Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/17/09	Vote 289: H R 2996: Johanns Amdt. No. 2394; Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN).	No	Yes	Yes
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
7/30/09	Vote 251: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Bond Amdt. No. 1904; To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU.	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
5/20/09	Vote 196: H R 2346: Inouye Amdt. No. 1133; To prohibit funding to transfer, release, or incarcerate detainees detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States.	No	Yes	Yes
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 167: On the Motion: Cornyn 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
2/26/09	Vote 71: S 160: DeMint Amdt. No. 573; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.	No	Yes	Yes
2/6/09	Vote 54: H R 1: Grassley Amdt. No. 297; To provide the same temporary increase in the FMAP for all States and to permit States to choose the period through June 2011 for receiving the increase.	Yes	Yes	No
2/6/09	Vote 51: H R 1: Coburn Amdt. No. 309; To ensure that taxpayer money is not lost on wasteful and non-simulative projects.	No	Yes	Yes
2/3/09	Vote 35: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Mikulski Amdt. 104; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.	No	Yes	Yes
1/26/09	Vote 15: On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury	No	No	Yes
10/1/08	Vote 211: H R 7081: H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act	No	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 172: On the Nomination: Confirmation Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, to be General	No	Yes	Yes
7/10/08	Vote 171: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General	No	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	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
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.	Yes	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.	Yes	No	No
5/7/08	Vote 118: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits.	Yes	No	No
3/13/08	Vote 67: S CON RES 70: Brownback Amdt. No. 4284; To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies.	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
12/4/07	Vote 413: H R 3688: H.R. 3688; United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act	No	Yes	Yes
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
9/27/07	Vote 354: H J RES 43: H.J.Res.43; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.	No	Yes	Yes
9/26/07	Vote 349: H R 1585: Kyl Amdt. No. 3017 as Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Iran.	No	Yes	Yes
9/6/07	Vote 321: H R 2764: Vitter Amdt. No. 2774; To prohibit the use of funds by international organizations, agencies, and entities that require the registration of, or taxes guns owned by citizens of the United States.	No	Yes	Yes
9/6/07	Vote 313: H R 2642: Coleman Amdt. No. 2687; To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions.	No	Yes	Yes
7/19/07	Vote 263: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2355; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.	Yes	Yes	No
7/17/07	Vote 248: H R 1585: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2100; To express the sense of the Senate that it is in the national security interest of the United States that Iraq not become a failed state and a safe haven for terrorists.	No	Yes	Yes
6/28/07	Vote 235: On the Cloture Motion: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
6/20/07	Vote 221: H R 6: Kyl Amdt. No. 1800; To disallow the credit for renewable diesel for fuel that is coprocessed with petroleum.	Yes	Yes	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
5/16/07	Vote 169: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Cochran Amdt. No. 1135; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress must send to the President acceptable legislation to continue funds for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom by not later than May 28, 2007.	No	Yes	Yes
4/11/07	Vote 128: S 30: S. 30; HOPE Act	Yes	Yes	No
3/28/07	Vote 121: H R 1591: Coburn Amdt. No. 648; To remove $100 million in funding for the Republican and Democrat party conventions in 2008.	Yes	Yes	No
3/6/07	Vote 62: S 4: Motion to Table Obama Amdt. No. 338; To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.	Yes	Yes	No
2/8/07	Vote 45: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. George W. Casey to be Chief of Staff, U.S. Army	No	Yes	Yes
1/11/07	Vote 5: S 1: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 11; To strengthen earmark reform.	No	No	Yes
1/10/07	Vote 4: S 1: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 6; to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.	No	No	Yes
11/16/06	Vote 270: H R 5682: H.R. 5682 As Amended; Henry J. Hyde United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006	No	Yes	Yes
7/26/06	Vote 217: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3711; A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
7/19/06	Vote 209: S 728: Inhofe Amdt. No. 4682; To modify a section relating to independent reviews.	Yes	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.	No	No	Yes
7/13/06	Vote 202: H R 5441: Vitter Amdt. No. 4615, As Modified; To prohibit the confiscation of a firearm during an emergency or major disaster if the possession of such firearm is not prohibited under Federal or State law.	No	Yes	Yes
7/11/06	Vote 193: H R 5441: Clinton Amdt No. 4563; To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
6/22/06	Vote 184: S 2766: Chambliss Amdt. No. 4261; To authorize multiyear procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft and F-119 engines.	No	Yes	Yes
6/22/06	Vote 181: S 2766: Kerry Amdt. No. 4442; To require the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq in order to further a political solution in Iraq, encourage the people of Iraq to provide for their own security, and achieve victory in the war on terror.	Yes	No	No
6/20/06	Vote 177: S 2766: McConnell Amdt. No. 4272 As Modified; To affirm the Iraqi Government position of no amnesty for terrorists who have attacked U.S. forces.	Yes	Yes	No
6/15/06	Vote 174: S 2766: Motion to Table McConnell Amdt. 4269; To require the withdrawal of the United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit.	No	Yes	Yes
5/26/06	Vote 161: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Dirk Kempthorne to be Secretary of the Interior	No	Yes	Yes
5/26/06	Vote 160: On the Nomination: Confirmation General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	No	Yes	Yes
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
5/23/06	Vote 139: S 2611: Motion to Table Leahy Amdt. No. 4117; To amend section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding restrictions on the admission of aliens.	No	Yes	Yes
5/22/06	Vote 137: S 2611: Ensign Amdt. No. 4076 as Modified; To authorize the use of the National Guard to secure the southern border of the United States.	No	Yes	Yes
5/16/06	Vote 123: S 2611: Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4017; To prohibit aliens who are currently outside the United States from participating in the H-2C guestworker visa program.	No	Yes	Yes
