Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
9/26/08	Vote 206: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3604; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
9/23/08	Vote 203: H R 6049: Conrad Amdt No. 5634; To provide alternative minimum tax relief, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
9/16/08	Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
9/10/08	Vote 198: S 3001: Vitter Amdt. No. 5280; To authorize, with an offset, an additional $100,000,000 for Procurement, Defense-wide, and an additional $171,000,000 for Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Defense-wide, for near-term missile defense programs and activities.	No	Yes	No
7/31/08	Vote 195: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009	Yes	No	Yes
7/30/08	Vote 192: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/30/08	Vote 191: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; Free Flow of Information Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
7/29/08	Vote 190: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/28/08	Vote 189: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297; Advancing America's Priorities Act	Yes	No	Yes
7/26/08	Vote 187: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3186; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act	Yes	No	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
7/16/08	Vote 178: S 2731: Cornyn Amdt. No. 5083; To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.	No	Yes	No
7/15/08	Vote 177: H R 6331: Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/9/08	Vote 169: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
6/26/08	Vote 160: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6331; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	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
6/17/08	Vote 150: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
6/12/08	Vote 149: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
6/10/08	Vote 147: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
6/10/08	Vote 146: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008	Yes	No	Yes
6/6/08	Vote 145: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
5/22/08	Vote 139: On the Motion: Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818; In the nature of a substitute.	No	Yes	No
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.	Yes	No	Yes
5/15/08	Vote 134: On the Motion: Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	No	Yes	No
5/15/08	Vote 133: On the Motion: DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	No	Yes	No
5/15/08	Vote 132: On the Motion: Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	Yes	No	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
5/13/08	Vote 126: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 980; Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
5/13/08	Vote 123: S 2284: McConnel Amdt. No. 4720; Of a perfecting nature.	No	Yes	No
4/23/08	Vote 110: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 2831; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
4/17/08	Vote 105: H R 1195: Boxer Amdt. No. 4539, as Modified; To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law.	Yes	No	Yes
4/10/08	Vote 99: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. No. 4520; To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area.	No	Yes	No
4/10/08	Vote 97: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. No. 4522; To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land.	No	Yes	No
4/3/08	Vote 89: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Murray Amdt. No. 4397; To increase funding for housing counseling resources.	Yes	No	Yes
3/14/08	Vote 80: S CON RES 70: Boxer Amdt. No. 4379; To facilitate coverage of pregnant women in SCHIP.	Yes	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 66: S CON RES 70: Allard Amdt. No. 4232; To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool.	No	Yes	No
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
3/13/08	Vote 63: S CON RES 70: Ensign Amdt. No. 4240; To require wealthy Medicare beneficiaries to pay a greater share of their Medicare Part D premiums.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 56: S CON RES 70: Alexander Amdt. No. 4207 as Modified; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 55: S CON RES 70: Bill Nelson Amdt. No. 4329; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to improve energy efficiency and production.	Yes	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 54: S CON RES 70: Dorgan Amdt. No. 4198; To increase the Indian Health Service by $1 billion in FY 2009.	Yes	No	Yes
3/6/08	Vote 40: S 2663: Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4097; To allow the prevailing party in certain civil actions related to consumer product safety rules to recover attorney fees.	Yes	No	Yes
3/5/08	Vote 39: S 2663: Motion To Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 4094 As Modified Further; To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders.	Yes	No	Yes
3/4/08	Vote 37: S 2663: Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. No. 4095; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
2/28/08	Vote 35: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.3221; New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
2/14/08	Vote 25: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4034; To allow tribal members to make their own health care choices.	No	Yes	No
2/13/08	Vote 22: H R 2082: HR 2082 Conference Report ; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008	Yes	No	Yes
2/12/08	Vote 13: S 2248: Feinstein Amdt. No. 3910; To provide a statement of the exclusive means by which electronic surveillance and interception of certain communications may be conducted.	Yes	No	Yes
2/6/08	Vote 8: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Reid Amdt No. 3983; Of a perfecting nature.	Yes	No	Yes
12/18/07	Vote 439: On the Motion: McConnell Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 2 to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3874; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	No
12/18/07	Vote 438: H R 2764: Levin Amdt. No. 3876; To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007.	Yes	No	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
12/13/07	Vote 425: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment with an Amendment to H.R. 6; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
12/13/07	Vote 424: H R 2419: Dorgan Amdt. No. 3695 as Modified; To strengthen payment limitations and direct the savings to increase funding for certain programs.	Yes	No	Yes
12/12/07	Vote 423: H R 2419: Sessions Amdt. No. 3596 As Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a pilot program under which agricultural producers may establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	No
12/12/07	Vote 419: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3672; To strike a provision relating to market loss assistance for asparagus producers.	No	Yes	No
