Which Democrats Joined the House GOP in Casting Votes against their Favorite Whipping Boy, the IRS?

Yesterday, the House passed its financial services appropriations bill, which contained steep cuts to the IRS. The bill originally cut $341 million out of the IRS budget, but with all amendments included, it cut an additional $1 billion.

It passed on largely partisan lines: 228 to 195.

Only 6 Democrats voted for it:

John Barrow (GA-12)
Pete Gallego (TX-23)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Bill Owens (NY-21)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Nick Rahall (WV-03)

And only 4 Republicans voted against it:

Chris Gibson (NY-19)
Walter Jones (NC-03)
Raul Labrador (ID-01)
Joe Pitts (PA-16)

I want to highlight some of the amendments. First, I want to look at the IRS gimmick votes, and then in a later post, I'll look at some other votes.

As should surprise no one, House Republicans took the opportunity to cast votes against the IRS. And, unsurprisingly as well, a number of Democrats joined them.

Paul Gosar (AZ-04) offered an amendment to prohibit the use of funds to pay performance awards to employees of the IRS.

It passed 282 to 138. 225 Republicans and 57 Democrats voted for it. 138 Democrats voted against it. 1 Democrat—Joaquin Castro (TX-20)—voted present.

Here are the 57 Democrats:

Ron Barber (AZ-02)
John Barrow (GA-12)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
Timothy Bishop (NY-01)
Julia Brownley (CA-26)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Steve Cohen (TN-09)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-16)  
Joe Courtney (CT-02)
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Pete DeFazio (OR-04)
Suzan DelBene (WA-01)
Bill Enyart (IL-12)
Elizabeth Esty (CT-05)
Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Pete Gallego (TX-23)
John Garamendi (CA-03)
Joe Garcia (FL-26)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Denny Heck (WA-10)
Brian Higgins (NY-26)
Jim Himes (CT-04)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Derek Kilmer (WA-06)
Ron Kind (WI-03)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Ann Kuster (NH-02)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Dave Loebsack (IA-02)
Zoe Lofgren (CA-19)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (NM-01)
Dan Maffei (NY-24)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Jim Matheson (UT-04)
Mike McIntyre (NC-07)
Jerry McNerney (CA-09)
Mike Michaud (ME-02)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Bill Owens (NY-21)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Gary Peters (MI-09)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Jared Polis (CO-02)
Nick Rahall (WV-03)
Cedric Richmond (LA-02)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Bradley Schneider (IL-10)
Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Jackie Speier (CA-14)
Bennie Thompson (MS-02)
John Tierney (MA-06)
Dina Titus (NV-01)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Tim Walz (MN-01)
John Yarmuth (KY-03)

Ron DeSantis (FL-06) offered an amendment to prohibit the IRS from using funds for conferences.
It passed 264 to 157.

222 Republicans and 42 Democrats voted for it. 154 Democrats and 3 Republicans voted against it.
The 3 Republicans were Mark Amodei (NV-02), Jason Chaffetz (UT-03), and Joe Heck (NV-03). I assume that there is a conference site in their area.

Here are the 42 Democrats:

Ron Barber (AZ-02)
John Barrow (GA-12)
Ami Bera (CA-07)
Timothy Bishop (NY-01)
Bruce Braley (IA-01)
Julia Brownley (CA-26)
Cheri Bustos (IL-17)
Matt Cartwright (CA-17)
Jim Cooper (TN-05)
Jim Costa (CA-16)  
Henry Cuellar (TX-28)
Pete DeFazio (OR-04)
Bill Enyart (IL-12)
Anna Eshoo (CA-18)
Elizabeth Esty (CT-05)
Lois Frankel (FL-22)
Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02)
Pete Gallego (TX-23)
Gene Green (TX-29)
Brian Higgins (NY-26)
Steve Israel (NY-03)
Ron Kind (WI-03)
Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01)
Ann Kuster (NH-02)
Dan Lipinski (IL-03)
Dave Loebsack (IA-02)
Dan Maffei (NY-24)
Sean Maloney (NY-18)
Jim Matheson (UT-04)
Patrick Murphy (FL-18)
Ed Perlmutter (CO-07)
Scott Peters (CA-52)
Gary Peters (MI-09)
Collin Peterson (MN-07)
Jared Polis (CO-02)
Nick Rahall (WV-03)
Raul Ruiz (CA-36)
Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02)
Bradley Schneider (IL-10)
Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)
Filemon Vela (TX-34)
Tim Walz (MN-01)