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Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler

Senator
Georgia
Republican
F
38%
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116th Congress

U.S. Congress: Senate
Score: 38

NDAA (Veto Override)

We oppose. The act includes spending not only for legitimate national defense, but also for military interventionism in foreign lands that does not make America safer. Also, the legislation undercuts the president's legitimate authority as commander-in-chief by restricting his ability to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, Germany, and South Korea.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: None
H.R. 6395 Passed 82 to 13 on 1/1/2021 See Article I Section 7 Article I Section 8 Article II Section 2

Appropriations/Coronavirus

Spends $1.4 trillion in discretionary appropriations and another $900 billion in Covid aid.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$10,899.00/year
H.R. 133 Passed 93 to 6 on 12/21/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

ObamaCare

We oppose. The Affordable Care Act is an unconstitutional monstrosity of government intervention into the healthcare sector and is anything but affordable. ObamaCare reduced individual choice in the health-insurance market, increased costs for many Americans, and has been a poorly run boondoggle from the beginning, exactly what is to be expected when the federal government attempts to regulate and subsidize healthcare, something it has no constitutional authority to do.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
S. 4653 Passed 52 to 43 on 10/1/2020 See Article I Section 8

Pre-existing Conditions

We support killing the amendment. The U.S. government should not be attempting to regulate healthcare or health insurance in any way, shape, or form. The Constitution clearly does not allow the federal government to involve itself in healthcare. Decisions about health insurance coverage should be left up to insurance companies. Federal regulations and/or subsidies in the healthcare sector tend to distort the market and have in large part caused the current out-of-control insurance prices we see today.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S. 178 Rejected 47 to 48 on 9/30/2020 See Article I Section 8

Continuing Appropriations

We oppose. Congress needs to cut spending to avoid fiscal disaster. Additionally, Congress' inability to promptly pass a 2021 budget, instead using a continuing appropriations bill, illustrates the breakdown of the federal budgeting process.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 8337 Passed 85 to 10 on 9/30/2020 See Article I Section 8

Guns vs. Butter

We oppose. National defense is an essential function of the federal government. This is not to say that the budget is not "bloated" (the Pentagon budget does contain waste, and not all military spending is defense spending), but unnecessary military spending should be cut, not transferred to social-welfare programs falling outside the Constitution's specified powers.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
S. 4049 Roll Call 135 Rejected 23 to 78 on 7/22/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

Semiconductor Manufacturing Subsidies

We oppose. Nowhere in the Constitution is the federal government authorized to subsidize private businesses. If such subsidies are allowed, then any business could potentially be subsidized at the expense of any other, with the government essentially picking winners and losers in the marketplace, causing great economic distortion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
S. 4049 Roll Call 134 Passed 97 to 4 on 7/21/2020 See Article I Section 8

Withdrawal From Afghanistan

We oppose the Senate's decision to table Senator Paul's amendment. It is long past time to bring the troops home. The AUMF that the amendment would repeal has been used broadly by presidents to send troops into foreign conflicts, despite the fact that under the Constitution only Congress may declare war.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
S. 4049 Roll Call 129 Passed 60 to 33 on 7/1/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article II Section 2

Public Lands

Permanently funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) at $900 million annually. Creates the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund (NPPLLRF), funded at $1.9 billion annually for five years.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$22.00/year
H.R. 1957 Roll Call 121 Passed 74 to 25 on 6/17/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article IV Section 3 10th Amendment

Waiving Budgetary Discipline

We oppose. Profligate spending needs to be immediately brought under control and deficits eliminated to avoid fiscal disaster. Congress is failing to address its fiscally and constitutionally irresponsible spending habits that yielded an annual federal deficit of $3.1 trillion in fiscal 2020.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.R. 1957 Roll Call 118 Passed 68 to 31 on 6/15/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

FISA

We oppose. While many of the proposed FISA modifications positive from a freedom and privacy standpoint, Congress should have instead voted to not reauthorize the FISA and let it expire. Despite the program's title, the act permits surveillance of Americans who are not charged with any crime.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 6172 Passed 81 to 16 on 5/14/2020 See Article I Section 8 First Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment

Surveilling Americans

Prohibits surveillance of American citizens under FISA authorities.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S.Amdt. 1586 to H.R. 6172 Rejected 12 to 85 on 5/14/2020 See Article III First Amendment Fourth Amendment Fifth Amendment

Coronavirus

We oppose. Nowhere in the Constitution is Congress authorized to bail out businesses, industries, and people.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 748 Passed 97 to 0 on 3/25/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article I Section 9

War Powers

We support. According to the U.S. Constitution, only Congress may declare war. It is unfortunate that Congress has to pass a resolution enforcing this, but doing so puts a check on the war powers assumed by recent presidents.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: No
S.J.R. 68 Passed 56 to 45 on 2/13/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article II Section 2

Impeachment (Article II – Obstruction of Congress)

We oppose. The "obstruction of Congress" charge does not rise to the level of the "high crimes and misdemeanors" for which a president may be impeached and removed. There is uncontestable truth to the charge: Trump did direct the executive branch to ignore subpoenas issued by highly partisan, pro-impeachment House committees. What is contested is whether a president may constitutionally ignore such subpoenas. But that is an issue for the federal judiciary, not impeachment, to decide.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.Res. 755 Roll Call 34 Rejected 47 to 54 on 2/5/2020 See Article I Section 2 Article I Section 3 Article II Section 1 Article II Section 3 Article II Section 4

Impeachment (Article I – Abuse of Power)

We oppose. In his actions on Ukraine, Trump did not commit "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors," the constitutional requirement for impeaching and removing a president or other U.S. "civil officer." The House presented no evidence of any "high crimes." Trump was accused of withholding aid from Ukraine, but the aid was provided. Also, there is no crime in making a request to investigate Hunter Biden and Burisma, as was alleged.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: No
H.Res. 755 Roll Call 33 Rejected 48 to 53 on 2/5/2020 See Article I Section 2 Article I Section 3 Article II Section 1 Article II Section 3 Article II Section 4

USMCA

We oppose. Congress is not authorized by the Constitution to surrender our national sovereignty to any transnational regional government, including the nascent North American Union.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes
H.R. 5430 Passed 90 to 10 on 1/16/2020 See Article I Section 8 Article II Section 2 Article VI
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