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108Th Congress, First Session: 801 G Street, NW This Amendment (H.AMDT.154 to H.R house pro-family issues house votes 11 Jerry Weller (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 12 Sander Levin (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% 12 Jerry Costello (D) - + + + + + + + - + + - - 69% 13 Carolyn Kilpatrick (D) - - - - - - + - - - - - - 8% 13 Judy Biggert (R) + - - + - - - + + + - - + 46% 14 John Conyers (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% Alabama 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 Score 51 Bob Filner (D) - p ----------- 0% 14 J. Dennis Hastert (R) + sss++++ss + s + 100% 15 John Dingell (D) - - + - - - - + - - - - - 15% Dear Voter and Friend of the Family, 1 Encouraging Marriage and Abstinence would render a ban on partial-birth abortions ineffective 1 Jo Bonner (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 52 Duncan Hunter (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 15 Timothy Johnson (R) + + + + + + + + + + + - + 92% Minnesota 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 Score Introduced by Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH), because courts have interpreted “health exceptions” to 2 Terry Everett (R) n ++++++++++++ 92% 53 Susan Davis (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% 16 Donald Manzullo (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 Gil Gutknecht (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% Family Research Council presents our Vote Scorecard for the first session of the 108th this act (H.R. 4) would reauthorize the program of block include anything from acne to depression. This allowed 3 Michael Rogers (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% Colorado 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Score 17 Lane Evans (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% 2 John Kline (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% grants to the States as enacted in the 1996 welfare reform Representatives to vote against banning partial-birth abor- 4 Robert Aderholt (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 Diana DeGette (D) - - - - - - + - - - - - - 8% 18Ray LaHood (R) + + + + + + + + + + + - + 92% 3 Jim Ramstad (R) + - - + + - - + + + - - + 54% Congress. This scorecard contains a compilation of significant votes representing a cross n n bill. This bill continues the successful policies of the 1996 tions while appearing to support such a ban. 5 Robert Cramer (D) + + + + + - + + - - - - 54% 2 Mark Udall (D) - - - - - + - - + - - - 15% 19 John Shimkus (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4 Betty McCollum (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% section of issues affecting the family that occurred in the U.S. House of Representatives and 6 Spencer Bachus (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Scott McInnis (R) + + n ++++++++++ 92% Indiana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 Score 5 Martin Olav Sabo (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% act, would provide $50 million per year for abstinence- Failed 6/4/2003 FRC Opposed this Amendment the U.S. Senate during the first session of the 108th Congress. 7 Artur Davis (D) - - + + - - - + - + - - - 31% 4 Marilyn Musgrave (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 Peter Visclosky (D) - - - - - - - + - - - - - 8% 6 Mark Kennedy (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% until-marriage programs and provide over $200 million 2 Chris Chocola (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 7 Collin Peterson (D) - nn+++++-+ + - - 54% 8 Banning Partial-Birth Abortion Alaska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 Score 5 Joel Hefley (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% over 6 years for programs that promote healthy marriages Don Young (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 6 Thomas Tancredo (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Mark Souder (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 8James Oberstar (D) -n + + - + + + - - + - - 46% This scorecard serves as an important tool in showing how your elected officials voted on and responsible fatherhood. Introduced by Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH), this Arizona 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 Score 7 Bob Beauprez (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4 Steve Buyer (R) + + + nn+ + + + + + + + 85% Mississippi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213 Score some of the most important issues facing the family. It is important to remember, however, Passed 2/13/2003 FRC Supported this Bill bill (H.R.760) bans the procedure commonly known as 1 Rick Renzi (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% Connecticut 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Score 5 Dan Burton (R) + nn+++nn+ + + + + 69% 1 Roger Wicker (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% nn that the votes you see here are only a few of the hundreds of recorded votes Members of partial-birth abortion. The bill includes findings that chal- 2 Trent Franks (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 1 John Larson (D) - - - + - - -- - - - 8% 6 Mike Pence (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Bennie Thompson (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% lenge the evidence used by the Supreme Court to overturn 3 John Shadegg (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Robert Simmons (R) + - - + - - - - + - - - + 31% 7 Julia Carson (D) - nnn----n ---- 0% 3 Charles Pickering (R) + + + + + + + + + - + + + 92% Congress took in 2003. With this in mind, we have tried to single out for inclusion the 2 Allowing Human Cloning for Experimental Purposes a state ban on partial-birth abortion in Stenberg v. Carhart. 