12/7/07	Vote 416: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amdts. to the Senate Amdts. to H.R. 6; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
11/16/07	Vote 412: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Harkin Amdt. No. 3500 (Subst.) to H.R.2419; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
11/16/07	Vote 411: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.4156; Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	No	Yes
11/16/07	Vote 410: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2340; A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	No
11/7/07	Vote 405: On the Motion: Motion to Recede and Amend the Bill; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	No	Yes
11/1/07	Vote 403: H R 3963: H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act	Yes	No	Yes
11/1/07	Vote 402: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act	Yes	No	Yes
10/31/07	Vote 401: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act	Yes	No	Yes
10/30/07	Vote 399: S 294: DeMint Amdt. No.3467; To require Amtrak to disclose the Federal subsidy of every ticket sold for transportation on Amtrak.	No	Yes	No
10/25/07	Vote 396: S 294: Sununu Amdt. No. 3456 as Modified; To remove the limitation on the number of Amtrak routes available for competitive bid.	No	Yes	No
10/25/07	Vote 395: S 294: Sununu Amdt. No. 3453; To prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any Amtrak train route.	No	Yes	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
10/23/07	Vote 385: H R 3043: Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. 3387; To replace non-competitive earmarks for the AFL-CIO with competitive grants.	Yes	No	Yes
10/18/07	Vote 378: H R 3043: Reid Amdt. No.3395; To clarify the application of current law.	Yes	No	Yes
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
10/2/07	Vote 360: H R 3222: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3126 as Modified; To prohibit waivers for enlistment in the Armed Forces of individuals with certain felony offenses.	No	Yes	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
9/27/07	Vote 353: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House to the Amendments of the Senate to H.R.976; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/07	Vote 352: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur with House Amendments to the Senate Amendments to H.R.976; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/07	Vote 350: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Kennedy Amdt. No. 3035; To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	Yes
9/21/07	Vote 346: H R 1585: Levin Amdt. No. 2898; To provide for a reduction and transition of United States forces in Iraq.	Yes	No	Yes
9/19/07	Vote 341: H R 1585: Webb Amdt. No. 2909; To specify minimum periods between deployment of units and members of the Armed Forces deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.	Yes	No	Yes
9/19/07	Vote 340: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Specter Amdt. No. 2022; To restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.	Yes	No	Yes
9/12/07	Vote 335: H R 3074: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No.2812 Amdt. No.2813 Amdt. No.2814; To prohibit the use of funds for the construction of a baseball facility in Billings, Montana, and to reduce the amounts made available for the Economic Development Initiative and the Community Development Fund.	Yes	No	Yes
9/12/07	Vote 334: H R 3074: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No.2844; To provide a system for better construction and maintenance of America's aging bridge infrastructure by spending American tax dollars more effectively and efficiently.	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
9/10/07	Vote 329: H R 3074: Murray Amdt. No. 2792; To expand the extension of authority of the Secretary of Transportation and provide additional obligation authority for the highway bridge program.	Yes	No	Yes
9/6/07	Vote 324: H R 2764: Coburn Amdt. No. 2704; To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for "Contribution to the International Development Association" may be made available for the World Bank malaria control or prevention programs.	No	Yes	No
9/6/07	Vote 320: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2708; To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning.	No	Yes	No
9/6/07	Vote 319: H R 2764: Boxer Amdt. No. 2719; To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.	Yes	No	Yes
9/6/07	Vote 317: H R 2764: Ensign Amdt. No. 2700; To strike the provision in section 113 that increases the limit on the United States' share for United Nations peacekeeping operations during fiscal year 2008 from 25 percent to 27.1 percent so that the United States does not pay more than its fair share for United States peacekeeping.	No	Yes	No
9/5/07	Vote 312: H R 2642: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt No. 2686; To strike section 225, relating to a prohibition on the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs lands and improvements at West Los Angeles Medical Center, California.	Yes	No	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 307: H R 976: H.R.976 As Amended; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 306: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA on Baucus Amdt. No. 2530; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 305: H R 976: DeMint Amdt. No. 2577; To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce.	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 301: H R 976: Vitter Amdt. No. 2596 as Modified; To require individuals who are eligible for SCHIP and employer-sponsored coverage to use the employer-sponsored coverage instead of SCHIP.	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 300: H R 976: Coburn Amdt. No.2627; To ensure that children and pregnant women whose family income exceeds 200 percent of the poverty line and who have access to employer-sponsored coverage receive premium assistance.	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 299: H R 976: Kyl Amdt. No. 2537; To minimize the erosion of private health coverage.	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 298: H R 976: Thune Amdt. No. 2579; To exclude individuals with alternative minimum tax liability from eligibility for SCHIP coverage.	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 297: H R 976: Ensign Amdt. No. 2540; To prohibit a State from using SCHIP funds to provide coverage for nonpregnant adults until the State first demonstrates that it has adequately covered targeted low-income children who reside in the State.	No	Yes	No
8/2/07	Vote 296: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Graham Amdt. No 2558 As Modified; To sunset the increase in the tax on tobacco products on September 30, 2012.	No	Yes	No
8/1/07	Vote 291: H R 976: Lott Amdt No. 2593 as Modified; To provide a perfecting amendment.	No	Yes	No

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