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Members of Congress / Ben Cardin / Votes Against Party

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
10/6/09 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
9/30/09 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
9/16/09 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
8/3/09 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
7/16/09 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
5/13/09 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
4/23/09 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
4/23/09 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
4/1/09 Vote 122: S CON RES 13: Cornyn Amdt. No. 806; To protect small businesses from higher taxes. No Yes Yes
3/31/09 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
5/22/08 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
4/17/08 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
3/13/08 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
2/26/08 Vote 31: S 1200: Smith Amdt. No. 3897; To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches. No Yes Yes
12/17/07 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
12/11/07 Vote 417: H R 2419: Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans. Yes No No
10/23/07 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
9/20/07 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
6/20/07 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
6/19/07 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
6/6/07 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
6/6/07 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
5/22/07 Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program. No No Yes
3/23/07 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
3/6/07 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
3/6/07 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
12/8/06 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
12/8/06 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
11/13/06 Vote 519: H R 5602: To Authorize the Extension of Nondiscriminatory Treatment (Normal Trade Relations Treatment) to the Products of Vietnam Yes Yes No
9/21/06 Vote 470: S 2832: Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments of 2006 Yes Yes No
9/14/06 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
9/13/06 Vote 439: H R 4893: Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act of 2006 Yes Yes No
7/19/06 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
7/12/06 Vote 365: H RES 906: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 2990, Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act Yes Yes No
7/11/06 Vote 361: H R 4411 No No Yes
6/28/06 Vote 346: H R 5672 No No Yes
6/28/06 Vote 341: H R 5672 No No Yes
6/28/06 Vote 339: H R 5672 Yes No No
5/24/06 Vote 200: H R 5427 No No Yes
5/19/06 Vote 175: H R 5385 No No Yes
3/7/06 Vote 20: S 2271: Usa Patriot Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act Yes Yes No
12/19/05 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
12/14/05 Vote 631: H RES 599: Establishing the Task Force on Ocean Policy Yes No No
12/14/05 Vote 627: H R 3199: Usa Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act Yes Yes No
9/22/05 Vote 488: H R 2123 Yes No No
9/8/05 Vote 459: H RES 426: Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules Yes Yes No
7/21/05 Vote 414: H R 3199: Usa Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act Yes Yes No
7/20/05 Vote 397: H R 2601 Yes Yes No
7/20/05 Vote 396: H R 2601 Yes Yes No
7/20/05 Vote 391: H R 2601 No No Yes
6/30/05 Vote 348: H R 3058 No No Yes
6/22/05 Vote 299: H R 2985 No No Yes
6/20/05 Vote 284: H R 2863 Yes No No
6/17/05 Vote 278: H R 2745 Yes Yes No
6/14/05 Vote 248: H R 2862 No No Yes
6/14/05 Vote 245: H R 2862 Yes No No
5/25/05 Vote 220: H R 1815 No No Yes
5/24/05 Vote 208: H R 2419 No No Yes
5/24/05 Vote 207: H R 2419 No No Yes
5/19/05 Vote 199: H R 2361: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 No Yes Yes
5/18/05 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
5/12/05 Vote 169: H R 1544 Yes No No
5/11/05 Vote 168: H R 1279: Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act Yes Yes No
3/17/05 Vote 86: H CON RES 95: Congressional Budget for Fy 2006 No No Yes
3/10/05 Vote 63: H R 3 Yes Yes No
10/8/04 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
10/8/04 Vote 523: H R 10: 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act Yes Yes No
9/22/04 Vote 461: H R 5025 No No Yes
9/8/04 Vote 425: H R 5006 No No Yes
7/20/04 Vote 397: H R 3574: Stock Option Accounting Reform Act No Yes Yes
7/15/04 Vote 388: H R 4818 No No Yes
7/15/04 Vote 381: H R 4818 Yes No No
7/8/04 Vote 340: H R 4754 Yes Yes No
6/24/04 Vote 313: H R 4663 Yes Yes No
6/24/04 Vote 311: H R 4663 Yes No No
6/23/04 Vote 298: H R 4548 Yes Yes No
6/18/04 Vote 271: H R 4567 Yes No No
6/17/04 Vote 262: H R 4568 No No Yes
6/14/04 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
5/20/04 Vote 200: H R 4200 Yes Yes No
5/18/04 Vote 183: H R 2728: Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act Yes Yes No
4/2/04 Vote 111: H R 3550 Yes Yes No
3/25/04 Vote 88: H CON RES 393 No No Yes
3/10/04 Vote 50: H R 339 No No Yes
11/20/03 Vote 649: H R 2417: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 Yes Yes No
11/18/03 Vote 624: H R 2673: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 No No Yes
10/31/03 Vote 601: H R 3289: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for Fy 2004 Yes Yes No
10/30/03 Vote 580: On Motion to Adjourn Yes No No
10/29/03 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
10/29/03 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
10/17/03 Vote 562: H R 3289: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan for Fy 2004 Yes Yes No
9/10/03 Vote 495: H R 2622 No No Yes
9/4/03 Vote 471: H R 2989 No No Yes
9/4/03 Vote 466: H R 2989 No No Yes
7/25/03 Vote 445: H R 2427: Pharmaceutical Market Access Act No No Yes
7/24/03 Vote 436: H R 2738: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Yes Yes No
7/24/03 Vote 434: H R 2738: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Yes Yes No
7/24/03 Vote 432: H R 2739: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Yes Yes No
7/24/03 Vote 430: H R 2739: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act Yes Yes No
7/23/03 Vote 420: H R 2799 No No Yes

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