1. ASHCROFT ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINATION—President Bush Nominated John Ashcroft to Be U.S. Attorney General. However, Ashcroft’S Record As a U.S

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1. ASHCROFT ATTORNEY GENERAL NOMINATION—President Bush nominated John Ashcroft to be U.S. attorney general. However, Ashcroft’s record as a U.S. senator and Missouri attorney general raised serious questions about his suitability to be the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Ashcroft’s controversial stands on civil rights, his opposition to a school desegregation plan in his home state and his Senate votes against women’s and workers’ rights lead the AFL-CIO, civil rights and women’s groups to oppose the nomination. Ashcroft was confirmed Feb. 2, 2001, by a 58–42 vote. Y=W; N=R (REP: 50–0; DEM: 8–42)

2. ERGONOMICS—S.J. Res. 6—In November 2000, after more than a decade of struggle by workers and their unions demanding federal rules to prevent crippling repetitive stress injuries in the workplace, the Occupation Safety and Health Administration issued the nation’s first workplace ergonomics standard. But business and congressional allies, with the support of the newly installed Bush administration, renewed their decade-long fight against the standard. Using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) for the first time ever, the Senate overturned the ergonomics standard. It was the first time in OSHA’s 30-year history that Congress nullified one of its safety standards. The CRA “resolution of disapproval” vote not only eliminated the ergonomic standard, it also prohibited OSHA from issuing another similar rule unless Congress gives the agency specific permission to act. The measure passed on March 6, 2001, 56–44. Y=W; N=R (REP: 50–0; DEM: 6–44)

3. CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM/PAYCHECK DECEPTION—S. 27—During Senate consideration of campaign finance reform, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) sought to silence working families and their unions in the political arena by offering a “paycheck deception” amendment to the bill. The amendment would have prohibited unions from collecting membership dues or fees from any union-represented employee who had not filled out a form authorizing the union’s political activities. Proponents of this amendment argued that it also would have forbidden corporations from spending their general treasury funds for political activities if they failed to get written authorization from their individual shareholders. But, in fact, it would have exempted 99.7 percent of all corporations because they are privately owned and have no shareholders to notify. Moreover, it would have allowed publicly held corporations to continue making the same amount of political

expenditures simply by changing their internal accounting practices. Finally, this amendment also would have imposed burdensome reporting requirements on unions, but only very limited reporting requirements on corporations. A motion to table, which had the same effect as defeating the amendment, passed on March 21, 2001, by a 69–31 vote. Y=R; N=W (REP: 19–31; DEM: 50–0)

4. PRESCRIPTION DRUGS—H. Con. Res. 83—In an effort to provide a strong Medicare prescription drug benefit to seniors, Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.) offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2002 budget resolution conference report that included $311 billion over 10 years for a Medicare prescription drug benefit. The budget resolution, backed by Republicans and the Bush administration, offered inadequate funding for a Medicare prescription drug benefit. The amendment would have taken $158 billion that the resolution set aside for a tax cut mainly for the wealthy and increased the inadequate funds in the budget resolution for a Medicare prescription drug benefit program by the same amount. The measure failed April 3, 2001, by a 50–50 vote. Y=R; N=W (REP: 1–49: DEM: 49–1)

5. BUDGET—H. Con. Res. 83— The fiscal year 2002 budget resolution called for spending $1.65 trillion of projected budget surpluses in fiscal years 2001–2011 to pay for tax cuts that primarily would benefit the wealthy. It weakened Social Security and Medicare, earmarked $600 billion of Social Security Trust Fund surpluses for such Social Security “reforms” as privatization and failed to make investments in such important working family areas as repairing and rebuilding the nation’s public schools and improving workplace health and safety. In all, the budget resolution contained spending cuts for important domestic programs of $5.5 billion in FY 2002 and $61.5 billion over the next 10 years. The resolution passed May 10, 2001, by a 53–47 vote. Y=W; N=R (REP: 48–2; DEM: 5–45)

6. SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION—S. 1—Many of America’s schools are in serious need of repair and modernization. Students who attend class in dilapidated, hazardous and sometimes dangerous buildings have a difficult time learning. Many schools are not equipped to provide the high-tech education today’s students must have. During consideration of the Elementary and Secondary School Act, Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) offered an amendment to authorize $1.6 billion in fiscal year 2002 to help states and local school districts repair their most dilapidated public school buildings. The measure was defeated May 16, 2001, 49–50. Y=R; N=W (REP: 1–49; DEM: 48–1)

