: To reduce amounts appropriated by 2% than amount appropriated in FY 2019 for several federal programs. GOOD AMENDMENT/ FAILED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Amend. 1141: To prohibit a liberal test for mass transit expenditures. GOOD AMENDMENT/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Amend. 1250: To not reduce amount appropriated by 1% and put savings towards EPA infrastructure assistance. BAD AMENDMENT/ PASSED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO HR 3877: To amend the Balanced Budget Act of 1985 to suspend the federal debt limit. BAD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO HR 4378 Amend. 942: To reduce appropriated amount by 2% for several federal agencies. GOOD AMENDMENT/ FAILED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 150: To confirm Gordon Hartogensis as Director of Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fisher: YES Sasse: YES

Government Regulations. PN 22: To confirm Andrew Wheeler as EPA administrator. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 47: To confirm Spencer Bacchus III as member of the Export-Import Bank of U.S. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: NO PN 54: To confirm Judith Pryor as member of the Export-Import Bank of U.S. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: NO PN 55: To confirm Kimberly Reed as President of the Export-Import Bank of U.S. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: NO PN 448: To confirm Dale Cabaniss as Director of Office of Personnel Management. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 503: To confirm David Bernhardt as Sec. of the Interior. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1099: To confirm Eugene Scalia as Sec. of Labor. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S. 47: To impose specific requirements on federal purchase of land and require allocation of funds for deferred maintenance backlog. BAD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: NO

Health. S. J. Res. 52: To disapprove a rule submitted by Sec. of Treasury and HHS Secretary that allows state waiver from Obama Care dictates. BAD RESOLUTION/ FAILED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO S. Res. 326: To insist that members of the House-Senate conference on S. 1790 consider potential commonsense solutions to family and medical leave, including voluntary comp time programs and incentives through the tax code. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Energy. PN 1268: To confirm Dan Brouillette as Sec. of Energy. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S.J. Res. 53: To disapprove EPA rule to repeal Obama Regime Clean Power Plan and emission guidelines for greenhouse gasses and emissions from existing electric utility generation units. BAD RESOLUTION/ FAILED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO

Law and Order. Note: Republican senators finally broke the Democrat logjam to vote for dozens of conservatives to assume positions in the federal judiciary. HJ Res. 31: To make further continuing appropriations to the Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY 2019. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: NO HR 1158: To authorize cyber incident response teams in DHS. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES HR 1327: To extend authorization for the 9-11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through FY 2092. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES HR 1865: To require Sec. of Treasury to mint a coin to commemorate the opening of the National Law Enforcement Museum in D.C. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: NO PN 17: To confirm William Barr as Att.-Gen. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 173: To confirm Janet Dhillon as member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 203: To confirm Greg Guidry as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 204: To confirm James Hendrix as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 205: To confirm Sean Jordan as U.S. District Judge for Eastern District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 206: To confirm Michael Liburdi as U.S. District Judge for the District of Arizona. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 207: To confirm Mark Pittman as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 208: To confirm Peter Welte as U.S. District Judge for the District of North Dakota. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 210: To confirm Rossie Alston Jr. as a U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 211: To confirm Roy Altman as U.S. District Judge for the South District of . GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 213: To confirm Bridget Bade as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 215: To confirm Thomas Barber as U.S. District Judge for Middle District of Florida. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 216: To confirm Pamela Barker as U.S. District Judge for North District of Ohio. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 217: To confirm J. Campbell Barker as U.S. District Judge for Eastern District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 218: To confirm Kenneth Bell as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 219: To confirm Wendy Berger as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 220: To confirm Joseph Bianco as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 221: To confirm Jean-Paul Boulee as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Georgia. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 222: To confirm Holly Brady as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Indiana. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 223: To confirm Andrew Brasher as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 224: To confirm Brian Buescher as U.S. District Judge for Nebraska. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 225: To confirm James Cain Jr. as US. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 226: To confirm Stephen Clark as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 227: To confirm Clifton Corker as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 228: To confirm Daniel Domenico as U.S. District Judge for the District of Colorado. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 230: To confirm Richard Hartling as a judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 231: To confirm Ryan Holte as a judge on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 233: To confirm Matthew Kacsmaryk as U.S. District Judge for North District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 234: To confirm Damon Leichty as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Indiana. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 236: To confirm as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 3rd Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 237: To confirm Corey Maze as U.S. District Judge for North District of Alabama. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 238: To confirm Matthew McFarland as U.S. District Judge for the South District of Ohio. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 239: To confirm Eric Miller as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 240: To confirm David Morales as U.S. District Judge for South District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 241: To confirm Sarah Morrison as U.S. District Judge for South District of Ohio. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: did not vote Sasse: YES PN 242: To confirm Eric Murphy as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 6th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 243: To confirm Carl Nichols as U.S. District Judge for District of Columbia. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 244: To confirm Howard Nielson as U.S. District Judge for the District of Utah. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 245: To confirm Michael Park as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 246: To confirm J. Nicholas Ranjan as U.S. District Judge for Western District of Pennsylvania. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 247: To confirm as U.S. Circuit Judge for the D.C. Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 248: To confirm as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 6th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 251: To confirm Allison Rushing as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 4th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 252: To confirm Rodney Smith as U.S. District Judge for the South District of Florida. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 253: To confirm Michael Truncale as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 254: To confirm Wendy Vitter as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 255: To confirm T. Kent Wetherell II as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Florida. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 256: To confirm Allen Winsor as U.S. District Judge for North District of Florida. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 257: To confirm Joshua Wolson as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 258: To confirm Patrick Wyrick as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 370: To confirm Aaron Bress as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 372: To confirm Daniel Collins as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 373: To confirm Kenneth Lee as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 453: To confirm Stephanie Haines as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 454: To confirm Jason Pulliam as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 456: To confirm David Tapp as judge on U.S. Court of Federal Claims. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: did not vote. PN 510: To confirm Jeffrey Brown as U.S. District Judge for South District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 512: To confirm Brantley Starr as U.S. District Judge for North District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 524: To confirm Ada Brown as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 566: To confirm Steven Grimberg as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Georgia. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 720: To confirm Douglas Cole as U.S. District Judge for the South District of Ohio. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 722: To confirm Charles Eskridge III as U.S. District Judge for the South District of Texas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 725: To confirm Peter Phipps as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 3rd Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 727: To confirm William Stickman as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse; YES PN 729: To confirm Jennifer Wilson as U.S. District Judge for Middle District of Pennsylvania. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 776: To confirm Eric Komitee as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 780: To confirm Martha Pacold as U.S. District Judge for the North District of Illinois. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 783: To confirm John Sinatra Jr. as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of New York. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 853: To confirm David Barlow as U.S. District Judge for the Utah District. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 898: To confirm Justin Walker as U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Kentucky. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 903: To confirm R. Austin Huffaker as U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 905: To confirm Lee Rudofsky as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1051: To confirm Jodi Dishman as U.S. District Judge for the Oklahoma District. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1053: To confirm Karen Marston as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1054: To confirm as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1055: To confirm Richard Myers II as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1056: To confirm Sarah Pitlyk as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1106: To confirm Danielle Hunsaker as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1107: To confirm William Nardini as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 2nd Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1108: To confirm Daniel Traynor as U.S. District Judge for the North Dakota District. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1167: To confirm Patrick Bumatay as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1169: To confirm John Gallagher as U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1171: To confirm as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1172: To confirm Robert Luck as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1173: To confirm Sherri Lydon as U.S. District Judge for the South Carolina District. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 1175: To confirm Lawrence Van Dyke as U.S. Circuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S. 151: To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S. Res. 212: To celebrate the 100th anniversary of passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment allowing women to vote. GOOD RESOLUTION/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES

Military Affairs. HR 2333: To direct the U.S. Comptroller-Gen. to conduct an assessment of workload and vacancy rates of Dept. of Veteran Affairs suicide prevention coordinators. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES PN 585: To confirm John Hyten as Vice-Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse; YES PN 934: To confirm Mark Esper as Sec. of Defense. GOOD RESOLUTION/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S. 1: To improve specific defense and security assistance provisions, appropriate funds to Israel, and re-authorize the U.S. -Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Amend. 65: That U.S. faces continuing threats from terrorist groups operating in Syria and Afghanistan and that military withdrawal from either nation will have a serious negative effect. GOOD AMENDMENT/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S.J. Res. 7: To direct the removal of U.S. armed forces from Yemen hostilities, because actions not authorized by Congress. BAD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO To override the Presidential veto of S.J. Res. 7, to direct the removal of U.S. armed forces from Yemen hostilities, because actions not authorized by Congress. VETO SUSTAINED. Fischer: NO Sasse: NO (both supporting the President). S.J. Res. 27-48: To disapprove proposed transfer to United Arab Emirates specific defense articles and services. BAD RESOLUTION/ PASSED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO S. 1790: FY 2020 appropriations for military activities of Defense Dept., military construction, and defense activities of the Energy Dept. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Amend. 861: To provide funds for the defense of armed forces and U.S. citizens against foreign attack. GOOD AMENDMENT/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Amend. 883: To prohibit military operations in or against Iran unauthorized by Congress. BAD AMENDMENT/ FAILED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO

Foreign Affairs. PN 712: To confirm Kelly Craft as U.S. Ambassador to the UN. GOOD RESOLUTION/ CONFIRMED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S.J. Res. 2: To disapprove of the President’s proposal to apply sanctions against the Russian Federation. BAD BILL/ FAILED Fischer: NO Sasse: YES S. Res. 331: To prohibit U.S. citizens from dealing in specific information and communications technology or services from foreign adversaries and require congressional approval to end export controls over Red Chinese Huawei Technologies Co. GOOD RESOLUTION/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S. 1838: The Hong Kong Human Rights & Peace Act of 2019. The President will give Congress a list of individuals responsible for committing acts that violate human rights in Hong Kong, specifically the extrajudicial rendition or torture of anyone. To bar such individuals from entering the U.S. and impose sanctions on them. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Treaty Doc. 111-8: To amend the treaty between the U.S. and Luxembourg to avoid double taxation on income and capital and prevent income tax evasion. GOOD TREATY/ RATIFIED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Treaty Doc. 112-1: To amend the treaty between the U.S. and Switzerland to avoid double taxation on income. GOOD TREATY/ RATIFIED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Treaty Doc. 113-4: To amend the treaty between the U.S. and Spain to avoid double taxation on income and prevent tax evasion. GOOD TREATY/ RATIFIED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Treaty Doc. 114-1: To amend the treaty between the U.S. and Japan to avoid double taxation on income and prevent tax evasion. GOOD TREATY/ RATIFIED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES Treaty Doc. 116-1: To ratify entrance of Republic of North Macedonia into NATO. GOOD TREATY/ RATIFIED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES

Traditional Values. S. 109: To prohibit taxpayer-funded abortions. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S. 311: To prohibit a health care practitioner from failing to exercise proper degree of care when child survives an abortion or attempted abortion. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES

Illegal Immigration. HJ Res. 46: To oppose the national emergency at the Mexican border declared by President Trump in Feb. 2019. BAD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO HR 3401: Emergency supplemental appropriations for security at the Mexican border. GOOD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: YES Sasse: YES S.J. Res. 54: To not support a national emergency declared in February by the President at the Mexican border. BAD BILL/ PASSED Fischer: NO Sasse: NO S.J. Res. 54: To override Presidential veto of joint resolution opposing February, 2019 national emergency declared by the President at the Mexican border. VETO SUSTAINED. Fischer: NO Sasse: NO

Sources: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes. GovTrak.us.

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