Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
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.	No	Yes	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 118: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits.	Yes	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.	Yes	No	No
4/16/08	Vote 104: On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit: Motion to Table DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1195, with Instructions; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
4/10/08	Vote 100: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. 4519; To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service.	Yes	No	No
4/10/08	Vote 98: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. No. 4521; To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.	Yes	No	No
3/14/08	Vote 80: S CON RES 70: Boxer Amdt. No. 4379; To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.	Yes	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 75: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt No. 4347; To establish an earmark moratorium for fiscal year 2009.	Yes	No	No
3/13/08	Vote 54: S CON RES 70: Dorgan Amdt. No. 4198; To increase the Indian Health Service by $1 billion in FY 2009.	Yes	No	Yes
2/26/08	Vote 32: S 1200: S.1200 as Amended; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007	No	Yes	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
12/18/07	Vote 441: On the Motion: Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
12/12/07	Vote 422: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3673; To improve women's access to heath care services in rural areas and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.	No	Yes	No
12/12/07	Vote 420: H R 2419: Alexander Amdt. No. 3551; To increase funding for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, with an offset.	Yes	No	No
10/30/07	Vote 400: S 294: S.294 as Amended; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
10/23/07	Vote 391: H R 3043: H.R. 3043 as Amended; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
10/16/07	Vote 372: H R 3093: H.R. 3093, As Amended; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
10/16/07	Vote 367: H R 3093: Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No.3295; To increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and offset the increase by reducing NASA funding.	No	Yes	Yes
9/27/07	Vote 356: H R 1585: Coburn Amdt. No. 2196; To eliminate wasteful spending and improve the management of counter-drug intelligence.	Yes	No	No
9/27/07	Vote 354: H J RES 43: H.J.Res.43; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.	No	Yes	Yes
9/27/07	Vote 351: H R 1585: Hatch Amdt. No. 3047; To require comprehensive study and support for criminal investigations and prosecutions by State and local law enforcement officials.	No	Yes	Yes
9/26/07	Vote 348: H R 1585: Biden Amdt. No. 2997 as Modified; To express the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.	No	Yes	Yes
9/11/07	Vote 333: H R 3074: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2811; To prohibit the use of funds made available under this Act for bicycle paths so that the funds can be used to improve bridge and road safety.	No	Yes	Yes
9/11/07	Vote 332: H R 3074: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2842; To ensure that every motor carrier entering the United States through the cross-border motor carrier demonstration program is inspected and meets all applicable safety standards established for United States commercial motor vehicles.	No	Yes	No
9/7/07	Vote 326: H R 2669: H.R. 2669 Conference Report; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
9/6/07	Vote 325: H R 2764: H.R. 2764 as Amended; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 303: H R 976: Hutchison Amdt No. 2620; To increase access to health insurance for low-income children based on actual need, as adjusted for cost-of-living.	Yes	No	No
8/2/07	Vote 294: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.	No	Yes	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 293: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to S.1; A bill to provide greater transparency in the legislative process.	No	Yes	Yes
7/26/07	Vote 284: H R 1: H.R. 1, Conference Report; Improving America's Security Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
7/19/07	Vote 262: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Stabenow Amdt. No 2358; Relative to illegal aliens qualifying for Social Security benefits.	Yes	No	Yes
6/28/07	Vote 235: On the Cloture Motion: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
6/27/07	Vote 231: S 1639: Motion to Table Div. III of Amdt. No.1934, as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.	Yes	No	Yes
6/27/07	Vote 229: S 1639: Motion to Table Div. I Amdt. No. 1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/07	Vote 228: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1639; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
6/21/07	Vote 225: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6; CLEAN Energy Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
6/12/07	Vote 209: H R 6: Bayh Amdt. No. 1508; To provide for the publication and implementation of an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in the United States.	Yes	No	Yes
6/7/07	Vote 206: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