7. TAX RECONCILIATION/MILLIONAIRE TAX—Conference Report on H.R. 1836— President Bush’s millionaire tax cut received its final Senate approval with the passage of the conference report on the fiscal year 2002 tax reconciliation bill. The legislation uses $1.74 trillion of the projected budget surpluses over the next 10 years to pay for tax cuts that would primarily benefit the wealthy ($1.35 trillion for the tax cuts themselves and $390 billion for additional interest payments on the federal debt that these tax cuts would require). According to Citizens for Tax Justice, more than 38 percent of the tax cut benefits will go to the wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers, who make $373,000 or more annually. Spending most of the projected budget surpluses to pay for tax cuts makes it virtually impossible for future

sessions of Congress to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare and make needed investments in education and health care. This legislation, however, did improve Section 415 of the tax code to fix retirement rules capping multiemployer plan benefits. The conference report was approved May 26, 2001, in a 58–33 vote. Y=W; N=R (REP: 46–2; DEM: 12–31)

8. SCHOOL VOUCHERS—S. 1—Private school vouchers use taxpayers’ money—which could be used to improve public schools—to pay for private and religious school tuition. Private schools, unlike public schools, which are open to all students, can exclude students for several reasons. During the debate on the Elementary and Secondary School Act, S. 1, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) offered an amendment that would have created a demonstration program to allow three states and 10 school districts to use federal funds to pay for private school expenses. The measure was defeated June 12, 2001, 41–58. Y=W; N=R (REP: 38–11; DEM: 3–46; I: 0–1)

9. PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS—S. 1052—Quality, affordable and accessible health care should be available to all working families. The Patients’ Bill of Rights the Senate considered guarantees access to specialty and emergency room care and allows patients to appeal coverage and treatment decisions by their health plan to an independent panel. It also allows patients to sue their health insurer if they suffer harm. The bill would not allow lawsuits against multiemployer (Taft-Hartley) health plans over nonmedical decisions. The bill passed on June 29, 2001, 59–36. Y=R; N=W (REP 9–35; DEM: 50–0; I: 0–1)

10. NAFTA—TRUCK SAFETY—H.R. 2299—President Bush, citing provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, proposed to open U.S. roads and highways to Mexican trucks beyond the limited border zone in which they have been allowed to operate. However, those trucks are not held to the same safety standards as U.S. trucks under federal standards. Border inspections revealed that almost half of these Mexican trucks had serious safety violations. An amendment to the Department of Transportation spending bill that would prohibit trucks and buses from Mexico from operating in the United States beyond the current zone was passed July 26, 2001, in a 70–30 vote. Y=R; N=W (REP: 19–30; DEM: 50– 0; I: 1–0)

11. PRISON LABOR—S. 1438—The Federal Prison Industry Program was established in 1934 to provide a small range of products the private sector was not producing for federal government agencies and to help inmates gain some job skills. But today, with 21,000 inmates in 100 factories and sales of products and services of $566.2 million annually, FPI ranks 36th among the top 100 government contractors. Private-sector companies are not allowed to compete with FPI; in fact, under current law, federal agencies actually must obtain FPI’s permission to even solicit competing offers from private firms. S. 1438 would allow private firms to compete for Defense Department contracts currently limited to FPI. It also would provide additional vocational and educational opportunities for inmates. A motion to kill the amendment to eliminate the private-sector competition provisions of the bill passed Sept. 25, 2001, in a 74–24 vote. Y=R; N=W (REP: 30–19; DEM: 44–4; I: 0–1)

12. AVIATION WORKER RELIEF—S. 1447—Tens of thousands of aviation industry workers were laid off because of the economic impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. The aviation security bill introduced in the Senate contained $15 billion in loans and loan guarantees for the airlines but failed to provide any assistance to those workers. Sen. Jean Carnahan (D-Mo.) offered an amendment that would have provided unemployment, job-training and health benefits to displaced workers. However, Republican leaders and most Republican senators opposed the amendment and mounted a filibuster against it. A motion to end the filibuster and vote on the Carnahan amendment failed on Oct. 11, 2001, 56–44. Y=R; N=W (REP: 5–44; DEM: 50–0; I: 1–0)

13. WORKERS’ RIGHTS—H.R. 3061—Under the National Labor Relations Act, if employers allow organizations, including charities, to distribute materials to or solicit contributions from employees and customers on their sites, they must provide the same access to labor unions. During debate on the fiscal year 2002 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education spending bill, anti-union senators offered an amendment that would have allowed employers to unfairly restrict the free speech rights of labor unions by allowing charitable organizations, but not unions, to access worksites. Although proponents of this amendment argued that employers needed it to be able to allow charities to solicit funds for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, employers can do this now under current law. Thus, the proponents of this amendment were simply trying to use the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to discriminate against labor unions. The amendment was rejected Nov. 1, 2001, 40–59. Y=W; N=R (REP: 39–9; DEM: 1–49; I: 0–1)

14. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING—H.R. 3061—While the nation recognized the Sept. 11 heroism of public safety officers—firefighters, police officers and emergency medical professionals—some senators refused to fully recognize the officers’ rights. An amendment to the fiscal year 2002 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education spending bill to provide collective bargaining rights for firefighters, police and other public safety officers employed by state and local municipalities was met with a filibuster. Public safety officers in 32 states already have collective bargaining rights, which the bill would have extended to the remaining 18 states. The motion to end the filibuster and vote on the amendment failed on Nov. 6, 2001, 56–44. Sixty votes are needed to end a filibuster. Y=R; N=W (REP: 7–42; DEM: 48–2; I: 1–0)

15. ECONOMIC STIMULUS—H.R. 3090—The economic aftershocks of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, combined with the Bush recession, resulted in the lay- offs of hundreds of thousands of workers. The AFL-CIO and other working family advocates backed an economic stimulus plan to extend, expand and improve unemployment insurance benefits to help families make up for lost income; to help laid-off workers maintain or acquire health insurance; to provide funds to enable state unemployment systems to meet the surge in claims; and to provide help to the business community. However, the Bush administration and Republican leaders insisted on a stimulus package made up mostly of huge tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy and few benefits for jobless workers. Sen.

Max Baucus (D-Mont.) offered legislation to provide approximately $73 billion for economic stimulus measures in fiscal year 2002, including $14 billion for refund checks to taxpayers who did not receive refunds during the summer of 2001. It also would provide $31 billion for unemployment and health care benefits for displaced workers. It called for $15 billion over 10 years for homeland security, including measures to combat bioterrorism, enhance law enforcement and protect postal operations. Before the bill could come to a vote, Senate budget rules would have had to be waived, which requires 60 votes. The motion to waive the rules failed on Nov. 14, 2001, 51–47. Y=R; N=W (REP: 0–47; DEM: 50–0; I: 1–0)

16. RAILWAY RETIREMENT—H.R. 10—Rail workers and their unions backed legislation to boost the value of their pension fund assets. The legislation would increase benefits for retired railroad workers and their spouses and survivors. It also would create a railroad retirement board with authority to invest the pension system’s $15.3 billion in Treasury bonds in higher-yielding private equities. The bill passed on Dec. 12, 2001, 90–9. Y=R; N=W (REP: 40–9; DEM: 49–0; I: 1–0)

AFL-CIO Official 2001 Senate Voting Record

Record Vote 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 0 1 4 6 9 0 7 7 2 5 8 9 1 2 3 5 (Roll) #: Total 8 5 3 6 8 8 0 9 0 2 7 3 8 3 7 1 Votes Lifetime 2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 AFL-CIO Vote # 2001 Totals Right 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Favorable Position N N Y Y N Y N N Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y R W R W % %

