Richard Shelby on Budget

• Supports constitutional amendment for balanced budget. (Nov 2016)
• Opposes raising the debt limit; opposes $18T debt. (Sep 2016)
• Disapprove of increasing the debt limit. (Jan 2012)
• Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
• Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (May 2009)
• Voted NO on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Feb 2009)
• Voted NO on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy. (Sep 2008)
• Voted YES on paying down federal debt by rating programs' effectiveness. (Mar 2007)
• Voted YES on $40B in reduced federal overall spending. (Dec 2005)
• Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on 1998 GOP budget. (May 1997)
• Voted YES on Balanced-budget constitutional amendment. (Mar 1997)