Seven Senators, 25 Representatives in 111th Congress’ “Hall of Fame” By Shirl McArthur Congress Watch

ith an eye to this HALL OF FAME HALL OF SHAME (D-MA) and Ron Kind (D-WI), Wfall’s rapidly ap - wrote to Obama urging him to proaching elections, the Career Pro-Israel Career Pro-Israel continue his efforts to move the Washington Report is Senate PAC Donations Senate PAC Donations parties toward a two-state solu - pleased to present its Bingaman, Jeff (D-NM) $ 272,425 Bayh, Evan (D-IN) $110,250 tion. Also, 106 representatives scorecard for members of Byrd, Robert (D-WV) 67,500 Bond, Christopher (R-MO) 166,700 co-sponsored H.Res. 130 sup - the 111th Congress (2009- Feinstein, Dianne (D-CA) 147,342 Chambliss, Saxby (R-GA) 84,500 porting the appointment of Harkin, Tom (D-IA) 552,950 Coburn, Tom (R-OK) 2,500 2010). This Congress saw Leahy, Patrick (D-VT) 143,911 Crapo, Michael (R-ID) 44,000 George Mitchell as a special several major efforts by Rockefeller, John (D-WV) 235,700 DeMint, Jim (R-SC) 28,470 envoy for Middle East peace. the American Israel Pub - Sanders, Bernie (I-VT) 4,000 Hatch, Orin (R-UT) 57,700 Signers of the letters and the lic Affairs Committee Kyl, Jon (R-AZ) 165,525 resolution’s co-sponsors are rec - Lieberman, Joseph (I-CT) 367,851 (AIPAC) to pressure mem - Lincoln, Blanche (D-AR) 63,027 ognized in Column 1. bers of Congress to sign McConnell, Mitch (R-KY) 485,141 2. Gaza Assault. After Is - on to letters and other Nelson, Bill (D-FL) 127,221 rael’s December 2008-January measures of interest to Is - Risch, James (R-ID) 13,500 2009 assault on Gaza, the House Schumer, Charles (D-NY) 64,635 rael, especially after Pres - Thune, John (R-SD) 54,730 passed H.Res. 34 supporting Is - ident Barack Obama had rael and placing exclusive blame the temerity to publicly House House for the crisis on Hamas. Five rep - criticize Israel on a couple Baldwin, Tammy (D-WI) 4,000 Andrews, Robert (D-NJ) 78,525 resentatives voted “no,” how - of occasions. Blumenauer, Earl (D-OR) 3,000 Bachman, Michele (R-MN) 25,000 ever, and 22 abstained, and they For the House, five DeFazio, Peter (D-OR) 7,600 Berkley, Shelley (D-NV) 315,555 are recognized in Column 2. positive and five negative Delahunt, Bill (D-MA) Blackburn, Marsha (R-TN) 1,000 3. Gaza Humanitarian. Dingell, John (D-MI) 10,700 Bonner, Jo (R-AL) 8,650 issues were chosen. Edwards, Donna (D-MD) 3,500 Brown-Waite, Ginny (R-FL) 15,800 The same day that H.Res. 34 Three of the latter were Ellison, Keith (D-MN) 1,000 Burton, Dan (R-IN) 135,500 was passed, Reps. Lois Capps AIPAC-drafted letters, Farr, Sam (D-CA) 10,150 Calvert, Ken (R-CA) 2,000 (D-CA) and (D-MA) Grijalva, Raul (D-AZ) 1,000 Coble, Howard (R-NC) 22,350 and most representatives Hinchey, Maurice (D-NY) 4,280 Engel, Eliot (D-NY) 247,418 led the sending of letters to apparently felt it wasn’t Kaptur, Marcy (D-OH) 2,750 Gallegly, Elton (R-CA) 48,250 then-President George W. worth it to resist AIPAC’s Kilpatrick, Carolyn (D-MI) 4,500 Garrett, Scott (R-NJ) 40,200 Bush and incoming Secretary hardball tactics. Still, 25 Kucinich, Dennis (D-OH) 14,500 Gerlach, Jim (R-PA) 18,200 of State Hillary Clinton urging Lee, Barbara (D-CA) Hensarling, Jeb (R-TX) representatives registered McCollum, Betty (D-MN) 5,750 Hoekstra, Peter (R-MI) 2,500 that the U.S. work to alleviate either in all five positive McDermott, Jim (D-WA) 1,000 Holden, Tim (D-PA) 11,500 the humanitarian situation in columns with no more Miller, George (D-CA) 8,193 King, Peter (R-NY) 26,500 Gaza. Also, in December 2009, Moore, Gwen (D-WI) King, Steve (R-IA) 3,000 than one negative mark, Moran, Jim (D-VA) 3,000 Kirk, Mark (R-IL) 284,186 33 representatives, led by or in four positive Olver, John (D-MA) 19,500 Klein, Ron (D-FL) 59,024 Reps. Jim Moran (D-VA), and columns with no nega - Rahall, Nick (D-WV) Lamborn, Doug (R-CO) 1,500 Bob Inglis (R-SC), wrote to tive marks, and they are Stark, Pete (D-CA) 12,750 Lance, Leonard (R-NJ) 7,000 Clinton expressing concern Tierney, John (D-MA) 2,000 Latta, Robert (R-OH) listed in the “Hall of Waters, Maxine (D-CA) 14,575 