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
8/6/09	Vote 268: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Section 201, S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress re: Isakson Amdt. No. 2306; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit for certain home purchases, and to transfer to the Treasury unobligated funds made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the amount of the reduction in revenue resulting from such credit.	Yes	Yes	No
8/4/09	Vote 257: H R 2997: McCain Amdt. No. 1912; To strike a provision relating to certain watershed and flood prevention operations.	Yes	None	No
8/3/09	Vote 256: H R 2997: McCain Amdt. No. 1910; To strike a setaside for certain grants authorized under the Rural Electrification Act.	Yes	Yes	No
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
7/9/09	Vote 225: H R 2892: Vitter Amdt. No. 1467; To prevent funds from being used to prevent individuals from importing prescription drugs under certain circumstances.	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 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
3/31/09	Vote 117: S CON RES 13: Thune Amdt. No. 731; To amend the deficit-neutral reserve fund for climate change legislation to require that such legislation does not increase electricity or gasoline prices.	No	Yes	Yes
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
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
5/7/08	Vote 117: S 2284: Wicker Amdt. No. 4719; To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.	Yes	No	No
3/14/08	Vote 84: S CON RES 70: Vitter Amdt. No. 4299; Expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the need for comprehensive legislation to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from highly industrialized countries with safe pharmaceutical infrastructures.	No	Yes	Yes
2/25/08	Vote 29: S 1200: DeMint Amdt. No. 4070; Of a perfecting nature.	No	Yes	Yes
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
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
12/13/07	Vote 431: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Harkin Amdt. No. 3500 to H.R. 2419; In the nature of a substitute.	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
9/6/07	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
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
6/20/07	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
6/19/07	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
5/24/07	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
5/16/07	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
5/7/07	Vote 151: S 1082: Cochran Amdt. No. 1010; To protect the health and safety of the public.	Yes	Yes	No
3/15/07	Vote 77: S CON RES 20: S. Con. Res. 20; A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that no funds should be cut off or reduced for American Troops in the field which would result in undermining their safety or their ability to complete their assigned mission.	No	Yes	Yes
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
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 262: H R 6061: H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006	No	Yes	Yes
9/28/06	Vote 259: S 3930: S. 3930 As Amended; Military Commissions Act of 2006	Yes	Yes	No
9/13/06	Vote 245: H R 4954: Coleman Amdt. No. 4982; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that all cargo containers are screened before arriving at a United States seaport, that all high-risk containers are scanned before leaving a United States seaport, and that integrated scanning systems are fully deployed to scan all cargo containers entering the United States before they arrive in the United States.	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
7/13/06	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
7/13/06	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
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
6/22/06	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
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
5/17/06	Vote 126: S 2611: Sessions Amdt. No. 3979; To increase the amount of fencing and improve vehicle barriers installed along the southwest border of the United States.	No	Yes	Yes
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 81: S 2349: Ensign Amdt. No. 2980; To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.	No	Yes	Yes
3/16/06	Vote 71: S CON RES 83: Stabenow Amdt No. 3164; To establish a reserve fund to allow for deficit-neutral legislation that would provide seniors with a prescription drug benefit option that is affordable, user-friendly, and administered directly by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.	No	No	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 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
2/2/06	Vote 10: H R 4297: H.R. 4297 As Amended; Tax Relief Extension Reconciliation Act of 2005	Yes	Yes	No
12/19/05	Vote 669: H R 2863: Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes	No	Yes	Yes
12/16/05	Vote 658: H R 4437	Yes	No	No
12/15/05	Vote 635: H R 2830: Pension Protection Act	Yes	Yes	No
12/7/05	Vote 616: H R 4340: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act	No	Yes	Yes
11/16/05	Vote 592: H R 1065: To Establish the United States Boxing Commission to Protect the General Welfare of Boxers and to Ensure Fairness in the Sport of Professional Boxing	No	No	Yes
11/16/05	Vote 589: H RES 553: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 1065) to Establish the United States Boxing Commission to Protect the General Welfare of Boxers and to Ensure Fairness in the Sport of Professional Boxing	No	Yes	Yes
10/27/05	Vote 548: H J RES 65: Disapproving the Recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission	Yes	No	No
10/19/05	Vote 533: H R 554: Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act	Yes	Yes	No
10/18/05	Vote 524: H RES 494: Providing for the Consideration on H.R. 554, Personal Responsibilty in Food Consumption Act	Yes	Yes	No
10/6/05	Vote 512: H R 2360: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations, Fy 2006	No	Yes	Yes
9/28/05	Vote 498: H RES 462: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3402) to Authorize Appropriations for the Department of Justice for Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2009, and for Other Purposes	No	Yes	Yes
9/22/05	Vote 488: H R 2123	Yes	No	No
9/8/05	Vote 459: H RES 426: Providing for Consideration of Motions to Suspend the Rules	Yes	Yes	No
7/28/05	Vote 451: H R 2985: Making Appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes	No	Yes	Yes
7/21/05	Vote 414: H R 3199: Usa Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/20/05	Vote 397: H R 2601	Yes	Yes	No
7/20/05	Vote 396: H R 2601	Yes	Yes	No
7/20/05	Vote 391: H R 2601	No	No	Yes
7/14/05	Vote 377: H R 2864	Yes	No	No
6/30/05	Vote 355: H R 3058	No	No	Yes
6/30/05	Vote 348: H R 3058	No	No	Yes
6/30/05	Vote 346: H R 3058	No	No	Yes
6/30/05	Vote 345: H R 3058	No	No	Yes
6/28/05	Vote 329: H R 3057	No	No	Yes
6/24/05	Vote 312: H R 3010	No	Yes	Yes
6/22/05	Vote 303: H R 2985: Making Appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2006, and for Other Purposes	No	Yes	Yes
6/22/05	Vote 300: H R 2985	No	No	Yes
6/22/05	Vote 296: H J RES 10: Proposing An Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Authorizing the Congress to Prohibit the Physical Desecration of the Flag of the United States	Yes	Yes	No
6/22/05	Vote 293: H J RES 10	No	No	Yes
6/17/05	Vote 278: H R 2745	Yes	Yes	No
6/15/05	Vote 254: H R 2862	No	No	Yes
6/15/05	Vote 251: H R 2862	Yes	No	No
6/14/05	Vote 248: H R 2862	No	No	Yes
5/25/05	Vote 219: H R 1815	Yes	No	No
5/19/05	Vote 199: H R 2361: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006	No	Yes	Yes
5/19/05	Vote 193: H R 2361	Yes	No	No
5/12/05	Vote 169: H R 1544	Yes	No	No
4/20/05	Vote 120: H R 6	No	Yes	Yes
4/14/05	Vote 108: S 256: Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act	Yes	Yes	No
3/17/05	Vote 86: H CON RES 95: Congressional Budget for Fy 2006	No	No	Yes
3/3/05	Vote 52: H R 841: Continuity in Representation Act	No	Yes	Yes
9/23/04	Vote 472: H R 1308: To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to End Certain Abusive Tax Practices, to Provide Tax Relief and Simplification, and for Other Purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 461: H R 5025	No	No	Yes
7/20/04	Vote 396: H R 3574	No	No	Yes
7/20/04	Vote 395: H R 3574	No	No	Yes

Older votes against party | More recent votes against party