Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
5/8/08	Vote 121: On the Motion: Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th, Sect. 201, re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4707; In the nature of a substitute.	No	Yes	Yes
4/24/08	Vote 111: S 1315: Burr Amdt. No. 4572; To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States.	No	Yes	No
4/17/08	Vote 106: H R 1195: Coburn Amdt. No. 4538; To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report.	No	Yes	No
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
4/10/08	Vote 95: H R 3221: Ensign Amdt. No. 4419; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law.	No	Yes	Yes
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
4/3/08	Vote 90: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt. No. 4407; No Statement of Purpose on File.	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
3/13/08	Vote 79: S CON RES 70: DeMint Amdt. No. 4380; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for transferring funding for Berkeley, CA earmarks to the Marine Corps.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 78: S CON RES 70: Grassley Amdt. No. 4276 as Modified; To exempt from pay-as-you-go enforcement modifications to the individual alternative minimum tax (AMT) that prevent millions of additional taxpayers from having to pay the AMT.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 77: S CON RES 70: Kyl Amdt. No. 4372; To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 74: S CON RES 70: Kyl Amdt. No. 4348; To provide certainty to taxpayers by extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit that helps US companies innovate, combat pay exclusion for our soldiers in the field, the education deduction to make colleges more affordable and the alternative energy incentives to make the environment cleaner through the end of 2009.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 73: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4313; To protect the family budget from runaway Government spending by increasing the number of Senators necessary to waive the PAYGO Point of Order from 60 to 100.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 69: S CON RES 70: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4309; To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.	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 51: S CON RES 70: Conrad Amdt. No. 4204; To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 increase in the income tax on Social Security benefits.	Yes	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 50: S CON RES 70: Kyl Amdt. No. 4191; To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%.	No	Yes	No
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.	Yes	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 48: S CON RES 70: Upon Reconsideration Specter Amdt. No. 4189; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 45: S CON RES 70: Specter Amdt. No. 4189; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.	No	Yes	No
3/13/08	Vote 44: S CON RES 70: Conrad Amdt. No. 4190; To add a deficit-neutral reserve fund for repealing the 1993 rate increase for the alternative minimum tax for individuals.	Yes	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 43: S CON RES 70: Graham Amdt. No. 4170 as Modified; To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains.	No	Yes	No
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
2/12/08	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
12/18/07	Vote 441: On the Motion: Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
12/18/07	Vote 440: On the Motion: Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. To H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3877; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008	Yes	No	Yes
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
12/14/07	Vote 434: H R 2419: H.R. 2419 as Amended; Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007	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
12/13/07	Vote 426: H R 2419: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 3810; To improve the adjusted gross income limitation and use the savings to provide additional funding for certain programs and reduce the Federal deficit.	Yes	No	Yes
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
12/11/07	Vote 417: H R 2419: Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans.	Yes	No	No
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
10/30/07	Vote 400: S 294: S.294 as Amended; 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
10/25/07	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
10/23/07	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 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 372: H R 3093: H.R. 3093, As Amended; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	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
10/3/07	Vote 361: H R 3222: Graham Amdt. No. 3117; To improve the security of United States borders.	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
9/27/07	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
9/26/07	Vote 348: H R 1585: Biden Amdt. No. 2997 as Modified; To express the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq.	No	Yes	Yes
9/18/07	Vote 339: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1257; District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
9/18/07	Vote 337: H R 1124: Coburn Amdt. No. 2888; To prohibit the Federal Government from favoring public colleges and universities over private colleges and universities under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999.	No	Yes	No
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
9/6/07	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 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
9/6/07	Vote 315: H R 2642: Brown Amdt. No. 2673; To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees.	Yes	No	Yes
9/6/07	Vote 313: H R 2642: Coleman Amdt. No. 2687; To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions.	No	Yes	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 304: H R 976: Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt No. 2562; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the 15-year straight-line cost recovery for qualified leasehold improvements and qualified restaurant improvements and to provide a 15-year straight-line cost recovery for certain improvements to retail space.	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