4 Ed Pastor (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - n 0% 3 Rosa DeLauro (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% 8John Hostettler (R) - + + + + + + + + + + + + 92% 4 Gene Taylor (D) + + + + + + + + - + + + + 92% Introduced by Representative James Greenwood (R-PA) n most clear-cut, pro-family and anti-family votes that came before Congress. Passed 6/4/2003 FRC Supported this Bill 5 J.D. Hayworth (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + 92% 4 Christopher Shays (R) + - - + - - - + + + - - + 46% 9 Baron Hill (D) - + + + + - - + - + - + - 54% Missouri 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213 Score this amendment (H. AMDT.5 to H.R. 534) would alter 6 Jeff Flake (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 5 Nancy Johnson (R) + - - + - - - - + - - - + 31% Iowa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 Score 1 William Clay (D) - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0% the definition of human cloning. The amendment would 7 Raul Grijalva (D) - - - - - - + - - - - - - 8% Delaware 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Score 1 Jim Nussle (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Todd Akin (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 9 Repealing the Death Tax It is worth noting that while there have been some good pro-life votes this Congress, a ban essentially overturn H.R. 534 and allow so-called “thera- 8Jim Kolbe (R) + - - + - - - - + - - - + 31% Michael Castle (R) + - - + - - - + + - - - + 38% 2 Jim Leach (R) + - - + - - n + + - - - - 31% 3 Richard Gephardt (D) - nnnnnnnnn n n n 0% on partial-birth abortion, legislation recognizing two victims in crimes against a pregnant peutic cloning” for experimental purposes. It would ban Introduced by Representative Thomas Reynolds (R-NY) Arkansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 Score Florida 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Score 3 Leonard Boswell (D) - - - + - - + + - + - - - 31% 4 Ike Skelton (D) - + + + + + + + - + + + - 77% nn n woman, and a variety of other pro-life initiatives have, at the time of this writing, yet to be cloning for a live birth, but would allow the cloning of this resolution (H. Res. 281) essentially requests the imme- 1 Marion Berry (D) - + + + - + + + - + + - - 62% 1 Jeff Miller (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4 Tom Latham (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 5 Karen McCarthy (D) - - ----- - - - 0% nn 2 F. Allen Boyd (D) + - n + n - ++- + - - - 38% 5 Steve King (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 6 Sam Graves (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% human embryos for experimentation and destruction. diate consideration of H.R. 8, a bill that would make the 2 Vic Snyder (D) - +--------- 8% signed into law. Family Research Council is committed to the full enactment of pro-life 3 John Boozman (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Corrine Brown (D) - nn---+------ 8% Kansas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 Score 7 Roy Blunt (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% Failed 2/27/03 FRC Opposed this Amendment repeal of the death tax permanent. legislation and will not consider it a victory until legislation is signed into law and upheld Passed 6/18/2003 FRC Supported this Resolution 4 Mike Ross (D) - - + + - + + + - + - - - 46% 4 Ander Crenshaw (R) + + + + + + + + + - + + + 92% 1 Jerry Moran (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 8Jo Ann Emerson (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% in the courts. The votes recorded here only mark the beginning of a legislative process that California 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 13 Score 5 Ginny Brown-Waite (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 2 Jim Ryun (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 9 Kenny Hulshof (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Banning Human Cloning requires constant vigilance from you, informed and active constituents, to work with us in 10 De-Funding Sex-Studies at the National Institute 1 Mike Thompson (D) - - - + - - + - - - - - - 15% 6 Cliff Stearns (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 3 Dennis Moore (D) - - - + - - - - - + - - - 15% Montana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213 Score 2 Wally Herger (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 7 John Mica (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 4 Todd Tiahrt (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% Dennis Rehberg (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% Introduced by Representative Dave Weldon (R-FL), this of Health contacting your Member of Congress on pro-family issues. There is no greater asset in the bill (H.R. 534) would ban the creation of and trafficking 3 Doug Ose (R) + - - + - - - + + - - + + 46% 8Ric Keller (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% Kentucky 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1213 Score Nebraska 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 111213 Score Introduced by Representative Patrick Toomey (R-PA), this n p battle to preserve the American family than an informed and involved citizenry.Thank you in cloned human embryos, both embryonic and experi- 4 John Doolittle (R) + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100% 9 Michael
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