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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
4/28/08 Vote 114: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881; FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
3/13/08 Vote 43: S CON RES 70: Graham Amdt. No. 4170 as Modified; To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains. Not Voting Yes No
2/25/08 Vote 28: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 3899; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/5/08 Vote 6: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
2/4/08 Vote 5: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 5140; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/24/07 Vote 347: H R 1495: H.R.1495 Conference Report; Water Resources Development Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/7/07 Vote 326: H R 2669: H.R. 2669 Conference Report; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/6/07 Vote 316: H R 2642: H.R. 2642 as Amended; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/6/07 Vote 315: H R 2642: Brown Amdt. No. 2673; To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees. Not Voting No Yes
9/6/07 Vote 314: H R 2642: Salazar Amdt. No. 2662; To prohibit the use of funds to expand the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. Not Voting No Yes
9/6/07 Vote 313: H R 2642: Coleman Amdt. No. 2687; To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions. Not Voting Yes Yes
8/3/07 Vote 310: S 2011: S.2011; A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". Not Voting No Yes
8/3/07 Vote 309: S 1927: S.1927 as Amended; A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes No
7/30/07 Vote 285: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.976; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/7/07 Vote 205: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/7/07 Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes
6/7/07 Vote 203: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting 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. Not Voting Yes No
6/6/07 Vote 190: S 1348: Cornyn Amdt. No. 1250; To address documentation of employment and to make an amendment with respect to mandatory disclosure of information. Not Voting Yes No
5/21/07 Vote 173: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/24/07 Vote 140: S 761: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 917; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress has a moral obligation to offset the cost of new Government programs and initiatives. Not Voting No Yes
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. Not Voting No Yes
4/24/07 Vote 138: S 761: Dodd Amdt. No. 947, As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate with respect to small business growth and capital markets. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/16/07 Vote 130: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Not Voting No Yes
3/5/07 Vote 59: On the Nomination: Confirmation Carl J. Artman, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior Not Voting Yes Yes
1/26/07 Vote 33: On the Nomination: Confirmation Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army, to be General Not Voting Yes Yes
9/20/06 Vote 252: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006 Not Voting Yes Yes
8/1/06 Vote 219: S 3711: S. 3711; Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 Not Voting 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 Not Voting Yes No
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. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/19/06 Vote 175: On the Nomination: Confirmation Sandra Segal Ikuta, of California, to be U.S. Circuit Court Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/14/06 Vote 170: S 2766: McCain Amdt. No. 4242; To require regular budgeting for ongoing military operations. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/14/06 Vote 169: S 2766: Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4230; To improve Federal contracting and procurement by eliminating fraud and abuse and improving competition in contracting and procurement and by enhancing administration of Federal contracting personnel. Not Voting Yes No
5/2/06 Vote 103: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 4939; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/1/06 Vote 102: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael Ryan Barrett, of Ohio, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
4/27/06 Vote 101: H R 4939: Byrd Amdt. No. 3709; To express the sense of the Senate on requests for funds for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan for fiscal years after fiscal year 2007. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/27/06 Vote 100: H R 4939: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3641 "Div. II"; To perfect the bill. Not Voting No Yes
4/26/06 Vote 99: H R 4939: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt No. 3641 "Div. I"; To perfect the bill. Not Voting Yes No
4/26/06 Vote 98: H R 4939: Akaka Amdt. No. 3642 as Amended; To provide an additional $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans. Not Voting Yes Yes
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 Not Voting 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/26/06 Vote 95: H R 4939: Reid Amdt. No. 3604; To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts. Not Voting No Yes