LoBiondo, Frank (R-NJ) 24,750 about Israel’s travel ban be - Fame.” The 38 represen - Woolsey, Lynn (D-CA) 8,750 McClintock, Tom (R-CA) tween the West Bank and tatives who registered in McHenry, Patrick (R-NC) 43,700 Gaza. And in January 2010, 54 McMahon, Michael (D-NY) 8,000 all five negative columns McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R-WA) representatives, led by Reps. with no positive marks Miller, Candice (R-MI) 2,000 Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Jim are listed in the “Hall of Moran, Jerry (R-KS) 6,600 McDermott (D-WA), wrote to Shame.” Poe, Ted (R-TX) 5,000 Obama expressing concern Price, Tom (R-GA) 2,000 For the Senate, four Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R-FL) 202,740 about the crisis in Gaza. Sign - positive and four nega - Sherman, Brad (D-CA) 64,390 ers of these four letters are tive issues were chosen, Shimkus, John (R-IL) 14,500 shown in Column 3. Because it was difficult Weiner, Anthony (D-NY) 35,050 4. Goldstone Report. After Wilson, Joe (R-SC) 250 finding positive issues, Wolf, Frank (R-VA) 72,000 Judge Richard Goldstone is - two of the four positive sued his October 2009 report columns recognize those accusing Israel (and Hamas) of senators who did not sign AIPAC’s letters. mark, are listed in the “Hall of Shame.” “war crimes as well as possible crimes Seven senators registered in at least three The House and Senate issues are enumer - against humanity” during Israel’s assault on positive columns with no more than one ated below: Gaza, Israel’s congressional defenders im - negative mark, and they are shown in the mediately passed H.Res. 867 calling the re - “Hall of Fame.” The 15 senators who regis - HOUSE: The Positives port “biased” and “unworthy of further tered in three negative columns with no 1. Peace Process. In June 2009, 86 repre - consideration.” The 58 representatives who positive marks, or in all four negative sentatives, led by Reps. Charles Boustany (R- voted against the resolution or abstained are columns with no more than one positive LA) and Steve Cohen (D-TN), signed a letter recognized in Column 4. to Obama applauding his intention to pro - 5. Afghanistan. In March 2010, Rep. Shirl McArthur, a retired U.S. foreign service vide strong U.S. leadership to resolve the Is - Dennis Kucinich’s (D-OH) H.Con.Res. 248 officer, is a consultant based in the Wash - raeli-Palestinian conflict. And in May 2010, directing the president “to remove the U.S. ington, DC area. 61 representatives, led by Reps. Bill Delahunt armed forces from Afghanistan” was 24 THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 brought to a vote. It was defeated by a vote identified in Column 8. D. Jerusalem. The AIPAC-drafted Senate of 65-356. The 65 voting yes, plus Rep. 9. Iran Sanctions. More than a dozen letter, following Israel’s public humiliation John Conyers (D-MI), who was absent but measures imposing sanctions on Iran were of Biden in March ’10 by announcing new issued a statement supporting the resolu - introduced in the House, but the one that apartments for Israeli colonists in East tion, are recognized in Column 5. Previ - gained the most support and was the most Jerusalem, urged that any disputes between ously, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced far-reaching was H.R. 2194, which became the two countries be resolved in private. H.R. 3699 prohibiting any increase in the law after being combined with the Senate’s The letter, sponsored by Sens. Barbara number of troops in Afghanistan. And in S. 2799. H.R. 2194 was passed by the House Boxer (D-CA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA), April 2010 Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) in - on Dec. 15, 2009 with 344 co-sponsors, who was signed by 76 senators. Again, those troduced H.R. 5015 to require a plan for the are named in Column 9. NOT signing are recognized in Column D. expeditious redeployment of U.S. armed 10. UNRWA. Two measures were intro - forces from Afghanistan. Co-sponsors of duced attacking UNRWA. In January 2009 SENATE: The Negatives these two bills also are shown in Column 5. Rep. Steve Rothman (D-NJ) introduced E. Gaza Assault. S. Res. 10, introduced H.Con.Res. 29, and in April 2010 Rep. by Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) with 35 co- HOUSE: The Negatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) introduced H.R. sponsors after Israel’s December 2008-Janu - 6. Settlements. In May 2009, after 5065, which would essentially gut UNRWA ary 2009 assault on Gaza, was passed in Jan - Obama told Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin and transfer responsibility for Palestinian uary 2009. The co-sponsoring senators are Netanyahu that he wanted a stop to all set - refugees to the U.N. High Commissioner for named in Column E. tlement building, Reps. Eric Cantor (R-VA) Refugees. Co-sponsors of these two mea - F. Flotilla Assault. The Senate letter to and Steny Hoyer (D-MD) sponsored an sures are shown in Column 10. Obama defending “Israel’s right to self de - AIPAC-drafted so-called “Peace Principles” fense,” following Israel’s May 31, 2010 at - letter saying there should be no U.S. pres - SENATE: The Positives tack on the Gaza aid flotilla, was sponsored sure on Israel. The letter was sent on May A. Peace Process. Sen. Dianne Feinstein by Sens. Reid and Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 28. Its 330 signers are shown in Column 6. (D-CA) initiated a February 2009 letter to and signed by 87 senators, who are named 7. Jerusalem. After Israel publicly hu - Clinton urging her to use her forthcoming in Column F. miliated visiting Vice President Joseph visit to Israel and the West Bank “to under - G. Iran Sanctions. Dodd’s S. 2799 was Biden in March 2010 by announcing new score your personal commitment, and that the Iran sanctions bill that was passed by apartments for Israeli colonists in East of President Obama,” to achieving Israeli- the Senate and ultimately became the basis, Jerusalem, the Obama administration Palestinian peace. The letter’s 32 signers are with H.R. 2194, for the measure signed into strongly and publicly denounced that act. recognized in Column A. law on July 1, 2010; however, it was passed Again, AIPAC geared up its lobbying ma - B. Cluster Munitions. Feinstein also in - by voice vote with no co-sponsors. Previ - chinery, and Cantor and Hoyer again spon - troduced S. 416, in February 2009, that ously, the bill gaining the most support was sored a March 26 letter to Clinton taking Is - would prohibit the use of cluster munitions S. 908, introduced in April 2009 by Sen. rael’s side in the dispute and urging that dif - unless they “do not result in more than 1 Evan Bayh (D-IN). Its 78 co-sponsors, plus ferences between the two countries be re - percent unexploded ordnance” and “will Dodd, are shown in Column G. solved in private rather than in public. The only be used against clearly defined military H. Freeman Nomination. Congressional letter’s 333 signers are shown in Column 7. targets.” The bill’s 27 co-sponsors are shown opposition was a major factor in Ambas - 8. Flotilla Assault. After Israel’s May 31, in Column B. sador Chas Freeman’s March 10, 2009 with - 2010 attack on the aid flotilla bringing hu - C. Settlements. The Senate version of the drawal of his nomination as chairman of the manitarian supplies to Gaza, and the conse - AIPAC-drafted so-called “Peace Principles” National Intelligence Council. Specifically, all quent international denunciations of Israel, letter, sent in May 2009 after Obama told seven Republican members of the Intelli - numerous Congress members immediately Netanyahu that he wanted to see a stop to gence Committee wrote to National Intelli - leapt to Israel’s defense. A letter was sent to all settlements building, was sponsored by gence Director Dennis Blair expressing their Obama on June 29, sponsored by Reps. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and signed by 76 opposition, and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) Gary Peters (D-MI) and Ted Poe (R-TX) and senators. Those NOT signing are recognized expressed his concerns directly to Blair. signed by 338 representatives, who are in Column C. These eight are named in Column H. K REPORT CARD FOR THE 111th CONGRESS POSITIVES NEGATIVES