Alabama Sessions (R) W W W W W W W W W R R W A W W R 3 12 4 43 20% 9% Shelby (R) W W W W W W W W W R R W W W W R 3 13 69 82 19% 46% Alaska Murkowski (R) W W W W W W W W A W W W W W W R 1 14 50 199 7% 20% Stevens (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W R W W R 4 12 160 248 25% 39% Arizona Kyl (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W W 1 15 1 66 6% 1% McCain (R) W W R W W W R W R W W W W W A R 4 11 23 122 27% 16% Arkansas Hutchinson (R) W W R W W W W W W W R W W W W R 3 13 5 42 19% 11% Lincoln (D) R W R R R R W R R R R R R R R R 14 2 26 7 88% 79% California Boxer (D) R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R 15 0 77 6 100% 93% Feinstein (D) R R R R R R W R R R R R R R R R 15 1 70 14 94% 83% Colorado Allard (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W W 1 15 1 47 6% 2% Campbell (R) W W R W W W W W A R R R R W W R 6 9 36 45 40% 44% Connecticut Dodd (D) W R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 15 1 228 25 94% 90% Lieberman (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R R R R A 14 1 101 23 93% 81% Delaware Biden (D) R R R R R R R R R R A R R R R R 15 0 307 64 100% 83% Carper (D) R R R R R R R W R R A R R R R R 14 1 14 1 93% 93% Florida Graham (D) R R R R R R R R R R W R R R R R 15 1 117 36 94% 76% Nelson (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 16 0 100% 100% Georgia Cleland (D) R R R R W R W R R R R R R R R R 14 2 35 13 88% 73% Miller (D) W W R W W W W R R R R R W R R R 9 7 10 9 56% 53% Hawaii Akaka (D) R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R 15 0 106 9 100% 92% Inouye (D) R R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R 15 0 372 42 100% 90% Idaho Craig (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W R 2 14 10 100 13% 9% Crapo (R) W W W W W W W R W W R W W W W R 3 13 3 30 19% 9% Illinois Durbin (D) R R R R R R R R R R W R R R R R 15 1 44 4 94% 92% Fitzgerald (R) W W R W W W W W R W W R R R W R 6 10 11 22 38% 33% Indiana Bayh (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 30 3 100% 91% Lugar (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W R 2 14 30 303 13% 9% Iowa Grassley (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W R 2 14 35 226 13% 13% Harkin (D) R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R 15 0 163 20 100% 89% Kansas Brownback (R) W W W W W W W W W R W R W W W R 3 13 3 45 19% 6% Roberts (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W W W W R 2 14 2 46 13% 4% Kentucky Bunning (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W R 2 14 4 29 13% 12% McConnell (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W R 1 15 21 165 6% 11% Louisiana Breaux (D) W W R R W R W R R R R R R R R R 12 4 107 45 75% 70% Landrieu (D) R W R R R R W R R R R R R R R R 14 2 34 14 88% 71% Maine Collins (R) W W R W W W W R R R R W R R W R 8 8 13 35 50% 27% Snowe (R) W W R W W W W R R R R W R R W R 8 8 22 45 50% 33% Maryland Mikulski (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 137 11 100% 93% Sarbanes (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 319 13 100% 96% Massachusetts Kennedy (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 400 31 100% 93% Kerry (D) R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R 15 0 168 18 100% 90% Michigan Levin (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 274 24 100% 92% Stabenow (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 16 0 100% 100% Minnesota Dayton (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 16 0 100% 100% Wellstone (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 104 6 100% 95% Mississippi Cochran (R) W W R W W W W W W R R W W W W R 4 12 41 250 25% 14% Lott (R) W W W W W W W W A W W W W W W W 0 15 10 116 0% 8% Missouri Bond (R) W W W W W W W R W R W W W W W R 3 13 25 120 19% 17% Carnahan (D) R R R R R A W R R R R R R R R R 14 1 14 1 93% 93% Montana Baucus (D) R W R R W R W R R R R R R R R R 13 3 220 75 81% 75% Burns (R) W W W W W W W R W W R W W W W R 3 13 14 115 19% 11% Nebraska Hagel (R) W W R W W W W R W W R W W W W R 4 12 4 44 25% 8% Nelson (D) W R R R W R W R R R R R R R R R 13 3 13 3 81% 81% Nevada Ensign (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W W W W R 3 13 3 13 19% 19% Reid (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 134 17 100% 89% New Hampshire Gregg (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W R W W 2 14 2 83 13% 2% Smith (R) W W W W W W W W W R R W W W W W 2 14 13 96 13% 12% New Jersey Corzine (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 16 0 100% 100% Torricelli (D) R R R R R R W R R R R R R R R R 15 1 38 9 94% 81% New Mexico Bingaman (D) R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R 15 0 176 38 100% 82% Domenici (R) W W R W W W A W A W R W W W W R 3 11 80 308 21% 21% New York Clinton (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 16 0 100% 100% Schumer (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 30 3 100% 91% North Carolina Edwards (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 31 2 100% 94% Helms (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W W 1 15 37 333 6% 10% North Dakota Conrad (D) W R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 15 1 125 27 94% 82% Dorgan (D) W R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 15 1 73 11 94% 87% Ohio DeWine (R) W W R W W W W W R W W W W R W R 4 12 9 58 25% 13% Voinovich (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W R W W R 2 14 6 27 13% 18% Oklahoma Inhofe (R) W W R W W W W W W R R W W W W R 4 12 8 60 25% 12% Nickles (R) W W R W W W W W W W R W W W W W 2 14 11 249 13% 4% Oregon Smith (R) W W W W W W W R R R R W R R W R 7 9 8 40 44% 17% Wyden (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 45 10 100% 82% Pennsylvania Santorum (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W W W W R 2 14 9 57 13% 14% Specter (R) W W R W W R W R R R R R R R W R 10 6 164 93 63% 64% Rhode Island Chafee (R) W W R R R W R R R R W R R W W R 10 6 14 11 63% 56% Reed (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 44 3 100% 94% South Carolina Hollings (D) R W R R R R R R R R R R R W R R 14 2 265 157 88% 63% Thurmond (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W R 1 15 58 446 6% 12% South Dakota Daschle (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 128 23 100% 85% Johnson (D) R R R R R R W R R R R R R R R R 15 1 41 7 94% 85% Tennessee Frist (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W R 2 14 2 65 13% 3% Thompson (R) W W R W W W W W W W W W W W W R 2 14 4 63 13% 6% Texas Gramm (R) W W W W W W W W A W W W W W A W 0 14 7 176 0% 4% Hutchison (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W W W W R 3 13 4 77 19% 5% Utah Bennett (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W R 2 14 3 81 13% 4% Hatch (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W R 1 15 36 294 6% 11% Vermont Jeffords (I) W W R W R W W R W R W R R R R R 9 7 51 72 56% 41% Leahy (D) R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R 15 0 318 52 100% 86% Virginia Allen (R) W W W W W W W W W W R W W W W R 2 14 2 14 13% 13% Warner (R) W W W W W W W W R R R W W W W R 4 12 48 252 25% 16% Washington Cantwell (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 16 0 100% 100% Murray (D) R R R R R R A R R R R R R R R R 15 0 74 9 100% 89% West Virginia Byrd (D) W R R R R R R W R R W R R W R R 12 4 386 117 75% 77% Rockefeller (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 16 0 167 21 100% 89% Wisconsin Feingold (D) W R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R 15 1 81 5 94% 94% Kohl (D) R R R R R R W R R R W R R R R R 14 2 97 32 88% 75% Wyoming Enzi (R) W W W W W W A R W W R W W W W R 3 12 4 43 20% 9% Thomas (R) W W W W W W W R W W R W W W W W 2 14 3 64 13% 4%