6/7/07	Vote 202: S 1348: Coburn Amdt. No. 1311, As Modified; To require the enforcement of existing border security and immigration laws and Congressional approval before amnesty can be granted.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 199: S 1348: Vitter Amdt. No. 1339; To require that the U.S. VISIT system- the biometric border check-in/check-out system first required by Congress in 1996 that is already well past its already postponed 2005 implementation due date- be finished as part of the enforcement trigger.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 196: S 1348: Ensign Amdt. No. 1374; To improve the criteria and weights of the merit-based evaluation system.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 188: S 1348: DeMint Amdt. No. 1197; To require health care coverage for holders of Z nonimmigrant visas.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 187: S 1348: Cornyn Amdt. No. 1184, As Modified; To establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 186: S 1348: Kennedy Amdt. No. 1333, as Modified; To increase the immigration-related penalties associated with various criminal activities.	Yes	No	Yes
6/5/07	Vote 185: S 1348: Feingold Amdt. No. 1176; To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.	Yes	No	Yes
6/5/07	Vote 183: S 1348: Durbin Amdt. No. 1231; To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers.	No	Yes	Yes
5/24/07	Vote 179: S 1348: Sanders Amdt. No. 1223; To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.	Yes	No	Yes
5/24/07	Vote 177: S 1348: Coleman Amdt. No. 1158; To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status.	No	Yes	No
5/23/07	Vote 175: S 1348: Bingaman Amdt. No. 1169; No Statement of Purpose on File.	No	Yes	Yes
5/9/07	Vote 155: S 1082: Grassley Amdt. No. 998; To provide for the application of stronger civil penalties for violations of approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.	Yes	No	Yes
4/25/07	Vote 146: S 761: S. 761 As Amended; A bill to invest in innovation and education to improve the competitiveness of the United States in the global economy.	No	Yes	Yes
4/25/07	Vote 142: S 761: DeMint Amdt. No. 930; To prohibit congressional earmarks of funds appropriated pursuant to authorizations in the bill.	Yes	No	No
4/24/07	Vote 139: S 761: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 928; To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, with respect to smaller public company options regarding internal controls.	Yes	No	Yes
3/28/07	Vote 120: H R 1591: Coburn Amdt. No. 657; To provide farm assistance in a fiscally responsible manner.	Yes	No	No
3/22/07	Vote 92: S CON RES 21: Cornyn Amdt. No. 525 as Modified; To provide reconciliation instructions of $33.8 billion to make provider payments more accurate, to improve Medicare Part B income relation provisions, expand those provisions to Medicare Part D and reduce the deficit.	Yes	No	No
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
2/14/07	Vote 48: H J RES 20: H.J.Res. 20; Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007	No	Yes	Yes
2/8/07	Vote 45: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. George W. Casey to be Chief of Staff, U.S. Army	No	Yes	Yes
1/25/07	Vote 25: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Re: DeMint Amdt. No. 158; To increase the Federal minimum wage by an amount that is based on applicable State minimum wages.	Yes	No	No
1/18/07	Vote 18: S 1: Lieberman Amdt No. 30; To establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity.	Yes	No	No
12/9/06	Vote 279: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 6111; A bill 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.	No	Yes	Yes
12/9/06	Vote 278: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 6111; A bill 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.	No	Yes	Yes
12/9/06	Vote 277: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Motion to Concur in House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.6111.; A bill 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.	No	Yes	Yes
7/19/06	Vote 211: S 728: Inhofe Amt. No. 4683; To modify a section relating to a fiscal transparency and prioritization report.	No	Yes	No
7/19/06	Vote 209: S 728: Inhofe Amdt. No. 4682; To modify a section relating to independent reviews.	No	Yes	No
7/19/06	Vote 208: S 728: Feingold Amdt. No. 4681; To modify a section relating to independent peer review of water resources projects.	Yes	No	Yes
7/18/06	Vote 207: S 728: Specter Amdt. No. 4680; To modify a provision relating to Federal hopper dredges.	Yes	No	Yes
6/20/06	Vote 178: S 2766: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 4265; To express the sense of Congress that the Government of Iraq should not grant amnesty to persons known to have attacked, killed, or wounded members of the Armed Forces of the United States.	No	Yes	Yes
5/25/06	Vote 157: S 2611: S. 2611 As Amended; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006	Yes	No	Yes
5/25/06	Vote 156: S 2611: Specter Amdt. No. 4188; To improve the bill.	Yes	No	Yes
5/25/06	Vote 155: S 2611: Ensign Amdt. No. 4136; To ensure the integrity of the Earned Income Tax Credit program by reducing the potential for fraud and to ensure that aliens who receive an adjustment of this status under this bill meet their obligation to pay back taxes without creating a burden on the American public.	No	Yes	No
5/25/06	Vote 154: S 2611: Sessions Amdt. No. 4108; To limit the application of the Earned Income Tax Credit.	No	Yes	No
5/25/06	Vote 152: S 2611: Bingaman Amdt. No. 4131; To limit the total number of aliens, including spouses and children, granted employment-based legal permanent resident status to 650,000 during any fiscal year.	No	Yes	No