HOUSE KEY: n a t i r r HALL OF FAME. Appears in five o a t s t p l s i positive columns with no more than s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i one negative column, or four positive a s t o a e t n s m m c columns with no negative columns. r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s HALL OF SHAME. Appears in c a a i d h t R l u t n a z z g t all five negative columns with no posi - f r o a N e a a o e l e r tive columns. P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Alabama Aderholt, Robert (R) XXXX Bachus, Spencer (R) XXXX Bonner, Jo (R) XXXXX Bright, Bobby (D) XXXX Davis, Artur (D) XXXX

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n a t i r r o a t s t p l s i s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s c a a i d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N e a a o e l e r P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Alabama Griffith, Parker (R) XXXX Rogers, Mike (R) XXXX Alaska Young, Don (R) XXXX Amer. Samoa Faleomavaega, Eni (D) Arizona Berry, Marion (D) XX Boozman, John (R) XXXX Flake, Jeff (R) XXX Franks, Trent (R) XXXX Giffords, Gabrielle (D) XXXX Grijalva, Raul (D) XXXXX X Kirkpatrick, Ann (D) XXXX Mitchell, Harry (D) XXXX Pastor, Ed (D) XX X Ross, Mike (D) XXXX Shadegg, John (R) XXXX Snyder, Vic (D) XX California Baca, Joe (D) XXXX Becerra, Xavier (D) X Berman, Howard (D) XXXX Bilbray, Brian (R) XXXX Bono Mack, Mary (R) XXXX Calvert, Ken (R) XXXXX Campbell, John (R) XXXXX Capps, Lois (D) XXX Cardoza, Dennis (D) XXXX Chu, Judy (D-sworn in 7/16/09) XXX Costa, Jim (D) XXXXX Davis, Susan (D) XXXXX Dreier, David (R) XXX Eshoo, Anna (D) XXXX X Farr, Sam (D) XXXXX X Filner, Bob (D) XXXX XX Gallegly, Elton (R) XXXXX Garamendi, John (D) XX Harman, Jane (D) XXXXX Herger, Wally (R) XXXX Honda, Michael (D) XXXXXX Hunter, Duncan (R) XXXX Issa, Darrell (R) XXX Lee, Barbara (D) XXXXX Lewis, Jerry (R) XXX Lofgren, Zoe (D) XXX Lungren, Daniel (R) XXXX McCarthy, Kevin (R) XXXX McClintock, Tom (R) XXXXX

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HOUSE KEY: n a t i r r Appears in five o HALL OF FAME. a t s t p l s i positive columns with no more than s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i one negative column, or four positive a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A columns with no negative columns. s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s Appears in c a a i HALL OF SHAME. d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N all five negative columns with no posi - e a a o e l e r tive columns. P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES California McKeon, Buck (R) XXXX McNerney, Jerry (D) XXXXX Matsui, Doris (D) XXXXX Miller, Gary (R) XXXX Miller, George (D) XXXXX Napolitano, Grace (D) XXXX Nunes, Devin (R) XXXX Pelosi, Nancy (D) Radanovich, George (R) XXXX Richardson, Laura (D) XXXXX Rohrabacher, Dana (R) XXXX Roybal-Allard, Lucille (D) XXXX Royce, Edward (R) XXXX Sanchez, Linda (D) XX XX Sanchez, Loretta (D) XX X XX X Schiff, Adam (D) XXXXX Sherman, Brad (D) XXXXX Speier, Jackie (D) XXXXXXX Stark, Pete (D) XXXXX Thompson, Mike (D) XX XX Waters, Maxine (D) XXXXX Watson, Dianne (D) XXX X X Waxman, Henry (D) XXXXX Woolsey, Lynn (D) XXXXX Colorado Coffman, Mike (R) XXXX Degette, Diana (D) XX Lamborn, Doug (R) XXXXX Markey, Betsy (D) XXXX Perlmutter, Ed (D) XXXXX Polis, Jared (D) XXXXX Salazar, John (D) XXXX Connecticut Courtney, Joe (D) XXXXX DeLauro, Rosa (D) XX XXX Himes, James (D) XX XXX Larson, John (D) XX XX Murphy, Christopher (D) XX XXX DC Norton, Eleanor Holmes (D) XX Delaware Castle, Michael (R) XXXX Florida Bilirakis, Gus (R) XXXX Boyd, Allen (D) XXXX Brown, Corrine (D) XXXX Brown-Waite, Ginny (R) XXXXX Buchanan, Vern (R) XXXX Castor, Kathy (D) XXXX Crenshaw, Ander (R) XXXX