KEY R = VOTED RIGHT W = VOTED WRONG A = ABSENT, DID NOT VOTE OR MAKE POSITION KNOWN I = NOT IN OFFICE

1. ERGONOMICS—S.J. Res. 6—In November 2000, after more than a decade of struggle by workers and their unions to win federal rules to prevent crippling repetitive stress injuries in the workplace, the Occupation Safety and Health Administration issued the nation’s first workplace ergonomics standard. But the business community, which had stridently opposed the workplace safety effort for 10 years, won the support of the newly installed Bush administration and with its anti-standard allies in Congress renewed the fight against the standard in early 2001. Using the Congressional Review Act (CRA) for the first time ever, the House overturned the ergonomics standard. It was the first time in OSHA’s 30- year history that Congress nullified one of its safety standards. The CRA “resolution of disapproval” vote not only eliminated the ergonomics standard, it also prohibited OSHA from issuing another similar rule unless Congress gives the agency specific permission to act. The measure passed March 7, 2001, by a vote of 223–206. Y=W; N=R (REP: 206–13; DEM: 16–192; I: 1–1)

2. BUDGET—Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 83—The fiscal year 2002 budget resolution called for spending $1.35 trillion worth of projected budget surpluses in fiscal years 2001–2011 to pay for tax cuts that would primarily benefit the wealthy. The budget resolution also weakened Social Security and Medicare, earmarked $600 billion of the projected Social Security Trust Fund surpluses for such Social Security “reforms” as privatization and failed to make investments in such important working family areas as repairing and rebuilding the nation’s public schools and improving workplace health and safety. In all, the budget resolution contained spending cuts for important domestic programs of $5.5 billion in FY 2002 and $61.5 billion over the next 10 years. The measure passed on May 9, 2001, by a vote of 221–207. Y=W; N=R (REP: 214–3; DEM: 6–203; I: 1–1)

3. SCHOOL VOUCHERS—H.R. 1—Private school vouchers drain taxpayers’ money, which could be used to improve public schools, to pay for private and religious school tuition. And, private schools, unlike public schools, which are open to all students, can exclude students for several reasons. During the debate on the Elementary and Secondary School Act, H.R. 1, the House rejected an amendment offered by Rep. Dick Armey (R-Texas) that would have allowed students in low-performing schools to use federal funds to pay for private school expenses. The measure failed on May 23, 2001, by a vote of 155–273. Y=W; N=R (REP: 152–68; DEM: 2–204; I: 1–1)

4. TAX RECONCILIATION/MILLIONAIRE TAX CUT—Conference Report on H.R. 1836— President Bush’s millionaire tax cut received its final House approval with the passage of the conference report on the fiscal year 2002 tax reconciliation bill. The legislation uses $1.74 trillion of the projected budget surpluses over the next 10 years to pay for tax cuts that primarily would benefit the wealthy ($1.35 trillion for the tax cuts themselves and $390 billion for additional interest payments on

the federal debt that these tax cuts would require). According to Citizens for Tax Justice, more than 38 percent of the tax cut benefits will go to the wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers, who make $373,000 or more annually. Spending most of the projected budget surpluses to pay for tax cuts makes it virtually impossible for future sessions of Congress to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare and make needed investments in education and health care. This legislation however, did improve section 415 of the tax code to fix retirement rules capping multiemployer plan benefits. The conference report passed May 26, 2001, 240–154. Y=W; N=R (REP: 211–0; DEM: 28–153; I: 1–1)

5. NAFTA/TRUCK SAFETY—H.R. 2299—President Bush, citing provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement, proposed to open U.S. roads and highways to Mexican trucks, beyond the current limited border zone in which they have been allowed to operate. However, those trucks are not held to the same federal safety standards as are U.S. trucks and border inspections revealed almost half of these Mexican trucks had serious safety violations. The House passed an amendment to the Department of Transportation spending bill that would prohibit trucks and buses from Mexico from operating in the United States beyond the narrow border zone until they meet all U.S. safety standards. The amendment passed June 26, 2001, 285–143. Y=R; N=W (REP: 82–134; DEM: 201–9; I: 2–0)

