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DateVotePositionGOP opinionDEM opinion
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
9/10/07 Vote 327: On the Nomination: Confirmation William Lindsay Osteen, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes 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.

Not Voting Yes Yes
5/24/07 Vote 180: S 1348: Vitter Amdt. No. 1157; To strike title VI (related to Nonimmigrants in the United States Previously in Unlawful Status). Not Voting No No
5/24/07 Vote 179: S 1348: Sanders Amdt. No. 1223; To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program. Not Voting No Yes
5/22/07 Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program. Not Voting No Yes
2/1/07 Vote 43: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.Con.Res.2; A concurrent resolution expressing the bipartisan resolution on Iraq. Not Voting No No
2/1/07 Vote 42: H R 2: H.R.2, As Amended; Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
1/30/07 Vote 34: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Baucus Amdt. No. 100; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/25/07 Vote 32: H R 2: Motion to Table, Kyl Amdt. No. 205; To extend through December 31, 2008, the depreciation treatment of leasehold, restaurant, and retail space improvements, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
1/25/07 Vote 31: H R 2: Sessions Amdt. No. 148; To prohibit employers who unlawfully employ aliens from receiving government contracts. Not Voting Yes Yes
1/25/07 Vote 30: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA, Smith Amdt. No. 113, As Amended; To make permanent certain education-related tax incentives. Not Voting Yes No
1/25/07 Vote 29: H R 2: Baucus Amdt. No. 206; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should make permanent the tax incentives to make education more affordable and more accessible for American families and eliminate wasteful spending, such as spending on unnecessary tax loopholes, in order to fully offset the cost of such incentives and avoid forcing taxpayers to pay substantially more interest to foreign creditors. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/8/06 Vote 167: On the Nomination: Confirmation Peter G. Sheridan, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/8/06 Vote 166: On the Nomination: Confirmation Noel Lawrence Hillman, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/8/06 Vote 165: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 147; Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2005 Not Voting No Yes
6/8/06 Vote 164: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consideration of H.R. 8; Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 Not Voting Yes No
6/6/06 Vote 162: On the Nomination: Confirmation Renee Marie Bumb, of New Jersey, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
10/20/05 Vote 264: H R 3058: H.R. 3058, as amended; Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/20/05 Vote 263: H R 3058: Stevens Amdt. No. 2181; To ensure reconstruction of the Twin Spans Bridge. Not Voting Yes No
10/20/05 Vote 262: H R 3058: Coburn Amdt. No. 2165, As Modified; To make a perfecting amendment. Not Voting No No
10/20/03 Vote 401: On the Nomination: Confirmation Margret Catherine Rodgers, Of Florida, To Be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/11/03 Vote 220: S 1215: S. 1215 As Amended; Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/7/03 Vote 126: On the Nomination: Confirmation, Cormac J. Carney, of California, to be United States District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
3/10/03 Vote 44: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gregory L. Frost, Of Ohio, To Be U.S. District Judge Not Voting 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. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/17/02 Vote 217: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. No. 4480; To provide funds to repay accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire suppression. Not Voting No Yes
6/27/02 Vote 164: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 2514; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/29/02 Vote 97: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 3009; Trade Act of 2002 Not Voting Yes Yes
3/18/02 Vote 52: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Randy Crane, of Texas, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
2/4/02 Vote 11: On the Nomination: Confirmation: Callie V. Granade, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/10/01 Vote 223: S 1077: Hollings Amdt. No. 873; Ensuring funding for defense and education and the supplemental appropriation by repealing tax cuts for 2001. Not Voting No No
7/10/01 Vote 222: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA re: Voinovich Amdt. No. 865; To protect the social security surpluses by preventing on-budget deficits. Not Voting Yes No
7/10/01 Vote 221: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Conrad Amdt. No. 866; To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security and Medicare. Not Voting No Yes
6/27/01 Vote 199: S 1052: Allard Amdt. No. 817; To exempt small employers from causes of action under the Act. Not Voting Yes No
6/26/01 Vote 198: S 1052: Bond Amdt. No. 816; To limit the application of the liability provisions of the Act if the General Accounting Office finds that the application of such provisions has increased the number of uninsured individuals. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/25/00 Vote 255: S 2796: S. 2796 As Amended; Water Resources Development Act of 2000 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/27/00 Vote 145: H R 4577: Cochran Amdt. No. 3625; To implement pilot programs for antimicrobial resistance monitoring and prevention. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/16/00 Vote 101: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To Executive Session To Consider Calendar No. 504 Not Voting No Yes