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n a t i r r o a t s t p l s i s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s c a a i d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N e a a o e l e r P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Florida Deutch, Theodore (D-4/15/10) X Diaz-Balart, Lincoln (R) XXXX Diaz-Balart, Mario (R) XXXX Grayson, Alan (D) XXXXX Hastings, Alcee (D) XXXXX Klein, Ron (D) XXXXX Kosmas, Suzanne (D) XXXX Mack, Connie (R) XXXX Meek, Kendrick (D) XXXX Mica, John (R) XXXX Miller, Jeff (R) XXXX Posey, Bill (R) XXXX Putnam, Adam (R) XXXX Rooney, Thomas (R) XXXX Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana (R) XXXXX Stearns, Cliff (R) XXXX Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (D) XXXX Young, Bill (R) XXXX Georgia Barrow, John (D) XXXX Bishop, Sanford (D) XXXX Broun, Paul (R) XXXX Gingrey, Phil (R) XXXX Graves, Tom (R-6/14/10) X Johnson, Hank (D) XXXXX XXX Kingston, Jack (R) XXXX Lewis, John (D) XXXXX Linder, John (R) XXXX Marshall, Jim (D) XXXXX Price, Tom (R) XXXXX Scott, David (D) XXXX Westmoreland, Lynn (R) XXXX Guam Bordallo, Madeleine (D) Hawaii Djou, Charles (R-5/25/10) X Hirono, Mazie (D) XXX Idaho Minnick, Walt (D) XXXX Simpson, Michael (R) XXXX Illinois Bean, Melissa (D) XXXX Biggert, Judy (R) XXXX Costello, Jerry (D) XXXXX Davis, Danny (D) XXXX X Foster, Bill (D) XXXXX Gutierrez, Luis (D) XX XX Halvorson, Deborah (D) XXXXX Hare, Phil (D) XXXXX Jackson, Jesse Jr. (D) XXXXXX

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HOUSE KEY: n a t i r r Appears in five o HALL OF FAME. a t s t p l s i positive columns with no more than s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i one negative column, or four positive a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A columns with no negative columns. s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s Appears in c a a i HALL OF SHAME. d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N all five negative columns with no posi - e a a o e l e r tive columns. P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Illinois Johnson, Timothy (R) XXXXX Kirk, Mark (R) XXXXX Lipinski, Daniel (D) XXXX Manzullo, Donald (R) XXXX Quigley, Mike (D-4/21/09) XXXXX Roskam, Peter (R) XXXX Rush, Bobby (D) XXXXXX Schakowsky, Janice (D) XXXXXX Schock, Aaron (R) XXXX Shimkus, John (R) XXXXX Indiana Burton, Dan (R) XXXXX Buyer, Steve (R) XXX Carson, Andre (D) XXX Donnelly, Joe (D) XXXX Ellsworth, Keith (D) XXXX Hill, Baron (D) XXXXX Pence, Mike (R) XXXX Visclosky, Peter (D) XXXXX Iowa Boswell, Leonard (D) XXXX Braley, Bruce (D) XXXXX King, Steve (R) XXXXX Latham, Tom (B) XXX Loebsack, David (D) XXXX Kansas Jenkins, Lynn (R) XXXX Moore, Dennis (D) XXXXX Moran, Jerry (R) XXXXX Tiahrt, Todd (R) XXXX Kentucky Chandler, Ben (D) XXXX Davis, Geoff (R) XXXXX Guthrie, Brett (R) XXXX Rogers, Harold (R) XXXX Whitfield, Ed (R) X Yarmuth, John (D) XXXXXX Louisiana Alexander, Rodney (R) XXXX Boustany, Charles (R) XXXXX Cao, Joseph (R) XXXX Cassidy, Bill (R) XXXX Fleming, John (R) XXXX Melancon, Charlie (D) XXXX Scalise, Steve (R) XXXX Maine Michaud, Michael (D) XXXXXXX Pingree, Chellie (D) XXX Mariana Is. Sablan, Gregorio (D) Maryland Bartlett, Roscoe (R) XXXX Cummings, Elijah (D) XXXXXX

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n a t i r r o a t s t p l s i s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s c a a i d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N e a a o e l e r P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Maryland Edwards, Donna (D) XXXXX Hoyer, Steny (D) XXXX Kratovil, Frank (D) XXXX Ruppersberger, Dutch (D) XXXX Sarbanes, John (D) XXXXX Van Hollen, Chris (D) XXXXX Capuano, Michael (D) XXXX X Delahunt, Bill (D) XXXX Frank, Barney (D) XXXXX Lynch, Stephen (D) XXX X McGovern, James (D) XXXXX Markey, Edward (D) XXXX Neal, Richard (D) XXXX Olver, John (D) XXXXX Tierney, John (D) XXXX Tsongas, Niki (D) XXXX Michigan Camp, Dave (R) XXX Conyers, John (D) XXX Dingell, John (D) XXXX Ehlers, Vernon (R) XX Hoekstra, Peter (R) XXXXX Kildee, Dale (D) XXXX Kilpatrick, Carolyn (D) XXXXX Levin, Sander (D) XXXX McCotter, Thaddeus (R) XXXX Miller, Candice (R) XXXXX Peters, Gary (D) XXXXXX Rogers, Mike (R) XXXX Schauer, Mark (D) XXX Stupak, Bart (D) XXXXX Upton, Fred (R) XXXX Minnesota Bachman, Michele (R) XXXXX Ellison, Keith (D) XXXXX Kline, John (R) XXXX McCollum, Betty (D) XXXXX Oberstar, James (D) XXX X Paulsen, Erik (R) XXX Peterson, Collin (D) Walz, Timothy (D) XXXX Childers, Travis (D) XXXXX Harper, Gregg (R) XXXX Taylor, Gene (D) Thompson, Bennie (D) XX Missouri Akin, Todd (R) XXX Blunt, Roy (R) XXXX