5/25/06	Vote 151: S 2611: Cornyn Amdt. No. 4097; To modify the requirements for confidentiality certain information submitted by an alien seeking an adjustment of status under section 245B.	No	Yes	No
5/24/06	Vote 148: S 2611: Hutchison Amdt. No. 4101; To enhance border security by creating a pilot SAFE Visa Program to grant visas to authorized nationals of a NAFTA or CAFTA-DR country who receive employment offers in job areas in the United States that have been certified by the Secretary of Labor as having a shortage of workers.	No	Yes	No
5/24/06	Vote 147: S 2611: Gregg Amdt. No. 4114; To amend title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the diversity visa program and create a program that awards visas to aliens with an advanced degree in science mathematics, technology, or engineering.	No	Yes	No
5/24/06	Vote 146: S 2611: Byrd Amdt. No. 4127; To fund improvements in border and interior security by assessing a $500 supplemental fee under title VI.	No	Yes	Yes
5/24/06	Vote 145: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 2611; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2006	Yes	No	Yes
5/23/06	Vote 140: S 2611: Grassley Amdt. No. 4177; To provide a substitute to title III.	Yes	No	Yes
5/18/06	Vote 134: S 2611: Cornyn Amdt. No. 4038; To require aliens seeking adjustment of status under section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act or Deferred Mandatory Departure status under section 245C of such Act to pay a supplemental application fee, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to States for health and educational services for noncitizens.	No	Yes	No
5/18/06	Vote 132: S 2611: Salazar Amdt. No. 4073 As Modified; To declare that English is the common and unifying language of the United States, and to preserve and enhance the role of the English language.	Yes	No	Yes
5/18/06	Vote 130: S 2611: Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No. 3985; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that persons who receive an adjustment of status under this bill are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.	Yes	No	Yes
5/18/06	Vote 129: S 2611: Kennedy Amdt. No. 4066; To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for adjustment of status.	Yes	No	Yes
5/17/06	Vote 128: S 2611: Cornyn Amdt. No. 3965 As Modified; To modify the conditions under which an H-2C nonimmigrant may apply for an employment-based immigrant visa.	No	Yes	No
5/17/06	Vote 127: S 2611: Vitter Amdt. No. 3963; To strike the provisions related to certain undocumented individuals.	No	Yes	No
5/16/06	Vote 124: S 2611: Motion to Table Bingaman Amdt. No. 3981; To reduce the number of H-2C nonimmigrants to 200,000 during any fiscal year.	Yes	No	No
5/16/06	Vote 121: S 2611: Isakson Amdt. No. 3961; To prohibit the granting of legal status, or adjustment of current status, to any individual who enters or entered the United States in violation of Federal law unless the border security measures authorized under Title I and section 233 are fully completed and fully operational.	No	Yes	No
5/8/06	Vote 116: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.23; Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act	No	Yes	No
5/8/06	Vote 115: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.22; Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006	No	Yes	No
5/4/06	Vote 112: H R 4939: H.R. 4939, As Amended; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006	No	Yes	Yes
5/4/06	Vote 111: H R 4939: Thune Amdt. No. 3704; To provide, with an offset, $20,000,000 for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Medical Facilities.	No	Yes	No
4/26/06	Vote 99: H R 4939: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt No. 3641 "Div. I"; To perfect the bill.	No	Yes	No
4/26/06	Vote 97: H R 4939: Motion to Table Ensign Motion to Recommit H.R.4939 to the Committee on Appropriations; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006	No	Yes	Yes
4/26/06	Vote 96: H R 4939: Motion to Table Thomas Amdt. No. 3515; To return the bill to the President's proposal.	No	Yes	Yes
4/7/06	Vote 90: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2454; Securing America's Borders Act	No	Yes	No
3/29/06	Vote 82: S 2349: As Amended; Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006	No	Yes	Yes
3/29/06	Vote 81: S 2349: Ensign Amdt. No. 2980; To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.	No	Yes	Yes
3/16/06	Vote 58: S CON RES 83: Specter Amdt No. 3048; To increase the advance appropriations allowance in order to fund health, education and training, and low-income programs.	No	Yes	Yes
3/15/06	Vote 50: S CON RES 83: Snowe Amdt. No. 3004; To ensure that any savings associated with legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to use the collective purchasing power of 40,000,000 Medicare beneficiaries to negotiate the best possible prices for prescription drugs provided through part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act in fallback plans, by private drug plans (if asked) and in other circumstances, but not permitting a uniform formulary or price setting, is reserved for deficit reduction of to improve the Medicare drug benefit.	Yes	No	Yes
3/7/06	Vote 33: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2320; A bill to make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes

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