Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
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
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
12/11/07	Vote 417: H R 2419: Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans.	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
9/26/07	Vote 349: H R 1585: Kyl Amdt. No. 3017 as Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Iran.	No	Yes	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 302: H R 976: Allard Amdt No. 2535 As Modified; To codify the unborn child rule.	Yes	Yes	No
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
6/6/07	Vote 201: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1316; To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-yer period.	No	No	Yes
5/24/07	Vote 181: On the Motion: This $120 billion dollar package was passed in the Senate by an 80-14 vote on May 24. The bill primarily focuses on funding for the Iraq war but also addresses other unrelated topics. A previous war funding bill was vetoed by the president because it included troop withdrawal deadlines, which were largely supported by anti-war Democrats. Ten Democrats opposed this new bill with no withdrawal deadlines, while 37 supported its passage. Congress had to act to replace war funding that would have ended May 28. According to the Washington Post, this bill includes 18 “benchmarks that the Iraqi government must meet to continue receiving reconstruction aid.” One hundred billion dollars in funding is slated to support continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill says that the President and Congress must not take any action that will endanger the troops and that they provide any funds necessary for training, equipment and other types of support to ensure their safety and the effectiveness of their missions. The president is required to give a first report on the Iraqis' progress in meeting the benchmarks to Congress on July 15. Seventeen billion dollars in the package is for domestic spending. Out of this funding, $6.4 billion is for Gulf Coast hurricane relief efforts, $3 billion in emergency aid for farmers, $1 billion to upgrade port and mass transit security, $3 billion towards converting closing U.S. military bases to other uses, and $650 million to increase funding for children’s health care. A Congressional Research Service summary states that the “other domestic beneficiaries include state HIV grant programs, mine safety research, youth violence prevention activities, and pandemic flu protection.” Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hilary Clinton (N.Y.) were among the 14 who opposed the bill.	No	Yes	Yes
5/24/07	Vote 178: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1181; To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period.	No	No	Yes
5/22/07	Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.	No	No	Yes
5/9/07	Vote 156: S 1082: Durbin Amdt. No. 1034; To reduce financial conflict of interest in FDA Advisory Panels.	No	No	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.	No	No	Yes
5/9/07	Vote 154: S 1082: Grassley Amdt. No. 1039; To clarify the authority of the Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology with respect to postmarket drug safety pursuant to recommendations by the Institute of Medicine.	No	No	Yes
5/7/07	Vote 151: S 1082: Cochran Amdt. No. 1010; To protect the health and safety of the public.	Yes	Yes	No
4/25/07	Vote 145: S 761: Coburn Amdt. No. 922; To promote transparency at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.	No	Yes	Yes
4/11/07	Vote 128: S 30: S. 30; HOPE Act	Yes	Yes	No
3/13/07	Vote 72: S 4: Motion to Table Biden Amdt. No. 383; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop regulations regarding the transportation of high hazard materials, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
3/6/07	Vote 63: S 4: Leahy Amdt. No. 333; To increase the minimum allocation for States under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.	No	No	Yes
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
1/18/07	Vote 18: S 1: Lieberman Amdt No. 30; To establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity.	Yes	No	No
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 269: S 3709: Boxer Amdt. No. 5187; To make the waiver authority of the President contingent upon a certification that India has agreed to suspend military-to-military cooperation with Iran, including training exercises, until such time as Iran is no longer designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.	No	No	Yes
11/16/06	Vote 268: S 3709: Feingold Amdt. No. 5183; To require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.	No	No	Yes
11/16/06	Vote 265: S 3709: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5174; To limit the waiver authority of the President.	No	No	Yes
9/29/06	Vote 262: H R 6061: H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006	No	Yes	Yes
