The freedom index: a congressional scorecard based on the U.S. Constitution.Our first look at the 110th Congress shows how every representative and senator SENATOR, government. One who is a member of a senate. 2. No person shall be a senator [of the national senate] who shall not have attained the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States and who shall not when elected, be an voted on key issues, such as the minimum wage, immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. , stem-cell research Noun 1. stem-cell research - research on stem cells and their use in medicine biological research - scientific research conducted by biologists embryonic stem-cell research - biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine , and the Iraq War Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars. Iraq War or Second Persian Gulf War Brief conflict in 2003 between Iraq and a combined force of troops largely from the U.S. and Great Britain; and a subsequent U.S. . House Vote Descriptions 1 Minimum Wage. The minimum-wage increase bill (H.R. 2) would increase the federal minimum wage by $2.10 over two years to $7.25 an hour. Senator Ted Kennedy For other persons named Ted Kennedy, see Ted Kennedy (disambiguation). Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. (D-Mass.) had repeatedly attempted to pass a minimum-wage increase in recent years, but the Republican-led Congress had always rejected re·ject tr.v. re·ject·ed, re·ject·ing, re·jects 1. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of. 2. To refuse to consider or grant; deny. 3. his minimum-wage amendments. The minimum-wage increase represents one of the first major pushes of the newly elected e·lect v. e·lect·ed, e·lect·ing, e·lects v.tr. 1. To select by vote for an office or for membership. 2. To pick out; select: elect an art course. Democratic Congress and was high up on the 100-hour legislative agenda pushed by House leaders at the beginning of the congressional year. In 1996, the federal minimum wage was increased by 90 cents to the current $5.15 an hour. Though many people believe that raising the federal minimum wage is a solution to national poverty, allowing the market to dictate TO DICTATE. To pronounce word for word what is destined to be at the same time written by another. Merlin Rep. mot Suggestion, p. 5 00; Toull. Dr. Civ. Fr. liv. 3, t. 2, c. 5, n. 410. wages allows entry-level en·try-lev·el adj. Appropriate for or accessible to one who is inexperienced in a field or new to a market: an entry-level job in advertising; an entry-level computer. workers to get the experience and job training they need to get higher paying jobs. The House passed H.R. 2 on January January: see month. 10, 2007, by a vote of 315-116 (Roll Call 18). We have assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. pluses to the "nays" because it is unconstitutional unconstitutional adj. referring to a statute, governmental conduct, court decision or private contract (such as a covenant which purports to limit transfer of real property only to Caucasians) which violate one or more provisions of the U. S. Constitution. for the government to prohibit pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. citizens from working for less than a government-set wage. The Senate voted on similar legislation three weeks later (see Senate vote #2). 2 Embryonic Stem-cell Research Noun 1. embryonic stem-cell research - biological research on stem cells derived from embryos and on their use in medicine stem-cell research - research on stem cells and their use in medicine . The stem-cell research bill (H.R. 3) would allow federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve to be used for research on embryos donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by in vitro in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment. in vi·tro adj. In an artificial environment outside a living organism. fertility clinics Fertility clinics are staffed medical clinics that assist couples, and sometimes individuals, who want to become parents but for medical reasons have been unable to achieve this goal via the natural course. . Embryonic stem-cell research is both immoral and unethical unethical said of conduct not conforming with professional ethics. because it cannibalizes and destroys human embryos in the name of science. Supporters This article is about supporters in heraldry. For the use in British English meaning supporting sports teams, see fan (person). In heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up. of embryonic stem-cell research argue that the cell lines could cure diseases such as cancer and diabetes diabetes or diabetes mellitus (məlī`təs), chronic disorder of glucose (sugar) metabolism caused by inadequate production or use of insulin, a hormone produced in specialized cells (beta cells in the islets of . But rather than destroying human life, science should focus on cures from stem-cell lines derived de·rive v. de·rived, de·riv·ing, de·rives v.tr. 1. To obtain or receive from a source. 2. from other sources, such as amniotic fluids amniotic fluid n. The fluid within the amnion that surrounds the fetus and protects it from injury. Amniotic fluid The liquid that surrounds the baby within the amniotic sac. . Under threat of a presidential veto veto [Lat.,=I forbid], power of one functionary (e.g., the president) of a government, or of one member of a group or coalition, to block the operation of laws or agreements passed or entered into by the other functionaries or members. In the U.S. , the House passed this stem-cell research bill on January 11, 2007, by a vote of 253-174 (Roll Call 20). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because it violates the right to life for millions of unborn babies and unconstitutionally mandates mandates, system of trusteeships established by Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations for the administration of former Turkish territories and of former German colonies. federal funds for scientific research. The Senate passed similar legislation on April 11, 2007 (see Senate Vote #6). 3 Budget Resolution. The 2008 budget resolution (House Concurrent Resolution An action of Congress passed in the form of an enactment of one house, with the other house in agreement, which expresses the ideas of Congress on a particular subject. 99) would increase the fiscal 2008 budget to approximately ap·prox·i·mate adj. 1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident. 2. $2.9 trillion One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time. (mathematics) trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed. In the USA and Canada, 10^12. , an almost $150 billion increase from fiscal 2007. The bill's spending would include an astronomical as·tro·nom·i·cal also as·tro·nom·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to astronomy. 2. Of enormous magnitude; immense: an astronomical increase in the deficit. $955.8 billion in discretionary spending, including $145.2 billion for military operations This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently. World War I ''See also List of military engagements of World War I
The House passed H. Con. Res. 99 by a vote of 216-210 (Roll Call 212) on March 29, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because Congress must not continue to support massive amounts of irresponsible ir·re·spon·si·ble adj. 1. Marked by a lack of responsibility: irresponsible accusations. 2. Lacking a sense of responsibility; unreliable or untrustworthy. 3. and unconstitutional spending. The Senate passed a similar measure the previous week (see Senate vote #5). 4 Supplemental Spending--Conference Report. The final version (conference report) of this supplemental appropriations bill (H.R. 1591) would provide an additional $124.2 billion for the previous fiscal year (fiscal 2007), over and above previous appropriations. Although the bill would set a timetable “Schedule” redirects here. For other uses, see Schedule (disambiguation). A timetable or schedule is an organized list or schedule, usually set out in tabular form, providing information about a series of arranged events: in particular, the time at which for the withdrawal of American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of troops in Iraq, it would also authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) an additional $95.5 billion to carry out military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, this seemingly seem·ing adj. Apparent; ostensible. n. Outward appearance; semblance. seem  ing·ly adv. catchall catch·all n. 1. A receptacle or storage area for odds and ends. 2. Something that encompasses a wide variety of items or situations: bill also would raise the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour and provide nearly $5 billion in small-business incentives. Even if the spending in this supplemental bill SUPPLEMENTAL BILL, equity plead. A bill already filed to supply some defect in the original bill. See Bill supplemental. were constitutional, it should have been added to the federal budget in the annual appropriations process. The House passed H.R. 1591 on April 25, 2007, by a vote of 218-208 (Roll Call 265). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" for several reasons: it contained an enormous amount of unconstitutional spending, raised the federal minimum wage, and authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: money for the Iraq War, which itself was never authorized by Congress under Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution. The Senate passed the same legislation the next day (see Senate vote #7), and President Bush, who wanted the war funding, vetoed it because of the troop-withdrawal provision. 5 Head Start Funding. The Head Start reauthorization bill (H.R. 1429) would authorize $7.4 billion for the Head Start program in fiscal 2008. The bill would also disburse dis·burse tr.v. dis·bursed, dis·burs·ing, dis·burs·es To pay out, as from a fund; expend. See Synonyms at spend. [Obsolete French desbourser, from Old French desborser "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2009-2012. The bill would also place more strict requirements on Head Start teachers, such as requiring them to have completed a bachelor's bach·e·lor's n. A bachelor's degree. degree by 2013. The funding for the Head Start program is up from the $6.9 billion that it received in fiscal 2007. The House passed this bill on May 2, 2007, by a vote of 365-48 (Roll Call 285). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because the bill perpetuates a federally funded educational program, and federal aid to education is unconstitutional. 6 Hate Crimes. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R. 1592) would expand the federal hate-crimes law to make certain crimes stand-alone (jargon) stand-alone - Capable of operating without other programs, libraries, computers, hardware, networks, etc. Exactly what is absent is presumed to be obvious from context. "We only run Windows on stand-alone PCs because it's too dangerous to run it on networked ones." offenses. The legislation would make it a federal offense to commit a crime against an individual based on gender, sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , gender identity, or disability. Current hate-crime laws extend to sentencing but do not provide for additional charges to be brought against an individual. Opponents of this legislation argue that H.R. 1592 would punish pun·ish v. pun·ished, pun·ish·ing, pun·ish·es v.tr. 1. To subject to a penalty for an offense, sin, or fault. 2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense). 3. an individual for not only the crime, but the thoughts behind it. During floor debate on H.R. 1592 Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said, "This unconstitutional bill would effectively give the federal government authority to punish American citizens for 'thought crimes'--a concept that has Big Brother written all over it." The House passed this bill on May 3, 2007, by a vote of 237-180 (Roll Call 299). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because this legislation would further federalize the criminal code as well as punish not only the criminal and his actions, but the presumed thoughts behind them. 7 Iraq Troop Withdrawal. This bill to withdraw U.S. troops and Defense Department contractors from Iraq (H.R. 2237) was purely a symbolic bill with little chance of passage by the House. The bill would require the withdrawal of troops and contractors to begin within 90 days of the bill's enactment, and to be completed within 180 days from the beginning date of the withdrawal. The House rejected this bill on May 10, 2007, by a vote of 171-255 (Roll Call 330). We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution, only Congress can declare TO DECLARE. To make known or publish. By tho constitution of the United States, congress have power to declare war. In this sense the word, declare, signifies, not merely to make it known that war exists, but also to make war and to carry it on. 4 Dall. 37; 1 Story, Const. Sec. war, and consequently our soldiers This is a list of noted soldiers, organized for the country with which they are usually associated. Lists according to nationality A mandate might be issued upon the decision of an appeal, which directs that a particular action be taken, or upon a . 8 COPS Funding. This bill (H.R. 1700) would provide the annual funds for the Community-Oriented Policing A philosophy that combines traditional aspects of law enforcement with prevention measures, problem-solving, community engagement, and community partnerships. From the 1930s to the 1960s, U.S. law enforcement relied on a professional policing model. Services (COPS) program for fiscal 2008 through 2013. The bill would authorize $1.15 billion per fiscal year to aid in the hiring of law enforcement officers. The funding would include up to $600 million each year for "officers hired to perform intelligence, anti-terror or homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States duties." The House passed H.R. 1700 on May 15, 2007, by a vote of 381-34 (Roll Call 348). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because providing federal aid to local law enforcement programs is not only unconstitutional, but it also further federalizes the police system. The Senate passed a similar provision in March (see Senate vote #4). 9 Mexican Mexican named after or originating in Mexico. Mexican axolotl see ambystomamexicanum. Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum Trucks. This bill (H.R. 1773) would subject President Bush's pilot program to allow Mexican trucks to travel freely on U.S. highways to microscopic microscopic /mi·cro·scop·ic/ (mi?kro-skop´ik) 1. of extremely small size; visible only by the aid of the microscope. 2. pertaining or relating to a microscope or to microscopy. scrutiny Scrutiny (Fr. scrutin, Late Lat. scrutinium, from scrutari, to search or examine thoroughly) is a careful examination or inquiry (as though there was a mistake). . Current law requires cross-border traffic to unload To remove a program from memory or take a tape or disk out of its drive. their cargo onto American trucks within 20-25 miles of the border. This new bill would place certain conditions on Bush's pilot program, including the establishment of an independent review panel to uncover any problems with the program that would require the government to abort (1) To exit a function or application without saving any data that has been changed. (2) To stop a transmission. (programming) abort - To terminate a program or process abnormally and usually suddenly, with or without diagnostic information. the program for good. The Transportation Department has opposed op·pose v. op·posed, op·pos·ing, op·pos·es v.tr. 1. To be in contention or conflict with: oppose the enemy force. 2. this legislation, claiming NAFTA NAFTA in full North American Free Trade Agreement Trade pact signed by Canada, the U.S., and Mexico in 1992, which took effect in 1994. Inspired by the success of the European Community in reducing trade barriers among its members, NAFTA created the world's established the framework for open roadways for U.S. and Mexican truckers. The House passed this bill on May 15, 2007, by a vote of 411-3 (Roll Call 349). We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because allowing Mexican truckers to travel freely on U.S. roads would not only threaten U.S. security, but would also displace dis·place tr.v. dis·placed, dis·plac·ing, dis·plac·es 1. To move or shift from the usual place or position, especially to force to leave a homeland: numerous American truckers who would lose their jobs to Mexican drivers who are willing to work for a much lower wage. 10 Iran Military Operations. During consideration for the fiscal 2008 defense authorization The right or permission to use a system resource; the process of granting access. See access control. bill (H.R. 1585), Representative Peter DeFazio Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947) is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon, representing the 4th Congressional District and is currently serving his 11th term. (D-Ore.) offered this amendment that would require President Bush to get specific congressional authorization before engaging in military operations in Iran. The House rejected the DeFazio amendment in a Committee of the Whole on May 16, 2007, by a vote of 136-288. We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because the power to declare war belongs solely to Congress, not the president. Under Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, Congress alone has the power to declare war. About this index "The Freedom Index: A Congressional Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution" rates congressmen based on their adherence adherence /ad·her·ence/ (ad-her´ens) the act or condition of sticking to something. immune adherence to constitutional principles of limited government, fiscal responsibility, national sovereignty sovereignty, supreme authority in a political community. The concept of sovereignty has had a long history of development, and it may be said that every political theorist since Plato has dealt with the notion in some manner, although not always explicitly. , and a traditional foreign policy of avoiding foreign entanglements. We have changed the name of this index from "Conservative Index" to "Freedom Index" because the meaning of "conservative" has changed so dramatically since we began publishing "The Conservative Index" 35 years ago. Whereas preserving our Constitution, the freedoms it guarantees, and the moral bedrock on which it is based is what "conservatism" once meant, nowadays "conservative" is often used to refer to the exact opposites of these time-honored time-hon·ored adj. Respected or adhered to because of age or age-old observance. Adj. 1. time-honored - acceptable for a long time; "time-honored customs" time-honoured American values. To learn how any representative or senator voted on the key measures described herein, look him up in the vote charts. The scores are derived by dividing a congressman's constitutional votes (pluses) by the total number he cast (pluses and minuses) and multiplying mul·ti·ply 1 v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v.tr. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on. by 100. The average House score for this index (votes 1-10) is 40 percent; the average Senate score is 38. Ron Noun 1. Ron - a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria Bokkos, Daffo West Chadic - a group of Chadic languages spoken in northern Nigeria; Hausa in the most important member Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. (R-Texas) was the only representative to earn a perfect score of 100, and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) was the only senator who scored 100. We encourage readers to examine how their own congressmen voted on each of the 10 key measures as well as overall. This is our first index for the 110th Congress. Previous Conservative Index congressional scorecards are available online for the 107th, 108th, and 109th Congresses at www.jbs.org/taxonomy/term/210. We also encourage readers to commend com·mend tr.v. com·mend·ed, com·mend·ing, com·mends 1. To represent as worthy, qualified, or desirable; recommend. 2. To express approval of; praise. See Synonyms at praise. 3. legislators for their constitutional votes and to urge improvement where needed. For congressional contact information and a series of pre-written letters to Congress on some key issues go to www.capwiz.com/jbs/home.
