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Amendment To Strike Title II From FISA Amendments Act of 2008
Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act of 2008
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Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008
Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008
Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008
Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008
Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008
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
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
College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008
Higher Education Opportunity 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
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
Housing and Economic Recovery 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
Paycheck Fairness Act of 2008
Accountability in Contracting Act of 2007
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
Preventing Student Loan Discrimination Act of 2008
Coaching Our Adolescents for College Heights Act of 2008
Family Leave Insurance 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
Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008
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9% against middle class
4% did not vote
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Does this vote
support the
middle class?
Vote
Does this vote
support the
middle class?
Murkowski, Lisa
(R-AK)
NAY
Stevens, Ted
(R-AK)
YEA
Young, Don
(R-AK)
YEA
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AL
Aderholt, Robert
(R-AL, District 4)
YEA
Bachus, Spencer
(R-AL, District 6)
YEA
Bonner, Jo
(R-AL, District 1)
YEA
Cramer, Robert
(D-AL, District 5)
—
—
Davis, Artur
(D-AL, District 7)
YEA
Everett, Terry
(R-AL, District 2)
—
—
Rogers, Mike
(R-AL, District 3)
YEA
Sessions, Jeff
(R-AL)
NAY
Shelby, Richard
(R-AL)
NAY
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AR
Berry, Marion
(D-AR, District 1)
NAY
Boozman, John
(R-AR, District 3)
YEA
Lincoln, Blanche
(D-AR)
YEA
Pryor, Mark
(D-AR)
YEA
Ross, Mike
(D-AR, District 4)
YEA
Snyder, Vic
(D-AR, District 2)
YEA
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AZ
Flake, Jeff
(R-AZ, District 6)
NAY
Franks, Trent
(R-AZ, District 2)
YEA
Giffords, Gabrielle
(D-AZ, District 8)
YEA
Grijalva, Raul
(D-AZ, District 7)
YEA
Kyl, Jon
(R-AZ)
NAY
McCain, John
(R-AZ)
YEA
Mitchell, Harry
(D-AZ, District 5)
YEA
Pastor, Ed
(D-AZ, District 4)
YEA
Renzi, Rick
(R-AZ, District 1)
YEA
Shadegg, John
(R-AZ, District 3)
NAY
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CA
Baca, Joe
(D-CA, District 43)
YEA
Becerra, Xavier
(D-CA, District 31)
YEA
Berman, Howard
(D-CA, District 28)
YEA
Bilbray, Brian
(R-CA, District 50)
YEA
Bono Mack, Mary
(R-CA, District 45)
YEA
Boxer, Barbara
(D-CA)
YEA
Calvert, Ken
(R-CA, District 44)
YEA
Campbell, John
(R-CA, District 48)
NAY
Capps, Lois
(D-CA, District 23)
YEA
Cardoza, Dennis
(D-CA, District 18)
YEA
Costa, Jim
(D-CA, District 20)
YEA
Davis, Susan
(D-CA, District 53)
YEA
Doolittle, John
(R-CA, District 4)
YEA
Dreier, David
(R-CA, District 26)
YEA
Eshoo, Anna
(D-CA, District 14)
YEA
Farr, Sam
(D-CA, District 17)
—
—
Feinstein, Dianne
(D-CA)
YEA
Filner, Bob
(D-CA, District 51)