5/16/00 Vote 100: S 2521: Motion To Table Point Of Order Re: Daschle Amendment No. 3148; To express the sense of the Senate with regard to the Million Mom March and gun safety legislation. Not Voting No Yes
5/16/00 Vote 99: On the Motion for Attendance: Motion To Instruct The Seargent At Arms; Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2001 Not Voting Yes Yes
11/18/99 Vote 369: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider Conference Report to Accompany H.R.3194; District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/7/99 Vote 321: S 1650: S.1650 As Amended; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/8/98 Vote 496: Call of the House Not Voting Present Present
9/28/98 Vote 473: H R 3150: Bankruptcy Reform Act Not Voting No Yes
9/28/98 Vote 472: H R 4060: Energy and Water Development Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/28/98 Vote 471: H R 4103: Defense Appropriations Act for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/28/98 Vote 470: H R 3891: Trademark Anticounterfeiting Act Not Voting Yes No
9/23/98 Vote 454: H RES 144: Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Not Voting Yes Yes
9/23/98 Vote 453: H RES 545: Impeachment of Kenneth W. Starr Not Voting Yes Yes
9/18/98 Vote 452: H R 3248: To Provide Dollars to the Classroom Not Voting Yes No
9/18/98 Vote 451: H R 3248 Not Voting No Yes
9/18/98 Vote 450: H R 3248 Not Voting No Yes
9/17/98 Vote 449: H R 4569: Foreign Operations Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes No
9/17/98 Vote 448: H R 4569 Not Voting No Yes
9/17/98 Vote 447: H R 4569 Not Voting No Yes
9/17/98 Vote 446: H RES 542: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4569; Foreign Operations Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes No
9/17/98 Vote 445: H J RES 128: Making Continuing Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/16/98 Vote 444: H R 4550: Drug Demand Reduction Act Not Voting Yes Yes
9/16/98 Vote 443: H R 4550 Not Voting Yes No
9/16/98 Vote 442: H R 4300: Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act Not Voting Yes Yes
9/16/98 Vote 441: H R 4300 Not Voting No No
9/16/98 Vote 440: H R 4300 Not Voting Yes No
9/16/98 Vote 439: H R 4300 Not Voting No Yes
9/16/98 Vote 438: H R 4300 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/15/98 Vote 437: H R 4382: Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Not Voting Yes Yes
9/15/98 Vote 436: S 2073: Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act Not Voting Yes No
9/15/98 Vote 435: H J RES 117: Expressing the Sense of Congress That Marijuana is a Dangerous and Addictive Drug and Should Not Be Legalized for Medicinal Use Not Voting Yes Yes
9/15/98 Vote 434: H R 4194: Va-Hud Appropriations Act for Fy 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/15/98 Vote 433: H R 4328: Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations, Fy 1999 Not Voting No Yes
9/15/98 Vote 432: H R 4103: Defense Appropriations Act for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/15/98 Vote 431: H R 4103: Defense Appropriations Act for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/15/98 Vote 430: H R 4101: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/14/98 Vote 429: H CON RES 185: 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Not Voting Yes Yes
9/14/98 Vote 428: H CON RES 254: Calling on the Government of Cuba to Extradite to the U.S. Convicted Felon Joanne Chesimard Not Voting Yes Yes
9/14/98 Vote 427: H CON RES 304: Expressing the Sense of Congress Regarding War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia Not Voting Yes Yes
9/14/98 Vote 426: S 2206: Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and Educational Services Act Not Voting Yes Yes
9/10/98 Vote 424: H R 3892: English Language Fluency Act Not Voting Yes No
9/10/98 Vote 423: H R 3892 Not Voting Yes No
9/10/98 Vote 422: H R 3892 Not Voting No Yes
9/10/98 Vote 421: H R 2538: Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims of 1998 Not Voting Yes No
9/10/98 Vote 420: H R 2863: Migratory Bird Treaty Reform Act Not Voting Yes Yes
9/9/98 Vote 419: H RES 459: Commemorating 50 Years of Relations Between the United States and the Republic of Korea Not Voting Yes Yes
9/9/98 Vote 418: H R 1560: Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act Not Voting Yes Yes
9/9/98 Vote 417: H R 678: Thomas Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act Not Voting Yes Yes
8/4/98 Vote 381: H R 4276 Not Voting No Yes
7/28/98 Vote 342: On Motion to Adjourn Not Voting Yes Yes
7/28/98 Vote 341: Call of the House Not Voting Present Present
7/21/98 Vote 309: On Motion to Adjourn Not Voting No No
7/15/98 Vote 284: H RES 498: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4101; Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes No
7/15/98 Vote 283: H RES 498: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4101; Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes No
7/15/98 Vote 282: H R 3267: Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea Reclamation Act Not Voting Yes No
7/15/98 Vote 281: H R 3267 Not Voting No Yes
6/23/98 Vote 257: H R 3853: Drug-Free Workplace Act Not Voting Yes Yes
6/22/98 Vote 256: H RES 452: Sense of the House of Representatives Concerning Increase in Postage Rates Not Voting Yes Yes
6/22/98 Vote 255: H CON RES 288: Money Laundering Associated With Mexican Financial Institutions Not Voting Yes Yes
6/22/98 Vote 254: H R 4059: Military Construction Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/22/98 Vote 253: H R 4060: Energy and Water Development Appropriations for F.Y. 1999 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/22/98 Vote 252: H R 4060 Not Voting No No
6/19/98 Vote 249: H R 2183 Not Voting Yes No

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