Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
11/5/09	Vote 340: H R 2847: H.R. 2847 As Amended.; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
11/5/09	Vote 339: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 302(F) of CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2648 as modified.; To provide additional funds for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program by reducing corporate welfare programs.	No	Yes	No
10/29/09	Vote 331: H R 2996: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2996; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
10/8/09	Vote 319: H R 2847: Ensign Motion to Recommit to H.R. 2847 to the Committee of Appropriations; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	No	Yes	No
10/8/09	Vote 318: H R 2997: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2997; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
10/8/09	Vote 317: H R 2847: McCain Amdt. No. 2626; To eliminate funding for Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction.	No	Yes	No
10/6/09	Vote 311: H R 3326: Coburn Amdt. No. 2566; To restore $166,000,000 for the Armed Forces to prepare for and conduct combat operations, by eliminating low-priority congressionally directed spending items for all operations and maintenance accounts.	No	Yes	No
9/24/09	Vote 296: H R 2996: Motion to Table Ensign Motion to Recommit H.R. 2996 to the Committee on Appropriations; Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
9/23/09	Vote 294: H R 2996: Motion to Table McCaskill Amdt. No. 2514; To strike the earmarks for the Save America's Treasure program and to provide criteria for the distribution of grants under that program.	Yes	No	Yes
9/22/09	Vote 291: H R 2996: McCain Amdt. No. 2461; To prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Des Moines Art Center in the State of Iowa.	No	Yes	No
9/17/09	Vote 287: H R 3288: H.R. 3288 as amended; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
9/17/09	Vote 286: On the Motion: Kyl Motion to Recommit H.R. 3288 to the Committee on Appropriations; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	No	Yes	No
9/16/09	Vote 282: On the Motion: Ensign Motion To Recommit Bill H.R. 3288 to the Committee on Appropriations; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	No	Yes	No
9/16/09	Vote 278: H R 3288: Coburn Amdt. No. 2372; To fully provide for the critical surface transportation needs of the United States by prohibiting funds from being used on lower-priority projects, such as transportation museums.	No	Yes	No
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.	No	Yes	No
9/15/09	Vote 276: On the Motion: Motion To Table McCain Amdt. No. 2375; To provide that all amounts in the bill provided for congressional earmarks shall be made available for NextGen and NextGen programs.	Yes	No	Yes
8/4/09	Vote 259: On the Motion: Coburn Motion To Commit To The Committee on Appropriations ; Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	No	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.	No	Yes	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.	No	Yes	No
7/30/09	Vote 253: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: H.R. 3357; A bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
7/29/09	Vote 247: H R 3183: Coburn Amdt. No. 1884; To prohibit no bid contracts by requiring the use of competitive procedures to award contracts and grants funded under this Act.	No	Yes	No
7/29/09	Vote 245: H R 3183: Coburn Amdt. No. 1879; To reduce the appropriation for Departmental Administration of the Department of Energy so that the Department can set an example for all Americans by reducing unnecessary energy usage.	No	Yes	No
7/28/09	Vote 243: H R 3183: McCain Amdt. No. 1814; To prohibit the use of funds to carry out any project or site-specific location identified in the committee report unless the project is specifically authorized or to carry out an unauthorized appropriation.	No	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.	Yes	No	Yes
7/13/09	Vote 230: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Robert M. Groves, to be Director of the Census	No	Yes	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.	Yes	No	Yes
7/9/09	Vote 224: H R 2892: McCain Amdt. No. 1378; To strike the appropriation for the Advanced Training Center.	No	Yes	No
7/9/09	Vote 223: H R 2892: Kyl Amdt. No. 1432; To strike the earmark for the City of Whitefish Emergency Operations Center.	No	Yes	No
7/8/09	Vote 222: H R 2892: McCain Amdt. No. 1406; To strike the provision relating to the Loran-C signal, as recommended by the Administration.	No	Yes	No
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.	No	Yes	No
7/7/09	Vote 218: H R 2892: McCain Amendment No. 1400; To eliminate the appropriation for the Over-the-Road Bus Security Assistance, as recommended by the Administration.	No	Yes	No
