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Emergency Extended Unemployment Insurance Compensation Act of 2008
Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008
Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Amendment of 2008
Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008
Amendment To Protect Small Businesses, Family Ranches, and Farms from the Death Tax of 2008
Amendment To Avoid Subjecting Thousands of Families, Family Businesses, and Family Farms and Ranches to the Estate Tax of 2008
Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008
Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008
Economic Stimulus Act of 2008
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
Amendment To Strike Retroactive Immunity From Intelligence Legislation of 2008
Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008
College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2008
Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007
Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 [Revised bill]
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act of 2007
United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act of 2007
FDA Amendments Act of 2007
Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2008
The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 [Revised Bill]
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
College Cost Reduction Act of 2007
Amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008
Amendment to Remove Legalization Provisions from the Immigration Bill of 2007
Estate Tax Repeal Amendment of 2007
Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
Improving Head Start Act of 2007
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Accountability in Contracting Act of 2007
Paycheck Fairness Act of 2008
Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act of 2007
Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
Employee Free Choice Act of 2007
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007
CLEAN Energy Act of 2007
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007
Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (House vote)
Border Protection, Antiterrorism, And Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Senate vote)
Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act of 2005
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Amendment on Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices of 2005
Sense of the Senate in Support of Social Security of 2005
Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2005
Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2004 (House vote)
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004
Alternative Minimum Tax Reform Amendment of 2004
Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2004 (Senate vote)
Amendment to Provide Additional Funding for Child Care of 2003
Amendment to Restore Medicaid and EITC Programs of 2004
Pell Grant Amendment of 2004
Restore Pay-As-You-Go Tax Cut Amendment of 2004
Amendment to Protect U.S. Workers from Competition with Foreign Workforces for Performance of Federal and State Contracts 2003
Healthy Mothers And Healthy Babies Access To Care Act of 2004
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2004
Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004
Overtime Compensation Amendment of 2003
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2003
Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003
Unemployment Compensation Amendment of 2003
American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003
Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention And Consumer Protection Act Of 2003
Back to Work Investment Act of 2004
Servicemembers Access to Justice Act of 2008
Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act of 2008
Coaching Our Adolescents for College Heights Act of 2008
Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008
Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008
United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act
Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008
Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act of 2007
Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007
Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007
Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007
Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2008
Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform Act of 2007
National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007
Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2007
Fairness for Homeowners Act of 2007
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007
Small Business Liability Reform Act of 2007
Green Jobs Act of 2007
Tax on Carried Interest of 2007
Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007
Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007
Prepare All Kids Act of 2007
Borrowers' Protection Act of 2007
Fair Elections Now Act of 2007
Healthy Families Act of 2007
Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2007
Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act of 2007
Renewable Electricity Standard of 2007
United States National Health Insurance Act of 2007
Global Warming Pollution Reduction Act of 2007
Civil Rights Act of 2008
Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2004
How They Voted
37% with middle class
58% against middle class
4% did not vote
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AK
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support the
middle class?
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Does this vote
support the
middle class?
Young, Don
(R-AK)
YEA
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AL
Aderholt, Robert
(R-AL, District 4)
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—
Bachus, Spencer
(R-AL, District 6)
YEA
Bonner, Jo
(R-AL, District 1)
YEA
Cramer, Robert
(D-AL, District 5)
YEA
Davis, Artur
(D-AL, District 7)
YEA
Everett, Terry
(R-AL, District 2)
YEA
Rogers, Mike
(R-AL, District 3)
YEA
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AR
Berry, Marion
(D-AR, District 1)
NAY
Boozman, John
(R-AR, District 3)
YEA
Ross, Mike
(D-AR, District 4)
NAY
Snyder, Vic
(D-AR, District 2)
YEA
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AZ
Flake, Jeff
(R-AZ, District 6)
YEA
Franks, Trent
(R-AZ, District 2)
YEA
Grijalva, Raul
(D-AZ, District 7)
NAY
Hayworth, John
(R-AZ, District 5)
YEA
Kolbe, James
(R-AZ, District 8)
YEA
Pastor, Ed
(D-AZ, District 4)
NAY
Renzi, Rick
(R-AZ, District 1)
YEA
Shadegg, John
(R-AZ, District 3)
—
—
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CA
Baca, Joe
(D-CA, District 43)
NAY
Becerra, Xavier
(D-CA, District 31)
NAY
Berman, Howard
(D-CA, District 28)
NAY
Bono Mack, Mary
(R-CA, District 45)
YEA
Calvert, Ken
(R-CA, District 44)
YEA
Capps, Lois
(D-CA, District 23)
NAY
Cardoza, Dennis
(D-CA, District 18)
NAY
Cox, C. Christopher
(R-CA, District 48)
YEA
Cunningham, Randall
(R-CA, District 50)
YEA
Davis, Susan
(D-CA, District 53)
NAY
Dooley, Calvin
(D-CA, District 20)
YEA
Doolittle, John
(R-CA, District 4)
YEA
Dreier, David
(R-CA, District 26)
YEA
Eshoo, Anna
(D-CA, District 14)
NAY
Farr, Sam
(D-CA, District 17)
NAY
Filner, Bob
(D-CA, District 51)
—
—
Gallegly, Elton
(R-CA, District 24)
YEA
Harman, Jane
(D-CA, District 36)
YEA
Herger, Walter
(R-CA, District 2)
YEA
Honda, Mike
(D-CA, District 15)
NAY
Hunter, Duncan
(R-CA, District 52)
YEA
Issa, Darrell
(R-CA, District 49)
YEA
Lantos, Tom
(D-CA, District 12)
NAY
Lee, Barbara
(D-CA, District 9)
NAY
Lewis, Jerry
(R-CA, District 41)
YEA
Lofgren, Zoe
(D-CA, District 16)
NAY
Matsui, Robert
(D-CA, District 5)
NAY
McKeon, Howard
(R-CA, District 25)
YEA
Millender-McDonald, Juanita
(D-CA, District 37)
NAY
Miller, George
(D-CA, District 7)
NAY
Miller, Gary
(R-CA, District 42)
YEA
Napolitano, Grace
(D-CA, District 38)
NAY
Nunes, Devin
(R-CA, District 21)
YEA
Ose, Doug
(R-CA, District 3)
YEA
Pelosi, Nancy
(D-CA, District 8)
NAY
Pombo, Richard
(R-CA, District 11)
YEA
Radanovich, George
(R-CA, District 19)
YEA
Rohrabacher, Dana
(R-CA, District 46)
YEA
Roybal-Allard, Lucille
(D-CA, District 34)
NAY
Royce, Edward
(R-CA, District 40)
YEA
Sánchez, Linda
(D-CA, District 39)
NAY
Sanchez, Loretta
(D-CA, District 47)
NAY
Schiff, Adam
(D-CA, District 29)
NAY
Sherman, Brad
(D-CA, District 27)
NAY
Solis, Hilda
(D-CA, District 32)
NAY
Stark, Fortney
(D-CA, District 13)
NAY
Tauscher, Ellen
(D-CA, District 10)
NAY
Thomas, William
(R-CA, District 22)
YEA
Thompson, Mike
(D-CA, District 1)
NAY
Waters, Maxine
(D-CA, District 35)
NAY
Watson, Diane
(D-CA, District 33)
NAY
Waxman, Henry
(D-CA, District 30)
NAY
Woolsey, Lynn
(D-CA, District 6)
NAY
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CO
Beauprez, Bob
(R-CO, District 7)
YEA
DeGette, Diana
(D-CO, District 1)
—
—
Hefley, Joel
(R-CO, District 5)
YEA
McInnis, Scott
(R-CO, District 3)
—
—
Musgrave, Marilyn
(R-CO, District 4)
YEA
Tancredo, Tom
(R-CO, District 6)
YEA
Udall, Mark
(D-CO, District 2)
NAY
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CT
DeLauro, Rosa
(D-CT, District 3)
NAY
Johnson, Nancy
(R-CT, District 5)
YEA
Larson, John
(D-CT, District 1)
NAY
Shays, Christopher
(R-CT, District 4)
YEA
Simmons, Robert
(R-CT, District 2)
YEA
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DE
Castle, Michael
(R-DE)
YEA
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FL
Bilirakis, Michael
(R-FL, District 9)
YEA
Boyd, F. Allen
(D-FL, District 2)
NAY
Brown, Corrine
(D-FL, District 3)
NAY
Brown-Waite, Virginia
(R-FL, District 5)
YEA
Crenshaw, Ander
(R-FL, District 4)
YEA
Davis, James
(D-FL, District 11)
NAY
Deutsch, Peter
(D-FL, District 20)
NAY
Diaz-Balart, Mario
(R-FL, District 25)
YEA
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
(R-FL, District 21)
YEA
Feeney, Tom
(R-FL, District 24)
YEA
Foley, Mark
(R-FL, District 16)
YEA
Goss, Porter
(R-FL, District 14)
YEA
Harris, Katherine
(R-FL, District 13)
YEA
Hastings, Alcee
(D-FL, District 23)
NAY
Keller, Ric
(R-FL, District 8)
YEA
Meek, Kendrick
(D-FL, District 17)
NAY
Mica, John
(R-FL, District 7)
YEA
Miller, Jeff
(R-FL, District 1)
YEA
Putnam, Adam
(R-FL, District 12)
YEA
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana
(R-FL, District 18)
YEA
Shaw, E. Clay
(R-FL, District 22)
YEA
Stearns, Cliff
(R-FL, District 6)
YEA
Weldon, Dave
(R-FL, District 15)
YEA
Wexler, Robert
(D-FL, District 19)
NAY
Young, C. W. Bill
(R-FL, District 10)
YEA
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GA
Bishop, Sanford
(D-GA, District 2)
YEA
Burns, Max
(R-GA, District 12)
YEA
Collins, Michael
(R-GA, District 8)
YEA
Deal, Nathan
(R-GA, District 10)
—
—
Gingrey, Phil
(R-GA, District 11)
YEA
Isakson, John
(R-GA, District 6)
YEA
Kingston, Jack
(R-GA, District 1)
YEA
Lewis, John
(D-GA, District 5)
NAY
Linder, John
(R-GA, District 7)
YEA
Majette, Denise
(D-GA, District 4)
—
—
Marshall, Jim
(D-GA, District 3)
YEA
Norwood, Charles
(R-GA, District 9)
—
Scott, David
(D-GA, District 13)
—
—
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HI
Abercrombie, Neil
(D-HI, District 1)
NAY
Case, Ed
(D-HI, District 2)
YEA
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IA
Boswell, Leonard
(D-IA, District 3)
NAY
King, Steve
(R-IA, District 5)
YEA
Latham, Tom
(R-IA, District 4)
YEA
Leach, James
(R-IA, District 2)
YEA
Nussle, James
(R-IA, District 1)
YEA
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ID
Otter, C.L.
(R-ID, District 1)
YEA
Simpson, Mike
(R-ID, District 2)
YEA
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IL
Biggert, Judy
(R-IL, District 13)
YEA
Costello, Jerry
(D-IL, District 12)
YEA
Crane, Philip
(R-IL, District 8)
YEA
Davis, Danny
(D-IL, District 7)
NAY
Emanuel, Rahm
(D-IL, District 5)
NAY
Evans, Lane
(D-IL, District 17)
NAY
Gutiérrez, Luis
(D-IL, District 4)
NAY
Hyde, Henry
(R-IL, District 6)
YEA
Jackson, Jesse
(D-IL, District 2)
NAY
Johnson, Timothy
(R-IL, District 15)
YEA
Kirk, Mark
(R-IL, District 10)
YEA
LaHood, Ray
(R-IL, District 18)
YEA
Lipinski, William
(D-IL, District 3)
YEA
Manzullo, Donald
(R-IL, District 16)
YEA
Rush, Bobby
(D-IL, District 1)
NAY
Schakowsky, Jan
(D-IL, District 9)
NAY
Shimkus, John
(R-IL, District 19)
—
—
Weller, Jerry
(R-IL, District 11)
YEA
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IN
Burton, Dan
(R-IN, District 5)
YEA
Buyer, Steve
(R-IN, District 4)
YEA
Carson, Julia
(D-IN, District 7)
NAY
Chocola, Chris
(R-IN, District 2)
YEA
Hill, Baron
(D-IN, District 9)
NAY
Hostettler, John
(R-IN, District 8)
YEA
Pence, Mike
(R-IN, District 6)
YEA
Souder, Mark
(R-IN, District 3)
YEA
Visclosky, Peter
(D-IN, District 1)
NAY
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KS
Moore, Dennis
(D-KS, District 3)
NAY
Moran, Jerry
(R-KS, District 1)
YEA
Ryun, Jim
(R-KS, District 2)
YEA
Tiahrt, Todd
(R-KS, District 4)
YEA
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KY
Chandler, Ben
(D-KY, District 6)
NAY
Lewis, Ron
(R-KY, District 2)
YEA
Lucas, Kenneth
(D-KY, District 4)
YEA
Northup, Anne
(R-KY, District 3)
YEA
Rogers, Harold
(R-KY, District 5)
YEA
Whitfield, Ed
(R-KY, District 1)
YEA
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LA
Alexander, Rodney
(R-LA, District 5)
NAY
Baker, Richard
(R-LA, District 6)
YEA
Jefferson, William
(D-LA, District 2)
YEA
John, Christopher
(D-LA, District 7)
YEA
McCrery, Jim
(R-LA, District 4)
YEA
Tauzin, William
(R-LA, District 3)
—
—
Vitter, David
(R-LA, District 1)
YEA
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MA
Capuano, Michael
(D-MA, District 8)
NAY
Delahunt, William
(D-MA, District 10)
NAY
Frank, Barney
(D-MA, District 4)
NAY
Lynch, Stephen
(D-MA, District 9)
NAY
Markey, Ed
(D-MA, District 7)
NAY
McGovern, James
(D-MA, District 3)
NAY
Meehan, Martin
(D-MA, District 5)
—
—
Neal, Richard
(D-MA, District 2)
NAY
Olver, John
(D-MA, District 1)
NAY
Tierney, John
(D-MA, District 6)
NAY
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MD
Bartlett, Roscoe
(R-MD, District 6)
YEA
Cardin, Benjamin
(D-MD, District 3)
NAY
Cummings, Elijah
(D-MD, District 7)
NAY
Gilchrest, Wayne
(R-MD, District 1)
YEA
Hoyer, Steny
(D-MD, District 5)
NAY
Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch
(D-MD, District 2)
NAY
Van Hollen, Chris
(D-MD, District 8)
NAY
Wynn, Albert
(D-MD, District 4)
YEA
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ME
Allen, Tom
(D-ME, District 1)
NAY
Michaud, Michael
(D-ME, District 2)
NAY
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MI
Camp, Dave
(R-MI, District 4)
YEA
Conyers, John
(D-MI, District 14)
NAY
Dingell, John
(D-MI, District 15)
NAY
Ehlers, Vernon
(R-MI, District 3)
YEA
Hoekstra, Pete
(R-MI, District 2)
YEA
Kildee, Dale
(D-MI, District 5)
NAY
Kilpatrick, Carolyn
(D-MI, District 13)
NAY
Knollenberg, Joseph
(R-MI, District 9)
YEA
Levin, Sander
(D-MI, District 12)
NAY
McCotter, Thaddeus
(R-MI, District 11)
YEA
Miller, Candice
(R-MI, District 10)
YEA
Rogers, Mike
(R-MI, District 8)
YEA
Smith, Nick
(R-MI, District 7)
—
—
Stupak, Bart
(D-MI, District 1)
NAY
Upton, Fred
(R-MI, District 6)
YEA
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MN
Gutknecht, Gilbert
(R-MN, District 1)
YEA
Kennedy, Mark
(R-MN, District 6)
YEA
Kline, John
(R-MN, District 2)
YEA
McCollum, Betty
(D-MN, District 4)
NAY
Oberstar, James
(D-MN, District 8)
NAY
Peterson, Collin
(D-MN, District 7)
YEA
Ramstad, Jim
(R-MN, District 3)
YEA
Sabo, Martin
(D-MN, District 5)
NAY
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MO
Akin, W. Todd
(R-MO, District 2)
YEA
Blunt, Roy
(R-MO, District 7)
YEA
Clay, William
(D-MO, District 1)
YEA
Emerson, Jo Ann
(R-MO, District 8)
YEA
Gephardt, Richard
(D-MO, District 3)
NAY
Graves, Sam
(R-MO, District 6)
YEA
Hulshof, Kenny
(R-MO, District 9)
—
—
McCarthy, Karen
(D-MO, District 5)
NAY
Skelton, Ike
(D-MO, District 4)
NAY
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MS
Pickering, Charles
(R-MS, District 3)
YEA
Taylor, Gene
(D-MS, District 4)
YEA
Thompson, Bennie
(D-MS, District 2)
YEA
Wicker, Roger
(R-MS, District 1)
YEA
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MT
Rehberg, Dennis
(R-MT)
YEA
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NC
Ballance, Frank
(D-NC, District 1)
NAY
Ballenger, Cass
(R-NC, District 10)
YEA
Burr, Richard
(R-NC, District 5)
YEA
Coble, Howard
(R-NC, District 6)
YEA
Etheridge, Bob
(D-NC, District 2)
NAY
Hayes, Robin
(R-NC, District 8)
YEA
Jones, Walter
(R-NC, District 3)
YEA
McIntyre, Mike
(D-NC, District 7)
YEA
Miller, Brad
(D-NC, District 13)
NAY
Myrick, Sue
(R-NC, District 9)
YEA
Price, David
(D-NC, District 4)
NAY
Taylor, Charles
(R-NC, District 11)
YEA
Watt, Mel
(D-NC, District 12)
NAY
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ND
Pomeroy, Earl
(D-ND)
NAY
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NE
Bereuter, Douglas
(R-NE, District 1)
YEA
Osborne, Thomas
(R-NE, District 3)
YEA
Terry, Lee
(R-NE, District 2)
YEA
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NH
Bass, Charles
(R-NH, District 2)
YEA
Bradley, Jeb
(R-NH, District 1)
YEA
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NJ
Andrews, Robert
(D-NJ, District 1)
NAY
Ferguson, Michael
(R-NJ, District 7)
YEA
Frelinghuysen, Rodney
(R-NJ, District 11)
YEA
Garrett, E. Scott
(R-NJ, District 5)
YEA
Holt, Rush
(D-NJ, District 12)
NAY
LoBiondo, Frank
(R-NJ, District 2)
YEA
Menéndez, Robert
(D-NJ, District 13)
NAY
Pallone, Frank
(D-NJ, District 6)
NAY
Pascrell, Bill
(D-NJ, District 8)
NAY
Payne, Donald
(D-NJ, District 10)
NAY
Rothman, Steven
(D-NJ, District 9)
YEA
Saxton, Jim
(R-NJ, District 3)
YEA
Smith, Chris
(R-NJ, District 4)
YEA
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NM
Pearce, Steve
(R-NM, District 2)
YEA
Udall, Tom
(D-NM, District 3)
NAY
Wilson, Heather
(R-NM, District 1)
YEA
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NV
Berkley, Shelley
(D-NV, District 1)
NAY
Gibbons, James
(R-NV, District 2)
YEA
Porter, Jon
(R-NV, District 3)
YEA
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NY
Ackerman, Gary
(D-NY, District 5)
NAY
Bishop, Timothy
(D-NY, District 1)
NAY
Boehlert, Sherwood
(R-NY, District 24)
YEA
Crowley, Joseph
(D-NY, District 7)
NAY
Engel, Eliot
(D-NY, District 17)
NAY
Fossella, Vito
(R-NY, District 13)
YEA
Hinchey, Maurice
(D-NY, District 22)
NAY
Houghton, Amory
(R-NY, District 29)
YEA
Israel, Steve
(D-NY, District 2)
—
—
Kelly, Sue
(R-NY, District 19)
YEA
King, Pete
(R-NY, District 3)
YEA
