Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/20/09	Vote 323: H R 2892: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2892; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2010	No	Yes	Yes
10/14/09	Vote 321: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3183; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010	No	Yes	Yes
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
10/6/09	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 297: H R 2996: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2483; To help preserve America's national parks and other public land treasures by reducing maintenance backlogs that threaten the health and safety of visitors.	No	Yes	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
9/16/09	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
9/15/09	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
8/6/09	Vote 263: H R 3435: Motion to Table Harkin Amdt. No. 2300; To limit the provision of vouchers to individuals with adjusted gross income of less than $50,000 or joint filers with adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000.	Yes	No	Yes
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
7/28/09	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
7/23/09	Vote 241: S 1390: Isakson Amdt. No. 1525; To repeal the sunset of authority to provide fire resistant rayon fiber for the production of uniforms from foreign sources.	No	Yes	No
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 226: H R 2892: Murray Amdt. No. 1468; To prohibit certain funds from being used for certain efforts.	Yes	No	Yes
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
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
5/21/09	Vote 201: H R 2346: DeMint Amdt. No. 1138; To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund.	No	Yes	No
4/30/09	Vote 175: On the Nomination: Confirmation Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife	No	Yes	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
4/2/09	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
4/2/09	Vote 128: S CON RES 13: Ensign Amdt. No. 805; To require certain higher-income beneficiaries enrolled in the Medicare prescription drug benefit to pay higher premiums, as is currently required for physicians' services and outpatient services, and as proposed in the budget of the United States Government most recently submitted by the President.	No	Yes	No
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
3/16/09	Vote 99: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 146; Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act	Yes	No	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 95: H R 1105: Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 621; To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.	Yes	No	Yes
3/9/09	Vote 87: H R 1105: Kyl Amdt. No. 630; To require a report on counter-smuggling efforts in Gaza.	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 77: H R 1105: Coburn Amdt. No. 596; To require the use of competitive procedures to award contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements funded under this Act.	No	Yes	No
2/25/09	Vote 68: S 160: Coburn Amdt. No. 581; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	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
1/15/09	Vote 4: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.181; Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009	Yes	No	Yes
1/15/09	Vote 3: S 22: S.22 as Amended.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009	Yes	No	Yes
1/14/09	Vote 2: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.22.; Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009	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
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
7/16/08	Vote 182: H R 5501: H.R. 5501 As Amended; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008	No	Yes	Yes
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
7/15/08	Vote 176: S 2731: Bunning Amdt. No. 5073; In the nature of a substitute.	Yes	No	No
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
5/7/08	Vote 120: S 2284: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified; To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements.	Yes	No	No
5/7/08	Vote 119: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4723; To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums.	Yes	No	No
5/7/08	Vote 118: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits.	Yes	No	No
5/7/08	Vote 117: S 2284: Wicker Amdt. No. 4719; To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm.	Yes	No	No
4/10/08	Vote 100: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. 4519; To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service.	Yes	No	No
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 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 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 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 41: H R 4040: H.R. 4040 As Amended ; Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act	No	Yes	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
11/14/07	Vote 1100: On Motion to Adjourn	No	Yes	No
11/13/07	Vote 1083: H R 1593: “Second Chance Act of 2007: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention” or the “Second Chance Act of 2007”.	No	Yes	Yes
11/8/07	Vote 1074: H R 3355: Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
11/8/07	Vote 1063: H RES 806: Providing for Consideration of the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3222, Making Appropriations for the Department of Defense for Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2008, and for Other Purposes	Yes	No	Yes
11/7/07	Vote 1051: On Motion to Adjourn	No	Yes	No
10/24/07	Vote 996: H R 1483: Celebrating America’S Heritage Act	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/07	Vote 921: H R 3121: Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
9/27/07	Vote 920: H R 3121: Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007	No	Yes	No
9/27/07	Vote 919: H R 3121	Yes	No	Yes
9/20/07	Vote 886: On Motion to Adjourn	No	Yes	No
9/7/07	Vote 863: H R 1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007	Yes	No	Yes
9/6/07	Vote 856: H R 2786	No	Yes	No
8/5/07	Vote 845: H R 3222	No	Yes	No
8/5/07	Vote 843: H R 3222	No	Yes	No
8/5/07	Vote 840: H R 3222	No	Yes	No
8/3/07	Vote 823: On Motion to Adjourn	Yes	No	Yes
8/3/07	Vote 822: H RES 612: Resolution Raising a Question of the Privileges of the House	Present	No	Yes
8/2/07	Vote 806: H R 3161	No	Yes	No
8/1/07	Vote 788: On Motion to Change the Convening Time	No	Yes	Yes
7/27/07	Vote 753: H R 2419	No	Yes	No
7/27/07	Vote 750: H R 2419	No	Yes	No
7/25/07	Vote 724: H R 3093	Yes	No	No
7/25/07	Vote 721: H R 3093	No	Yes	No
7/24/07	Vote 708: H R 3074	No	Yes	No
7/24/07	Vote 704: H R 3074	Yes	No	No
7/24/07	Vote 696: H R 3074	No	Yes	No
7/24/07	Vote 694: H R 3074	No	Yes	No
7/24/07	Vote 692: H R 3074	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 680: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/19/07	Vote 678: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 670: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 667: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 656: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/18/07	Vote 647: H R 3043	No	Yes	No
7/17/07	Vote 641: H R 2641: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fy 2008	Yes	No	Yes
7/17/07	Vote 633: H R 980: Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act	No	Yes	Yes
7/12/07	Vote 629: H R 1851: Section 8 Voucher Reform Act	No	Yes	Yes
6/28/07	Vote 595: H R 2829	No	Yes	No

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