Votes Against Party

Date	Vote	Position	GOP opinion	DEM opinion
10/21/09	Vote 325: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 1776; A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the update under the Medicare physician fee schedule for years beginning with 2010 and to sunset the application of the sustainable growth rate formula, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
7/30/09	Vote 251: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Bond Amdt. No. 1904; To repeal a certain provision of the SAFETEA-LU.	Yes	Yes	No
7/8/09	Vote 220: H R 2892: DeMint Amdt. No. 1399; To require the completion of at least 700 miles of reinforced fencing along the southwest border by December 31, 2010.	Yes	Yes	No
4/23/09	Vote 164: On the Motion: Johanns Motion to Instruct Conferees Re: S. Con. Res. 13; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.	No	Yes	Yes
4/2/09	Vote 135: S CON RES 13: Graham Amdt. No. 910; To protect middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax.	Yes	Yes	No
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.	No	No	Yes
2/3/09	Vote 35: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Sec. 201 of S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress Re: Mikulski Amdt. 104; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction against individual income tax for interest on indebtedness and for State sales and excise taxes with respect to the purchase of certain motor vehicles.	No	Yes	Yes
1/15/09	Vote 5: S J RES 5: S.J.Res. 5; A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of obligations under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.	Yes	Yes	No
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
6/25/08	Vote 158: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978	No	Yes	Yes
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.	No	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 76: S CON RES 70: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4378; To protect family businesses and farmers without increasing our nation's debt by providing for an estate tax that sets the exemption at $5 million and the rate at 35 percent, with the benefits of the exemption recaptured for estates over $100 million, paid for by closing tax loopholes that allow offshore deferral of compensation and transactions entered into solely for the purpose of avoiding taxation.	Yes	No	No
3/13/08	Vote 64: S CON RES 70: Sanders Amdt. No. 4218; To put children ahead of millionaires and billionaires by restoring the pre-2001 top income tax rate for people earning over $1 million, and use this revenue to invest in LIHEAP; IDEA; Head Start; Child Care; nutrition; school construction and deficit reduction.	No	No	Yes
3/13/08	Vote 60: S CON RES 70: Sessions Amdt. No. 4231; To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.	Yes	Yes	No
12/17/07	Vote 435: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007	No	Yes	Yes
12/13/07	Vote 428: H R 2419: Brown Amdt. No. 3819; To increase funding for critical Farm Bill programs and improve crop insurance.	No	No	Yes
10/16/07	Vote 367: H R 3093: Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No.3295; To increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and offset the increase by reducing NASA funding.	No	Yes	Yes
9/26/07	Vote 349: H R 1585: Kyl Amdt. No. 3017 as Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Iran.	No	Yes	Yes
8/1/07	Vote 292: H R 976: Kerry Amdt. No. 2602 As Modified; To provide sufficient funding and incentives to increase the enrollment of uninsured children.	No	No	Yes
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.	No	No	Yes
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.	Yes	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.	Yes	Yes	No
6/19/07	Vote 214: H R 6: Tester Amdt. No. 1614; To establish a program to provide loans for projects to produce syngas from coal and other feedstocks while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reliance of the United States on petroleum and natural gas.	No	No	Yes
6/6/07	Vote 198: S 1348: Inhofe Amdt. No. 1151; To amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the national language of the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
5/24/07	Vote 181: On the Motion: This $120 billion dollar package was passed in the Senate by an 80-14 vote on May 24. The bill primarily focuses on funding for the Iraq war but also addresses other unrelated topics. A previous war funding bill was vetoed by the president because it included troop withdrawal deadlines, which were largely supported by anti-war Democrats. Ten Democrats opposed this new bill with no withdrawal deadlines, while 37 supported its passage. Congress had to act to replace war funding that would have ended May 28. According to the Washington Post, this bill includes 18 “benchmarks that the Iraqi government must meet to continue receiving reconstruction aid.” One hundred billion dollars in funding is slated to support continuing military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The bill says that the President and Congress