House Vote Scores
Votes: 1 2 3 4 5
1-10
ALABAMA
1 Bonner (R) 50% - + + + -
2 Everett (R) 56 - + + + ?
3 Rogers, Mike D. (R) 50 - + + + -
4 Aderholt (R) 50 - + + + -
5 Cramer (D) 20 - - - - -
6 Bachus, S. (R) 60 - + + + -
7 Davis, A. (D) 20 - - - - -
ALASKA
Young, D. (R) 50 - - + + -
ARIZONA
1 Renzi (R) 50 - + + + -
2 Franks, T. (R) 80 + + + + +
3 Shadegg (R) 80 + + + + +
4 Pastor (D) 30 - - - - -
5 Mitchell (D) 20 - - + - -
6 Flake (R) 70 + + + + +
7 Grijalva (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Giffords (D) 10 - - - - -
ARKANSAS
1 Berry (D) 40 - - - - -
2 Snyder (D) 10 - - - - -
3 Boozman (R) 50 - + + + -
4 Ross (D) 20 - - - - -
CALIFORNIA
1 Thompson, M. (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Berger (R) 70 + + + + -
3 Lungren (R) 80 + + + + +
4 Doolittle (R) 80 + + + + +
5 Matsui (D) 30 - - - - -
6 Woolsey (D) 40 - - - + -
7 Miller, George (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Pelosi (D): Speaker 20 - - ? - ?
9 Lee (D) 40 - - - + -
10 Tauscher (D) 20 - - - - -
11 McNerney (D) 20 - - - - -
12 Lantos (D) 20 - - - - -
13 Stark (D) 33 - - - ? -
14 Eshoo (D) 30 - - - - -
15 Honda (D) 30 - - - - -
16 Lofgren (D) 30 - - - - -
17 Farr (D) 30 - - - - -
18 Cardoza (D) 10 - - - - -
19 Radanovich (R) 63 + ? + + +
20 Costa (D) 11 - - - ? -
21 Nunes (R) 60 + + + + -
22 McCarthy, K. (R) 60 + + + + -
23 Capps (D) 30 - - - - -
24 Gallegly (R) 60 + + + + -
25 McKeon (R) 60 + - + + -
26 Dreier (R) 50 + - + + -
27 Sherman (D) 20 - - - - -
28 Berman (D) 10 - - - - -
29 Schiff (D) 20 - - - - -
30 Waxman (D) 20 - - - - -
31 Becerra (D) 30 - - - - -
32 Solis (D) 30 - - - - -
33 Watson (D) 30 - - - - -
34 Roybal-Allard (D) 30 - - - - -
35 Waters (D) 40 - - - + -
36 Harman (D) 20 - - - - -
37 Vacant
38 Napolitano (D) 30 - - - - -
39 Sanchez, Linda (D) 30 - - - - -
40 Royce (R) 70 + + + + +
41 Lewis, Jerry (R) 44 + - ? + -
42 Miller, Gary (R) 63 ? ? + + +
43 Baca (D) 20 - - - - -
44 Calvert (R) 50 + - + + -
45 Bono (R) 30 - - + + -
46 Rohrabacher(R) 70 + - + + +
47 Sanchez, Loretta (D) 20 - - - - -
48 Campbell (R) 80 + + + + +
49 Issa (R) 50 + - + + -
50 Bilbray (R) 50 + - + + -
51 Filner (D) 30 - - - - -
52 Hunter (R) 67 + + + + ?
53 Davis, S. (D) 20 - - - - -
COLORADO
1 DeGette (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Udall, M. (D) 10 - - - - -
3 Salazar, J. (D) 10 - - - - -
4 Musgrave (R) 60 + + + + -
5 Lamborn (R) 80 + + + + +
6 Tancredo (R) 67 + + + + ?
7 Perlmutter (D) 20 - - - - -
CONNECTICUT
1 Larson, J. (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Courtney (D) 30 - - - - -
3 DeLauro (D) 20 - - - - -
4 Shays (R) 33 - - + + -
5 Murphy, C. (D) 30 - - - - -
DELAWARE
Castle (R) 30 - - + + -
FLORIDA
1 Miller, J. (R) 86 + + + + +
2 Boyd, A. (D) 10 - - - - -
3 Brown, C. (D) 11 - - - - -
4 Crenshaw (R) 50 - + + + -
5 Brown-Waite, G. (R) 40 - - + + -
6 Stearns (R) 60 - + + + +
7 Mica (R) 60 + + + + -
8 Keller (R) 50 - + + + -
9 Bilirakis (R) 50 - + + + -
10 Young, C.W. (R) 40 - - + + -
11 Castor (D) 20 - - - - -
12 Putnam (R) 60 + + + + -
13 Buchanan (R) 50 - + + + -
14 Mack (R) 70 + - + + +
15 Weldon (R) 80 + + + + +
16 Mahoney (D) 10 - - - - -
17 Meek, K. (D) 20 - - - - -
18 Ros-Lehtinen (R) 40 - + + + -
19 Wexler (D) 20 - - - - -
20 Wasserman-Schultz (D 13% - - - - -
21 Diaz-Balart, L. (R) 40 - + + + -
22 Klein, R. (D) 20 - - - - -
23 Hastings, A. (D) 20 - - - - -
24 Feeney (R) 70 + + + + +
25 Diaz-Balart, M. (R) 40 - + + + -
GEORGIA
1 Kingston (R) 70 + + + + -
2 Bishop, S. (D) 11 - ? - - -
3 Westmoreland (R) 63 + ? + ? +
4 Johnson, H. (D) 30 - - - - -
5 Lewis, John (D) 40 - - - + -
6 Price, T. (R) 67 + + + + ?
7 Linder (R) 80 + + + + +
8 Marshall (D) 44 - + + + ?
9 Deal (R) 80 + + + + +
10 Vacant
11 Gingrey (R) 78 + + + + +
12 Barrow (D) 30 - - + + -
13 Scott, D. (D) 10 - - - - -
HAWAII
1 Abercrombie (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Hirono (D) 30 - - - - -
IDAHO
1 Sali (R) 80 + + + + +
2 Simpson (R) 56 - + + + ?
ILLINOIS
I Rush (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Jackson, J. (D) 30 - - - - -
3 Lipinski (D) 2 - + - - -
4 Gutierrez (D) 25 - - - - -
5 Emanuel (D) 20 - - - - -
6 Roskam (R) 60 + + + + -
7 Davis, Danny (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Bean (D) 20 - - + - -
9 Schakowsky (D) 30 - - - - -
10 Kirk (R) 30 - - + + -
11 Weller (R) 50 - + + + -
12 Costello (D) 40 - + - - -
13 Biggert (R) 30 - - + + -
14 Hastert (R) 50 + ? + + -
15 Johnson, Timothy (R) 50 - + + + -
16 Manzullo (R) 80 + + + + +
17 Hare (D) 30 - - - - -
18 LaHood (R) 40 - + + + -
19 Shimkus (R) 50 - + + + -
INDIANA
1 Visclosky (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Donnelly (D) 40 - + + - -
3 Souder (R) 67 + + + + -
4 Buyer (R) 63 ? ? + + -
5 Burton (R) 70 + + + + +
6 Pence (R) 80 + + + + +
7 Carson (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Ellsworth (D) 40 - + + - -
9 Hill (D) 20 - - + - -
IOWA
1 Braley (D) 22 - - - - -
2 Loebsack (D) 30 - - - - -
3 Boswell (D) 20 - - - - -
4 Latham (R) 50 - + + + -
5 King, S. (R) 70 + + + + +
KANSAS
1 Moran, Jerry (R) 50% - + + + -
2 Boyda, N. (D) 10 - - - - -
3 Moore, D. (D) 10 - - - - -
4 Tiahrt (R) 60 + + + + -
KENTUCKY
1 Whitfield (R) 50 - + + + -
2 Lewis, R. (R) 60 + + + + -
3 Yarmuth (D) 30 - - - - -
4 Davis, G. (R) 50 - + + + -
5 Rogers, H. (R) 50 - + + + -
6 Chandler (D) 20 - - - - -
LOUISIANA
1 Jindal (R) 50 - + + + -
2 Jefferson (D) 20 - - - - -
3 Melancon (D) 20 - - - - -
4 McCrery (R) 56 + + + + ?
5 Alexander, R. (R) 50 - + + + -
6 Baker (R) 70 + + + + +
7 Boustany (R) 60 + + + + -
MAINE
1 Allen (D) 33 - - - - -
2 Michaud (D) 40 - - - + -
MARYLAND
1 Gilchrest (R) 33 - ? + - -
2 Ruppersberger (D) 10 - - - - -
3 Sarbanes (D) 20 - - - - -
4 Wynn (D) 22 - - - - -
5 Hoyer (D) 10 - - - - -
6 Bartlett (R) 63 + + + + -
7 Cummings (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Van Hollen (D) 20 - - - - -
MASSACHUSETTS
1 Olver (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Neal (D) 30 - - - - -
3 McGovern (D) 30 - - - - -
4 Frank, B. (D) 30 - - - - -
5 Meehan (D) 30 - - - - -
6 Tierney (D) 30 - - - - -
7 Markey (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Capuano (D) 30 - - - - -
9 Lynch (D) 30 - - - - -
10 Delahunt (D) 33 - - - - ?
MICHIGAN
1 Stupak (D) 40 - + - - -
2 Hoekstra (R) 70 + + + + +
3 Ehlers (R) 70 - + + + -
4 Camp (R) 60 + + + + -
5 Kildee (D) 30 - - - - -
6 Upton (R) 50 - - + + -
7 Walberg (R) 70 + + + + +
8 Rogers, Mike (R) 60 + + + + -
9 Knollenberg (R) 56 ? + + + -
10 Miller, C. (R) 50 - + + + -
11 McCotter (R) 50 - + + + -
12 Levin, S. (D) 20 - - - - -
13 Kilpatrick (D) 30 - - - - -
14 Convers (D) 30 - - - - -
15 Dingell (D) 30 - - - - -
MINNESOTA
1 Walz (D) 20 - - - - -
2 Kline, J. (R) 70 + + + + +
3 Ramstad (R) 40% - - + + -
4 McCollum (D) 30 - - - - -
5 Ellison (D) 30 - - - - -
6 Bachmann (R) 70 + + + + +
7 Peterson, C. (D) 40 - + - - -
8 Oberstar (D) 40 - + - - -
MISSISSIPPI
1 Wicker (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Thompson, B. (D) 30 - - - - -
3 Pickering (R) 63 + + + + -
4 Taylor (D) 40 - + - + -
MISSOURI
1 Clay (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Akin (R) 70 + + + + +
3 Carnahan (D) 30 - - - - -
4 Skelton (D) 10 - - - - -
5 Cleaver (D) 30 - - - - -
6 Graves (R) 63 + + + + ?
7 Blunt (R) 60 + + + + -
8 Emerson (R) 33 - - + ? -
9 Hulshof (R) 50 - + + + -
MONTANA
Rehberg (R) 60 + + + + -
NEBRASKA
1 Fortenberry (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Terry (R) 60 + + + + -
3 Smith, Adrian (R) 60 + + + + -
NEVADA
1 Berkley (D) 10 - - - - -
2 Heller (R) 50 + - + + -
3 Porter (R) 40 + - + + -
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1 Shea-Porter (D) 20 - - - - -
