Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
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
9/16/09	Vote 279: H R 3288: Wicker Amdt. No. 2366 As Modified; To permit Amtrak passengers to safely transport firearms and ammunition in their checked baggage.	Yes	Yes	No
7/22/09	Vote 237: S 1390: Thune Amdt. No. 1618; To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to allow citizens who have concealed carry permits from the State in which they reside to carry concealed firearms in another State that grants concealed carry permits, if the individual complies with the laws of the State.	Yes	Yes	No
5/19/09	Vote 194: H R 627: H.R. 627 As Amended; Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009	No	Yes	Yes
5/13/09	Vote 191: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Sanders Amdt. No. 1062; To establish a national consumer credit usury rate.	No	No	Yes
4/30/09	Vote 174: S 896: Durbin Amdt. No. 1014; To prevent mortgage foreclosures and preserve home values.	No	No	Yes
4/23/09	Vote 169: On the Motion: Vitter 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.	Yes	Yes	No
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
4/2/09	Vote 145: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Wicker Amdt. No. 798; To ensure that law abiding Amtrak passengers are allowed to securely transport firearms in their checked baggage.	Yes	Yes	No
4/2/09	Vote 140: S CON RES 13: Sanders Amdt. No. 811; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund to establish a national usury law, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
4/2/09	Vote 135: S CON RES 13: Graham Amdt. No. 910; To protect middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax.	Yes	Yes	No
4/2/09	Vote 131: S CON RES 13: Sanders Amdt. No. 875; To require information from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System about the use of emergency economic assistance.	No	Yes	Yes
3/5/09	Vote 84: On the Motion: Motion to Waive the CBA re: Thune Amdt. No. 635 as Modified; To provide funding for the Emergency Fund for Indian Safety and Health, with an offset.	Yes	Yes	No
2/26/09	Vote 72: S 160: Ensign Amdt. No. 575; To restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia.	Yes	Yes	No
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
2/26/09	Vote 69: S 160: Kyl Amdt. No. 585; To provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
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
2/3/09	Vote 34: H R 1: Coburn Amdt. No. 109; To strike the $246 million tax earmark for Hollywood production companies.	Yes	Yes	No
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
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 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
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.	No	No	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
5/15/08	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.	No	No	Yes
4/3/08	Vote 88: H R 3221: Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4388; To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 71: S CON RES 70: Ensign Amdt. No. 4335; To increase funding for the Department of Justice for the vigorous enforcement of a prohibition against taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions consistent with the Child Custody Protection Act, which passed the Senate by a bipartisan vote of 65-34, with an offset.	Yes	Yes	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 56: S CON RES 70: Alexander Amdt. No. 4207 as Modified; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.	Yes	Yes	No
2/26/08	Vote 33: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2633; A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.	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
2/26/08	Vote 30: S 1200: Vitter Amdt. No. 3896; To modify a section relating to limitation on use of funds appropriated to the Service.	Yes	Yes	No
2/12/08	Vote 20: S 2248: S.2248 as Amended; FISA Amendments Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	No
2/12/08	Vote 19: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture Re. S. 2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	No
2/12/08	Vote 18: S 2248: Feinstein Amdt. No. 3919; To provide for the review of certifications by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.	No	No	Yes
2/12/08	Vote 17: S 2248: Specter Amdt. No. 3927; To provide for the substitution of the United States in certain civil actions.	No	No	Yes
2/12/08	Vote 16: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3912; To modify the requirements for certifications made prior to the initiation of certain acquisitions.	No	No	Yes
2/12/08	Vote 15: S 2248: Dodd Amdt. No. 3907; To strike the provisions providing immunity from civil liability to electronic communication service providers for certain assistance provided to the Government.	No	No	Yes
2/12/08	Vote 14: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3979; To provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United States.	No	No	Yes
2/7/08	Vote 12: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3913; To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad.	No	No	Yes
2/7/08	Vote 11: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3915 ; To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures.	No	No	Yes
1/24/08	Vote 2: S 2248: Motion to Table Committee on the Judiciary Reported Substitute Amendment, as Modified, to S.2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007	Yes	Yes	No
12/18/07	Vote 439: On the Motion: McConnell Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 2 to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3874; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	Yes	No
12/18/07	Vote 437: H R 2764: Feingold Amdt. No. 3875; To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq.	No	No	Yes
12/13/07	Vote 428: H R 2419: Brown Amdt. No. 3819; To increase funding for critical Farm Bill programs and improve crop insurance.	No	No	Yes
10/24/07	Vote 393: On the Nomination: Confirmation Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge	Yes	Yes	No
10/24/07	Vote 392: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be U.S. Circuit Judge	Yes	Yes	No
10/3/07	Vote 362: H R 3222: Feingold Amdt. No. 3164; To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.	No	No	Yes
