Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
6/19/08	Vote 428: H R 5781: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act	Yes	No	Yes
6/18/08	Vote 417: H R 6124: To Provide for the Continuation of Agricultural and Other Programs of the Department of Agriculture Through the Fiscal Year 2012, and for Other Purposes	No	Yes	Yes
6/11/08	Vote 398: H R 6003	Yes	No	Yes
6/10/08	Vote 393: H R 6028: Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act	No	Yes	Yes
5/22/08	Vote 353: H R 6124: To Provide for the Continuation of Agricultural and Other Programs of the Department of Agriculture Through the Fiscal Year 2012, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
5/21/08	Vote 346: H R 2419: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	No	Yes	Yes
5/21/08	Vote 345: H R 1771: Crane Conservation Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
5/20/08	Vote 335: H R 1464: Great Cats and Rare Canids Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
5/8/08	Vote 304: H R 2419: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	No	Yes	No
5/8/08	Vote 302: H R 3221: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008	No	Yes	Yes
5/7/08	Vote 293: H R 5818	Yes	No	Yes
5/1/08	Vote 238: H R 2419: Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 136: On Approving the Journal	Yes	No	Yes
3/5/08	Vote 101: H R 1424: Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act	Yes	No	Yes
1/29/08	Vote 28: H R 1528: New England National Scenic Trail Designation Act	Yes	No	Yes
12/18/07	Vote 1177: H R 6: Energy Independence and Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
12/6/07	Vote 1134: H RES 846: Senate Amendments to the Bill (H.R. 6) to Reduce Our Nation’S Dependency on Foreign Oil by Investing in Clean, Renewable, & Alternative Energy Resources, Promoting New Emerging Energy Technologies, Developing Greater Efficiency, & Creating a Strategic Energy Efficiency & Renewable Reserve to Invest in Alternative Enery	Yes	No	Yes
10/16/07	Vote 973: H R 2102: Free Flow of Information Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
10/4/07	Vote 946: H R 3246: Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007.	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/07	Vote 919: H R 3121	Yes	No	Yes
9/7/07	Vote 863: H R 1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
9/7/07	Vote 862: H R 1908	Yes	No	Yes
9/7/07	Vote 860: H RES 636: Providing for Consideration of H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007.	Yes	No	Yes
8/5/07	Vote 845: H R 3222	No	Yes	No
8/5/07	Vote 843: H R 3222	No	Yes	No
8/4/07	Vote 834: H R 2776: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007	Yes	No	No
8/2/07	Vote 815: H R 3161: Making Appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Programs for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008, and for Other Purposes.	Yes	Present	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 806: H R 3161	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 804: H R 3161	Yes	No	No
7/27/07	Vote 757: H R 1: Implementing the 9/11commission Recommendations Act	No	Yes	Yes
7/27/07	Vote 751: H R 2419	Yes	No	No
7/24/07	Vote 706: H R 3074	Yes	No	No
7/24/07	Vote 693: H R 3074	Yes	No	No
7/18/07	Vote 670: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 668: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 667: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 657: H R 3043	Yes	No	No
7/18/07	Vote 654: H R 3043	Yes	No	No
7/17/07	Vote 633: H R 980: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act	No	Yes	Yes
7/16/07	Vote 632: H R 799: Appalachian Regional Development Act Amendments	No	Yes	Yes
6/28/07	Vote 594: H R 2829	No	Yes	No
6/28/07	Vote 593: H R 2829	No	Yes	Yes
6/28/07	Vote 592: H R 2829	No	Yes	No
6/27/07	Vote 567: H R 2643	No	Yes	No
6/27/07	Vote 565: H R 2643	No	Yes	No
6/27/07	Vote 564: H R 2643	No	Yes	No
6/26/07	Vote 562: H R 2643	Yes	No	No
6/26/07	Vote 560: H R 2643	Yes	No	No
6/26/07	Vote 559: H R 2643	Yes	No	No
6/22/07	Vote 541: H R 2764	Yes	No	No
6/19/07	Vote 505: H R 2641	Yes	No	No
6/19/07	Vote 503: H R 2641	Yes	No	No
6/19/07	Vote 502: H R 2641	Yes	No	No
6/15/07	Vote 484: H R 2638	Yes	No	No
6/15/07	Vote 483: H R 2638	No	Yes	Yes
6/15/07	Vote 482: H R 2638	Yes	No	No
6/15/07	Vote 475: H R 2638	Yes	No	No
6/12/07	Vote 453: H R 2638	Yes	No	Yes
6/7/07	Vote 447: H R 65: Lumbee Recognition Act	Yes	No	Yes
5/22/07	Vote 397: S 214: To Amend Chapter 35 of Title 28, United States Code, to Preserve the Independence of United States Attorneys	Yes	No	Yes
5/17/07	Vote 383: H R 1427	Yes	No	No
5/9/07	Vote 316: H R 1684	Yes	No	Yes
5/9/07	Vote 314: H R 1684	Yes	No	Yes
5/2/07	Vote 291: H R 1867	No	Yes	No
5/2/07	Vote 289: H R 1867	No	Yes	No
5/2/07	Vote 279: H R 1429	No	Yes	Yes
3/27/07	Vote 201: H R 1401: Rail and Public Transportation Security Act	Yes	No	Yes
3/27/07	Vote 197: H R 1401	Yes	No	No
3/21/07	Vote 169: H R 1227	Yes	No	No
3/15/07	Vote 156: H R 1362: Accountability in Contracting Act	No	Yes	Yes
3/14/07	Vote 153: H R 985: Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act	No	Yes	Yes