2 Hodes (D) 20 - - - - -
NEWJERSEY
1 Andrews (D) 20 - - - - -
2 LoBiondo (R) 40 - + + + -
3 Saxton (R) 40 - + + + -
4 Smith, C. (R) 50 - + + + -
5 Garrett (R) 90 + + + + +
6 Pallone (D) 30 - - - - -
7 Ferguson (R) 40 - + + + -
8 Pascrell (D) 30 - - - - -
9 Rothman (D) 30 - - - - -
10 Payne (D) 30 - - - - -
11 Frelinghuysen (R) 30 - - + + -
12 Holt (D) 30 - - - - -
13 Sires (D) 30 - - - - -
NEW MEXICO
l Wilson, H. (R) 40 - - + + -
2 Pearce (R) 60 + + + + -
3 Udall, T. (D) 30 - - - - -
NEW YORK
1 Bishop, T. (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Israel (D) 20 - - - - -
3 King, P. (R) 50 - + + + -
4 McCarthy, C. (D) 20 - - - - -
5 Ackerman (D) 20 - - - - -
6 Meeks, G. (D) 30 - - - - -
7 Crowley (D) 20 - - - - -
8 Nadler (D) 14 - - - - -
9 Weiner (D) 20% - - - - -
10 Towns (D) 20 - - - - -
11 Clarke (D) 30 - - - - -
l2 Velazquez (D) 30 - - - - -
13 Fossella (R) 40 - - + + -
14 Maloney (D) 30 - - - - -
15 Rangel (D) 30 - - - - -
16 Serrano (D) 30 - - - - -
17 Engel (D) - - - - ?
18 Lowey (D) 20 - - - - -
19 Hall, J. (D) 30 - - - - -
20 Gillbrand (D) 30 - - - - -
21 McNulty (D) 40 - - - + -
22 Hinchey (D) 30 - - - - -
23 McHugh (R) 50 - + + + -
24 Arcuri (D) 30 - - - - -
25 Walsh (R) 40 - + + + -
26 Reynolds (R) 60 + + + + -
27 Higgins (D) 20 - - - - -
28 Slaughter (D) 30 - - - - -
29 Kuhl (R) 40 - + + + -
NORTH CAROLINA
1 Butterfield (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Etheridge (D) 10 - - - - -
3 Jones, W. (R) 50 - + + - -
4 Price, D. (D) 30 - - - - -
5 Foxx (R) 80 + + + + +
6 Coble (R) 60 + - + + +
7 McIntyre (D) 30 - + - - -
8 Hayes (R) 50 - + + + -
9 Myrick (R) 60 + + + + -
10 McHenry (R) 70 + + + + +
11 Shuler (D) 40 - + + - -
12 Watt (D) 33 - - ? - -
13 Miller, B. (D) 20 - - - - -
NORTH DAKOTA
Pomeroy (D) 10 - - - - -
OHIO
1 Chabot (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Schmidt (R) 50 - + + + -
3 Turner (R) 50 - + + + -
4 Jordan (R) 70 + + + + +
5 Gillmor (R) 50 - + + + -
6 Wilson, C. (D) 20 - + - - -
7 Hobson (R) 60 + + + + -
8 Boehner (R) 60 + + + + -
9 Kaptur (D) 40 - + - - -
10 Kucinich (D) 50 - - + + -
11 Jones, S. (D) 22 - - - - -
12 Tiberi (R) 60 + + + + -
13 Sutton (D) 30 - - - - -
14 LaTourette (R) 40 - - + + -
15 Price, D. (R) 30 - - + + -
16 Regula (R) 40 - - + + -
17 Ryan, T. (D) 30 - - - - -
18 Space (D) 10 - - - - -
OKLAHOMA
1 Sullivan (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Boren (D) 40 - - + + -
3 Lucas (R) 60 + + + + -
4 Cole (R) 60 + + + + -
5 Fallin (R) 60 + + + + -
OREGON
1 Wu (D) 30% - - - - -
2 Walden (R) 30 - - + + -
3 Blumenauer (D) 30 - - - - -
4 DeFazio (D) 30 - - - - -
5 Hooley (D) 30 - - - - -
PENNSYLVANIA
1 Brady, R. (D) 17 - - - - ?
2 Fattah (D) 20 - - - - ?
3 English (R) 40 - + + + -
4 Altmire (D) 10 - - - - -
5 Peterson, J. (R) 50 - + + + -
6 Gerlach (R) 30 - - + + -
7 Sestak (D) 20 - - - - -
8 Murphy, P. (D) 30 - - + - -
9 Shuster (R) 60 + + + + -
10 Carney (D) 20 - - - - -
11 Kanjorski (D) 22 - - ? - -
12 Murtha (D) 20 - - - - -
13 Schwartz (D) 20 - - - - -
14 Doyle (D) 30 - - - - -
15 Dent (R) 30 - - + + -
16 Pitts (R) 75 + + + + +
17 Holden (D) 10 - - - - -
18 Murphy, T. (R) 50 - + + + -
19 Platts (R) 30 - - + + -
RHODE ISLAND
1 Kennedy, P. (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Langevin (D) 30 - - - - -
SOUTH CAROLINA
1 Brown, H. (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Wilson, J. (R) 60 + + + + -
3 Barrett (R) 80 + + + + +
4 Inglis (R) 80 + + + + +
5 Spratt (D) 10 - - - - -
6 Clyburn (D) 30 - - - - -
SOUTH DAKOTA
Herseth-Sandlin (D) 10 - - - - -
TENNESSEE
1 Davis, David (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Duncan (R) 89 - + ? + +
3 Wamp (R) 50 - + + + -
4 Davis, L. (D) 40 - + - + -
5 Cooper (D) 10 - - - - -
6 Gordon (D) 20 - - - - -
7 Blackburn (R) 60 + + + + -
8 Tanner (D) I1 - - - - -
9 Cohen (D) 20 - - - - -
TEXAS
1 Gohmert (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Poe (R) 60 - + + + +
3 Johnson, S. (R) 80 + + + + +
4 Hall, R. (R) 60 + + + + -
5 Hensarling (R) 80 + + + + +
6 Barton (R) 50 + - + + -
7 Culberson (R) 78 + + + + +
8 Brady, K. (R) 60 + + + + -
9 Green, A. (D) 30 - - - - -
10 McCaul (R) 60 + + + + -
11 Conaway (R) 70 + + + + -
12 Granger (R) 50 + - + + -
13 Thornberry (R) 60 + + + + -
14 Paul (R) 100% + + + + ?
15 Hinojosa (D) 20 - - - - -
16 Reyes (D) 20 - - - - -
17 Edwards (D) 10 - - - - -
18 Jackson-Lee, S. (D) 30 - - - - -
19 Neugebauer (R) 70 + + + + +
20 Gonzalez (D) 20 - - - - -
21 Smith, L. (R) 50 - + + + -
22 Lampson (D) 17 - - ? ? ?
23 Rodriguez (D) 10 - - - - -
24 Marchant (R) 44 - + + + -
25 Doggett (D) 30 - - - - -
26 Burgess (R) 60 + + + + -
27 Ortiz (D) 13 - - - - ?
28 Cuellar (D) 0 - - - - -
29 Green, G. (D) 20 - - - - -
30 Johnson, E. (D) 38 - - - - ?
31 Carter (R) 70 + + + + +
32 Sessions, P. (R) 70 + + + + -
UTAH
1 Bishop, R. (R) 67 + + + + -
2 Matheson (D) 30 - - + + -
3 Cannon (R) 70 + + + + -
VERMONT
Welch (D) 30 - - - - -
VIRGINIA
1 Davis, J. (R) - + ? ? ?
2 Drake (R) 60 + + + + -
3 Scott, R. (D) 30 - - - - -
4 Forbes (R) 50 - + + + -
5 Goode (R) 50 - + + + -
6 Goodlatte (R) 50 - + + + -
7 Cantor (R) 78 + + + + +
8 Moran, James (D) 30 - - - - -
9 Boucher (D) 20 - - - - -
10 Wolf (R) 50 - + + + -
11 Davis, T. (R) 50 + - + + -
WASHINGTON
1 Inslee (D) 30 - - - - -
2 Larsen, R. (D) 20 - - - - -
3 Baird (D) 22 - - - - -
4 Hastings, D. (R) 60 + + + + -
5 Rodgers, (R) + + + + ?
6 Dicks (D) 20 - - - - -
7 McDermott (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Reichert (R) 30 - - + + -
9 Smith, Adam (D) 20 - - - - -
WEST VIRGINIA
1 Mollohan (D) 30 - + - - -
2 Capito (R) 40 - - + + -
3 Rahall (D) 40 - + - - -
WISCONSIN
1 Ryan, P. (R) 60 + + + + -
2 Baldwin (D) 30 - - - - -
3 Kind (D) 20 - - - - -
4 Moore, G. (D) 30 - - - - -
5 Sensenbrenner(R) 80 + + + + +
6 Petri (R) 50 - + + + -
7 Obey (D) 30 - - - - -
8 Kagen (D) 30 - - - - -
WYOMING
Cubin (R) + + + ? ?