9/20/07	Vote 345: H R 1585: Feingold Amdt. No. 2924; To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq.	No	No	Yes
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
9/19/07	Vote 342: H R 1585: McCain Amdt. No. 2918; To express the sense of Congress on Department of Defense policy regarding dwell time.	Yes	Yes	No
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
11/16/06	Vote 267: S 3709: Ensign Amdt. No. 5181; To ensure that IAEA inspection equipment is not used for espionage purposes.	Yes	No	No
9/29/06	Vote 263: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in House Amendment to S.403; Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act	Yes	Yes	No
9/28/06	Vote 260: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006	Yes	Yes	No
9/28/06	Vote 259: S 3930: S. 3930 As Amended; Military Commissions Act of 2006	Yes	Yes	No
8/1/06	Vote 219: S 3711: S. 3711; Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006	Yes	Yes	No
7/31/06	Vote 218: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3711; Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006	Yes	Yes	No
7/25/06	Vote 216: S 403: S. 403, As Amended; Child Custody Protection Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/25/06	Vote 213: On the Nomination: Confirmation Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be US Circuit Judge	Yes	Yes	No
7/13/06	Vote 201: H R 5441: Sessions Amdt. No. 4660, As Modified; To appropriate an additional $85,670,000 to enable the Secretary of Homeland Security to hire 800 additional full time active duty investigators to investigate immigration laws violations and to offset such increase on a pro rata basis.	Yes	No	No
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
6/27/06	Vote 189: S J RES 12: S.J.Res.12 as Amended; A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.	Yes	Yes	No
6/27/06	Vote 188: S J RES 12: Durbin Amdt. No. 4543; To provide a complete substitute.	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
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.	Yes	Yes	No
5/25/06	Vote 154: S 2611: Sessions Amdt. No. 4108; To limit the application of the Earned Income Tax Credit.	Yes	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.	Yes	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.	Yes	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.	Yes	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
5/23/06	Vote 142: S 2611: Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4142; To authorize the waiver of certain grounds of inadmissibility or removal where denial of admission or removal would result in hardship for a spouse, parent, or child who is a citizen or permanent resident alien.	Yes	Yes	No
5/18/06	Vote 131: S 2611: Inhofe Amdt. No. 4064; To amend title 4 United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the United States and to promote the patriotic integration of prospective US citizens.	Yes	Yes	No
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.	Yes	Yes	No
4/27/06	Vote 100: H R 4939: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3641 "Div. II"; To perfect the bill.	No	No	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 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 52: S CON RES 83: Santorum Amdt. No. 3015; To provide an additional $550,000,000 for Amtrak for fiscal year 2007.	Yes	No	No
3/15/06	Vote 46: S CON RES 83: McConnell Amdt. No. 3061; To provide funding for maritime security, including the Container Security Initiative, improved data for targeted cargo searches, and full background checks and security threat assessments of personnel at our nation's seaports.	No	Yes	Yes
3/15/06	Vote 44: S CON RES 83: Santorum Amdt. No. 3050; To increase funding for the Community Develeopment Block Grant Program.	Yes	Yes	No
2/28/06	Vote 23: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2271; USA PATRIOT Act Additional Reauthorizing Amendments Act of 2006	Yes	Yes	No
2/2/06	Vote 10: H R 4297: H.R. 4297 As Amended; Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005	Yes	Yes	No
1/31/06	Vote 2: On the Nomination: Confirmation Samuel A. Alito, Jr., of New Jersey, to be an Associate Justice	Yes	Yes	No
1/30/06	Vote 1: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture On The Nomination of Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of New Jersey, To Be An Associate Justice Of The Supreme Court	Yes	Yes	No
12/16/05	Vote 358: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference to Accompany H.R. 3199; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	Yes	Yes	No
11/18/05	Vote 347: S 2020: S. 2020, As Amended; Tax Relief Act of 2005	Yes	Yes	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
9/29/05	Vote 245: On the Nomination: Confirmation of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States	Yes	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
9/20/05	Vote 237: H R 2744: Ensign Amdt. No. 1753, As Modified; To prohibit the use of appropriated funds to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to inspect horses under certain authority or guidelines.	No	Yes	Yes
9/13/05	Vote 226: H R 2862: Motion To Waive CBA RE: Biden Amdt. No. 1661; To provide emergency funding for victims of Hurricane Katrina.	No	No	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 219: S 397: Passage of S. 397, As Amended; Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/29/05	Vote 218: S 397: Reed Amdt. No. 1642; To provide a complete substitute.	No	No	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 217: S 397: Kennedy Amdt. No. 1615; To expand the definition of armor piercing ammunition and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 215: S 397: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 1620; To exempt lawsuits involving injuries to children from the definition of qualified civil liability action.	No	No	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 214: S 397: Craig Amdt. No. 1644; To protect the rights of children who are victimized by crime to secure compensation from those who participate in the arming of criminals.	Yes	Yes	No
7/28/05	Vote 208: S 397: Motion To Table Levin Amdt. No. 1623; To clarify the prohibition on certain civil liability actions.	Yes	Yes	No

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