9/19/06	Vote 250: H R 5684: H.R. 5684; United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/13/06	Vote 198: H R 5441: Menendez Amdt. No. 4634; To provide that appropriations under this Act may not be used for the purpose of providing certain grants, unless all such grants meet certain conditions for allocation.	Yes	No	No
7/11/06	Vote 192: H R 5441: Collins Amdt. No. 4560; To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the United States Emergency Management Authority.	No	Yes	Yes
6/29/06	Vote 190: S 3569: S.3569; A bill to implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.	Yes	Yes	No
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 150: S 2611: Dorgan Amdt. No. 4095; To sunset the H-2C visa program after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.	No	No	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
5/18/06	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.	Yes	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
3/28/06	Vote 79: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.2349; Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2006	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
11/8/05	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
10/6/05	Vote 253: H R 2863: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2005; To curtail waste under the Department of Defense web-based travel system.	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	No	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 213: H R 6: Conference Report H. R. 6; Energy Policy Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 212: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA Re: Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 6; Energy Policy Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
7/19/05	Vote 194: H R 3057: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1294; To provide that no funds may be made available to provide television broadcasting to Cuba, to increase by $21,100,000 the amount appropriated to the Peace Corps, and to reduce by the same amount the amount appropriated under title I to the Broadcasting Board of Governors for broadcasting to Cuba.	No	No	Yes
7/19/05	Vote 192: H R 3057: Coburn Amdt. No 1242; To prohibit any funds from being used by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to approve a loan or a loan guarantee related to a nuclear project in China.	No	No	Yes
7/12/05	Vote 176: H R 2360: Feinstein Amdt. No. 1215, As Modified; To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	No
7/12/05	Vote 175: H R 2360: Collins Amdt. No. 1142; To provide for homeland security grant coordination and simplification, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
6/23/05	Vote 157: H R 6: Durbin Amdt. No. 902; To amend title 49, United States Code, to improve the system for enhancing automobile fuel efficiency, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
5/24/05	Vote 127: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Priscilla Richman Owen, of Texas, to be U.S. Circuit Judge	No	Yes	Yes
5/11/05	Vote 120: H R 3: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 625; To provide funding for motorcycle safety programs in States without universal helmet laws.	No	No	Yes
4/13/05	Vote 93: H R 1268: Byrd Amdt. No. 367; To reduce by $36,000,000 the amount appropriated for "Military Construction, Army", with the amount of the reduction to be allocated to funds available under that heading for the Camp 6 Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.	No	No	Yes
4/6/05	Vote 85: S 600: Motion To Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 284; To prohibit funds from being used for television broadcasting to Cuba.	Yes	Yes	No
3/3/05	Vote 20: S 256: Dayton Amdt. No. 31.; To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.	No	No	Yes
1/26/05	Vote 2: On the Nomination: Confirmation Condoleeza Rice, of California, to be Secretary of State	No	Yes	Yes
10/17/03	Vote 400: S 1689: S. 1689 As Amended; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan Security and Reconstruction Act, 2004	No	Yes	Yes
1/23/03	Vote 22: H J RES 2: Motion To Table McCain Amdt. No. 214; To require completion of the feasibility study required by Public Law 105-245, and the other requirements of that law relating to construction of an emergency outlet at Devils Lake, North Dakota, before any appropriated funds are spent for the project.	No	Yes	Yes
11/19/02	Vote 253: H J RES 124: H.J.Res. 124; A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
11/19/02	Vote 247: H R 5005: Thompson For Gramm Amdt. No. 4901; To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
11/19/02	Vote 246: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Thompson Amdt. No. 4901; To establish the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
11/13/02	Vote 242: H R 5005: Motion to Table Feingold Amdt. No. 4900; To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2003.	No	Yes	Yes