YEA
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)
YEA
Hunter, Duncan
(R-CA, District 52)
NAY
Issa, Darrell
(R-CA, District 49)
YEA
Lantos, Tom
(D-CA, District 12)
—
—
Lee, Barbara
(D-CA, District 9)
YEA
Lewis, Jerry
(R-CA, District 41)
YEA
Lofgren, Zoe
(D-CA, District 16)
YEA
Lungren, Daniel
(R-CA, District 3)
NAY
Matsui, Doris
(D-CA, District 5)
YEA
McCarthy, Kevin
(R-CA, District 22)
YEA
McKeon, Howard
(R-CA, District 25)
YEA
McNerney, Jerry
(D-CA, District 11)
YEA
Miller, George
(D-CA, District 7)
YEA
Miller, Gary
(R-CA, District 42)
YEA
Napolitano, Grace
(D-CA, District 38)
YEA
Nunes, Devin
(R-CA, District 21)
YEA
Pelosi, Nancy
(D-CA, District 8)
YEA
Radanovich, George
(R-CA, District 19)
YEA
Richardson, Laura
(D-CA, District 37)
YEA
Rohrabacher, Dana
(R-CA, District 46)
NAY
Roybal-Allard, Lucille
(D-CA, District 34)
YEA
Royce, Edward
(R-CA, District 40)
NAY
Sanchez, Linda
(D-CA, District 39)
YEA
Sanchez, Loretta
(D-CA, District 47)
—
—
Schiff, Adam
(D-CA, District 29)
YEA
Sherman, Brad
(D-CA, District 27)
YEA
Solis, Hilda
(D-CA, District 32)
YEA
Stark, Fortney
(D-CA, District 13)
YEA
Tauscher, Ellen
(D-CA, District 10)
YEA
Thompson, Mike
(D-CA, District 1)
YEA
Waters, Maxine
(D-CA, District 35)
YEA
Watson, Diane
(D-CA, District 33)
YEA
Waxman, Henry
(D-CA, District 30)
YEA
Woolsey, Lynn
(D-CA, District 6)
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—
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CO
Allard, Wayne
(R-CO)
NAY
DeGette, Diana
(D-CO, District 1)
YEA
Lamborn, Doug
(R-CO, District 5)
YEA
Musgrave, Marilyn
(R-CO, District 4)
YEA
Perlmutter, Ed
(D-CO, District 7)
YEA
Salazar, Ken
(D-CO)
YEA
Salazar, John
(D-CO, District 3)
YEA
Tancredo, Tom
(R-CO, District 6)
NAY
Udall, Mark
(D-CO, District 2)
YEA
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CT
Courtney, Joe
(D-CT, District 2)
YEA
DeLauro, Rosa
(D-CT, District 3)
YEA
Dodd, Christopher
(D-CT)
YEA
Larson, John
(D-CT, District 1)
YEA
Lieberman, Joseph
(I-CT)
YEA
Murphy, Christopher
(D-CT, District 5)
YEA
Shays, Christopher
(R-CT, District 4)
YEA
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DE
Biden, Joseph
(D-DE)
YEA
Carper, Thomas
(D-DE)
YEA
Castle, Michael
(R-DE)
YEA
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FL
Bilirakis, Gus
(R-FL, District 9)
YEA
Boyd, F. Allen
(D-FL, District 2)
NAY
Brown, Corrine
(D-FL, District 3)
YEA
Brown-Waite, Virginia
(R-FL, District 5)
YEA
Buchanan, Vern
(R-FL, District 13)
YEA
Castor, Kathy
(D-FL, District 11)
YEA
Crenshaw, Ander
(R-FL, District 4)
YEA
Diaz-Balart, Lincoln
(R-FL, District 21)
YEA
Diaz-Balart, Mario
(R-FL, District 25)
YEA
Feeney, Tom
(R-FL, District 24)
YEA
Hastings, Alcee
(D-FL, District 23)
YEA
Keller, Ric
(R-FL, District 8)
YEA
Klein, Ron
(D-FL, District 22)
YEA
Mack, Connie
(R-FL, District 14)
YEA
Mahoney, Tim
(D-FL, District 16)
YEA
Martinez, Mel
(R-FL)
YEA
Meek, Kendrick
(D-FL, District 17)
YEA
Mica, John
(R-FL, District 7)
YEA
Miller, Jeff
(R-FL, District 1)
YEA
Nelson, Bill
(D-FL)
YEA
Putnam, Adam
(R-FL, District 12)
YEA
Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana
(R-FL, District 18)
YEA
Stearns, Cliff
(R-FL, District 6)
YEA
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
(D-FL, District 20)
YEA
Weldon, Dave
(R-FL, District 15)
YEA
Wexler, Robert
