Wes Watkins on Spending & Budget

RepublicanOK

Spending & Budget1,580 votes · 81.9/100 consistent

Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

2,913 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,580 of them counted toward the score above: 1,118 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 462 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 1,333 did not count: 1,247 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 86 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1977-03-16	TO MODIFY AN AMENDMENT TO H.R. 4877 BY APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $200 MILLION FOR THE EMERGENCY ENERGY-FUEL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PROVIDED THAT THE EXTRA FUNDS WILL NOT BE EXPENDED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.H.R. 4877 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-16	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 403, A RULE WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF H.R. 4877, THE BILL MAKING REGULAR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.Res. 403 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-15	TO PASS H.R. 4876.H.R. 4876 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-15	TO AMEND H.R. 4876 BY REQUIRING THAT EMERGENCY PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS RESERVE AT LEAST 10% OF THEIR POSITIONS FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF LOCAL RESIDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT JOBS FOR 30 DAYS.H.R. 4876 · 95th Congress	Yea	Direction not readable
1977-03-15	TO AMEND H.R. 4876 BY REDUCING THE ANTIRECESSIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FUND APPROPRIATION FROM $632.5 MILLION TO $250 MILLION.H.R. 4876 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal restraint
1977-03-15	TO AGREE TO H. RES. 402, A RULE WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF H.R. 4876, THE BILL MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1978.H.Res. 402 · 95th Congress	Did not vote	Direction not readable
1977-03-03	TO AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. CON. RES. 10, A RESOLUTION REVISING THE FEDERAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.S.Con.Res. 10 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-03	TO AMEND A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3839 (SEE RC 42). THE BENNETT AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE $371 MILLION IN FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN AEGIS ANTI-AIRCRAFT SYSTEM ON BOARD THE NUCLEAR VESSEL THE USS LONG BEACH.H.R. 3839 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-03	TO AMEND A COMMITTEE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3839, THE BILL TO RESCIND CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY RECOMMENDED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE OF JAN. 17, 1977. THE CHAPPELL AMENDMENT WOULD RESTORE $81.6 MILLION IN FUNDS FOR THE LONG-LEAD FUNDING OF A NIMITZ-CLASS NUCLEAR CARRIER.H.R. 3839 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-03-03	TO AGREE TO H. J. RES. 269, A RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR U.S. DISASTER RELIEF FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1977.H.J.Res. 269 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-02-23	TO AGREE TO H. CON. RES. 110, A RESOLUTION REVISING THE BUDGET FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977.H.Con.Res. 110 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion
1977-02-23	TO AGREE TO A SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H. CON. RES. 110 (SEE RC 26). THE ROUSSELOT AMENDMENT PROPOSES A PERMANENT TAX RATE REDUCTION.H.Con.Res. 110 · 95th Congress	Nay	Direction not readable
1977-02-07	TO PASS H.J. RES. 227, A RESOLUTION MAKING URGENT SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, SOUTHWESTERN POWER ADMINISTRATION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPT. 30, 1977.H.J.Res. 227 · 95th Congress	Yea	Fiscal expansion

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.