must not take any action that will endanger the troops and that they provide any funds necessary for training, equipment and other types of support to ensure their safety and the effectiveness of their missions. The president is required to give a first report on the Iraqis' progress in meeting the benchmarks to Congress on July 15. Seventeen billion dollars in the package is for domestic spending. Out of this funding, $6.4 billion is for Gulf Coast hurricane relief efforts, $3 billion in emergency aid for farmers, $1 billion to upgrade port and mass transit security, $3 billion towards converting closing U.S. military bases to other uses, and $650 million to increase funding for children’s health care. A Congressional Research Service summary states that the “other domestic beneficiaries include state HIV grant programs, mine safety research, youth violence prevention activities, and pandemic flu protection.” Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hilary Clinton (N.Y.) were among the 14 who opposed the bill.	No	Yes	Yes
5/22/07	Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program.	No	No	Yes
3/23/07	Vote 101: S CON RES 21: Nelson (NE) Amdt. No. 626; To reform the estate tax to avoid subjecting thousands of families, family businesses, and family farms and ranches to the estate tax, and to promote continued economic growth and job creation.	Yes	No	No
3/22/07	Vote 94: S CON RES 21: Sanders Amdt. No. 545 as Modified; To restore the top marginal tax rate to pre-2001 levels on taxable income in excess of $1 million and use the increased revenue to increase funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Act.	No	No	Yes
3/6/07	Vote 62: S 4: Motion to Table Obama Amdt. No. 338; To require consideration of high-risk qualifying criteria in allocating funds under the State Homeland Security Grant Program.	Yes	Yes	No
3/1/07	Vote 56: S 4: Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 298; To strengthen the security of cargo containers.	Yes	Yes	No
2/13/07	Vote 46: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.J.Res. 20; Revised Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007	No	No	Yes
1/18/07	Vote 18: S 1: Lieberman Amdt No. 30; To establish a Senate Office of Public Integrity.	Yes	No	No
1/10/07	Vote 4: S 1: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No. 6; to prohibit authorized committees and leadership PACs from employing the spouse or immediate family members of any candidate or Federal office holder connected to the committee.	No	No	Yes
11/16/06	Vote 268: S 3709: Feingold Amdt. No. 5183; To require as a precondition to United States-India peaceful atomic energy cooperation determinations by the President that United States nuclear cooperation with India does nothing to assist, encourage, or induce India to manufacture or acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices.	No	No	Yes
11/16/06	Vote 266: S 3709: Dorgan Amdt. No. 5178 As Modified; To declare that it is the policy of the United States to continue to support implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1172 (1998).	No	No	Yes
11/16/06	Vote 265: S 3709: Bingaman Amdt. No. 5174; To limit the waiver authority of the President.	No	No	Yes
9/28/06	Vote 260: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 6061; Secure Fence Act of 2006	Yes	Yes	No
9/14/06	Vote 248: H R 4954: Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 4930; To improve maritime container security by ensuring that foreign ports participating in the Container Security Initiative scan all containers shipped to the United States for nuclear and radiological weapons before loading.	Yes	Yes	No
7/26/06	Vote 217: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3711; A bill to enhance the energy independence and security of the United States by providing for exploration, development, and production activities for mineral resources in the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
7/11/06	Vote 193: H R 5441: Clinton Amdt No. 4563; To establish the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an independent agency, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
6/22/06	Vote 184: S 2766: Chambliss Amdt. No. 4261; To authorize multiyear procurement of F-22A fighter aircraft and F-119 engines.	No	Yes	Yes
6/22/06	Vote 181: S 2766: Kerry Amdt. No. 4442; To require the redeployment of United States Armed Forces from Iraq in order to further a political solution in Iraq, encourage the people of Iraq to provide for their own security, and achieve victory in the war on terror.	Yes	No	No
5/26/06	Vote 160: On the Nomination: Confirmation General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force, to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency	No	Yes	Yes
5/24/06	Vote 150: S 2611: Dorgan Amdt. No. 4095; To sunset the H-2C visa program after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.	No	No	Yes