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HOUSE KEY: n a t i r r Appears in five o HALL OF FAME. a t s t p l s i positive columns with no more than s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i one negative column, or four positive a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A columns with no negative columns. s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s Appears in c a a i HALL OF SHAME. d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N all five negative columns with no posi - e a a o e l e r tive columns. P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Missouri Carnahan, Russ (D) XXXXX Clay, Wm. Lacy (D) XXXX Cleaver, Emanuel (D) XX Emerson, Jo Ann (R) XXXX Graves, Sam (R) XXXX Luetkemeyer, Blaine (R) XXXX Skelton, Ike (D) XXXX Montana Rehberg, Denny (R) XXXX Nebraska Fortenberry, Jeff (R) XXXX Smith, Adrian (R) XXXX Terry, Lee (R) XXXX Nevada Berkley, Shelley (D) XXXXX Heller, Dean (R) XXXX Titus, Dina (D) XXXX New Hampshire Hodes, Paul (D) XXXX Shea-Porter, Carol (D) X New Jersey Adler, John (D) XXXX Andrews, Robert (D) XXXXX Frelinghuysen, Rodney (R) XXXX Garrett, Scott (R) XXXXX Holt, Rush (D) XXXXXXXX Lance, Leonard (R) XXXXX LoBiondo, Frank (R) XXXXX Pallone, Frank (D) XXXXX Pascrell, Bill (D) XX XXXX Payne, Donald (D) XXX X X Rothman, Steven (D) XXXXXXX Sires, Albio (D) XXXX Smith, Christopher (R) XXXX New Mexico Heinrich, Martin (D) XXXX Lujan, Ben Ray (D) XX X Teague, Harry (D) XXX New York Ackerman, Gary (D) XXXX Arcuri, Michael (D) XXXX Bishop, Tim (D) XXXXXX Clarke, Yvette (D) XXXXXXX Crowley, Joseph (D) XXXXX Engel, Eliot (D) XXXXX Hall, John (D) XXXX Higgins, Brian (D) XXXX Hinchey, Maurice (D) XXXXX Israel, Steve (D) XXXX King, Peter (R) XXXXX Lee, Christopher (R) XXXX Lowey, Nita (D) XXXX McCarthy, Carolyn (D) XXXX

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n a t i r r o a t s t p l s i s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s c a a i d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N e a a o e l e r P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES New York McMahon, Michael (D) XXXXX Maffei, Daniel (D) XXXXXXX Maloney, Carolyn (D) XXXXX Meeks, Gregory (D) XX Murphy, Scott (D-4/29/09) XXXX Nadler, Jerrold (D) XXXXXX Owens, Wm. (D-11/6/09) XXX Rangel, Charles (D) XXXX Serrano, Jose (D) X Slaughter, Louise McIntosh (D) XX XX Tonko, Paul (D) XXXXXXX Towns, Edolphus (D) XXXXXX Velazquez, Nydia (D) XXX Weiner, Anthony (D) XXXXX N. Carolina Butterfield, G.K. (D) Coble, Howard (R) XXXXX Etheridge, Bob (D) XX Foxx, Virginia (R) XXXX Jones, Walter (R) XX Kissell, Larry (D) XXXX McHenry, Patrick (R) XXXXX McIntyre, Mike (D) XX Miller, Brad (D) XXXX Myrick, Sue (R) XXX X Price, David (D) XXXXXX Shuler, Heath (D) XXXX Watt, Melvin (D) X N. Dakota Pomeroy, Earl (D) X Ohio Austria, Steve (R) XXXX Boccieri, John (D) XXXX Boehner, John (R) XXXX Driehaus, Steve (D) XXXX Fudge, Marcia (D) XXXXXX Jordan, Jim (R) XXXX Kaptur, Marcy (D) XXXX Kilroy, Mary Jo (D) XXXXXXX Kucinich, Dennis (D) XXXXX LaTourette, Steven (R) XXXX Latta, Robert (R) XXXXX Ryan, Tim (D) XXXX Schmidt, Jean (R) XXXX Space, Zachary (D) XXXX Sutton, Betty (D) XXXX Tiberi, Patrick (R) XXXX Turner, Michael (R) XXXX 32 THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 POSITIVES NEGATIVES HOUSE KEY: n a t i r HALL OF FAME. Appears in five r o a t positive columns with no more than s t p l s i s t e u n l n s one negative column, or four positive e R n a o c u a t s i a s t o a e t n columns with no negative columns. s m m c r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l HALL OF SHAME. Appears in e s a e