 Kelly voted in favor of so-called "pork amendments 84% of the time according to the conservative Club for Growth, and has declined to answer questions from the National Taxpayers Union, a non-partisan group focused on taxpayer's waste.In February 2006, the House voted 216 to 214 to cut domestic spending by $39 billion, primarily by cutting $11 billion from Medicaid and another $12.7 billion from federal student loans, which led to protest  in her district.Sue Kelly and Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02) were the deciding votes.