6. HEALTH CARE/PATIENT PROTECTIONS—H.R. 2663—Rep. Charles Norwood (R-Ga.) offered an amendment to the Patient Protection Act, also know as the Patients’ Bill of Rights, to replace the bill’s original liability provisions that enforce patient protections with the more limited liability provisions pushed by President George W. Bush. The amendment creates bigger hurdles for patients seeking to sue health maintenance organizations that improperly deny them care. It also creates special protections for the HMOs. In addition, the liability provisions in the Norwood amendment actually would undermine existing state patient protections. The amendment passed Aug. 2, 2001, 218–213. Y=W; N=R (REP: 214–6; DEM: 3–206; I: 1–1)

7. ECONOMIC STIMULUS—H.R. 3090—The economic aftershocks of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, combined with the Bush recession, resulted in the lay-offs of hundreds of thousands of workers. The AFL-CIO and other working family advocates backed an economic stimulus plan to extend, expand and improve unemployment insurance benefits to help families make up for lost income; to help laid-off workers maintain or acquire health insurance; to provide funds to enable state unemployment systems to meet the surge in claims; and to provide help to the business community. But House Republican leaders and President George W. Bush supported a stimulus plan that focused on huge tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations. H.R. 3090 called for spending $162 billion over the next 10 years to pay for those additional tax cuts for large corporations and wealthy individuals. The only worker relief proposals were a $9 billion unemployment insurance block grant program and a $3 billion health care block grant program that did not guarantee any assistance to laid-off workers and their families. The bill passed Oct. 24, 2001, 216–214. Y=W; N=R (REP: 212–7; DEM: 3–206; I: 1–1)

8. RETIREMENT SECURITY/EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT ADVICE—H.R. 2269—Many workers count on their 401(k) account as a major source of their retirement security. Unlike defined- benefit pension plans, these plans carry substantial investment risk. While workers need high-quality investment advice to protect their assets, that advice must be independent and not compromised by conflicts of interest. Currently, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) prohibits financial institutions—such as mutual fund companies, banks and insurance companies—from providing investment advice to 401(k) plan participants on investment products from which these institutions earn a profit. Such conflicted advice is barred because the adviser has a financial incentive

to steer workers toward particular higher fee-generating investments; the adviser’s interest is not solely the worker’s best interest. H.R. 2269 would undermine ERISA’s fundamental protections by lifting the ban against conflicted advice. The bill passed Nov. 15, 2001, 280–144. Y=W; N=R (REP: 215–0; DEM: 64–143; I: 1–1)

9. FAST TRACK—H.R. 3005—Under the rules of Fast Track trade authority, Congress is stripped of the ability to improve proposed trade agreements negotiated by the president. It is only allowed to vote “yes” or “no” on entire trade packages. For example, Fast Track rules out congressional action to include or strengthen workers’ rights or environmental protections in trade agreements. After intense pressure from House Republican leaders and the Bush administration, some 30 Republican House members who voted against the trade scheme in 1998 switched their votes and supported H.R. 3005. The bill passed Dec.6, 2001, by one vote, 215–214. Y=W; N=R (REP: 194–23; DEM: 21–189: I: 0–2)

10. RAILROAD RETIREMENT—H.R. 10—Rail workers and their unions backed legislation to boost the value of their pension fund assets. The legislation would increase benefits for retired railroad workers and their spouses and survivors. It also would create a railroad retirement board that would have the authority to invest the pension system’s $15.3 billion in Treasury bonds in higher-yielding private equities. The House approved the legislation Dec.11, 2001, in a 369–33 vote. Y=R; N=W (REP: 171–31; DEM: 196–2; I: 2–0)

11. ELECTION REFORM—H.R. 3295—Several election reform efforts followed the controversial 2000 presidential elections, in which far too many Americans were denied the right to have their votes count, voting machines failed to properly record and count ballots and poorly designed and confusing ballots negated votes. One such bill was H.R. 3295, which addressed some of the issues, but did not contain strong civil rights provisions to protect the right of every citizen in every state to vote. A motion was made to send the bill back to the committee level to add an omnibus civil rights amendment that would have ensured that states use voting machines that inform voters whether they have voted for too many or too few candidates and are accessible to individuals with disabilities and those who speak languages other than English. It also would have ensured that registered voters whose names do not appear on voter registration lists are allowed to cast provisional ballots. The motion failed Dec. 12, 2001, in a 197–226 vote. Y=R; N=W (REP: 1–214; DEM: 195–11; I: 1–1)