Votes 6 7 8 9 10
1-10
ALABAMA
1 Bonner (R) 50% + - - + -
2 Everett (R) 56 + - - + -
3 Rogers, Mike D. (R) 50 + - - + -
4 Aderholt (R) 50 + - - + -
5 Cramer (D) 20 + - - + -
6 Bachus, S. (R) 60 + - + + -
7 Davis, A. (D) 20 - + - + -
ALASKA
Young, D. (R) 50 + - + + -
ARIZONA
1 Renzi (R) 50 + - - + -
2 Franks, T. (R) 80 + - + + -
3 Shadegg (R) 80 + - + + -
4 Pastor (D) 30 - + - + +
5 Mitchell (D) 20 - - - + -
6 Flake (R) 70 + - + - -
7 Grijalva (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Giffords (D) 10 - - - + -
ARKANSAS
1 Berry (D) 40 + + - + +
2 Snyder (D) 10 - - - + -
3 Boozman (R) 50 + - - + -
4 Ross (D) 20 + - - + -
CALIFORNIA
1 Thompson, M. (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Berger (R) 70 + - + + -
3 Lungren (R) 80 + - + + -
4 Doolittle (R) 80 + - + + -
5 Matsui (D) 30 - + - + +
6 Woolsey (D) 40 - + - + +
7 Miller, George (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Pelosi (D): Speaker 20 - + ? ? ?
9 Lee (D) 40 - + - + +
10 Tauscher (D) 20 - + - + -
11 McNernev (D) 20 - - - + +
12 Lantos (D) 20 - + - + -
13 Stark (D) 33 - + - + +
14 Eshoo (D) 30 - + - + +
15 Honda (D) 30 - + - + +
16 Lofgren (D) 30 - + - + +
17 Farr (D) 30 - + - + +
18 Cardoza (D) 10 - - - + -
19 Radanovich (R) 63 ? - - + -
20 Costa (D) 11 - - - + -
21 Nunes (R) 60 + - - + -
22 McCarthy, K. (R) 60 + - - + -
23 Capps (D) 30 - + - + +
24 Gallegly (R) 60 + - - + -
25 McKeon (R) 60 + - + + -
26 Dreier (R) 50 + - - + -
27 Sherman (D) 20 - + - + -
28 Berman (D) 10 - - - + -
29 Schiff (D) 20 - + - + -
30 Waxman (D) 20 - + - + -
31 Becerra (D) 30 - + - + +
32 Solis (D) 30 - + - + +
33 Watson (D) 30% - + - + +
34 Roybal-Allard (D) 30 - + - + +
35 Waters (D) 40 - + - + +
36 Harman (D) 20 - + - + -
37 Vacant
38 Napolitano (D) 30 - + - + +
39 Sanchez, Linda (D) 30 - + - + +
40 Royce (R) 70 + - - + -
41 Lewis, Jerry (R) 44 + - - + -
42 Miller, Gary (R) 63 + - - + -
43 Baca (D) 20 - + - + -
44 Calvert (R) 50 + - - + -
45 Bono (R) 30 - - - + -
46 Rohrabacher(R) 70 + - + + -
47 Sanchez, Loretta (D) 20 - + - + -
48 Campbell (R) 80 + - + + -
49 Issa (R) 50 + - - + -
50 Bilbray (R) 50 + - - + -
51 Filner (D) 30 - + - + +
52 Hunter (R) 67 ? - ? ? -
53 Davis, S. (D) 20 - + - + -
COLORADO
1 DeGette (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Udall, M. (D) 10 - - - + -
3 Salazar, J. (D) 10 - - - + -
4 Musgrave (R) 60 + - - + -
5 Lamborn (R) 80 + - + + -
6 Tancredo (R) 67 ? - ? ? -
7 Perlmutter (D) 20 - + - + -
CONNECTICUT
1 Larson J. (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Courtney (D) 30 - + - + +
3 DeLauro (D) 20 - + - + -
4 Shays (R) 33 - - - + ?
5 Murphy, C. (D) 30 - + - + +
DELAWARE
Castle (R) 30 - - - + -
FLORIDA
1 Miller, J. (R) 86 + - ? ? ?
2 Boyd, A. (D) 10 - - - + -
3 Brown, C. (D) 11 - ? - + -
4 Crenshaw (R) 50 + - - + -
5 Brown-Waite, G. (R) 40 + - - + -
6 Stearns (R) 60 + - - + -
7 Mica (R) 60 + - - + -
8 Keller (R) 50 + - - + -
9 Bilirakis (R) 50 + - - + -
10 Young, C.W. (R) 40 + - - + -
11 Castor (D) 20 - + - + -
12 Putnam (R) 60 + - - + -
13 Buchanan (R) 50 + - - + -
14 Mack (R) 70 + - + + -
15 Weldon (R) 80 + - + + -
16 Mahoney (D) 10 - - - + -
17 Meek, K. (D) 20 - + - + -
18 Ros-Lehtinen (R) 40 - - - + -
19 Wexler (D) 20 - + - + -
20 Wasserman-Schultz (D)13% - + ? ? -
2l Diaz-Balart, L. (R) 40 - - - + -
22 Klein, R. (D) 20 - + - + -
23 Hastings, A. (D) 20 - + - + -
24 Feeney (R) 70 + - - + -
25 Diaz-Balart, M. (R) 40 - - - + -
GEORGIA
1 Kingston (R) 70 + - + + -
2 Bishop, S. (D) 11 - - - + -
3 Westmoreland (R) 63 + - - + -
4 Johnson, H. (D) 30 - + - + +
5 Lewis, John (D) 40 - + - + +
6 Price, T. (R) 67 + - - + -
7 Linder (R) 80 + - + + -
8 Marshall (D) 44 - - - + -
9 Deal (R) 80 + - + + -
10 Vacant
11 Gingrey (R) 78 ? - + + -
12 Barrow (D) 30 - - - + -
13 Scott, D. (D) 10 - - - + -
HAWAII
1 Abercrombie (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Hirono (D) 30 - + - + +
IDAHO
1 Sali (R) 80 + - + + -
2 Simpson (R) 56 + - - + -
ILLINOIS
I Rush (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Jackson, J. (D) 30 - + - + +