5/18/06	Vote 134: S 2611: Cornyn Amdt. No. 4038; To require aliens seeking adjustment of status under section 245B of the Immigration and Nationality Act or Deferred Mandatory Departure status under section 245C of such Act to pay a supplemental application fee, which shall be used to provide financial assistance to States for health and educational services for noncitizens.	Yes	Yes	No
5/16/06	Vote 123: S 2611: Motion to Table Dorgan Amdt. No. 4017; To prohibit aliens who are currently outside the United States from participating in the H-2C guestworker visa program.	No	Yes	Yes
5/16/06	Vote 121: S 2611: Isakson Amdt. No. 3961; To prohibit the granting of legal status, or adjustment of current status, to any individual who enters or entered the United States in violation of Federal law unless the border security measures authorized under Title I and section 233 are fully completed and fully operational.	Yes	Yes	No
5/2/06	Vote 105: H R 4939: Coburn Amdt. No. 3641 "Div IV"; To perfect the bill.	Yes	Yes	No
5/2/06	Vote 103: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 4939; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006	No	Yes	Yes
3/29/06	Vote 81: S 2349: Ensign Amdt. No. 2980; To include Federal entities in the definition of earmarks.	No	Yes	Yes
3/2/06	Vote 29: H R 3199: H.R. 3199 Conference Report; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 28: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration - Cloture on The Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 27: H R 3199: Motion to Reconsider the Vote by Which Cloture was Not Invoked on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 (RCV 358).; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 26: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to Consider the Motion to Reconsider the Vote by which the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 3199 was Not Agreed To (RCV 358).; USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
3/1/06	Vote 24: S 2271: First Amdt. No. 2895 As Amended; To establish the enactment date of the Act.	No	Yes	Yes
2/14/06	Vote 19: On the Motion: Hutchison Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 4297 Re: States Sales Taxes; Tax Relief Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
11/10/05	Vote 319: S 1042: Graham Amdt. No. 2516; Relating to the review of the status of detainees of the United States Government.	Yes	Yes	No
11/8/05	Vote 308: S 1042: Snowe Amdt. No. 2436 As Modified; To require the Secretary of Defense, subject to a national security exception, to offer to transfer to local redevelopment authorities for no consideration real property and personal property located at military installations that are closed or realigned as part of the 2005 round of defense base closure and realignment, and to clarify that the requirement does not affect certain property interests.	Yes	No	No
10/27/05	Vote 280: H R 3010: Ensign Amdt. No. 2300; To prohibit funding for the support, development, or distribution of the Department of Education's e-Language Learning System (ELLS).	Yes	Yes	No
10/26/05	Vote 274: H R 3010: Coburn Amdt. No. 2232; To increase funding for the AIDS drug assistance program.	Yes	No	No
10/6/05	Vote 253: H R 2863: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2005; To curtail waste under the Department of Defense web-based travel system.	No	Yes	Yes
10/5/05	Vote 247: Whether the Amendment is Germane: Is the Amendment No. 1955, as modified, germane to H.R.2863?; To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.	No	No	Yes
9/29/05	Vote 245: On the Nomination: Confirmation of John G. Roberts, Jr., of Maryland, to be Chief Justice of the United States	Yes	Yes
9/15/05	Vote 232: H R 2862: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1665; To prohibit weakening any law that provides safeguards from unfair foreign trade practices.	No	No	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 216: S 397: Craig Amendment No. 1645; To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 213: H R 6: Conference Report H. R. 6; Energy Policy Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
7/29/05	Vote 212: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA Re: Conference Report To Accompany H. R. 6; Energy Policy Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
7/28/05	Vote 209: H R 3045: H. R. 3045; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act	Yes	Yes	No
7/19/05	Vote 193: H R 3057: Coburn Amdt. No. 1241; To prohibit funds from being made available to the United States Agency for International Development for entertainment expenses.	Yes	Yes	No
7/14/05	Vote 183: On the Motion: Motion To Waive CBA RE: Stabenow Amdt. No. 1217; To provide funding for interoperable communications equipment grants.	No	No	Yes
7/12/05	Vote 176: H R 2360: Feinstein Amdt. No. 1215, As Modified; To improve the allocation of grants through the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.	Yes	No	No
6/30/05	Vote 170: S 1307: S. 1307; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act	Yes	Yes	No
6/29/05	Vote 169: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion To Proceed To Consider S. 1307; Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act	Yes	Yes	No