12. ECONOMIC STIMULUS II—H.R. 3529—The first so-called economic stimulus bill that House Republican leaders narrowly squeaked through in October failed to go anywhere in the Senate. But instead of trying to reach a compromise that would have directed more help to working families, House leaders offered another economic stimulus bill that contained massive tax cuts for corporations and upper-income taxpayers, but only meager benefits for laid-off workers. The Republican bill provided 13 weeks of extended unemployment benefits, but no expansion of coverage and no increase in the weekly benefit. The bill provided a small tax credit for individuals to purchase health care on the private market, but no meaningful reforms that would have ensured that such coverage was available and affordable. The Democratic plan, which Republican leaders blocked from a vote, contained the 13-week UI extension, plus an increase in the weekly benefit and new eligibility rules to cover part-time and intermittent workers. The Democratic plan also included a 75 percent subsidy to cover the cost of COBRA, and more than $5 billion in direct aid to states. The bill passed Dec. 19, 2001, 224–193. Y=W; N=R (REP: 214–2; DEM: 9–190; I: 1–1)

AFL-CIO Official 2001 House Voting Record

Record Vote 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 (Roll) #: 3 0 3 4 9 2 0 4 8 8 8 0 Total 3 4 5 9 3 9 4 2 1 5 8 9 Votes Lifetime 2001 AFL-CIO Vote #: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2001 Totals Right 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 Favorable Position: N N N N Y N N N N Y Y N R W R W % %