3 Lipinski (D) 2 - - + -
4 Gutierrez (D) 25 - + ? ? +
5 Emanuel (D) 20 - + - + -
6 Roskam (R) 60 + - - + -
7 Davis, Danny (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Bean (D) 20 - - - + -
9 Schakowsky (D) 30 - + - + +
10 Kirk (R) 30 - - - + -
11 Weller (R) 50 + - - + -
12 Costello (D) 40 - + - + +
13 Biggert (R) 30 - - - + -
14 Hastert (R) 50 ? - - + -
15 Johnson, Timothy (R) 50 + - - + -
16 Manzullo (R) 80 + - + + -
17 Hare (D) 30 - + - + +
18 LaHood (R) 40 - - - + -
19 Shimkus (R) 50 + - - + -
INDIANA
1 Visclosky (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Donnelly (D) 40 + - - + -
3 Sunder (R) 67 + ? - + -
4 Buyer (R) 63 + - + + -
5 Burton (R) 70 + - - + -
6 Pence (R) 80 + - + + -
7 Carson (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Ellsworth (D) 40 + - - + -
9 Hill (D) 20 - - - + -
IOWA
1 Braley (D) 22 - + - ? +
2 Loebsack (D) 30 - + - + +
3 Boswell (D) 20 - - - + +
4 Latham (R) 50 + - - + -
5 King, S. (R) 70 + - - + -
KANSAS
1 Moran, Jerry (R) 50% + - - + -
2 Boyda, N. (D) 10 - - - + -
3 Moore, D. (D) 10 - - - + -
4 Tiahrt (R) 60 + - - + -
KENTUCKY
1 Whitfield (R) 50 + - - + -
2 Lewis, R. (R) 60 + - - + -
3 Yarmuth (D) 30 - + - + +
4 Davis, G. (R) 50 + - - + -
5 Rogers, H. (R) 50 + - - + -
6 Chandler (D) 20 - - - + +
LOUISIANA
1 Jindal (R) 50 + - - + -
2 Jefferson (D) 20 - + - + -
3 Melancon (D) 20 + - - + -
4 McCrery (R) 56 - - - + -
5 Alexander, R. (R) 50 + - - + -
6 Baker (R) 70 + - - + -
7 Boustany (R) 60 + - - +
MAINE
1 Allen (D) 33 - + ? + +
2 Michaud (D) 40 - + - + +
MARYLAND
1 Gilchrest (R) 33 - - - + +
2 Ruppersberger (D) 10 - - - + -
3 Sarbanes (D) 20 - + - + -
4 Wynn (D) 22 - + - + ?
5 Hoyer (D) 10 - - - + -
6 Bartlett (R) 63 + - ? ? -
7 Cummings (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Van Hollen (D) 20 - + - + -
MASSACHUSETTS
1 Olver (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Neal (D) 30 - + - + +
3 McGovern (D) 30 - + - + +
4 Frank, B. (D) 30 - + - + +
5 Meehan (D) 30 - + - + +
6 Tierney (D) 30 - + - + +
7 Markey (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Capuano (D) 30 - + - + +
9 Lynch (D) 30 - + - + +
10 Delahunt (D) 33 - + - + +
MICHIGAN
1 Stupak (D) 40 - + - + +
2 Hoekstra (R) 70 + - - + -
3 Ehlers (R) 70 + - + + +
4 Camp (R) 60 + - - +
5 Kildee (D) 30 - + - + +
6 Upton (R) 50 + - - + +
7 Walberg (R) 70 + - - + -
8 Rogers, Mike (R) 60 + - - +
9 Knollenberg (R) 56 + - - + -
10 Miller, C. (R) 50 + - - + -
11 McCotter (R) 50 + - - + -
12 Levin, S. (D) 20 - + - +
13 Kilpatrick (D) 30 - + - + +
14 Conyers (D) 30 - + - + +
15 Dingell (D) 30 - + - + +
MINNESOTA
1 Walz (D) 20 - + - + -
2 Kline, J. (R) 70 + - - + -
3 Ramstad (R) 40% + - - + -
4 McCollum (D) 30 - + - + +
5 Ellison (D) 30 - + - + +
6 Bachmann (R) 70 + - - + -
7 Peterson, C. (D) 40 + - - + +
8 Oberstar (D) 40 - + - + +
MISSISSIPPI
1 Wicker (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Thompson, B. (D) 30 - + - + +
3 Pickering (R) 63 + - ? ? -
4 Taylor (D) 40 + - - + -
MISSOURI
1 Clay (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Akin (R) 70 + - - + -
3 Carnahan (D) 30 - + - + +
4 Skelton (D) 10 - - - + -
5 Cleaver (D) 30 - + - + +
6 Graves (R) 63 ? - - + -
7 Blunt (R) 60 + - - + -
8 Emerson (R) 33 + - - + -
9 Hulshof (R) 50 + - - + -
MONTANA
Rehberg (R) 60 + - - + -
NEBRASKA
1 Fortenberry (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Terry (R) 60 + - - + -
3 Smith, Adrian (R) 60 + - - + -
NEVADA
1 Berkley (D) 10 - - - + -
2 Heller (R) 50 + - - + -
3 Porter (R) 40 - - - + -
NEW HAMPSHIRE
1 Shea-Porter (D) 20 - + - + -
2 Hodes (D) 20 - + - + -
NEW JERSEY
1 Andrews (D) 20 - + - + -
2 LoBiondo (R) 40 - - - + -
3 Saxton (R) 40 - - - + -
4 Smith, C. (R) 50 + - - + -
5 Garrett (R) 90 + - + + +
6 Pallone (D) 30 - + - + +
7 Ferguson (R) 40 - - - + -
8 Pascrell (D) 30 - + - + +
9 Rothman (D) 30 - + - + +
10 Payne (D) 30 - + - + +
11 Frelinghuysen (R) 30 - - - + -
12 Holt (D) 30 - + - + +
13 Sires (D) 30 - + - + +
NEW MEXICO
l Wilson, H. (R) 40 + - - + -
2 Pearce (R) 60 + - - + -
3 Udall, T. (D) 30 - + - + +
NEW YORK
1 Bishop, T. (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Israel (D) 20 - + - + -
3 King, P. (R) 50 + - - + -
4 McCarthy, C. (D) 20 - + - + -
5 Ackerman (D) 20 - + - + -
6 Meeks, G. (D) 30 - + - + +
7 Crowley (D) 20 - + - + -
8 Nadler (D) 14 - + ? ? ?
9 Weiner (D) 20% - + - + -
10 Towns (D) 20 - + - + -
11 Clarke (D) 30 - + - + +
l2 Velazquez (D) 30 - + - + +
13 Fossella (R) 40 + - - +
14 Maloney (D) 30 - + - + +
15 Rangel (D) 30 - + - + +
16 Serrano (D) 30 - + - + +
17 Engel (D) ? ? ? ? ?
18 Lowey (D) 20 - + - + -
19 Hall, J. (D) 30 - + - + +
20 Gilbbrand (D) 30 - + - + +
21 McNulty (D) 40 - + - + +
22 Hinchey (D) 30 - + - + +
23 McHugh (R) 50 + - - + -
24 Arend (D) 30 - + - + +
25 Walsh (R) 40 - - - + -
26 Reynolds (R) 60 + - - + -
27 Higgins (D) 20 - + - + -
28 Slaughter (D) 30 - + - + +
29 Kuhl (R) 40 - - - + -
NORTH CAROLINA
1 Butterfield (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Etheridge (D) 10 - - - + -
3 Jones, W. (R) 50 + - - + +
4 Price, D. (D) 30 - + - + +
5 Foxx (R) 80 + - + + -
6 Coble (R) 60 + - - + -
7 McIntyre (D) 30 + - - + -
8 Hayes (R) 50 + - - + -
9 Myrick (R) 60 + - - + -
10 McHenry (R) 70 + - - + -
11 Shuler (D) 40 + - - + -
12 Watt (D) 33 - + - + +
13 Miller, B. (D) 20 - + - + -
NORTH DAKOTA
Pomeroy (D) 10 - - - + -
OHIO
1 Chabot (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Schmidt (R) 50 + - - + -
3 Turner (R) 50 + - - + -
4 Jordan (R) 70 + - - +
5 Gillmor (R) 50 + - - + -
6 Wilson, C. (D) 20 - - - + -
7 Hobson (R) 60 + - - + -
8 Boehner (R) 60 + - - + -
9 Kaptur (D) 40 - + - + +
10 Kucinich (D) 50 - + - + +
11 Jones, S. (D) 22 - + - + ?
12 Tiberi (R) 60 + - - + -
13 Sutton (D) 30 - + - + +
14 LaTourette (R) 40 + - - +
15 Pryce, D. (R) 30 - - - + -
16 Regula (R) 40 + - - + -
17 Ryan, T. (D) 30 - + - + +
18 Space (D) 10 - - - + -
OKLAHOMA
1 Sullivan (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Boren (D) 40 + - - + -
3 Lucas (R) 60 + - - + -
4 Cole (R) 60 + - - + -
5 Fallin (R) 60 + - - + -
OREGON
1 Wu (D) 30% - + - + +
2 Walden (R) 30 - - - + -
3 Blumenauer (D) 30 - + - + +
4 DeFazio (D) 30 - + - + +
5 Hooley (D) 30 - + - + +
PENNSYLVANIA
1 Brady, R. (D) 17 - ? ? ? +
2 Fattah (D) 20 ? ? ? ? +
3 English (R) 40 - - - + -
4 Altmire (D) 10 - - - + -
5 Peterson, J. (R) 50 + - - + -
6 Gerlach (R) 30 - - - + -
7 Sestak (D) 20 - + - + -
8 Murphy, P (D) 30 - + - + -
9 Shuster (R) 60 + - - + -
10 Carney (D) 20 + - - + -
11 Kanjorski (D) 22 - + - + -
12 Murtha (D) 20 - + - + -
13 Schwartz (D) 20 - - - + +
14 Doyle (D) 30 - + - + +
15 Dent (R) 30 - - - + -
16 Pitts (R) 75 + - ? ? -
17 Holden (D) 10 - - - + -
18 Murphy, T. (R) 50 + - - + -
19 Platts (R) 30 - - - + -
RHODE ISLAND
1 Kennedy, P (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Langevin (D) 30 - + - + +
SOUTH CAROLINA
1 Brown, H. (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Wilson, J. (R) 60 + - - + -
3 Barrett (R) 80 + - + + -
4 Inglis (R) 80 + - + + -
5 Spratt (D) 10 - - - + -
6 Clyburn (D) 30 - + - + +
SOUTH DAKOTA
Herseth-Sandlin (D) 10 - - - + -
TENNESSEE
1 Davis, David (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Duncan (R) 89 + + + + +
3 Wamp (R) 50 + - - + -
4 Davis, L. (D) 40 + - - + -
5 Cooper (D) 10 - - - + -
6 Gordon (D) 20 + - - + -
7 Blackburn (R) 60 + - - + -
8 Tanner (D) I1 ? - - + -
9 Cohen (D) 20 - + - + -
TEXAS
1 Gohmert (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Poe (R) 60 + - - + -
3 Johnson, S. (R) 80 + - + + -
4 Hall, R. (R) 60 + - - + -
5 Hensarling (R) 80 + - + + -
6 Barton (R) 50 + - - + -
7 Culberson (R) 78 + - - + ?
8 Brady, K. (R) 60 + - - + -
9 Green, A. (D) 30 - + - + +
10 McCaul (R) 60 + - - + -
11 Conaway (R) 70 + - + + -
12 Granger (R) 50 + - - + -
13 Thornberry (R) 60 + - - + -
14 Paul (R) 100% ? + ? ? +
15 Hinojosa (D) 20 - + - + -
16 Reyes (D) 20 - + - + -
17 Edwards (D) 10 - - - + -
18 Jackson-Lee, S. (D) 30 - + - + +
19 Neugebauer(R) 70 + - - + -
20 Gonzalez (D) 20 - + - - +
21 Smith, L. (R) 50 + - - + -
22 Lampson (D) 17 ? - - + -
23 Rodriguez (D) 10 - - - + -
24 Marchant (R) 44 + - - ? -
25 Doggett (D) 30 - + - + +
26 Burgess (R) 60 + - - + -
27 Ortiz (D) 13 ? - - + -
28 Cuellar (D) 0 - - - - -
29 Green, G. (D) 20 - - - + +
30 Johnson, E. (D) 38 ? + - + +
31 Carter (R) 70 + - - + -
32 Sessions, P. (R) 70 + - + + -
UTAH
1 Bishop, R. (R) 67 + - - + ?
2 Matheson (D) 30 - - - + -
3 Cannon (R) 70 + - + + -
VERMONT
Welch (D) 30 - + - + +
VIRGINIA
1 Davis, J. (R) ? - ? ? ?
2 Drake (R) 60 + - - + -
3 Scott, R. (D) 30 - + - + +
4 Forbes (R) 50 + - - + -
5 Goode (R) 50 + - - + -
6 Goodlatte (R) 50 + - - + -
7 Cantor (R) 78 + ? - + -
8 Moran, James (D) 30 - + - + +
9 Boucher (D) 20 - - - + +
10 Wolf (R) 50 + - - + -
11 Davis, T. (R) 50 + - - + -
WASHINGTON
1 Inslee (D) 30 - + - + +
2 Larsen, R. (D) 20 - + - + -
3 Baird (D) 22 - + - + ?
4 Hastings, D. (R) 60 + - - + -
5 Rodgers, (R) ? ? ? ? ?
6 Dicks (D) 20 - + - + -
7 McDermott (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Reichert (R) 30 - - - + -
9 Smith, Adam (D) 20 - + - + -
WEST VIRGINIA
1 Mollohan (D) 30 - + - + -
2 Capito (R) 40 + - - + -
3 Rahall (D) 40 - + - + +
WISCONSIN
1 Ryan, P. (R) 60 + - - + -
2 Baldwin (D) 30 - + - + +
3 Kind (D) 20 - - - + +
4 Moore, G. (D) 30 - + - + +
5 Sensenbrenner(R) 80 + - + + -
6 Petri (R) 50 + - - + -
7 Obey (D) 30 - + - + +
8 Kagen (D) 30 - + - + +
WYOMING
Cubin (R) ? - ? ? ?
