Members of Congress / Ben Cardin / Votes Against Party
| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 312: H R 3326: McCain Amdt. No. 2580; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010. | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 303: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 2558; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingent operations. | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 280: H R 3288: Vitter Amendment Number 2376; To affirm the continuing existence of the community service requirements under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 256: H R 2997: McCain Amdt. No. 1910; To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 232: S 1390: Brownback Amdt. No. 1610; To clarify that the amendment shall not be construed or applied to infringe on First Amendment rights. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 192: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1085; To enhance public knowledge regarding the national debt by requiring the publication of the facts about the national debt on IRS instructions, Federal websites, and in new legislation. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 168: On the Motion: DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 164: On the Motion: Johanns Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 122: S CON RES 13: Cornyn Amdt. No. 806; To protect small businesses from higher taxes. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 117: S CON RES 13: Thune Amdt. No. 731; To amend the deficit-neutral reserve fund for climate change legislation to require that such legislation does not increase electricity or gasoline prices. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 138: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. to HR 2642, with an Amdt. No. 4817; In the nature of a substitute. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 106: H R 1195: Coburn Amdt. No. 4538; To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 49: S CON RES 70: Salazar Amdt. No. 4196 as Modified; To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 31: S 1200: Smith Amdt. No. 3897; To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 435: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 417: H R 2419: Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans. | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 383: H R 3043: Enzi Amdt. No. 3437; To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 344: H R 1585: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934; To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 220: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Inhofe Amdt. No. 1666; To ensure agricultural equity with respect to the renewable fuels standard. | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 214: H R 6: Tester Amdt. No. 1614; To establish a program to provide loans for projects to produce syngas from coal and other feedstocks while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of the United States on petroleum and natural gas. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 200: S 1348: Obama Amdt. No. 1202, As Modified; To provide a date on which the authority of the section relating to the increasing of American competitiveness through a merit-based evaluation system for immigrants shall be terminated. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 198: S 1348: Inhofe Amdt. No. 1151; To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 101: S CON RES 21: Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 626; To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax, and to promote continued economic growth and job creation. | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 63: S 4: Leahy Amdt. No. 333; To increase the minimum allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program. | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 61: S 4: Motion to Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 335; To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 539: H R 6406: To Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty and Make Other Technical Amendments to the Trade Laws, to Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs, and for Other Purposes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 536: H RES 1100: Providing for Consideration of the Bill H.R. 6406, to Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty and Make Other Technical Amendments to Trade Laws, to Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs, and for Othe Purposes. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 519: H R 5602: To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 470: S 2832: Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2006 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 449: H RES 1003: Providing for the Adoption of the Resolution (H. Res. 1000) Providing for Earmarking Reform in the House of Representatives | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 439: H R 4893: Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act of 2006 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 386: H R 5683: To Preserve the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, by Providing for the Immediate Acquisition of the Memorial by the United States | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 365: H RES 906: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2990, Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 361: H R 4411 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 346: H R 5672 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 341: H R 5672 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 339: H R 5672 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 200: H R 5427 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 175: H R 5385 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 20: S 2271: Usa Patriot Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 669: H R 2863: Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 631: H RES 599: Establishing the Task Force on Ocean Policy | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 627: H R 3199: Usa Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 488: H R 2123 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 459: H RES 426: Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 414: H R 3199: Usa Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 397: H R 2601 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 396: H R 2601 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 391: H R 2601 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 348: H R 3058 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 299: H R 2985 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 284: H R 2863 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 278: H R 2745 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 248: H R 2862 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 245: H R 2862 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 220: H R 1815 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 208: H R 2419 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 207: H R 2419 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 199: H R 2361: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 182: H RES 283: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 1817, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 169: H R 1544 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 168: H R 1279: Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 86: H CON RES 95: Congressional Budget for Fy 2006 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 63: H R 3 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 524: H RES 843: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 4200, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 523: H R 10: 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 461: H R 5025 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 425: H R 5006 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 397: H R 3574: Stock Option Accounting Reform Act | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 388: H R 4818 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 381: H R 4818 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 340: H R 4754 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 313: H R 4663 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 311: H R 4663 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 298: H R 4548 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 271: H R 4567 | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 262: H R 4568 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 234: H R 4323: To Amend Title 10, United States Code, to Provide Rapid Acquisition Authority to the Secretary of Defense to Respond to Combat Emergencies | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 200: H R 4200 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 183: H R 2728: Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 111: H R 3550 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 88: H CON RES 393 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 50: H R 339 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 649: H R 2417: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 624: H R 2673: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 601: H R 3289: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for Fy 2004 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 580: On Motion to Adjourn | Yes | No | No | |
| Vote 575: H RES 418: Waiving Points of Order Against the Conference Report to Accompany the Bill (H.R. 2691) Making Appropriations for the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2004, and for Other Purposes. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 574: H RES 417: Providing for Consideration of the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res 75) Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2004, and for Other Purposes. | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 562: H R 3289: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for Fy 2004 | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 495: H R 2622 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 471: H R 2989 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 466: H R 2989 | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 445: H R 2427: Pharmaceutical Market Access Act | No | No | Yes | |
| Vote 436: H R 2738: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 434: H R 2738: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 432: H R 2739: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 430: H R 2739: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Vote 420: H R 2799 | No | No | Yes |
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