The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected a budget proposal from Sen. Rand Paul that proposed cutting 1 penny for every dollar the government spends.
Paul introduced his “Penny Plan” budget, and was able to win a vote on his motion to proceed to the plan.
But most Senate Republicans and all Senate Democrats roundly rejected that motion in a 21-76 vote.
“Our insecurity is our enormous debt, $21 trillion,” Paul said on the floor. “This vote is a litmus test for conservatives.”
But his budget plan won almost no support from Republicans, as only 21 favored it, far less than half of the 51 Senate Republicans currently serving.
This vote is a litmus test for conservatives. pic.twitter.com/NaV5jHVHvu
— Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) May 17, 2018
Paul’s budget plan would cut 1 percent of most of federal spending, except for Social Security, which amounts to a cut of about $30 billion.
In addition to Paul, Senate Republicans who voted for his plan were:
John Barrasso of Wyoming
John Cornyn of Texas
Mike Crapo of Idaho
Ted Cruz of Texas
Steve Daines of Montana
Mike Enzi of Wyoming
Joni Ernst of Iowa
Deb Fischer of Nebraska
Jeff Flake of Arizona
Chuck Grassley of Iowa
Ron Johnson of Wisconsin
John Kennedy of Louisiana
James Lankford of Oklahoma
Mike Lee of Utah
Jerry Moran of Kansas
James Risch of Idaho
Marco Rubio of Florida
Ben Sasse of Nebraska
Tim Scott of South Carolina
Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania
