H.C.R.84 BY KASICH (R-OH) -- RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEARS 1998 THROUGH 2002 (HOUSE REJECTED THE WATERS AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE THAT SOUGHT TO ACHIEVE A BALANCED BUDGET AND REDUCE DEFENSE SPENDING AND CORPORATE TAX CONSIDERATIONS, DELAY TAX CUTS UNTIL THE BUDGET IS BALANCED, AND INCREASE FUNDING FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CRIME PREVENTION, AND OTHER DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS.)

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.

• Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”

  model(0.90): The amendment sought to increase funding for healthcare programs.

  Tagged by: keyword:healthcare

  Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage

• TaxesA yea counts toward “Raise revenue”

  model(0.92): Delaying tax cuts and reducing corporate tax preferences increases revenues.

  Tagged by: keyword:corporate tax

  Axis: Raise revenue ← → Cut taxes

• Spending & BudgetDirection unreadable — not scored

  excluded:model-unclear (0.70) The budget substitute combines spending cuts in defense with spending increases in domestic programs and budget balancing.

  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.