The scores are derived by dividing a representative's constitutionally
correct votes (pluses) by the total number he cast (pluses
and minuses) and multiplying by 100. (A "?" indicates that a rep. Did
not vote. if a rep. cast fewer than five votes in this index, a score
is not assigned.) Match numbers at the top of the chart to House vote
descriptions on pages 22, 24, and 26.
Senate Vote Descriptions 1 Grass-roots grass roots pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) 1. People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity. Often used with the. 2. The groundwork or source of something. Lobbying lobbying, practice and profession of influencing governmental decisions, carried out by agents who present the concerns of special interests to legislators and administrators. . During consideration of the ethics ethics, in philosophy, the study and evaluation of human conduct in the light of moral principles. Moral principles may be viewed either as the standard of conduct that individuals have constructed for themselves or as the body of obligations and duties that a and lobbying overhaul bill (S. 1), Senator Robert Bennett Robert Bennett or Bob Bennett is the name of:
n. 1. A fire of great size and intensity that generates and is fed by strong inrushing winds from all sides: the firestorm that leveled Hiroshima after the atomic blast. 2. of controversy from grass-roots activists who saw this bill as a threat to the freedom of speech. Commenting on Section 220, LifeNews.com reported, "If this provision is enacted, many ordinary citizens will get less and less information from pro-life pro-life Pro-choice, see there groups and other issue-oriented organizations about what is going on in Congress." The Senate adopted the Bennett amendment by a vote of 55-43 (Roll Call 17) on January 18, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because it would preserve the right of free speech for grass-roots organizations to inform the public about events on Capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant. Hill without subjecting them to repressive re·pres·sive adj. Causing or inclined to cause repression. regulatory reg·u·late tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 2. controls. 2 Minimum Wage. The minimumwage bill (H.R. 2) would raise the federal minimum wage from $5.15 to $7.25 an hour over the course of two years. The bill would also provide $8.3 billion in small-business tax incentives. The House passed its version of H.R. 2 on January 10 (see House vote #1). The Senate passed the minimum-wage increase by a vote of 94-3 (Roll Call 42) on February February: see month. 1, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because it is unconstitutional to prohibit citizens from working for less than a government-set wage. 3 Repeal The Annulment or abrogation of a previously existing statute by the enactment of a later law that revokes the former law. The revocation of the law can either be done through an express repeal Estate Tax. During consideration of the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (Senate Concurrent Resolution 21), Senator Jim DeMint James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) has been a U.S. Senator from South Carolina since 2005. He had previously represented the state's 4th Congressional District from 1999 to 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. (R-S R-S Reed-Solomon R-S Reset-Set R-S Relative Severity .C.) offered an amendment that would make the phasedout repeal of the estate tax (also known as the "death tax") permanent. Under current law, the death tax will be phased out by 2010, but because of a "sunset “Sundown” redirects here. For other uses, see Sundown (disambiguation). Sunset, also called sundown in some American English dialects, is the time at which the Sun disappears below the horizon in the west. " provision the tax will only be eliminated for a single year before being reinstituted. The tax has forced many assetrich but cash-poor individuals to liquidate To pay and settle the amount of a debt; to convert assets to cash; to aggregate the assets of an insolvent enterprise and calculate its liabilities in order to settle with the debtors and the creditors and apportion the remaining assets, if any, among the stockholders or owners of the family farms, small businesses, and private property rather than bequeath To dispose of Personal Property owned by a decedent at the time of death as a gift under the provisions of the decedent's will. The term bequeath applies only to personal property. those assets to loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl . The Senate rejected the DeMint amendment by a vote of 4455 (Roll Call 109) on March 23, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because repealing the estate tax would be a constitutional tax cut that would benefit all Americans who would be subject to estate taxes again in 2011 and all subsequent years according to current tax law. 4 COPS Funding. Joseph Biden (D-Del D-Del Democrat - Delaware .) offered an amendment to the fiscal 2008 budget resolution (Senate Concurrent Resolution 21) that would authorize a $1.2 billion increase in federal funds to support the Community-Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program. The Senate passed the Biden amendment by a vote of 65-33 (Roll Call 110) on March 23, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because providing federal aid to local law enforcement programs is not only unconstitutional, but it also further federalizes the police system. 5 Budget Resolution. The 2008 budget resolution (House Concurrent Resolution 21) would authorize nearly $2.9 trillion for fiscal 2008, a nearly $150 billion increase from fiscal 2007. The Senate adopted the fiscal 2008 budget resolution by a vote of 52-47 (Roll Call 114) on March 23, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because Congress must not continue to support massive amounts of irresponsible and unconstitutional spending. 6 Embryonic Stem-cell Research. The stem-cell research bill (S. 5), introduced by Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.), would overturn the 2001 ban on federally funding embryonic stem-cell research with federal dollars. Similar to the House version of the bill (see House vote #2), S. 5 would fund the research, experimentation, and destruction of human embryos donated from in vitro fertilization in vitro fertilization (vē`trō, vĭ`trō), technique for conception of a human embryo outside the mother's body. Several ova, or eggs, are removed from the mother's body and placed in special laboratory culture dishes (Petri dishes); clinics. The Senate passed Reid's stem-cell research bill by a vote of 63-34 (Roll Call 127) on April 11, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because the bill violates the right to life for millions of unborn babies. 7 Supplemental Spending--Conference Report. The same version of this bill (H.R. 1591) is detailed in House vote #4. The Senate passed the final version of H.R. 1591 by a vote of 51-46 (Roll Call 147) on April 26, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "nays" for several reasons: it contains an enormous amount of unconstitutional spending, would raise the federal minimum wage, and would authorize money for the Iraq War. 8 Guest-worker Program. Senator Byron L. Dorgan Dorgan (Ó Deargáin ) is an Irish surname, derived from dearg "red" (compare Craoibh Dearg). people called Dorgan:
adj. 1. Commonly called: "new buildings ... in so-called modern style" Graham Greene. 2. guest-worker provision would create a renewable two-year guest-worker program, issue a guest-worker visa, and set an adjustable annual cap on the number of guest workers permitted in this country. The Dorgan amendment was rejected by a vote of 31-64 (Roll Call 174) on May 22, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because the guest-worker program would constitute a large increase in legal immigration for our country, which would ultimately displace more American workers from their jobs and depress de·press v. 1. To lower in spirits; deject. 2. To cause to drop or sink; lower. 3. To press down. 4. To lessen the activity or force of something. wages. 9 Amnesty amnesty (ăm`nəstē), in law, exemption from prosecution for criminal action. It signifies forgiveness and the forgetting of past actions. for Illegal Immigrants illegal immigrant n. an alien (non-citizen) who has entered the United States without government permission or stayed beyond the termination date of a visa. (See: alien) . David Vitter David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American Republican politician, currently serving as the junior U.S. Senator from Louisiana. He was formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives, first elected in 1999, to represent the suburban First Congressional (R-La.) offered this amendment to Ted Kennedy's substitute amendment (S. Amdt. # 1150) for the immigration reform bill of 2007 (S. 1348). The Vitter The surname Vitter may refer to one of the following people:
adj. 1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution. 2. alter the scope of the immigration bill by striking an amnesty provision from the bill that would establish the Z visa, which would be issued to millions of illegal immigrants, placing them on a path toward citizenship citizenship Relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual owes allegiance to the state and in turn is entitled to its protection. In general, full political rights, including the right to vote and to hold public office, are predicated on citizenship. . The Senate rejected the Vitter amendment by a vote of 29-66 (Roll Call 180) on May 24, 2007. We have assigned pluses to the "yeas" because the Vitter amendment would prevent those who have entered the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. unlawfully UNLAWFULLY, pleadings. This word is frequently used in indictments in the description of the offence; it is necessary when the crime did not exist at common law, and when a statute, in describing an offence which it creates, uses the word, 1 Moody, Cr. Cas. from gaining legal status, also known as amnesty. 10 Immigration Reform--Cloture. Attempting to end debate and force a final vote on so-called immigration reform, Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) invoked a motion for cloture The procedure by which debate is formally ended in a meeting or legislature so that a vote may be taken. Cloture is a means of terminating a filibuster, which is a prolonged speech on the floor of the Senate designed to forestall legislative action. on Ted Kennedy's Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act may refer to:
The Senate rejected the motion to invoke To activate a program, routine, function or process. cloture by a vote of 46-53 (Roll Call 235) on June June: see month. 28, 2007 (60 votes are required to invoke cloture). We have assigned pluses to the "nays" because cloture would have ended floor debate on the Kennedy bill and enabled a vote by the full Senate on this dangerous piece of legislation.