4/26/06	Vote 99: H R 4939: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt No. 3641 "Div. I"; To perfect the bill.	Yes	Yes	No
3/29/06	Vote 81: S 2349: Ensign Amdt. No. 2980; To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.	No	Yes	Yes
3/29/06	Vote 80: S 2349: Feingold Amdt. No. 2962; To clarify the application of the gift rule to lobbyists.	Yes	Yes	No
3/28/06	Vote 77: S 2349: Collins Amdt. No. 3176; To establish the Senate Office of Public Integrity.	No	No	Yes
3/15/06	Vote 48: S CON RES 83: Grassley Amdt. No. 3073; To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide for an extension of the Medicare part D enrollment period.	No	Yes	Yes
3/2/06	Vote 29: H R 3199: H.R. 3199 Conference Report; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 28: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration - Cloture on The Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 27: H R 3199: Motion to Reconsider the Vote by Which Cloture was Not Invoked on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 (RCV 358).; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 26: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider the Motion to Reconsider the Vote by which the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 was Not Agreed To (RCV 358).; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 25: S 2271: S. 2271, As Amended; USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 24: S 2271: First Amdt. No. 2895 As Amended; To establish the enactment date of the Act.	No	Yes	Yes
2/14/06	Vote 21: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: S. 852; Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005	Yes	Yes	No
2/14/06	Vote 19: On the Motion: Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: States Sales Taxes; Tax Relief Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
12/19/05	Vote 361: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Conference Report to Accompany S. 1932; Work, Marriage, and Family Promotion Reconciliation Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
11/15/05	Vote 325: S 1042: Graham Amdt. No. 2524; In the nature of a substitute.	No	Yes	Yes
11/15/05	Vote 323: S 1042: Warner Amdt. No. 2518; To clarify and recommend changes to the policy of the United States on Iraq and to require reports on certain matters relating to Iraq.	No	Yes	Yes
11/9/05	Vote 313: S 1042: Ensign Amdt. No. 2443; To restate United States policy on the use of riot control agents by members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
11/8/05	Vote 308: S 1042: Snowe Amdt. No. 2436 As Modified; To require the Secretary of Defense, subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and to clarify that the requirement does not affect certain property interests.	Yes	No	No
11/3/05	Vote 293: S 1932: McCain Amdt. No. 2370; To move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur.	Yes	No	No
11/3/05	Vote 282: H R 2744: H.R. 2744 Conference Report; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006	No	Yes	Yes
10/5/05	Vote 247: Whether the Amendment is Germane: Is the Amendment No. 1955, as modified, germane to H.R.2863?; To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
9/29/05	Vote 245: On the Nomination: Confirmation of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States	No	Yes
9/21/05	Vote 238: H R 2744: Coburn Amdt. No. 1775; To require that any limitation, directive, or earmarking contained in either the House of Representatives or Senate report accompanying this bill be included in the conference report or joint statement accompanying the bill in order to be considered as having been approved by both House of Congress.	No	Yes	Yes
9/14/05	Vote 230: On the Motion: Motion To Table Coburn Amdt. No. 1648; To eliminate the funding for the Advanced Technology Program and increase the funding available for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, community oriented policing service, and State and local law enforcement assistance.	No	Yes	Yes
6/29/05	Vote 169: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To Consider S. 1307; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act	Yes	Yes	No
6/23/05	Vote 155: H R 6: Sununu Amdt. No. 873; To strike the title relating to incentives for innovative technologies.	Yes	No	No
6/23/05	Vote 153: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Domenici Amdt. No. 891;	No	Yes	Yes
6/22/05	Vote 148: H R 6: McCain Amdt. No. 826, As Modified; To provide for a program to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.	No	No	Yes
6/14/05	Vote 137: H R 6: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 781; To ensure that ethanol is treated like all other motor vehicle fuels and that taxpayers and local governments do not have to pay for environmental damage caused by ethanol.	Yes	Yes	No
4/21/05	Vote 107: On the Nomination: Confirmation John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence	No	Yes	Yes
4/20/05	Vote 104: H R 1268: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 471; To reduce appropriations for the Iraqi embassy to reduce outlays expected to occur in fiscal year 2007 or later.	No	Yes	Yes
3/10/05	Vote 42: S 256: Talent Amdt. No. 121; To deter corporate fraud and prevent the abuse of State self-settled trust law.	Yes	Yes	No
1/26/05	Vote 2: On the Nomination: Confirmation Condoleeza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State	No	Yes	Yes
10/10/04	Vote 210: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 4520; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004	No	Yes	Yes
10/4/04	Vote 195: S 2845: Motion To Table Byrd Amdt. No. 3845; To enhance the role of Congress in the oversight of the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government.	No	Yes	Yes
9/29/04	Vote 192: S 2845: Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 3706; To provide the National Intelligence Director with the authority to supervise, direct, and control all elements of the intelligence community performing national intelligence missions.	No	Yes	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 187: On the Nomination: Confirmation Porter J. Goss, of Florida, To Be Director of Central Intelligence	No	Yes	Yes
9/14/04	Vote 183: H R 4567: Motion To Table Clinton Amdt. No. 3631; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities and other factors that the Secretary considers appropriate, in accordance with the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.	Yes	Yes	No
9/13/04	Vote 173: H R 4567: Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 3615, as further modified; To appropriate $70,000,000 to support efforts for identification and tracking for shipments of hazardous materials and continue and expand upon the background check system for commercial driver licenses with a HAZMAT endorsement, and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management.	Yes	Yes	No
9/7/04	Vote 165: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael H. Schneider, Sr., of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge	No	Yes	Yes

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