3/14/07	Vote 143: H R 1255: To Amend Chapter 22 of Title 44, Usc, Popularly Known As the Presidential Records Act, to Establish Procedures for the Consideration of Claims of Constitutionally Based Privilege Against Disclosure of Presidential Records	No	Yes	Yes
1/10/07	Vote 18: H R 2: This bill would increase the federal minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour over two years. It would increase the minimum wage in three increments. Sixty days after enactment, the minimum wage is to be raised to $5.85. A year after that it will be $6.55, and a year after that it will be $7.25. This is the first change to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 since 1997 when the federal minimum wage was increased from $4.75 to $5.15 an hour. The bill also applies the federal minimum wage to the North Mariana Islands, a territory of the United States. The legislation passed in the House on Jan. 10, 2007, with a vote of 315-116. Every House Democrat voted in favor of the proposal along with 82 Republicans. The Senate version has been stalled because President Bush recommended that tax cuts for small businesses be added to the bill. Senate Democrats lost a 54-43 cloture vote on Jan. 24, 2007 to pass the legislation without tax cuts. The Senate bill now includes $8.3 million in tax breaks even though House Democrats argue constitutional precedents require that tax legislation originate in the House, according to The Washington Post. If the Senate passes its version of the bill, both the chambers will have to reconcile their differences between the two versions.	Yes	No	Yes
1/9/07	Vote 15: H R 1: This bill would implement many of the remaining recommendations proposed by the 9/11 Commission in 2004. The almost 300-page bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to give faster and more efficient funding to first responders. It also boosts federal aid to regions at greatest risk of a terrorist attack. It aims to improve the flow of intelligence between local law enforcement and first responders. It amends existing statutes on weapons of mass destruction to provide greater assistance to countries willing to help the United States fight nuclear proliferation overseas. It also creates an independent civil liberties watchdog group within the executive branch, according to The Washington Post. The bill bolsters cargo security on passenger planes and ships traveling to the United States. Critics say this aspect of the legislation goes too far. The bill requires airlines to physically inspect 100 percent of cargo on passenger planes within three years of the bill’s passage. It also says shippers must inspect all U.S.-bound cargo in overseas ports for radiation within five years. Using existing technology, this change potentially could slow the flow of goods into the United States, skeptics argue. The House left this component intact and passed the measure on Jan. 9, 2007, with a vote of 299-128. However, this portion of the bill could lead to its demise in the Senate. The Bush Administration has said it will not support the current House version of the bill, according to The Washington Post.	Yes	No	Yes
9/28/06	Vote 500: H R 4954: Security and Accountability for Every Port (Safe) Act	Yes	No	Yes
9/14/06	Vote 447: H R 2864: Water Resources Development Act	No	Yes	Yes
7/17/06	Vote 376: H R 3496: To Amend the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to Authorize Additional Federal Contributions for Maintaining and Improving the Transit System of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
7/13/06	Vote 370: H R 9	Yes	No	No
6/28/06	Vote 342: H R 5672	No	Yes	No
6/27/06	Vote 330: H R 5672	No	Yes	Yes
6/27/06	Vote 329: H R 5672	No	Yes	No
6/20/06	Vote 297: H R 5631	Yes	No	No
6/20/06	Vote 296: H R 5631	Yes	No	No
6/13/06	Vote 273: H R 5576	No	Yes	Yes
6/13/06	Vote 270: H R 5576	No	Yes	Yes
6/9/06	Vote 244: H R 5522	No	Yes	Yes
5/24/06	Vote 196: H R 5427	Yes	No	Yes
5/23/06	Vote 183: H R 5384	No	Yes	Yes
5/18/06	Vote 168: H R 5386	Yes	No	Yes
5/3/06	Vote 117: H R 4975	Yes	No	No
3/16/06	Vote 66: S 2320: To Make Available Funds Included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2006, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
3/16/06	Vote 47: H R 4939	Yes	No	Yes
12/14/05	Vote 631: H RES 599: Establishing the Task Force on Ocean Policy	Yes	No	No
12/13/05	Vote 624: S 1047: To Require the Secretary of the Treasury to Mint Coins in Commemoration of Each of the Nation’S Past President and Their Spouses, Respectively, to Improve Circulation of the $1 Coin, to Create a New Bullion Coin, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
7/21/05	Vote 409: H R 3199	Yes	No	Yes
7/20/05	Vote 392: H R 2601	No	Yes	Yes
7/14/05	Vote 374: H R 3100: East Asia Security Act of 2005	No	Yes	No
6/30/05	Vote 353: H R 3058	No	Yes	Yes
6/29/05	Vote 344: H R 3058	No	Yes	Yes
6/29/05	Vote 343: H R 3058	No	Yes	Yes

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