8/2/07	Vote 295: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Specter Amdt. 2557; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reset the rate of tax under the alternative minimum tax at 24 percent.	No	Yes	No
7/26/07	Vote 283: H R 1: DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1 to Conference, with Instructions; Improving America's Security Act of 2007	No	Yes	No
7/26/07	Vote 282: H R 2638: H.R. 2638, As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008	No	Yes	Yes
7/26/07	Vote 280: H R 2638: Sanders Amdt. No. 2498; To prohibit funds made available in this Act from being used to implement a rule or regulation related to certain petitions for aliens to perform temporary labor in the United States.	Yes	No	Yes
7/26/07	Vote 278: H R 2638: Graham Amdt. No. 2480; To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.	No	Yes	Yes
7/25/07	Vote 277: On the Decision of the Chair: Shall the Decision of the Chair Stand as the Judgement of the Senate Re: Graham Amdt. No. 2412; To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws.	Yes	No	Yes
7/20/07	Vote 271: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Kyl Amdt. No. 2353; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax.	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 269: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Dole Amdt. No. 2350; To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 268: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA ; To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs.	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 266: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Cornyn Amdt No. 2339; To provide interim relief for shortages in employment-based visas for aliens with extraordinary ability and advanced degrees and for nurses.	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 265: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Sununu Amdt. No. 2341; No Statement of Purpose on File.	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 263: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2355; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity.	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 260: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. No. 2352; To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board.	No	Yes	No
7/11/07	Vote 244: H R 1585: Graham Amdt. No. 2078, as Modified; To express the sense of Congress on length of time between deployments for members of the Armed Forces.	No	Yes	No
6/27/07	Vote 231: S 1639: Motion to Table Div. III of Amdt. No.1934, as Modified; Of a perfecting nature.	Yes	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.	Yes	No	Yes
6/21/07	Vote 222: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Kyl Amdt. No. 1733 as Modified; To provide a condition precedent for the effective date of the revenue raisers.	No	Yes	No
6/20/07	Vote 218: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1718; To strike the provision extending the additional duty on ethanol and for other purposes.	No	Yes	No
6/20/07	Vote 217: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: DeMint Amdt. No. 1546; To provide that legislation that would increase the national average fuel prices for automobiles is subject to a point of order in the Senate.	No	Yes	No
6/12/07	Vote 209: H R 6: Bayh Amdt. No. 1508; To provide for the publication and implementation of an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in the United States.	Yes	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.	Yes	No	Yes
6/7/07	Vote 202: S 1348: Coburn Amdt. No. 1311, As Modified; To require the enforcement of existing border security and immigration laws and Congressional approval before amnesty can be granted.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 199: S 1348: Vitter Amdt. No. 1339; To require that the U.S. VISIT system- the biometric border check-in/check-out system first required by Congress in 1996 that is already well past its already postponed 2005 implementation due date- be finished as part of the enforcement trigger.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 196: S 1348: Ensign Amdt. No. 1374; To improve the criteria and weights of the merit-based evaluation system.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 191: S 1348: Reid Amdt. No. 1331; To clarify the application of the earned income tax credit.	Yes	No	Yes
6/6/07	Vote 187: S 1348: Cornyn Amdt. No. 1184, As Modified; To establish a permanent bar for gang members, terrorists, and other criminals.	No	Yes	No
6/6/07	Vote 186: S 1348: Kennedy Amdt. No. 1333, as Modified; To increase the immigration-related penalties associated with various criminal activities.	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
6/5/07	Vote 184: S 1348: McConnell Amdt. No. 1170; To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification.	No	Yes	No
5/24/07	Vote 177: S 1348: Coleman Amdt. No. 1158; To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to facilitate information sharing between federal and local law enforcement officials related to an individual's immigration status.	No	Yes	No
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 161: On the Motion: Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 21; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012.	No	Yes	No
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.	No	Yes	No
4/25/07	Vote 143: S 761: Coburn Amdt. No. 918; To provide a sunset date.	No	Yes	No
4/18/07	Vote 134: S 378: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 891; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should offset the cost of new spending.	Yes	No	Yes
3/28/07	Vote 120: H R 1591: Coburn Amdt. No. 657; To provide farm assistance in a fiscally responsible manner.	Yes	No	No
3/28/07	Vote 118: H R 1591: Wyden Amdt. No. 709; To reauthorize the secure rural schools and community self-determination program and to provide funding for the payments in lieu of taxes program.	No	Yes	Yes
3/23/07	Vote 113: S CON RES 21: Lott Amdt. No. 606; To repeal section 13203 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 by restoring the Alternative Minimum Tax rates that had been in effect prior thereto.	No	Yes	No
3/23/07	Vote 110: S CON RES 21: Biden Amdt. No. 529; To increase funding for the COPS Program to $1.15 billion for FY 2008 to provide state and local law enforcement with critical resources necessary to prevent and respond to violent crime and acts of terrorism and is offset by an unallocated reduction to non-defense discretionary spending and/or reduction to administrative expenses.	Yes	No	Yes

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