Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
11/17/09	Vote 347: H R 3082: Motion to Table Inhofe Amdt. No 2774; To prohibit the use of funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to construct or modify a facility in the United States or its territories to permanently or temporarily hold any individual held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.	No	No	Yes
11/5/09	Vote 338: H R 2847: Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 2669; To prohibit the use of funds for the prosecution in Article III courts of the United States of individuals involved in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.	No	No	Yes
10/21/09	Vote 325: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776; A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
9/16/09	Vote 277: H R 3288: Coburn Amdt. No. 2371; To remove an unnecessary and burdensome mandate on the States, by allowing them to opt out of a provision that requires States to spend 10 percent of their surface transportation funds on enhancement projects such as road-kill reduction and highway beautification.	Yes	Yes	No
8/4/09	Vote 258: H R 2997: Coburn Amdt. No. 2244; To support the proposal of the President to eliminate funding in the bill for digital conversion efforts of the Department of Agriculture that are duplicative of existing Federal efforts.	Yes	Yes	No
7/22/09	Vote 239: S 1390: Brownback Amdt. No. 1597; To express the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of State should redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.	Yes	Yes	No
7/21/09	Vote 235: S 1390: Levin Amdt. No. 1469; To strike $1,750,000,000 in Procurement, Air Force funding for F-22A aircraft procurement, and to restore operation and maintenance, military personnel, and other funding in divisions A and B that was reduced in order to authorize such appropriation.	No	No	Yes
7/9/09	Vote 228: H R 2892: Sanders Amdt. No. 1430; To increase funding for firefighter assistance grants and recruitment and retention grants.	No	No	Yes
7/8/09	Vote 221: H R 2892: Feingold Amdt. No. 1402; To require grants for Emergency Operations Centers and financial assistance for the predisaster mitigation program to be awarded without regard to earmarks.	Yes	Yes	No
7/8/09	Vote 219: On the Motion: Motion to Table Sessions Amdt. No. 1371; To make the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees.	No	No	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
4/23/09	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 149: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. No. 967; To implement President Obama's earmark reforms.	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 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
4/1/09	Vote 127: S CON RES 13: Kyl Amdt. No. 793; To protect all patients by prohibiting the use of data obtained from comparative effectiveness research to deny coverage of items or services under Federal health care programs and to ensure that comparative effectiveness research accounts for advancements in genomics and personalized medicine, the unique needs of health disparity populations, and differences in the treatment response and the treatment preferences of patients.	Yes	Yes	No
4/1/09	Vote 123: S CON RES 13: Gregg Amdt. No. 835; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to address our Nations long term fiscal problems.	Yes	Yes	No
3/26/09	Vote 113: H R 1388: Thune Amdt. No. 716; To express the sense of the Senate regarding the Federal income tax deduction for charitable giving.	Yes	Yes	No
3/10/09	Vote 94: H R 1105: Ensign Amdt. No. 615; To strike the restrictions on the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program.	Yes	Yes	No
3/9/09	Vote 88: H R 1105: Kyl Amdt. No. 631; To require the Secretary of State to certify that funds made available for reconstruction efforts in Gaza will not be diverted to Hamas or entities controlled by Hamas.	Yes	Yes	No
3/5/09	Vote 85: H R 1105: Kyl Amdt. No. 634; To prohibit the expenditure of amounts made available under this Act in a contract with any company that has a business presence in Iran's energy sector.	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
2/5/09	Vote 47: H R 1: DeMint Amdt. No. 189; To allow the free exercise of religion at institutions of higher education that receive funding under section 803 of division A.	Yes	Yes	No
2/5/09	Vote 46: H R 1: Feingold Amdt. No. 140; To provide greater accountability of taxpayers' dollars by curtailing congressional earmarking and requiring disclosure of lobbying by recipients of Federal funds.	Yes	Yes	No
2/4/09	Vote 44: H R 1: McCain Amdt. No. 279; To prohibit the applicability of Buy American requirements in the Act to the utilization of funds provided by the Act.	Yes	Yes	No
2/4/09	Vote 41: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Inhofe Amdt. No. 262; To appropriate, with an offset, $5,232,000,000 for procurement for the Department of Defense to reconstitute military units to an acceptable readiness rating and to restock prepositioned assets and war reserve material.	Yes	Yes	No
2/4/09	Vote 40: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: McCain Amdt. No. 278; To reimplement Gramm-Rudman-Hollings to require deficit reduction and spending cuts upon 2 consecutive quarters of positive GDP growth.	Yes	Yes	No
2/3/09	Vote 36: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Boxer Amdt. No. 112; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations for an additional year, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
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
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 166: H R 6304: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5066; To stay pending cases against certain telecommunications companies and provide that such companies may not seek retroactive immunity until 90 days after the date the final report of the Inspectors General on the President's Surveillance Program is submitted to Congress.	No	No	Yes
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
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
