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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
6/20/08 Vote 437: H R 6304: Fisa Amendments Act of 2008 Yes Yes No
6/19/08 Vote 431: H R 2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Yes Yes No
5/22/08 Vote 357: H R 5658 No No Yes
5/15/08 Vote 328: H R 2642: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Yes Present No
5/14/08 Vote 321: S CON RES 70: The Congressional Budget Resolution Yes Yes No
4/16/08 Vote 198: H R 2634: Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Collection Act Yes Yes No
4/9/08 Vote 172: H R 2016 Yes Yes No
4/3/08 Vote 159: H R 4847: United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act Yes Yes No
3/13/08 Vote 137: H CON RES 312 No No Yes
2/7/08 Vote 38: H R 4137 No No Yes
12/19/07 Vote 1186: H R 2764: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for Fy 2008 Yes Yes No
12/4/07 Vote 1125: H R 2082: Intelligence Authorization Act Yes Yes No
11/8/07 Vote 1060: H R 3688: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Yes Yes No
11/7/07 Vote 1057: H R 3685: Employment Non-Discrimination Act (Enda) No No Yes
10/23/07 Vote 994: H R 1011: Virginia Ridge and Valley Act Yes Yes No
10/3/07 Vote 936: H R 928: Improving Government Accountability Act Yes Yes No
9/6/07 Vote 857: H R 2786 Yes Yes No
8/4/07 Vote 836: S 1927: Protect America Act Yes Yes No
8/4/07 Vote 835: H R 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 No No Yes
8/4/07 Vote 832: H R 3221: New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act No No Yes
8/4/07 Vote 831: H R 3221: New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act Yes Yes No
8/4/07 Vote 830: H R 3221 No No Yes
8/4/07 Vote 828: H R 3221 No No Yes
8/4/07 Vote 827: H R 3221 No No Yes
7/31/07 Vote 770: H R 2272: 21st Century Competitiveness Act Yes Yes No
7/27/07 Vote 754: H R 2419 No No Yes
7/25/07 Vote 733: H R 3093 No No Yes
7/24/07 Vote 713: H R 3074 No No Yes
7/24/07 Vote 703: H R 3074 No No Yes
7/19/07 Vote 673: H R 3043 Yes Yes No
7/18/07 Vote 649: H R 3043 Yes Yes No
6/28/07 Vote 599: H R 2829 Yes Yes No
6/28/07 Vote 598: H R 2829 Yes Yes No
6/28/07 Vote 596: H R 2829 No No Yes
6/28/07 Vote 593: H R 2829 No Yes Yes
6/28/07 Vote 588: H R 2829 Yes Yes No
6/27/07 Vote 582: H RES 517: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2829, Financial Services Appropriations, Fy 2008 No No Yes
6/27/07 Vote 580: H RES 517: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 2829, Financial Services Appropriations, Fy 2008 No Yes Yes
6/27/07 Vote 577: H R 2643 No No Yes
6/27/07 Vote 576: H R 2643 Yes Yes No
6/27/07 Vote 574: H R 2643 No No Yes
6/27/07 Vote 573: H R 2643 No No Yes
6/26/07 Vote 563: H R 2643 No No Yes
6/26/07 Vote 553: H R 2643 Yes Yes No
6/26/07 Vote 552: H R 2643 Yes Yes No
6/21/07 Vote 536: H R 2764 No No Yes
6/21/07 Vote 527: H R 2764 Yes Yes No
6/20/07 Vote 526: H R 2641 No No Yes
6/20/07 Vote 521: H R 2641 No No Yes
6/15/07 Vote 497: H R 2642 No Yes Yes
6/15/07 Vote 477: H R 2638 Yes Yes No
6/6/07 Vote 436: H R 2446 No No Yes
5/24/07 Vote 425: H R 2206: This bill would provide funding in Iraq without setting withdrawal deadlines for troops, which anti-war Democrats sought in an earlier bill. Instead, it would set “benchmarks for progress that the Iraqi government must meet to continue receiving reconstruction aid,” the Washington Post reported.

The bill would provide $100 billion in funding for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. This includes emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense, specifically for operation and maintenance, military personnel, the security forces of both countries and the Defense Health Program.

The Washington Post reported that President Bush, “who had vowed to veto any legislation with restrictions on troop deployment,” said he would sign the bill. He must make his first report to Congress on progress in Iraq by July 15.

The bill, which was passed 280-142 on May 24, 2007, did not receive support from the majority of House Democrats, with 140 opposing the bill. Out of 196 voting Republicans, two rejected the funding bill. Congress needed to act on this bill because war funding would have ended on May 28.