l S W l s c a a i d h t R l u t n all five negative columns with no posi - a z z g t f r o a N e a a o e l e r tive columns. P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Ohio Wilson, Charles (D) XXX Oklahoma Boren, Dan (D) XXXX Cole, Tom (R) XXXX Fallin, Mary (R) XXXX Lucas, Frank (R) XXX Sullivan, John (R) XXXX Oregon Blumenauer, Earl (D) XXXXX X DeFazio, Peter (D) XXXXX X Schrader, Kurt (D) XXXXXX Walden, Greg (R) XXXX Wu, David (D) XXXXX Pennsylvania Altmire, Jason (D) XXXXX Brady, Robert (D) XXXXX Carney, Christopher (D) XXXX Critz, Mark (D-5/20/10) X Dahlkemper, Kathleen (D) XX Dent, Charles (R) XXXX Doyle, Michael (D) XXXXX Fattah, Chaka (D) XXXXXX Gerlach, Jim (R) XXXXX Holden, Tim (D) XXXXX Kanjorski, Paul (D) Murphy, Patrick (D) XXXX Murphy, Tim (R) XXXX Pitts, Joseph (R) XXXX Platts, Todd (R) XXXX Schwartz, Allyson (D) XXXX Sestak, Joe (D) XX X Shuster, Bill (R) XXXX Thompson, Glenn (R) XXXX Puerto Rico Pierluisi, Pedro (D) XX Rhode Island Kennedy, Patrick (D) XXX Langevin, James (D) XXXX S. Carolina Barrett, J. Gresham (R) XXX Brown, Henry (R) X Clyburn, James (D) XX Inglis, Bob (R) XX XXX Spratt, John (D) XXXX Wilson, Joe (R) XXXXX S. Dakota Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (D) XXXX Tennessee Blackburn, Marsha (R) XXXXX Cohen, Steve (D) XXXXX Cooper, Jim (D) XXXXXX Davis, Lincoln (D) XXXX Duncan, John (R) XX X SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS 33 POSITIVES NEGATIVES

n a t i r r o a t s t p l s i s t e u n l n s e R n a o c u a t s i a s t o a e t n s m m c r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l e s a e l S W l s c a a i d h t R l u t n a z z g t f r o a N e a a o e l e r P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Tennessee Gordon, Bart (D) XXXXX Roe, David (R) XXXX Tanner, John (D) XXX Wamp, Zach (R) XXXX Texas Barton, Joe (R) XXXX Brady, Kevin (R) XXXX Burgess, Michael (R) XXX Carter, John (R) XXXX Conaway, K. Michael (R) XXXX Cuellar, Henry (D) XX Culberson, John (R) XXXX Doggett, Lloyd (D) XXX Edwards, Chet (D) XXXX Gohmert, Louie (R) XXXX Gonzalez, Charles (D) XXX Granger, Kay (R) XXXX Green, Al (D) XXXX Green, Gene (D) XXXX Hall, Ralph (R) XX Hensarling, Jeb (R) XXXXX Hinojosa, Ruben (D) XXX Jackson Lee, Sheila (D) XXXX Johnson, Eddie Bernice (D) XXX Johnson, Sam (R) XXXX McCaul, Michael (R) XXXXX Marchant, Kenny (R) XXXX Neugebauer, Randy (R) XXXX Olson, Pete (R) XXXX Ortiz, Solomon (D) XX Paul, Ron (R) XXX Poe, Ted (R) XXXXX Reyes, Silvestre (D) XXX Rodriguez, Ciro (D) XXXX Sessions, Pete (R) XXXX Smith, Lamar (R) XXXX Thornberry, Mac (R) XXX Utah Bishop, Rob (R) XXXXX Chaffetz, Jason (R) XXXX Matheson, Jim (D) XXXX Vermont Welch, Peter (D) XXXX X Virgin Islands Christensen, Donna (D) Virginia Boucher, Rick (D) Cantor, Eric (R) XXXX Connolly, Gerald (D) XX XXX Forbes, Randy (R) XXXX 34 THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 POSITIVES NEGATIVES HOUSE KEY: n a t i r HALL OF FAME. Appears in five r o a t positive columns with no more than s t p l s i s t e u n l n s one negative column, or four positive e R n a o c u a t s i a s t o a e t n columns with no negative columns. s m m c r n s e A s u i e n P o l A m t n a a A H a l HALL OF SHAME. Appears in e s a e l S W l s c a a i d h t R l u t n all five negative columns with no posi - a z z g t f r o a N e a a o e l e r tive columns. P G G G A S J F I U 12345 678910 REPRESENTATIVES Virginia Goodlatte, Bob (R) XXXX Moran, Jim (D) XXXXX Nye, Glenn (D) XX XXXX Perriello, Thomas (D) XX Scott, Bobby (D) XX Wittman, Robert (R) XXXX Wolf, Frank (R) XXXXX Washington Baird, Brian (D) XXX Dicks, Norman (D) X Hastings, Doc (R) XXXX Inslee, Jay (D) XX X Larsen, Rick (D) XXXX McDermott, Jim (D) XXXXX McMorris Rodgers, Cathy (R) XXXXX Reichert, David (R) XXX Smith, Adam (D) XX X W. Virginia Capito, Shelley Moore (R) XXXX Mollohan, Alan (D) Rahall, Nick (D) XXXX Wisconsin Baldwin, Tammy (D) XXXX Kagen, Steve (D) XXXXXXX Kind, Ron (D) XX Moore, Gwen (D) XXX X Obey, David (D) XX Petri, Thomas (R) Ryan, Paul (R) XXXX Sensenbrenner, James (R) XXXX Wyoming Lummis, Cynthia (R) XXX POSITIVES NEGATIVES n o i s t n a o n i t i l s s t s i t u n m l e n s a o o t i c u u s s t N o n a c r M e m s A n e s n P r l a m a a e a A l e e l S t l s m c a i s t t e u z n a t e u r o a e l e a l r e r P C S J G F I F ABCD E F GH SENATORS Alabama Sessions, Jeff (R) XXX Shelby, Richard (R) XX Alaska Begich, Mark (D) XXX Murkowski, Lisa (R) XX Arizona Kyl, Jon (R) XXX McCain, John (R) XX Arkansas Lincoln, Blanche (D) XXX Pryor, Mark (D) XXXX SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS 35 POSITIVES NEGATIVES n o i SENATE KEY: s t n a o n Appears in three i t i HALL OF FAME. l s s t s i t u n m or four positive columns and no more s l e n a o o t i c u u s s t N than one negative column. o n a c r M e m s A n e s n P r l a m a a e a A l e e l S HALL OF SHAME. Appears in t l s m c a i s t t e u z n a t e three negative columns and no positive u r o a e l e a l r e r columns, or four negative columns and P C S J G F I F no more than one positive column. ABCD E F GH

SENATORS California Boxer, Barbara (D) XXXX Feinstein, Dianne (D) XX X X Colorado Bennet, Michael (D-sworn in 1/21/09) XX Udall, Mark (D) XXX Connecticut Dodd, Christopher (D) XX X Lieberman, Joseph (I) XXXX Delaware Carper, Thomas (D) XX XXX Kaufman, Edward (D-1/15/09) XX X Florida LeMieux, George (R-9/10/09) XX Nelson, Bill (D) XXX Georgia Chambliss, Saxby (R) XXXX Isakson, Johnny (R) XX Hawaii Akaka, Daniel (D) X Inouye, Daniel (D) XX Idaho Crapo, Mike (R) XXX Risch, James (R) XXX Illinois Burris, Roland (D-1/12/09) XX Durbin, Richard (D) XXXX XXX Indiana Bayh, Evan (D) XXX Lugar, Richard (R) XX XX Iowa Grassley, Chuck (R) XX Harkin, Tom (D) XXXX Kansas Brownback, Sam (R) XX Roberts, Pat (R) XX Kentucky Bunning, Jim (R) X McConnell, Mitch (R) XXX Louisiana Landrieu, Mary (D) XXXX Vitter, David (R) XXX Maine Collins, Susan (R) XX XX Snowe, Olympia (R) XX XXX Maryland Cardin, Benjamin (D) XX XXX Mikulski, Barbara (D) XXXX Massachusetts Brown, Scott (R-2/4/10) X Kerry, John (D) XX Michigan Levin, Carl (D) XXXX Stabenow, Debbie (D) XXXX Minnesota Franken, Al (D-7/7/09) XX XX Klobuchar, Amy (D) XX XX Mississippi Cochran, Thad (R) XX XX Wicker, Roger (R) XX Missouri Bond, Christopher (R) XXXXX McCaskill, Claire (D) XX XX Montana Baucus, Max (D) XX Tester, Jon (D) XX Nebraska Johanns, Mike (R) XX Nelson, Ben (D) XXX 36 THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 POSITIVES NEGATIVES n o i s t n a o n i t i l s s t s i t u n m l e n s a o o t i c u u s s t N o n a c r M e m s A n e s n P r l a m a a e a A l e e l S t l s m c a i s t t e u z n a t e u r o a e l e a l r e r P C S J G F I F ABCD E F GH

SENATORS Nevada Ensign, John (R) XX Reid, Harry (D) XX XX New Hampshire Gregg, Judd (R) XX X Shaheen, Jeanne (D) XX New Jersey Lautenberg, Frank (D) XXXX Menendez, Robert (D) XXXX New Mexico Bingaman, Jeff (D) XXX Udall, Tom (D) XX New York Gillibrand, Kirsten (D-1/26/09) XX Schumer, Charles (D) XXX N. Carolina Burr, Richard (R) XXXX Hagan, Kay (D) XXX N. Dakota Conrad, Kent (D) XX Dorgan, Byron (D) XXXXX Ohio Brown, Sherrod (D) XXXX XXX Voinovich, George (R) XXX Oklahoma Coburn, Tom (R) XXX Inhofe, James (R) XXX Oregon Merkley, Jeff (D) XX Wyden, Ron (D) XX XX Pennsylvania Casey, Robert (D) XX XXX Specter, Arlen (D) XXX Rhode Island Reed, Jack (D) XX X Whitehouse, Sheldon (D) XX XX S. Carolina DeMint, Jim (R) XXX Graham, Lindsey (R) XXX S. Dakota Johnson, Tim (D) XXXX Thune, John (R) XXX Tennessee Alexander, Lamar (R) X Corker, Bob (R) XXX Texas Cornyn, John (R) XX Hutchison, Kay Bailey (R) XXX Utah Bennett, Robert (R) XX Hatch, Orrin (R) XXXXX Vermont Leahy, Patrick (D) XXX Sanders, Bernie (I) XXX Virginia Warner, Mark (D) XX Webb, Jim (D) XX Washington Cantwell, Maria (D) XX XX Murray, Patty (D) XX XX W. Virginia Byrd, Robert (D-died 6/28/10) XXX X Rockefeller, John (D) XX X X Wisconsin Feingold, Russell (D) XX XX Kohl, Herb (D) XX Wyoming Barrasso, John (R) XX Enzi, Michael (R) XX X SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010 THE WASHINGTON REPORT ON MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS 37