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Members of Congress / Bernard Sanders / Votes Against Party

DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
10/6/09 Vote 312: H R 3326: McCain Amdt. No. 2580; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010. Yes No No
9/30/09 Vote 303: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA McCain Amdt. No. 2558; To strike amounts available for procurement of C-17 aircraft in excess of the amount requested by the President in the budget for fiscal year 2010 and to make such amounts available instead for operation and maintenance in accordance with amounts requested by the President in that budget and for Operation and Maintenance, Army, for overseas contingent operations. Yes No No
9/17/09 Vote 289: H R 2996: Johanns Amdt. No. 2394; Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). No Yes Yes
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
9/14/09 Vote 275: H R 3288: Johanns Amendment Number 2355 as modified; Prohibiting use of funds to fund the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN). No Yes Yes
9/10/09 Vote 274: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Cass R. Sunstein, of MA, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget No No Yes
7/30/09 Vote 251: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Bond Amdt. No. 1904; To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU. Yes Yes No
7/23/09 Vote 242: S 1390: S.1390 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 No Yes Yes
7/23/09 Vote 240: S 1390: Bayh Amdt. No. 1767; To provide for the continued development of a competitive propulsion system for the Joint Strike Fighter program and additional amounts, with an offset, for UH-1Y/AH-1Z rotary wing aircraft and Joint Strike Fighter program management reserves. Yes No No
6/18/09 Vote 210: H R 2346: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 No Yes Yes
5/21/09 Vote 202: H R 2346: HR 2346 As Amended ; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 No Yes Yes
5/21/09 Vote 201: H R 2346: DeMint Amdt. No. 1138; To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund. Yes Yes No
5/19/09 Vote 195: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission No Yes Yes
4/23/09 Vote 168: On the Motion: DeMint 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
4/23/09 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
4/22/09 Vote 160: S 386: Kyl Amdt. No. 985; To modify the definition of the term "obligation". 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 138: S CON RES 13: Thune Amdt. No. 803; To protect charitable giving by ensuring that organizations that provide important religious, educational, cultural, health care, and environmental services are not negatively impacted by changes to the Federal income tax deduction for charitable donations. No Yes Yes
4/1/09 Vote 122: S CON RES 13: Cornyn Amdt. No. 806; To protect small businesses from higher taxes. No Yes Yes
3/18/09 Vote 100: On the Nomination: Confirmation Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be U.S. Trade Representative No Yes Yes
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
2/6/09 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
1/26/09 Vote 15: On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury No No Yes
1/15/09 Vote 5: S J RES 5: S.J.Res. 5; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. 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
10/1/08 Vote 211: H R 7081: H.R. 7081; United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act No Yes Yes
9/23/08 Vote 204: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Baucus Amdt. No.5635; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. No Yes Yes
9/17/08 Vote 201: S 3001: S. 3001 As Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 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
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
2/26/08 Vote 31: S 1200: Smith Amdt. No. 3897; To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches. No Yes Yes
1/22/08 Vote 1: H R 4986: H.R.4986; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 No Yes Yes
12/14/07 Vote 433: H R 1585: H.R. 1585 Conference Report; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 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
12/4/07 Vote 413: H R 3688: H.R. 3688; United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act No Yes Yes
9/27/07 Vote 357: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Levin Amdt. No.2011 (Subst.) to H.R.1585; In the nature of a substitute. No Yes Yes
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
7/19/07 Vote 259: H R 2669: McConnell Amdt. No. 2351; To express the sense of the Senate on the detainees of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. No Yes Yes
7/12/07 Vote 245: H R 1585: Sessions Amdt. No. 2024, as Modified; To state the policy of the United States on the protection of the United States and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles. No Yes Yes
6/28/07 Vote 235: On the Cloture Motion: A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. No No Yes
6/26/07 Vote 228: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1639; A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes. No No Yes
6/20/07 Vote 220: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Inhofe Amdt. No. 1666; To ensure agricultural equity with respect to the renewable fuels standard. Yes No 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
6/7/07 Vote 206: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 1150, As Amended; In the nature of a substitute. No No Yes
6/7/07 Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 No 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. 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
5/21/07 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 No Yes 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
5/15/07 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
5/9/07 Vote 157: S 1082: S.1082 as Amended; Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 No Yes Yes
5/7/07 Vote 152: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute as Modified and Amended to S.1082; Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 No Yes Yes
4/25/07 Vote 144: S 761: Coburn Amdt. No. 921; To discontinue the Advanced Technology Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 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
3/6/07 Vote 62: S 4: Motion to Table Obama Amdt. No. 338; To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program. Yes Yes No
12/8/06 Vote 541: H R 5682: Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Promotion Act No Yes Yes
12/8/06 Vote 533: H R 6111: Tax Relief and Health Care Act No Yes Yes
9/26/06 Vote 476: H R 5092: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act Yes Yes No
9/14/06 Vote 449: H RES 1003: Providing for the Adoption of the Resolution (H. Res. 1000) Providing for Earmarking Reform in the House of Representatives Yes Yes No
7/26/06 Vote 411: H R 5682: United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act No Yes Yes
6/28/06 Vote 339: H R 5672 Yes No No
6/22/06 Vote 314: H R 5638: Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act No No Yes
6/13/06 Vote 261: H RES 865: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 5576) Making Appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007, and for Other Purposes No Yes Yes
6/8/06 Vote 241: H R 5252: Communications, Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 No Yes Yes
6/7/06 Vote 230: S 193: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act No Yes Yes
6/6/06 Vote 224: H R 5441 Yes Yes No
5/23/06 Vote 184: H R 5384 Yes No No
5/18/06 Vote 172: H R 5386: Making Appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007, and for Other Purposes Yes Yes No
5/10/06 Vote 133: H RES 806: Providing for the Consideration of H.R. 5122, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 No Yes Yes
3/14/06 Vote 39: H CON RES 354: Expressing the Continued Support of Congress for Requiring An Institution of Higher Education to Provide Military Recruiters With Access to the Institution’S Campus and Students at Least Equal in Quality and Scope to That Which is Provided to Any Other Employer in Order to Be Eligible for the Receipt of Federal Funds. No Yes Yes
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
12/16/05 Vote 653: H R 4437 Yes Yes No
12/7/05 Vote 616: H R 4340: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act No Yes Yes
11/9/05 Vote 583: H R 1751 Yes No No
10/26/05 Vote 547: H R 1461: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act No Yes Yes
10/20/05 Vote 534: S 397: Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Yes Yes No
10/19/05 Vote 529: H R 554 Yes No 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
9/29/05 Vote 507: H J RES 68: Making Continuing Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2006, and for Other Purposes No Yes Yes
9/22/05 Vote 488: H R 2123 Yes No No
9/21/05 Vote 484: H R 250: Manufacturing Technology Competitiveness Act No No Yes
9/14/05 Vote 468: H R 3132 Yes No 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
7/22/05 Vote 416: H R 3070: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act No Yes Yes
7/20/05 Vote 399: H R 2601: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 No Yes Yes
7/20/05 Vote 395: H R 2601 No Yes Yes
7/14/05 Vote 376: H R 2864 Yes No No
7/14/05 Vote 374: H R 3100: East Asia Security Act of 2005 Yes Yes No
6/28/05 Vote 330: H R 3057 No Yes Yes
6/28/05 Vote 327: H RES 342: Providing for Consideration of the Bill (H.R. 3058) Transportation, Treasury, Hud, Judiciary, Dc Appropriations, Fy 2006 No Yes 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
6/20/05 Vote 284: H R 2863 Yes No No
6/16/05 Vote 265: H R 2862 No No Yes

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