5/22/08	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
4/3/08	Vote 89: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Murray Amdt. No. 4397; To increase funding for housing counseling resources.	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 76: S CON RES 70: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4378; To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.	Yes	No	No
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
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
2/13/08	Vote 22: H R 2082: HR 2082 Conference Report ; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008	No	No	Yes
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
2/12/08	Vote 13: S 2248: Feinstein Amdt. No. 3910; To provide a statement of the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted.	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 438: H R 2764: Levin Amdt. No. 3876; To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007.	No	No	Yes
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 424: H R 2419: Dorgan Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified; To strengthen payment limitations and direct the savings to increase funding for certain programs.	No	No	Yes
12/11/07	Vote 417: H R 2419: Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans.	Yes	No	No
11/16/07	Vote 411: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.4156; Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008	No	No	Yes
11/16/07	Vote 410: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2340; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
11/8/07	Vote 407: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael B. Mukasey of New York, to be Attorney General	Yes	Yes	No
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
10/2/07	Vote 360: H R 3222: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3126 as Modified; To prohibit waivers for enlistment in the Armed Forces of individuals with certain felony offenses.	Yes	Yes	No
9/21/07	Vote 346: H R 1585: Levin Amdt. No. 2898; To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in 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
9/19/07	Vote 341: H R 1585: Webb Amdt. No. 2909; To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.	No	No	Yes
9/19/07	Vote 340: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Specter Amdt. No. 2022; To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.	No	No	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.	Yes	Yes	No
9/11/07	Vote 331: H R 3074: Dorgan Amdt. No. 2797; To prohibit the establishment of a program that allows Mexican truck drivers to operate beyond the commercial zones near the Mexican border.	No	Yes	Yes
8/3/07	Vote 310: S 2011: S.2011; A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007".	No	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.	Yes	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 266: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Cornyn Amdt No. 2339; To provide interim relief for shortages in employment-based visas for aliens with extraordinary ability and advanced degrees and for nurses.	Yes	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 261: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Collins Amdt. No. 2340; To provide limited immunity for reports of suspicious behavior and response.	Yes	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 252: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Levin Amdt. No. 2087; To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.	No	No	Yes
7/17/07	Vote 250: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. at Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008	No	No	Yes
7/17/07	Vote 249: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008	No	No	Yes
7/11/07	Vote 244: H R 1585: Graham Amdt. No. 2078, as Modified; To express the sense of Congress on length of time between deployments for members of the Armed Forces.	Yes	Yes	No
7/11/07	Vote 243: H R 1585: Hagel Amdt. No. 2032; To limit the length of deployment of members of the Armed Forced for Operation Iraqi Freedom.	No	No	Yes
7/11/07	Vote 241: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Webb Amdt. No. 2012; To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.	No	No	Yes
6/27/07	Vote 234: S 1639: Motion to Table Div. VII, Amdt. No.1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.	Yes	Yes	No
6/20/07	Vote 218: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1718; To strike the provision extending the additional duty on ethanol and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
6/11/07	Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S.J.Res.14; A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people.	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 178: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1181; To sunset the Y-1 nonimmigrant visa program after a 5-year period.	No	No	Yes
5/23/07	Vote 175: S 1348: Bingaman Amdt. No. 1169; No Statement of Purpose on File.	No	Yes	Yes
5/22/07	Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.	No	No	Yes
5/16/07	Vote 168: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Warner Amdt. No. 1134; Relative to the President's strategy in Iraq.	Yes	Yes	No
5/16/07	Vote 167: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Feingold Amdt. No. 1098; To provide for a transition of the Iraq mission.	No	No	Yes
5/15/07	Vote 165: H R 1495: Feingold Amdt. No. 1086; To establish a Water Resources Commission to prioritize water resources projects in the United States.	Yes	No	No
5/7/07	Vote 151: S 1082: Cochran Amdt. No. 1010; To protect the health and safety of the public.	Yes	Yes	No
4/26/07	Vote 147: H R 1591: H.R. 1591 Conference Report; U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007	No	No	Yes
4/25/07	Vote 145: S 761: Coburn Amdt. No. 922; To promote transparency at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.	No	Yes	Yes
4/24/07	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.	No	No	Yes
3/29/07	Vote 126: H R 1591: H.R. 1591, As Amended; U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, 2007	No	No	Yes

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