(D-FL, District 19)
YEA
Young, C. W. Bill
(R-FL, District 10)
YEA
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GA
Barrow, John
(D-GA, District 12)
YEA
Bishop, Sanford
(D-GA, District 2)
YEA
Broun, Paul
(R-GA, District 10)
NAY
Chambliss, C. Saxby
(R-GA)
YEA
Deal, Nathan
(R-GA, District 9)
NAY
Gingrey, Phil
(R-GA, District 11)
NAY
Isakson, John
(R-GA)
YEA
Johnson, Henry
(D-GA, District 4)
YEA
Kingston, Jack
(R-GA, District 1)
NAY
Lewis, John
(D-GA, District 5)
YEA
Linder, John
(R-GA, District 7)
NAY
Marshall, Jim
(D-GA, District 8)
YEA
Price, Tom
(R-GA, District 6)
NAY
Scott, David
(D-GA, District 13)
YEA
Westmoreland, Lynn
(R-GA, District 3)
NAY
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HI
Abercrombie, Neil
(D-HI, District 1)
YEA
Akaka, Daniel
(D-HI)
YEA
Hirono, Mazie
(D-HI, District 2)
YEA
Inouye, Daniel
(D-HI)
YEA
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IA
Boswell, Leonard
(D-IA, District 3)
YEA
Braley, Bruce
(D-IA, District 1)
YEA
Grassley, Chuck
(R-IA)
YEA
Harkin, Tom
(D-IA)
YEA
King, Steve
(R-IA, District 5)
YEA
Latham, Tom
(R-IA, District 4)
YEA
Loebsack, David
(D-IA, District 2)
YEA
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ID
Craig, Larry
(R-ID)
NAY
Crapo, Michael
(R-ID)
NAY
Sali, Bill
(R-ID, District 1)
YEA
Simpson, Mike
(R-ID, District 2)
NAY
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IL
Bean, Melissa
(D-IL, District 8)
YEA
Biggert, Judy
(R-IL, District 13)
YEA
Costello, Jerry
(D-IL, District 12)
YEA
Davis, Danny
(D-IL, District 7)
YEA
Durbin, Richard
(D-IL)
YEA
Emanuel, Rahm
(D-IL, District 5)
YEA
Gutierrez, Luis
(D-IL, District 4)
YEA
Hare, Phil
(D-IL, District 17)
YEA
Jackson, Jesse
(D-IL, District 2)
YEA
Johnson, Timothy
(R-IL, District 15)
YEA
Kirk, Mark
(R-IL, District 10)
YEA
LaHood, Ray
(R-IL, District 18)
YEA
Lipinski, Daniel
(D-IL, District 3)
YEA
Manzullo, Donald
(R-IL, District 16)
YEA
Obama, Barack
(D-IL)
—
—
Roskam, Peter
(R-IL, District 6)
YEA
Rush, Bobby
(D-IL, District 1)
YEA
Schakowsky, Jan
(D-IL, District 9)
YEA
Shimkus, John
(R-IL, District 19)
YEA
Weller, Jerry
(R-IL, District 11)
YEA
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IN
Bayh, B. Evan
(D-IN)
YEA
Burton, Dan
(R-IN, District 5)
YEA
Buyer, Steve
(R-IN, District 4)
YEA
Donnelly, Joe
(D-IN, District 2)
YEA
Ellsworth, Brad
(D-IN, District 8)
YEA
Hill, Baron
(D-IN, District 9)
YEA
Lugar, Richard
(R-IN)
YEA
Pence, Mike
(R-IN, District 6)
YEA
Souder, Mark
(R-IN, District 3)
YEA
Visclosky, Peter
(D-IN, District 1)
YEA
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KS
Boyda, Nancy
(D-KS, District 2)
YEA
Brownback, Sam
(R-KS)
YEA
Moore, Dennis
(D-KS, District 3)
YEA
Moran, Jerry
(R-KS, District 1)
NAY
Roberts, Pat
(R-KS)
YEA
Tiahrt, Todd
(R-KS, District 4)
YEA
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KY
Bunning, Jim
(R-KY)
YEA
Chandler, Ben
(D-KY, District 6)
YEA
Davis, Geoff
(R-KY, District 4)
YEA
Lewis, Ron
(R-KY, District 2)
YEA
McConnell, Mitch
(R-KY)
YEA
Rogers, Harold
(R-KY, District 5)
YEA
Whitfield, Ed
(R-KY, District 1)
YEA
Yarmuth, John
(D-KY, District 3)
YEA
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LA
Alexander, Rodney
(R-LA, District 5)
YEA
Boustany, Charles
(R-LA, District 7)
YEA
Jefferson, William
(D-LA, District 2)
YEA
Landrieu, Mary
(D-LA)
YEA
McCrery, Jim