4/26/06 Vote 94: H R 4939: Gregg Amdt. No. 3594, as Modified; To provide, with an offset, emergency funding for border security efforts. Not Voting Yes No
4/25/06 Vote 93: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gray Hampton Miller, of Texas, to be United States District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
3/27/06 Vote 76: On the Nomination: Confirmation Dennis R. Spurgeon of Florida To Be An Assistant Secretary of Energy Not Voting Yes Yes
9/12/05 Vote 224: On the Motion: Motion To Proceed To Consider S. J. Res. 20; A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Adminstrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/21/05 Vote 145: H R 6: Voinovich Amdt. No. 799; To make grants and loans to States and other organizations to strengthen the economy, public health and environment of the United States by reducing emissions from diesel engines. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/21/05 Vote 144: H R 6: Hagel Amdt. No. 817; To provide for the conduct of activities that promote the adoption of technologies that reduce greenhouse gas intensity in the United States and in developing countries and to provide credit-based financial assistance and investment protection for projects that employ advanced climate technologies or systems in the United States. Not Voting Yes No
6/21/05 Vote 143: H R 6: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 783; To strike the section providing for a comprehensive inventory of Outer Continental Shelf oil and natural gas resources. Not Voting No Yes
6/20/05 Vote 142: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of John R. Bolton, of Maryland, to be Representative of the United States to the United Nations Not Voting Yes No
4/18/05 Vote 96: H R 1268: Byrd Amdt. No. 464; To express the sense of the Senate on future requests for funding for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Not Voting No Yes
1/6/05 Vote 1: On the Objection: Shall Objection Submitted Be Sustained Re: Electoral Ballot Count Not Voting No No
10/11/04 Vote 211: H R 4520: H.R. 4520 Conference Report; American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Not Voting 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 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 209: S RES 454: S. Res. 454; A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the 108th Congress should provide the necessary funds to make disaster assistance available for all customarily eligible agricultural producers as emergency spending and not funded by cuts to the farm bill. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 208: S RES 445: S. Res. 445 As Amended.; Intelligence Reorganization bill Not Voting Yes Yes
10/9/04 Vote 207: S RES 445: Hutchison Amdt. No. 4015 As Amended; To implement responsible subcommittee reorganization in the Committee on Appropriations. Not Voting Yes No
10/9/04 Vote 206: S RES 445: Nickles Amdt. No. 4041; To vest sole jurisdiction over the Federal budget process in the Committee on the Budget, and to give the Committee on the Budget joint jurisdiction with the Governmental Affairs Committee over the process of reviewing, holding hearings, and voting on persons nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office of Management and Budget. Not Voting No Yes
10/8/04 Vote 205: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion To Instruct SGT At Arms; Intelligence Reorganization bill Not Voting Yes Yes
10/8/04 Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The McConnell Amdt. No. 3981; To implement the congressional oversight recommendations of the 9-11 Commission. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/7/04 Vote 203: S RES 445: Biden Amdt. No. 4021; To provide that the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (if not already a member of the select Committee) shall be ex officio members of the select Committee but shall have no vote in the Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum. Not Voting No Yes
10/7/04 Vote 202: S RES 445: Hatch Amdt. No. 4037; To retain jurisdiction over the Secret Service in the Committee on the Judiciary. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/7/04 Vote 201: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 4000; To ensure that the Committee has jurisdiction over the Transportation Security Administration. Not Voting No No
10/7/04 Vote 200: S RES 445: McCain Amdt. No. 3999; To strike section 402 and vest intelligence appropriations jurisdiction in the Select Committee on Intelligence. Not Voting No No
10/6/04 Vote 199: S 2845: S. 2845, As Amended; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/6/04 Vote 198: S 2845: Roberts Amdt. No. 3742 As Modified; To clarify the continuing applicability of section 504 of the National Security act of 1947 to the obligation and expenditure of funds appropriated for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/5/04 Vote 197: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On S. 2845; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/4/04 Vote 196: S 2845: Motion to Table Stevens Amdt. No. 3903, As Modified; To modify the provisions relating to the availability to the public of intelligence funding information. Not Voting No 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/30/04 Vote 194: S 2845: Motion To Table Lautenberg Amdt. No. 3802; To stop corporations from financing terrorism. Not Voting Yes No