In addition to war funding, the bill would designate another $17 billion to unrelated domestic spending, including $6.4 billion for Gulf Coast hurricane recovery, along with $3 billion for emergency draught and natural disaster relief for farmers.

It would set aside $1 billion for improving port and mass-transit security. It would also provide a $650 million increase in children’s health care funding. An additional $3 billion would go toward converting U.S. military bases that plan to close. “Other domestic beneficiaries include state HIV grant programs, mine safety research, youth violence prevention activities and pandemic flu protection.”

 Yes Yes No
5/24/07 Vote 421: H R 2316 No No Yes
5/22/07 Vote 389: H R 1427 Yes Yes No
5/17/07 Vote 367: H R 1585 No No Yes
5/16/07 Vote 366: H R 1585 No No Yes
5/16/07 Vote 365: H R 1585 No No Yes
5/11/07 Vote 339: H R 2082 No No Yes
5/11/07 Vote 338: H R 2082 Yes Yes No
5/10/07 Vote 330: H R 2237: To Provide for the Redeployment of United States Armed Forces and Defense Contractors From Iraq No No Yes
5/9/07 Vote 317: H R 1684: Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act Yes Yes No
4/26/07 Vote 268: H R 249: To Restore the Prohibition on the Commercial Sale and Slaughter of Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros. Yes Yes No
4/24/07 Vote 256: H R 363: Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research Act Yes Yes No
3/29/07 Vote 209: H CON RES 99 No No Yes
3/27/07 Vote 200: H R 1401: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act Yes Yes No
3/21/07 Vote 171: H R 1227: Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 Yes Yes No
2/16/07 Vote 100: H RES 161: Providing for Motions to Suspend the Rules. No No Yes
1/11/07 Vote 19: H R 3: Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act Yes Yes No
12/8/06 Vote 532: H R 6111 No No Yes
12/8/06 Vote 530: H RES 1099: Relating to Consideration of the Bill H.R. 6111 to Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide That the Tax Court May Review Claims for Equitable Innocent Spouse Relief and to Suspend the Running on the Period of Limitations While Such Claims Are Pending. Yes Yes No
12/5/06 Vote 525: H R 1176: Nonprofit Athletic Organization Protection Act Yes Yes No
9/29/06 Vote 511: H R 4772: Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 Yes Yes No
9/29/06 Vote 508: S 3930: Military Commissions Act Yes Yes No
9/28/06 Vote 502: H R 5825: Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act Yes Yes No
9/28/06 Vote 501: H R 5825: Electronic Surveillance Modernization Act No No Yes
9/27/06 Vote 491: H R 6166: Military Commissions Act Yes Yes No
9/26/06 Vote 479: S 403: Child Custody Protection Act Yes Yes No
9/26/06 Vote 477: H R 4772: Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 Yes Yes No
9/26/06 Vote 476: H R 5092: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act Yes Yes No
9/21/06 Vote 468: H R 6095: Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 Yes Yes No
9/21/06 Vote 467: H R 6095: Immigration Law Enforcement Act of 2006 No No Yes
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
9/14/06 Vote 446: H R 6061: Secure Fence Act of 2006 Yes Yes No
9/13/06 Vote 439: H R 4893: Restricting Indian Gaming to Homelands of Tribes Act of 2006 Yes Yes No
9/7/06 Vote 433: H R 503: Horse Protection Act No No Yes
9/7/06 Vote 432: H R 503 Yes Yes No
9/7/06 Vote 431: H R 503 Yes Yes No
7/29/06 Vote 425: H R 5970: Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act Yes Yes No
7/29/06 Vote 424: H R 5970: Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act No No Yes
7/27/06 Vote 416: H R 4157: Better Health Information System Act Yes Yes No
7/26/06 Vote 408: H R 5682 No No Yes
7/26/06 Vote 406: H RES 947: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5682, United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act Yes Yes No
7/20/06 Vote 392: H R 5684: To Implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Yes Yes No
7/19/06 Vote 385: H R 2389: Pledge Protection Act Yes Yes No
7/19/06 Vote 384: H R 2389 No No Yes
7/19/06 Vote 383: H RES 920: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 2389) to Amend Title 28, United States Code, With Respect to the Jurisdiction of Federal Courts Over Certain Cases and Controversies Involving the Pledge of Allegiance Yes Yes No
7/18/06 Vote 380: S 2754: Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act Yes Yes No
7/18/06 Vote 378: H J RES 88: Proposing An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Relating to Marriage Yes Yes No
7/12/06 Vote 368: H R 2990: Credit Rating Agency Duopoly Relief Act Yes Yes No

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