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Government Budget and Spending Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
May 10, 2022	National	HR 7691	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.	Bill Passed - House (368 - 57)
April 28, 2022	National	S 3522	Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022	Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
March 17, 2022	National	HR 7108	Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act	Bill Passed - House (424 - 8)
March 2, 2022	National	H Res 956	Supporting the people of Ukraine	Resolution Passed - House (426 - 3)
Feb. 17, 2022	National	HR 6617	Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
5/10	HR 7691	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.	Bill Passed - House (368 - 57)
4/28	S 3522	Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022	Bill Passed - House (417 - 10)
3/17	HR 7108	Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act	Bill Passed - House (424 - 8)
3/02	H Res 956	Supporting the people of Ukraine	Resolution Passed - House (426 - 3)
2/17	HR 6617	Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act	Bill Passed - Senate (65 - 27)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
May 19, 2022	Statement by President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of Ukraine Supplemental	Pres. Joe Biden
May 18, 2022	Tweet - "We've reduced the deficit by $350 billion, and we're on track to reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion this fiscal year. There's more work to do, but this has never happened before in American history."	Pres. Joe Biden
May 14, 2022	Tweet - "Under my predecessor, the deficit increased every single year. This year, we're on track to cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion -- the biggest one-year decline ever. It matters to families, because reducing the deficit is one of the main ways we can ease inflationary pressures."	Pres. Joe Biden
May 13, 2022	Tweet - "We need to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities. That's why we designed the American Rescue Plan not only to beat the pandemic and rebuild our economy -- but to restore public safety."	Pres. Joe Biden
May 12, 2022	Tweet - "Republicans love to attack me as a big spender. Let's compare the facts. Under my predecessor, the deficit exploded, rising every single year. Under my plan, we are on track to cut the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion by the end of the fiscal year."	Pres. Joe Biden

Date	Title	Politician
May 19, 2022	Statement by President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of Ukraine Supplemental	Pres. Joe Biden
May 18, 2022	Tweet - "We've reduced the deficit by $350 billion, and we're on track to reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion this fiscal year. There's more work to do, but this has never happened before in American history."	Pres. Joe Biden
May 14, 2022	Tweet - "Under my predecessor, the deficit increased every single year. This year, we're on track to cut the deficit by $1.5 trillion -- the biggest one-year decline ever. It matters to families, because reducing the deficit is one of the main ways we can ease inflationary pressures."	Pres. Joe Biden
May 13, 2022	Tweet - "We need to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities. That's why we designed the American Rescue Plan not only to beat the pandemic and rebuild our economy -- but to restore public safety."	Pres. Joe Biden
May 12, 2022	Tweet - "Republicans love to attack me as a big spender. Let's compare the facts. Under my predecessor, the deficit exploded, rising every single year. Under my plan, we are on track to cut the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion by the end of the fiscal year."	Pres. Joe Biden

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Interest Group Ratings

Year(s)	Special Interest Group
2021	Eagle Forum
2020	The Club for Growth
2020	Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2020	National Taxpayers Union
2020	The Club for Growth

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 13, 2021	Louisiana	Proposed Amendment No. 4: Increase Limit on Funding Reductions and Redirections During Budget Deficits Amendment	Failed
Nov. 2, 2021	Texas	HJR 99: Proposition 2	Passed
Nov. 2, 2021	Colorado	Amendment 78: Requirements for Spending Custodial Money	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Georgia	Amendment 1: Dedication of Revenues Derived From Fees or Taxes to the Public Purpose for Which Such Fees or Taxes Were Imposed	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Maryland	Question 1: Balancing the State Budget	Passed

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