9/30/04 Vote 193: S 2845: Motion To Table Hollings Amdt. No. 3795; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/29/04 Vote 191: S 2845: Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 3761; To specify a term of service for the National Intelligence Director. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/28/04 Vote 190: S 2845: Hutchison Amdt. No. 3711; To provide for air cargo safety, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/28/04 Vote 189: S 2845: McCain Amdt. No. 3702; To add title VII of S. 2774, related to transportation security. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/23/04 Vote 188: H R 1308: H. R. 1308 Conference Report; Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/22/04 Vote 187: On the Nomination: Confirmation Porter J. Goss, of Florida, To Be Director of Central Intelligence Not Voting Yes Yes
9/21/04 Vote 186: H R 4755: H. R. 4755; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2005 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/20/04 Vote 185: H R 4837: H.R. 4837, as amended; Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/14/04 Vote 184: H R 4567: H. R. 4567 As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005 Not Voting 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. Not Voting Yes No
9/14/04 Vote 182: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 3655; To appropriate an additional $350,000,000 to improve the security at points of entry into the United States. Not Voting No Yes
9/14/04 Vote 181: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 3656; To increase funding for rail and transit security grants. Not Voting No Yes
9/14/04 Vote 180: H R 4567: Motion To Table Kennedy Amdt. NO. 3626; To require the President to provide to Congress a copy of the Scowcroft Commission report on improving the capabilities of the United States intelligence community. Not Voting Yes No
9/14/04 Vote 179: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA Byrd Amdt. No. 3649; To provide funds for the Transportation Security Administration, United States Coast Guard, and the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness. Not Voting No Yes
9/14/04 Vote 178: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA Clinton Amdt. No. 3632; To appropriate an additional $625,000,000 for discretionary grants for high-threat, high-density urban areas. Not Voting No Yes
9/14/04 Vote 177: H R 4567: Motion To Table Dayton Amdt. No. 3629; To ensure the continuation of benefits for certain individuals providing security services for Federal buildings. Not Voting Yes No
9/14/04 Vote 176: H R 4567: Motion To Table Corzine Amdt. No. 3619, As Modified; To appropriate an additional $70,000,000 to enhance the security of chemical plants and to provide an offset. Not Voting Yes No
9/14/04 Vote 175: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA Mikulski Amdt. No. 3624; To increase the amount appropriated for firefighter assistance grants. Not Voting No Yes
9/13/04 Vote 174: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 3617; To ensure that the Coast Guard has sufficient resources for its traditional core. Not Voting No Yes
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. Not Voting Yes No
9/9/04 Vote 172: H R 4567: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3609; To appropriate $70,000,000 for grants to States, local governments, and first responders to purchase or improve communication systems to allow for real-time interoperable communication between State and local first responders and to offset this appropriation with a corresponding reduction from the Human Resources Account of the Office of the Under Secretary of Management. Not Voting Yes No
9/9/04 Vote 171: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Murray Amdt. No. 3596; To increase the amount available for port security grants by $300,000,000. Not Voting No Yes
9/9/04 Vote 170: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 3604; To increase the among provided for first responder programs, and to provide offsets. Not Voting No Yes
9/9/04 Vote 169: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Byrd Amdt. No. 3597; To make available funds for certain border and transportation security programs. Not Voting No Yes
9/8/04 Vote 168: H R 4567: Leahy Amdt. No. 3584; To prohibit funds from being used to process or approve a competition under Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 for services provided as of June 1, 2004, by certain employees of the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security. Not Voting No Yes
9/8/04 Vote 167: H R 4567: Thomas Amdt. No. 3582; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to submit to Congress, at least 60 days prior to award, a report on the results of an Office of Management and Budget Circular A-76 competition, to include estimated savings, performance improvements, and the impact on jobs and Federal Government employees. Not Voting Yes No
9/8/04 Vote 166: On the Motion: Motion to Waive the CBA Re: Schumer Amdt. No. 3580; To appropriate an additional $150,000,000 for port security research and development grants. Not Voting No Yes
9/7/04 Vote 165: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael H. Schneider, Sr., of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
9/7/04 Vote 164: On the Nomination: Confirmation Virginia Maria Hernandez Covington, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes

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