(R-LA, District 4)
YEA
Melancon, Charles
(D-LA, District 3)
YEA
Vitter, David
(R-LA)
YEA
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MA
Capuano, Michael
(D-MA, District 8)
YEA
Delahunt, William
(D-MA, District 10)
YEA
Frank, Barney
(D-MA, District 4)
YEA
Kennedy, Edward
(D-MA)
YEA
Kerry, John
(D-MA)
YEA
Lynch, Stephen
(D-MA, District 9)
YEA
Markey, Ed
(D-MA, District 7)
YEA
McGovern, James
(D-MA, District 3)
YEA
Neal, Richard
(D-MA, District 2)
YEA
Olver, John
(D-MA, District 1)
YEA
Tierney, John
(D-MA, District 6)
YEA
Tsongas, Niki
(D-MA, District 5)
YEA
[Back to Top]
MD
Bartlett, Roscoe
(R-MD, District 6)
YEA
Cardin, Benjamin
(D-MD)
YEA
Cummings, Elijah
(D-MD, District 7)
YEA
Gilchrest, Wayne
(R-MD, District 1)
YEA
Hoyer, Steny
(D-MD, District 5)
YEA
Mikulski, Barbara
(D-MD)
YEA
Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch
(D-MD, District 2)
—
—
Sarbanes, John
(D-MD, District 3)
YEA
Van Hollen, Chris
(D-MD, District 8)
YEA
Wynn, Albert
(D-MD, District 4)
YEA
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ME
Allen, Tom
(D-ME, District 1)
YEA
Collins, Susan
(R-ME)
YEA
Michaud, Michael
(D-ME, District 2)
YEA
Snowe, Olympia
(R-ME)
YEA
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MI
Camp, Dave
(R-MI, District 4)
YEA
Conyers, John
(D-MI, District 14)
YEA
Dingell, John
(D-MI, District 15)
YEA
Ehlers, Vernon
(R-MI, District 3)
YEA
Hoekstra, Pete
(R-MI, District 2)
YEA
Kildee, Dale
(D-MI, District 5)
YEA
Kilpatrick, Carolyn
(D-MI, District 13)
YEA
Knollenberg, Joseph
(R-MI, District 9)
YEA
Levin, Sander
(D-MI, District 12)
YEA
Levin, Carl
(D-MI)
YEA
McCotter, Thaddeus
(R-MI, District 11)
YEA
Miller, Candice
(R-MI, District 10)
YEA
Rogers, Mike
(R-MI, District 8)
YEA
Stabenow, Debbie Ann
(D-MI)
YEA
Stupak, Bart
(D-MI, District 1)
YEA
Upton, Fred
(R-MI, District 6)
YEA
Walberg, Timothy
(R-MI, District 7)
YEA
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MN
Bachmann, Michele
(R-MN, District 6)
YEA
Coleman, Norm
(R-MN)
YEA
Ellison, Keith
(D-MN, District 5)
YEA
Kline, John
(R-MN, District 2)
YEA
Klobuchar, Amy
(D-MN)
YEA
McCollum, Betty
(D-MN, District 4)
YEA
Oberstar, James
(D-MN, District 8)
YEA
Peterson, Collin
(D-MN, District 7)
NAY
Ramstad, Jim
(R-MN, District 3)
YEA
Walz, Timothy
(D-MN, District 1)
YEA
[Back to Top]
MO
Akin, W. Todd
(R-MO, District 2)
YEA
Blunt, Roy
(R-MO, District 7)
YEA
Bond, Christopher
(R-MO)
YEA
Carnahan, Russ
(D-MO, District 3)
YEA
Clay, William
(D-MO, District 1)
YEA
Cleaver, Emanuel
(D-MO, District 5)
YEA
Emerson, Jo Ann
(R-MO, District 8)
YEA
Graves, Sam
(R-MO, District 6)
YEA
Hulshof, Kenny
(R-MO, District 9)
YEA
McCaskill, Claire
(D-MO)
YEA
Skelton, Ike
(D-MO, District 4)
YEA
[Back to Top]
MS
Cochran, Thad
(R-MS)
YEA
Pickering, Charles
(R-MS, District 3)
YEA
Taylor, Gene
(D-MS, District 4)
NAY
Thompson, Bennie
(D-MS, District 2)
YEA
Wicker, Roger
(R-MS)
YEA
[Back to Top]
MT
Baucus, Max
(D-MT)
YEA
Rehberg, Dennis
(R-MT)
YEA
Tester, Jon
(D-MT)
YEA
[Back to Top]
NC
Burr, Richard
(R-NC)
YEA
Butterfield, G.K.
(D-NC, District 1)
YEA
Coble, Howard
(R-NC, District 6)
NAY
Dole, Elizabeth
(R-NC)
YEA
Etheridge, Bob
(D-NC, District 2)
YEA
Foxx, Virginia
(R-NC, District 5)
YEA
Hayes, Robin
(R-NC, District 8)
YEA
Jones, Walter
(R-NC, District 3)
YEA
Mchenry, Patrick
(R-NC, District 10)
YEA
