To strike the individual income tax increase, the energy tax increase, and the Social Security benefits tax increase, and an equivalent amount of new spending. — (SENATE TABLED THE GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 249, TO STRIKE THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX INCREASE, THE ENERGY TAX INCREASE, AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TAX INCREASE, AND AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF NEW SPENDING.)

The measure

How this vote is scored

Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.

• TaxesA yea counts toward “Raise revenue”

  model(0.95): Tabling kills an amendment that would strike tax increases, preserving revenue raising.

  Tagged by: keyword:tax increase,income tax

  Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

• Spending & BudgetA yea counts toward “Fiscal expansion”

  model(0.85): Tabling kills an amendment proposing equivalent spending cuts.

  Tagged by: policy-area:Economics and Public Finance

  Axis: Fiscal expansion ← → Fiscal restraint

Who voted which way

Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.