Senate Vote Scores
Votes: 1 2 3 4 5
1-10
ALABAMA
Shelby (R) 80% + - + + +
Sessions, J. (R) 80 + - + + +
ALASKA
Stevens (R) 50 + - - + +
Murkowski (R) 50 + - + - +
ARIZONA
McCain (R) 43 + - + ? +
Kyl (R) 70 + + + + +
ARKANSAS
Lincoln (D) 0 - - - - -
Pryor (D) 20 - - - - -
CALIFORNIA
Feinstein (D) 0 - - - - -
Boxer (D) 10 - - - - -
COLORADO
Allard (R) 80 + - + + +
Salazar, K. (D) 10 + - - - -
CONNECTICUT
Dodd (D) 0 - - - - -
Lieberman (1) 10 - - - - -
DELAWARE
Biden (D) 10 - - - - -
Carper (D) 0 - - - - -
FLORIDA
Nelson, Bill (D) 10 - - - - -
Martinez (R) 60 + - + + +
GEORGIA
Chambliss (R) 70 + - + + +
Isakson (R) 70 + - + + +
HAWAII
Inouye (D) 10 - - -
Akaka (D) 0 - - - - -
IDAHO
Craig (R) 60 + - + + +
Crapo (R) 80 + - + + +
ILLINOIS
Durbin (D) 10 - - - - -
Obama (D) 0 - - - - -
INDIANA
Lugar (R) 50 + - + + +
Bayh (D) 30 + - - - -
IOWA
Grassley (R) 70 + - + - +
Harkin (D) 20 - - - - -
KANSAS
Brownback (R) 75 ? - + + +
Roberts (R) 70 + - + - +
KENTUCKY
McConnell (R) 70 + - + - +
Bunning (R) 80 + - + + +
LOUISIANA
Landrieu (D) 44 + - - - -
Vitter (R) 80 + - + - +
MAINE
Snowe (R) 20 + - - - -
Collins (R) 30 + - - - -
MARYLAND
Mikulski (D) 0 - - - - -
Cardin (D) 0 - - - - -
MASSACHUSETTS
Kennedy. E. (D) 0 - - - - -
Kerry (D) 0 - - - - -
MICHIGAN
Levin, C. (D) 10 - - - - -
Stabenow (D) 20 - - - - -
MINNESOTA
Coleman (R) 60 + - + - +
Klobuchar (D) 0 - - - - -
MISSISSIPPI
Cochran (R) 70 + - + + +
Lott (R) 50 + - + + +
MISSOURI
Bond (R) 80 + - + + +
McCaskill (D) 30 - - - - -
MONTANA
Baucus, M. (D) 40 + - - - -
Tester (D) 30 - - - - -
NEBRASKA
Hagel (R) 50 + - + + +
Nelson, Ben (D) 40 + - - - -
NEVADA
Reid, H. (D) 10 - - - - -
Ensign (R) 70 + - + + +
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gregg (R) 50 + - + + +
Sununu (R) 80 + - + + +
NEW JERSEY
Lautenberg (D) 10 - - - - -
Menendez (D) 0 - - - - -
NEW MEXICO
Domenici (R) 70 + - + + +
Bingaman (D) 10 - - - - -
NEW YORK
Schumer (D) 0 - ? - - -
Clinton (D) 10 - - - - -
NORTH CAROLINA
Dole (R) 80 + - + + +
Burr (R) 50 + - + - +
NORTH DAKOTA
Conrad (D) 20 + - - - -
Dorgan (D) 40 + - - - -
OHIO
Voinovich (R) 50 + - - - +
Brown, S. (D) 20 - - - - -
OKLAHOMA
Inhofe (R) 89 + ? + + +
Coburn (R) 100 + + + + +
OREGON
Wyden (D) 0 - - - - -
Smith, G. (R) 40 + - + - +
PENNSYLVANIA
Specter (R) 40 + - + - +
Casey (D) 20 - - - - -
RHODE ISLAND
Reed, J. (D) 10 - - - - -
Whitehouse (D) 10 - - - - -
SOUTH CAROLINA
Graham (R) 56 + - + + +
DeMint (R) 90 + + + + +
SOUTH DAKOTA
Johnson, Tim (D) ? ? ? ? ?
Thune (R) 70 + - + - +
TENNESSEE
Alexander, L. (R) 70 + - + + +
Corker (R) 70 + - + - +
TEXAS
Hutchison (R) 50 + - + - +
Cornyn (R) 70 + - + + +
UTAH
Hatch (R) 56 + - + - +
Bennett (R) 50 + - + + +
VERMONT
Leahy (D) 10 - - - - -
Sanders (1) 20 - - - - -
VIRGINIA
Warner (R) 50 + - - + +
Webb (D) 30 - - - + -
WASHINGTON
Murray (D) 10 - - - - -
Cantwell (D) 0 - - - - -
WEST VIRGINIA
Byrd (D) 30 - - - - -
Rockefeller (D) 30 - - - - -
WISCONSIN
Kohl (D) 0 - - - - -
Feingold (D) 10 - - - - -
WYOMING
Enzi (R) 80 + - + + +
Barrasso (R)
Votes: 6 7 8 9 10
1-10
ALABAMA
Shelby (R) 80% + + - + +
Sessions, J. (R) 80 + + - + +
ALASKA
Stevens (R) 50 - + - - +
Murkowski (R) 50 - + - - +
ARIZONA
McCain (R) 43 - ? ? - -
Kyl (R) 70 + + - - -
ARKANSAS
Lincoln (D) 0 - - - - -
Pryor (D) 20 - - - + +
CALIFORNIA
Feinstein (D) 0 - - - - -
Boxer (D) 10 - - + - -
COLORADO
Allard (R) 80 + + - + +
Salazar, K. (D) 10 - - - - -
CONNECTICUT
Dodd (D) 0 ? - ? - -
Lieberman (1) 10 - + - - -
DELAWARE
Biden (D) 10 - - + - -
Carper (D) 0 - - - - -
FLORIDA
Nelson, Bill (D) 10 - - - - +
Martinez (R) 60 + + - - -
GEORGIA
Chambliss (R) 70 + + - - +
Isakson (R) 70 + + - - +
HAWAII
Inouye (D) 10 - - + - -
Akaka (D) 0 - - - - -
IDAHO
Craig (R) 60 + + - - -
Crapo (R) 80 + + - + +
ILLINOIS
Durbin (D) 10 - - + - -
Obama (D) 0 - - ? - -
INDIANA
Lugar (R) 50 - + - - -
Bayh (D) 30 - - + - +
IOWA
Grassley (R) 70 + + - + +
Harkin (D) 20 - - + - +
KANSAS
Brownback (R) 75 + + - ? +
Roberts (R) 70 + + - + +
KENTUCKY
McConnell (R) 70 + + - + +
Bunning (R) 80 + + - + +
LOUISIANA
Landrieu (D) 44 ? - + + +
Vitter (R) 80 + + + + +
MAINE
Snowe (R) 20 - + - - -
Collins (R) 30 - + - - +
MARYLAND
Mikulski (D) 0 - - - - -
Cardin (D) 0 - - - - -
MASSACHUSETTS
Kennedy. E. (D) 0 - - - - -
Kerry (D) 0 - - - - -
MICHIGAN
Levin, C. (D) 10 - - + - -
Stabenow (D) 20 - - + - +
MINNESOTA
Coleman (R) 60 + + - - +
Klobuchar (D) 0 - - - - -
MISSISSIPPI
Cochran (R) 70 - + - + +
Lott (R) 50 - + - - -
MISSOURI
Bond (R) 80 + + - + +
McCaskill (D) 30 - - + + +
MONTANA
Baucus, M. (D) 40 - - + + +
Tester (D) 30 - - + + +
NEBRASKA
Hagel (R) 50 + - - - -
Nelson, Ben (D) 40 + - + + -
NEVADA
Reid, H. (D) 10 - - + - -
Ensign (R) 70 + + - - +
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Gregg (R) 50 - + - - -
Sununu (R) 80 + + - + +
NEW JERSEY
Lautenberg (D) 10 - - + - -
Menendez (D) 0 - - - - -
NEW MEXICO
Domenici (R) 70 + + - - +
Bingaman (D) 10 - - - - +
NEW YORK
Schumer (D) 0 - - ? ? -
Clinton (D) 10 - - + - -
NORTH CAROLINA
Dole (R) 80 + + - + +
Burr (R) 50 - + - - +
NORTH DAKOTA
Conrad (D) 20 - - + - -
Dorgan (D) 40 - - + + +
OHIO
Voinovich (R) 50 + + - - +
Brown, S. (D) 20 - - + - +
OKLAHOMA
Inhofe (R) 89 + + - + +
Coburn (R) 100 + + + + +
OREGON
Wyden (D) 0 - - - - -
Smith, G. (R) 40 - - - - +
PENNSYLVANIA
Specter (R) 40 - + - - -
Casey (D) 20 + - + - -
RHODE ISLAND
Reed, J. (D) 10 - - + - -
Whitehouse (D) 10 - - + - -
SOUTH CAROLINA
Graham (R) 56 + ? - - -
DeMint (R) 90 + + - + +
SOUTH DAKOTA
Johnson, Tim (D) ? ? ? ? ?
Thune (R) 70 + + - + +
TENNESSEE
Alexander, L. (R) 70 - + - + +
Corker (R) 70 + + - + +
TEXAS
Hutchison (R) 50 - + - - +
Cornyn (R) 70 + + - - +
UTAH
Hatch (R) 56 - + - ? +
Bennett (R) 50 - + - - -
VERMONT
Leahy (D) 10 - - + - -
Sanders (1) 20 - - + - +
VIRGINIA
Warner (R) 50 - + - - +
Webb (D) 30 - - + - +
WASHINGTON
Murray (D) 10 - - + - -
Cantwell (D) 0 - - - -
WEST VIRGINIA
Byrd (D) 30 - - + + +
Rockefeller (D) 30 - - + + +
WISCONSIN
Kohl (D) 0 - - - - -
Feingold (D) 10 - - + - -
WYOMING
Enzi (R) 80 + + - + +
Barrasso (R) +
The scores are derived by dividing a senator's constitutionally
correct votes (pluses) by the total number he cast (pluses and
minuses) and multiplying by 100. (A "?" indicates that a senator
did not vote. If a senator cast fewer than five votes in this index,
a score is not assigned.) Match numbers at the top of the chart to
Senate vote descriptions on pages 29 and 31.
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