7/6/09	Vote 217: H R 2918: H.R. 2918 As Amended; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
7/6/09	Vote 216: On the Point of Order: Is it in order to offer the Amendment (SA 1365) to the Bill; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
7/6/09	Vote 215: H R 2918: McCain Amdt. No. 1366; To strike the earmark for the Durham Museum in Omaha, Nebraska.	No	Yes	No
6/25/09	Vote 214: On the Motion: Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010	Yes	No	Yes
4/20/09	Vote 158: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Christopher R. Hill, of R.I. to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq	No	Yes	Yes
4/20/09	Vote 155: On the Nomination: Nomination of Tony West, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General	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.	No	Yes	No
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
3/26/09	Vote 115: H R 1388: H.R. 1388 As Amended; GIVE Act	No	Yes	Yes
3/23/09	Vote 108: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1388; GIVE Act	No	Yes	Yes
3/19/09	Vote 105: H R 146: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 683; To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.	Yes	No	Yes
3/18/09	Vote 101: H R 146: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 680; To ensure that the general public has full access to our national parks and to promote the health and safety of all visitors and employees of the National Park Service.	No	Yes	Yes
3/10/09	Vote 96: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1105; Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009	Yes	No	Yes
3/10/09	Vote 90: H R 1105: Cornyn Amdt. No. 673; To prevent collection of excessive contingency legal fees by lawyers hired to protect the public interest.	No	Yes	No
3/9/09	Vote 86: H R 1105: McCain Amdt. No. 593; To prohibit the use of funds provided in the bill.	No	Yes	No
3/4/09	Vote 79: H R 1105: Coburn Amdt. No. 610; To prohibit funding for congressional earmarks for wasteful and parochial pork projects.	No	Yes	No
3/3/09	Vote 76: On the Motion: Hutchison Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105; Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009	No	Yes	No
3/3/09	Vote 75: On the Motion: Ensign Motion to Commit with Instructions re: H.R. 1105; Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009	No	Yes	No
3/3/09	Vote 74: H R 1105: McCain Amdt. No. 592; In the nature of a substitute.	No	Yes	No
2/24/09	Vote 66: On the Nomination: Confirmation Hilda L. Solis of California, to be Secretary of Labor	No	Yes	Yes
2/6/09	Vote 55: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Cantwell Amdt. No. 274; To improve provisions relating to energy tax incentives and provisions relating manufacturing tax incentives for energy property.	No	Yes	Yes
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.	No	Yes	No
2/4/09	Vote 37: H R 1: Vitter Amdt. No. 179; To eliminate unnecessary spending.	No	Yes	No
1/26/09	Vote 15: On the Nomination: Confirmation Timothy F. Geithner, of New York, to be Secretary of the Treasury	Yes	No	Yes
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 210: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. To the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
9/29/08	Vote 209: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2095; Federal Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 208: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
9/27/08	Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdt. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R.2638; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
7/16/08	Vote 181: S 2731: DeMint Amdt. No. 5077; To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years.	No	Yes	No
7/16/08	Vote 180: S 2731: Kyl Amdt. No. 5082; To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013.	No	Yes	No
7/15/08	Vote 175: S 2731: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 5068; To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act.	Yes	No	Yes
6/24/08	Vote 156: On the Nomination: Confirmation Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be US Circuit Judge	Yes	No	Yes
6/2/08	Vote 141: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3036; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008	No	Yes	Yes
5/15/08	Vote 129: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Rule XLIV, 8(a) re: H.R. 2419 Conference Report; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
4/10/08	Vote 98: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. No. 4521; To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property.	Yes	No	No
4/10/08	Vote 94: H R 3221: Alexander Amdt. No. 4429; To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	No