9/24/02	Vote 222: H R 5005: Byrd Amendment No. 4644; To provide for the establishment of the Department of Homeland Security, an orderly transfer of functions to the Directorates of the Department, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
8/1/02	Vote 207: H R 3009: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3009; Trade Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	No
8/1/02	Vote 206: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3009; Trade Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	No
8/1/02	Vote 203: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3009; Trade Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	No
6/5/02	Vote 133: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Gregg Amdt. No. 3687; To extend the strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility.	Yes	Yes	No
5/23/02	Vote 130: H R 3009: H.R. 3009, as amended; Trade Act of 2002	Yes	Yes	No
4/25/02	Vote 92: S 517: Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 3370; To strike a section of Division H relating to energy tax incentives.	No	Yes	Yes
3/14/02	Vote 50: S 517: Jeffords Amendment No. 3017; To establish renewable electric energy generation standards.	Yes	No	No
3/7/02	Vote 43: S 517: Bingaman Amdt. No. 2986, as modified; To study whether there is a need to regulate hydraulic fracturing.	No	Yes	Yes
3/7/02	Vote 42: S 517: Voinovich Amdt. No. 2983; To reauthorize the Price-Anderson Act.	No	Yes	Yes
12/18/01	Vote 373: S 1731: Motion to table McCain Amdt. No. 2603; To provide for the market name for catfish.	No	Yes	Yes
7/17/01	Vote 236: H R 333: H.R. 333, as amended; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001	No	Yes	Yes
7/10/01	Vote 225: S 1077: Motion to Table Feingold Amdt. No. 863 ; To increase the amount provided to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, and to offset that increase by rescinding amounts appropriated to the Navy for the V-22 Osprey aircraft program.	No	Yes	Yes
7/10/01	Vote 224: S 1077: Motion to Table Wellstone Amdt. No. 874; To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, with an offset.	No	Yes	Yes
6/7/01	Vote 176: S 1: Wellstone Amdt. No. 466; To limit the conduct of certain assessments based on the provision of sufficient funding to carry out part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.	Yes	No	No
5/22/01	Vote 134: On the Motion: Feingold Motion to Commit H.R. 1836 to the Committee on Finance; Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001	No	No	Yes
5/17/01	Vote 110: S 1: Dayton Amdt. No. 622, as modified; To amend the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to fully fund 40 percent of the average per pupil expenditure for programs under part B of such Act.	No	No	Yes
3/29/01	Vote 60: S 27: Motion to Table Bingaman Amdt. No. 158; To provide candidates for election to Federal office with the opportunity to respond to negative political advertisements sponsored by noncandidates.	Yes	Yes	No
3/29/01	Vote 58: S 27: Harkin Amendment No. 155; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary system of spending limits with respect to Senate election campaigns.	No	No	Yes
3/28/01	Vote 55: S 27: Thompson Amdt. No. 149, as modified; To modify and index contribution limits.	No	Yes	Yes
3/20/01	Vote 38: S 27: Domenici Amendment No. 115; To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to modify contribution limits in response to expenditures of a candidate from personal funds.	Yes	Yes	No
3/15/01	Vote 36: S 420: S.420, As Amended; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001	No	Yes	Yes
3/15/01	Vote 33: S 420: Wellstone Amendment No. 70; To change the relevant time period in determining current monthly income.	Yes	No	No
3/14/01	Vote 29: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.420; Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001	No	Yes	Yes
1/30/01	Vote 6: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Gale Ann Norton to be Secretary of the Interior	No	Yes	Yes
9/13/00	Vote 243: H R 4444: Helms Amdt. No. 4128; To express the sense of Congress regarding forced abortions in the People's Republic of China.	Yes	No	No
7/20/00	Vote 219: H R 4461: Motion To Table McCain Amdt. No. 3917; To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the sugar program.	No	Yes	Yes
7/18/00	Vote 213: H R 4810: Hollings Amdt. No. 3875; To pay down the debt by striking the tax cuts.	Yes	No	No
7/14/00	Vote 190: On the Motion: Motion To Waive C.B.A. Re: Santorum Amendment No. 3838; To provide for the designation of renewal communities and to provide tax incentives relating to such communities, to provide a tax credit to taxpayers investing in entities seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and to provide for the establishment of Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
6/13/00	Vote 125: H R 4576: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. 3311; To strike Section 8114 regarding Operational Support Aircraft Leasing Authority.	Yes	Yes	No

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