Votes

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
12/11/08	Vote 215: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 7005.; Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
11/20/08	Vote 214: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6867; Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 213: H R 1424: H. R. 1424 As Amended; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 212: H R 1424: Dodd Amdt. No. 5685; In the nature of a substitute.	No	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 211: H R 7081: H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 210: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 209: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 208: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/26/08	Vote 206: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 205: H R 6049: H.R.6049 As Amended; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 204: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 203: H R 6049: Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 202: H R 6049: Baucus Amdt. No. 5633; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/17/08	Vote 201: S 3001: S. 3001 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/16/08	Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
9/10/08	Vote 199: S 3001: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4979; To repeal the requirement for reduction of survivor annuities under the Survivor Benefit Plan by veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation.	Yes	Yes	Yes
9/10/08	Vote 198: S 3001: Vitter Amdt. No. 5280; To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.	Yes	Yes	No
9/8/08	Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 196: H CON RES 398: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.	No	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 195: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 194: H R 4137: H.R. 4137 Conference Report; College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/31/08	Vote 193: H R 4040: H.R. 4040 Conference Report; CPSC Reform Act	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/30/08	Vote 192: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/30/08	Vote 191: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; Free Flow of Information Act of 2007	No	No	Yes
7/29/08	Vote 190: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	No	No	Yes
7/28/08	Vote 189: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297; Advancing America's Priorities Act	Not Voting	No	Yes
7/28/08	Vote 188: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Advancing America's Priorities Act	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
7/26/08	Vote 187: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3186; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act	Not Voting	No	Yes
7/26/08	Vote 186: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to HR 3221; Housing Tax Credit Coordination Act of 2008	Not Voting	Yes	Yes
7/25/08	Vote 185: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/25/08	Vote 184: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008	No	No	Yes
7/22/08	Vote 183: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/16/08	Vote 182: H R 5501: H.R. 5501 As Amended; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/16/08	Vote 181: S 2731: DeMint Amdt. No. 5077; To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years.	No	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 180: S 2731: Kyl Amdt. No. 5082; To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013.	No	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 179: S 2731: Gregg Amdt. No. 5081; To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator.	Yes	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 178: S 2731: Cornyn Amdt. No. 5083; To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.	No	Yes	No
7/15/08	Vote 177: H R 6331: Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/15/08	Vote 176: S 2731: Bunning Amdt. No. 5073; In the nature of a substitute.	No	No	No
7/15/08	Vote 175: S 2731: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 5068; To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act.	Yes	No	Yes
7/11/08	Vote 174: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2731; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/11/08	Vote 173: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 172: On the Nomination: Confirmation Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, to be General	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 171: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 170: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 169: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 168: H R 6304: H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978	Yes	Yes	No
7/9/08	Vote 167: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978	Yes	Yes	No
7/9/08	Vote 166: H R 6304: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5066; To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress.	No	No	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 165: H R 6304: Specter Amdt. No. 5059; To limit retroactive immunity for providing assistance to the United States to instances in which a Federal court determines the assistance was provided in connection with an intelligence activity that was constitutional.	No	No	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 164: H R 6304: Dodd Amdt. No. 5064; To strike title II.	No	No	Yes
7/7/08	Vote 163: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House, Striking Title VI through XI, To the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/26/08	Vote 162: On the Motion: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/26/08	Vote 161: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/26/08	Vote 160: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/08	Vote 159: On the Nomination: Confirmation William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, To Be US District Judge	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/25/08	Vote 158: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/25/08	Vote 157: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amdt. of the House, Striking Section 1 through Title V and Inserting Certain Language, to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt No. 4983, as Amended; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/24/08	Vote 156: On the Nomination: Confirmation Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be US Circuit Judge	No	No	Yes
6/24/08	Vote 155: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment striking sec. 1 through Title V and Inserting Language to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt.; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/19/08	Vote 154: On the Motion: Bunning Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 3221 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	No	No	No
6/19/08	Vote 153: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Bond Amdt. No. 4985; To strike provisions relating to the HOPE for Homeowners Program.	No	No	No
6/19/08	Vote 152: H R 3221: Bond Amdt. No. 4986 As Modified; To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program.	No	No	No
6/18/08	Vote 151: H R 6124: Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/17/08	Vote 150: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	No	No	Yes
6/12/08	Vote 149: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
6/10/08	Vote 148: On the Nomination: Confirmation Mark S. Davis of Virginia, to be US District Judge	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/10/08	Vote 147: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	No	No	Yes
6/10/08	Vote 146: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008	No	No	Yes
6/6/08	Vote 145: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
6/5/08	Vote 144: H R 6124: H.R. 6124; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
6/4/08	Vote 143: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008	No	No	Yes
6/4/08	Vote 142: S CON RES 70: S. Con. Res. 70 Conference Report; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	No	No	Yes
6/2/08	Vote 141: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3036; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/22/08	Vote 139: On the Motion: Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	Yes	No
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.	Yes	No	Yes
5/22/08	Vote 140: H R 2419: Upon Reconsideration Shall the Bill H.R. 2419 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Not Withstanding?; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/22/08	Vote 137: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment No. 2 with Amdt. No. 4803; In the nature of substitute.	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/20/08	Vote 136: On the Nomination: Confirmation G. Steven Agee, of Virginia to be US Circuit Judge	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/15/08	Vote 135: On the Motion: Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	Yes	Yes	No
5/15/08	Vote 134: On the Motion: Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	No	Yes	No
5/15/08	Vote 133: On the Motion: DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	No	Yes	No
5/15/08	Vote 132: On the Motion: Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	Yes	No	Yes
5/15/08	Vote 131: On the Motion: Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Tax Increase) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	Yes	Yes	No
5/15/08	Vote 130: H R 2419: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2419; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/15/08	Vote 129: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Rule XLIV, 8(a) re: H.R. 2419 Conference Report; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
5/15/08	Vote 128: On the Motion: Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, sect. 203 re: Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2419; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/14/08	Vote 127: H R 980: Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 4763; To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces.	No	No	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 126: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 980; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007	No	No	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 125: H R 3121: H.R. 3121 As Amended; Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 124: S 2284: Reid Amdt. No. 4737; To increase the supply and lower the cost of petroleum by temporarily suspending the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 123: S 2284: McConnel Amdt. No. 4720; Of a perfecting nature.	No	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 122: S 2284: Durbin Amdt. No. 4715 as Modified; To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District.	No	Yes	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 121: On the Motion: Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th, Sect. 201, re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4707; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	Yes	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 120: S 2284: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified; To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.	No	No	No
5/7/08	Vote 119: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4723; To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums.	No	No	No
5/7/08	Vote 118: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits.	No	No	No
5/7/08	Vote 117: S 2284: Wicker Amdt. No. 4719; To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.	No	No	No
5/6/08	Vote 116: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2284; Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	Yes

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