3/14/08	Vote 83: S CON RES 70: Biden Amdt. No. 4245; To restore full funding for the international affairs budget, in support of the reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.	No	Yes	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 65: S CON RES 70: DeMint Amdt. No. 4328; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for Social Security reform.	No	Yes	No
2/14/08	Vote 26: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4036; To prioritize scarce resources to basic medical services for Indians.	Yes	No	No
2/7/08	Vote 10: H R 5140: H.R. 5140 As Amended; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008	No	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	No	Yes	Yes
12/13/07	Vote 429: H R 2419: Craig Amdt. No. 3640; To prohibit the involuntary acquisition of farmland and grazing land by Federal, State, and local governments for parks, open space, or similar purposes.	No	Yes	No
12/12/07	Vote 422: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3673; To improve women's access to heath care services in rural areas and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services.	No	Yes	No
12/12/07	Vote 421: H R 2419: Alexander Amdt.; No. 3553; To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business.	Yes	No	No
12/12/07	Vote 420: H R 2419: Alexander Amdt. No. 3551; To increase funding for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, with an offset.	Yes	No	No
10/30/07	Vote 398: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.294; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
10/30/07	Vote 397: S 294: Coburn Amdt. No.3474; To require Amtrak to regularly report to Congress on the profits or losses relating to the provision of food and beverage service and to limit such service on Amtrak rail lines that incur losses.	Yes	No	No
10/23/07	Vote 390: On the Motion: McConnell Motion to Commit H.R. 3043 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	No
10/22/07	Vote 381: H R 3043: Motion to Table Allard Amdt. No. 3369; To reduce the total amount appropriated to any program that is rated ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget through the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART).	No	Yes	Yes
10/18/07	Vote 373: H R 3043: DeMint Amdt. No.3338; To provide a limitation on funds with respect to the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service.	No	Yes	No
10/16/07	Vote 371: On the Motion: Motion to Commit H.R.3093 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	No
10/16/07	Vote 369: H R 3093: Motion to Table Dole Amdt. No.3313; To set aside $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance for activities that support State and local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to assist the Federal Government's enforcement of immigration laws.	Yes	No	Yes
10/16/07	Vote 368: H R 3093: Motion to Table Thune Amdt. No.3317; To provide, in a fiscally responsible manner, additional funding for United States attorneys to prosecute violent crimes in Indian country.	Yes	No	Yes
10/4/07	Vote 363: H R 3093: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3243; To provide $1,680,000 to investigate and prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes in a fiscally responsible manner by prioritizing spending.	Yes	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.	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 303: H R 976: Hutchison Amdt No. 2620; To increase access to health insurance for low-income children based on actual need, as adjusted for cost-of-living.	Yes	No	No
7/26/07	Vote 279: H R 2638: Motion to Table Alexander Amdt. No. 2405, as Modified; To make $300,000,000 available for grants to States to carry out the REAL ID Act of 2005.	Yes	No	Yes
6/27/07	Vote 234: S 1639: Motion to Table Div. VII, Amdt. No.1934 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.	No	Yes	No
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 216: H R 6: Cardin Amdt. No. 1610; To provide for the siting, construction, expansion, and operation of liquefied natural gas terminals.	Yes	No	Yes
6/7/07	Vote 205: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. at Arms; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007	No	Yes	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.	Yes	No	Yes
6/6/07	Vote 189: S 1348: Bingaman Amdt. No. 1267 As Modified; To remove the requirement that Y-1 nonimmigrant visa holders leave the United States before they are able to renew their visa.	Yes	No	Yes
6/5/07	Vote 185: S 1348: Feingold Amdt. No. 1176; To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II.	Yes	No	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).	Yes	No	No
5/24/07	Vote 179: S 1348: Sanders Amdt. No. 1223; To establish the American Competitiveness Scholarship Program.	Yes	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.	Yes	No	Yes

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