6/28/05	Vote 159: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Coburn Amdt. No. 1019; To transfer funding to the Special Diabetes Program for Indians and the Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program within the Indian Health Service from funding for federal land acquisition.	Yes	No	No
6/28/05	Vote 158: H R 6: H.R. 6 As Amended; Energy Policy Act of 2005	No	Yes	Yes
6/23/05	Vote 155: H R 6: Sununu Amdt. No. 873; To strike the title relating to incentives for innovative technologies.	Yes	No	No
6/23/05	Vote 153: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Domenici Amdt. No. 891;	No	Yes	Yes
6/15/05	Vote 139: H R 6: Domenici Amdt. No. 779, As Modified; To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.	No	Yes	Yes
6/15/05	Vote 138: H R 6: Motion to Table Schumer Amdt. No. 782; To strike the reliable fuels subtitle of the amendment.	No	Yes	Yes
4/21/05	Vote 107: On the Nomination: Confirmation John D. Negroponte, of New York, to be Director of National Intelligence	No	Yes	Yes
4/20/05	Vote 106: H R 1268: Warner Amdt. No. 498; Relating to the aircraft carriers of the Navy.	No	No	Yes
4/20/05	Vote 104: H R 1268: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 471; To reduce appropriations for the Iraqi embassy to reduce outlays expected to occur in fiscal year 2007 or later.	No	Yes	Yes
4/13/05	Vote 94: H R 1268: Cornyn Amdt. No. 372; To express the sense of the Senate that Congress should not delay enactment of critical appropriations necessary to ensure the well-being of the men and women of the United States Armed Forces fighting in Iraq and elsewhere around the world, by attempting to conduct a debate about immigration reform while the supplemental appropriations bill is pending on the floor of the United States Senate.	Yes	Yes	No
4/6/05	Vote 86: S 600: Motion To Table Schumer Amdt. No. 309; To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful.	Yes	No	No
3/3/05	Vote 21: S 256: Nelson (FL) Amdt. No. 37; To exempt debtors from means testing if their financial problems were caused by identity theft.	No	No	Yes
3/3/05	Vote 20: S 256: Dayton Amdt. No. 31.; To limit the amount of interest that can be charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.	No	No	Yes
10/7/04	Vote 203: S RES 445: Biden Amdt. No. 4021; To provide that the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Foreign Relations (if not already a member of the select Committee) shall be ex officio members of the select Committee but shall have no vote in the Committee and shall not be counted for purposes of determining a quorum.	No	No	Yes
9/29/04	Vote 192: S 2845: Motion to Table Specter Amdt. No. 3706; To provide the National Intelligence Director with the authority to supervise, direct, and control all elements of the intelligence community performing national intelligence missions.	No	Yes	Yes
9/22/04	Vote 187: On the Nomination: Confirmation Porter J. Goss, of Florida, To Be Director of Central Intelligence	No	Yes	Yes
9/14/04	Vote 183: H R 4567: Motion To Table Clinton Amdt. No. 3631; To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to allocate formula-based grants to State and local governments based on an assessment of threats and vulnerabilities and other factors that the Secretary considers appropriate, in accordance with the recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.	Yes	Yes	No
6/23/04	Vote 137: S 2400: McConnell Amdt. No. 3472; To require a report on the stabilization of Iraq.	Yes	Yes	No
5/18/04	Vote 98: S 2400: Lott Amdt. No. 3158; To provide that the 2005 base closure round shall apply solely to military installations located outside the United States and to provide for expedited consideration by Congress of a proposal for a base closure round in 2007 on military installations located inside the United States.	No	No	Yes
5/5/04	Vote 81: S 1637: Breaux Amdt. No. 3117; To limit the amount of deferred foreign income that can be repatriated at a lower rate.	No	No	Yes
4/29/04	Vote 76: S 150: Motion To Table Feinstein Amdt. No. 3052; To extend the grandfather clauses for the term of the moratorium extension.	Yes	Yes	No
4/29/04	Vote 75: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture on the McCain Amdt. No. 3048; To extend the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act for 4 years, and for other purposes.	Yes	Yes	No
4/29/04	Vote 73: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloutre on the Daschle Amdt. No. 3050; To eliminate methyl tertiary butyl ether from the United States fuel supply, to increase production and use of renewable fuel, and to increase the Nation's energy independence.	No	No	Yes
3/2/04	Vote 27: S 1805: Frist Amdt. No. 2625; To regulate the sale and possession of armor piercing ammunition, and for other purposes.	No	Yes	Yes
2/25/04	Vote 16: On the Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To S. 1805 ; Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act	No	Yes	Yes
11/25/03	Vote 459: H R 1: H.R. 1 Conference Report; Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003	Yes	Yes	No

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