The U.S. Senate took its first vote on the budget Thursday night into Friday morning. (see below)
Rejected means voted against. Most of the votes were straight partisan, only Collins and Hawley broke ranks a couple of times.
Republicans voted against stopping prescription drug price gouging, Veterans health care, fertility services (IVF), funding for law enforcement, health care accessibility, funding for school breakfast/lunch programs, staffing to stop avian flu, stopping decreases in Medicare and Medicaid funding, and many other things. Don't believe me, read it for yourself. 52 votes is generally Republican, 48 is Democrats. That's the partisan numbers in the Senate.
Here's a rather sloppy story by the New York Times on it, if you subscribe to that, although this is supposed to be a gift article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/senate-vote-budget.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zE4.5Iid.3CV-HbXTZRKM&smid=url-share
If you want a right-wing rah-rah story about it, go find that yourself.
And here's a link to the votes that I've pasted below. Happy reading.
| Vote (Tally) | Result | Question: Description | Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 (52-48) | Agreed to | On the Concurrent Resolution: S.Con.Res. 7, As Amended; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 86 (49-51) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1207: Merkley Amdt. No. 1207; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ending price gouging on prescription drugs. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 85 (53-47) | Agreed to | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 922: Lee Amdt. No. 922; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to Congress continuing its work to rein in the administrative state by supporting legislation that prevents Federal agencies from finalizing major rules without congressional approval, strengthens the Article 1 law-making powers of Congress, cuts spending resulting from costly regulations, reduces inflation, and unleashes economic growth. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 84 (47-53) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 957: Lujan Amdt. No. 957; To strike reconciliation instructions requiring damaging cuts to programs critical to rural Americans and food assistance for American families. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 83 (47-52) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 659: Blumenthal Amdt. No. 659; To ensure full and uninterrupted funding for Department of Veterans Affairs health care and benefits provided by the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Public Law 117-168), also known as the "PACT Act", preventing any cuts or delays. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 82 (49-51) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 971: Duckworth Amdt. No. 971; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting access to fertility services, and eliminating barriers for families in need of high-quality, affordable fertility services by expanding nationwide coverage for in vitro fertilization. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 81 (48-52) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 699: Lujan Amdt. No. 699; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting police, which may include initiatives that provide funding directly to law enforcement agencies to hire or rehire additional career law enforcement officers in an effort to increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 80 (48-52) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 436: Shaheen Amdt. No. 436; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preserving and extending vital tax credits enacted under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which make heath care accessible and affordable and that have led to the lowest uninsured rate in our Nation's history. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 79 (49-51) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 233: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Van Hollen Amdt. No. 233; To create a point of order against legislation that would cut funding from the school lunch or school breakfast programs. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 78 (47-53) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 664: Slotkin Amdt. No. 664; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preventing reductions in funding and staffing necessary to respond to, control, and prevent avian flu. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 77 (24-76) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 999: Paul Amdt No. 999; To require an adequate amount of deficit reduction as part of reconciliation. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 76 (47-53) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 299: Reed Amdt. No. 299; To ensure continued United States support for the Government of Ukraine to stand firm against aggression by the Government of Russia in Europe. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 75 (49-51) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 172: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Reed Amdt. No. 172; To create a point of order against legislation that would reduce Medicare and Medicaid benefits for Americans. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 74 (48-52) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 276: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Baldwin Amdt. No. 276; To create a point of order against legislation that would take away health care from seniors, including those receiving care in nursing homes, through cuts to the Medicaid program. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 21 |
| 73 (47-53) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 1156: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Wyden Amdt. No. 1156; To prevent millions of Americans from being kicked off their health coverage, suffering needlessly, getting sicker, and dying sooner. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 72 (49-51) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 407: Ossoff Amdt. No. 407; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting access to maternal and pediatric health care through Medicaid. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 71 (49-51) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 776: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 776; To prevent tax cuts for the wealthy if a single dollar of Medicaid funding is cut. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 70 (51-49) | Agreed to | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1029: Sullivan Amdt. No. 1029; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting Medicare and Medicaid. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 69 (48-52) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 316: Schiff Amdt. No. 316; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting Federal wildland firefighters and associated personnel. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 68 (48-52) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 540: Bennet Amdt. No. 540; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to reinstating the fired Federal employees at the Forest Service, National Park Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 67 (47-53) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 925: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Hickenlooper Amdt. No. 925; To create a point of order against legislation that would raise energy costs for Americans, including higher monthly electricity bills, building material expenses, and transportation costs. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 66 (47-53) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 878: Murray Amdt. No. 878; To strike the reconciliation instructions and create a reserve fund to implement a bipartisan, multi-year agreement to provide up to $171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding for defense and up to $171,000,000,000 in discretionary funding for other programs, accounts, and activities to address border, veterans, farmers, food and nutrition, disaster relief, and other needs. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 65 (47-53) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 130: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Warner Amdt. No. 130; To create a point of order against any reconciliation bill that would not decrease the cost of housing for American families. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 64 (48-52) | Rejected | On the Amendment S.Amdt. 473: Merkley Amdt. No. 473; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the impacts of hedge fund ownership of single-family homes and rent prices. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 63 (48-52) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 494: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 494; To stop tax cuts for the ultra-rich while families struggle to put food on the table. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 62 (47-52) | Rejected | On the Motion S.Amdt. 454: Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 454; To prevent unwarranted tax cuts for the ultra-rich. | S.Con.Res. 7 | Feb 20 |
| 61 (51-49) | Confirmed | On the Nomination: Confirmation: Kashyap Patel, of Nevada, to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation | PN12-35 | Feb 20 |
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