Alabama 1 Callahan (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 27 168 8% 14% 2 Everett (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 13 79 8% 14% 3 Riley (R) W W W W W W W W W A W W 0 11 5 42 0% 11% 4 Aderholt (R) W W W W W W W W R R W W 2 10 11 38 17% 22% 5 Cramer (D) W W R W R R R W R R W W 6 6 78 39 50% 67% 6 Bachus (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 10 83 8% 11% 7 Hilliard (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 88 2 100% 98% Alaska AL Young (R) W W W W R W W W A A A A 1 7 162 217 13% 43% Arizona 1 Flake (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 12 0% 0% 2 Pastor (D) R R R R W R R R R R R R 11 1 101 8 92% 93% 3 Stump (R) W A W W W W W W W R W W 1 10 21 319 9% 6% 4 Shadegg (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 70 0% 0% 5 Kolbe (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 14 187 0% 7% 6 Hayworth (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 68 8% 4% Arkansas 1 Berry (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 40 9 92% 82% 2 Snyder (D) R R R R R R R W W R R R 10 2 42 7 83% 86% 3 Boozman (R) I I I I I I I I W R W W 1 3 1 3 25% 25% 4 Ross (D) R R R W R R R R R R R R 11 1 11 1 92% 92% California 1 Thompson (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 25 6 92% 81% 2 Herger (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 15 154 0% 9% 3 Ose (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 2 29 17% 6% 4 Doolittle (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 10 105 17% 9% 5 Matsui (D) R R R R R R R W R A R R 10 1 263 38 91% 87% 6 Woolsey (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 93 0 100% 100% 7 Miller (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 349 30 100% 92% 8 Pelosi (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 159 7 100% 96% 9 Lee (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 38 0 100% 100% 10 Tauscher (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 34 15 83% 69% 11 Pombo (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 11 81 25% 12% 12 Lantos (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 248 10 100% 96% 13 Stark (D) R R R R R R R R R R R A 11 0 359 31 100% 92% 14 Eshoo (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 79 12 100% 87% 15 Honda (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 11 0 100% 100% 16 Lofgren (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 63 9 100% 88% 17 Farr (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 79 6 100% 93% 18 Condit (D) R W R W R R R W R R R R 9 3 98 36 75% 73% 19 Radanovich (R) W W W W W W W W W A W W 0 11 0 68 0% 0% 20 Dooley (D) W R R W W R R W W A A R 5 5 66 49 50% 57% 21 Thomas (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 33 260 8% 11% 22 Capps (D) R R R W R R R R R R R R 11 1 32 8 92% 80% 23 Gallegly (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 23 146 17% 14% 24 Sherman (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 44 5 92% 90% 25 McKeon (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 90 8% 3% 26 Berman (D) R R R R R R R R R A R R 11 0 196 23 100% 89% 27 Schiff (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 10 2 83% 83% 28 Dreier (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 5 259 8% 2% 29 Waxman (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 342 36 100% 90% 30 Becerra (D) A R R A R R R A R R R R 9 0 80 7 100% 92% 31 Solis (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 12 0 100% 100% 32 Watson (D) I I I I R R R R R R R R 8 0 8 0 100% 100% 33 Roybal-Allard (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 88 5 100% 95% 34 Napolitano (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 30 1 100% 97% 35 Waters (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 108 2 100% 98% 36 Harman (D) R R R R R R R W R R R W 10 2 52 18 83% 74% 37 Millender-McDonald (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 52 3 100% 95% 38 Horn (R) R W R W R W W W W R W W 4 8 37 56 33% 40% 39 Royce (R) W W W W R W W W W W W W 1 11 9 82 8% 10% 40 Lewis (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 39 248 8% 14% 41 Miller (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 30 8% 3% 42 Baca (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 20 0 100% 100% 43 Calvert (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 3 89 17% 3% 44 Bono (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 6 32 17% 16% 45 Rohrabacher (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 16 124 0% 11% 46 Sanchez (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 43 5 92% 90% 47 Cox (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 8 130 0% 6% 48 Issa (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% 49 Davis (D) R R R R R R R W W R R R 10 2 10 2 83% 83% 50 Filner (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 85 4 100% 96% 51 Cunningham (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 9 106 17% 8% 52 Hunter (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 50 207 17% 19% Colorado 1 DeGette (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 46 3 100% 94% 2 Udall (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 30 1 100% 97% 3 McInnis (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 5 86 8% 5% 4 Schaffer (R) W W W W R W W W W W W W 1 11 6 41 8% 13% 5 Hefley (R) W R W W R W W W W W W A 2 9 20 148 18% 12% 6 Tancredo (R) W W W W R W W W W W W W 1 11 3 28 8% 10% Connecticut 1 Larson (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 27 4 92% 87% 2 Simmons (R) W W R W W W W W R R W W 3 9 3 9 25% 25% 3 DeLauro (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 113 4 100% 97% 4 Shays (R) W W W W R W W W W W R W 2 10 67 97 17% 41% 5 Maloney (D) R R R R R R R W R A R R 10 1 39 9 91% 81% 6 Johnson (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 91 139 17% 40% Delaware AL Castle (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 23 69 25% 25% Florida 1 Miller (R) I I I I I I W W W R W W 1 5 1 5 17% 17% 2 Boyd (D) W R R A R R R W R R R R 9 2 32 15 82% 68% 3 Brown (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 87 4 100% 96% 4 Crenshaw (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% 5 Thurman (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 82 9 100% 90% 6 Stearns (R) W W W W R W W W W R W A 2 9 19 117 18% 14% 7 Mica (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 9 84 17% 10% 8 Keller (R) W W W W W W W A W R W W 1 10 1 10 9% 9% 9 Bilirakis (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 49 179 25% 21% 10 Young (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 69 360 17% 16% 11 Davis (D) R R R R R R R W W R R R 10 2 37 12 83% 76% 12 Putnam (R) W W W W A W W W R R W W 2 9 2 9 18% 18% 13 Miller (R) W A W W W W W W W W W W 0 11 7 83 0% 8% 14 Goss (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 13 126 8% 9% 15 Weldon (R) W W W W R W W W W W W W 1 11 5 66 8% 7% 16 Foley (R) W W W W R W W W R R W W 3 9 9 63 25% 13% 17 Meek (D) R R R A R R R R A R R A 9 0 83 5 100% 94% 18 Ros-Lehtinen (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 55 77 17% 42% 19 Wexler (D) R R R R R R R R R R R A 11 0 47 1 100% 98% 20 Deutsch (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 81 10 100% 89% 21 Diaz-Balart (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 49 44 8% 53% 22 Shaw (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 30 235 8% 11% 23 Hastings (D) R R R R R R R A R R R A 10 0 85 2 100% 98% Georgia 1 Kingston (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 7 85 8% 8% 2 Bishop (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 73 17 100% 81% 3 Collins (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 13 80 17% 14% 4 McKinney (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 93 0 100% 100% 5 Lewis (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 167 2 100% 99% 6 Isakson (R) W W W A W W W W W R W W 1 10 2 27 9% 7% 7 Barr (R) W W W W R W W W W A W W 1 10 10 60 9% 14% 8 Chambliss (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 5 66 17% 7% 9 Deal (R) W W W W R W W W W A W W 1 10 15 77 9% 16% 10 Norwood (R) W W W W R W W W R R W W 3 9 9 63 25% 13% 11 Linder (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 90 8% 2% Hawaii 1 Abercrombie (D) R R R W R R R R R R R R 11 1 110 4 92% 96% 2 Mink (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 236 9 100% 96% Idaho 1 Otter (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 11 8% 8% 2 Simpson (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 3 28 17% 10% Illinois 1 Rush (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 85 3 100% 97% 2 Jackson (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 61 0 100% 100% 3 Lipinski (D) R R W A R A R R R R R W 8 2 186 35 80% 84% 4 Gutierrez (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 90 0 100% 100% 5 Blagojevich (D) R R R R R R R R R A R R 11 0 45 2 100% 96% 6 Hyde (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 60 329 17% 15% 7 Davis (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 49 0 100% 100% 8 Crane (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 19 402 8% 5% 9 Schakowsky (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 31 0 100% 100% 10 Kirk (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 3 9 25% 25% 11 Weller (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 18 53 17% 25% 12 Costello (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 133 12 100% 92% 13 Biggert (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 3 28 17% 10% 14 Hastert (R) W W W W S W W S W S S W 0 8 12 150 0% 7% 15 Johnson (R) W W R W R R W W W R W W 4 8 4 8 33% 33% 16 Manzullo (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 2 91 17% 2% 17 Evans (D) R R R R R R R R R R A R 11 0 224 6 100% 97% 18 LaHood (R) W W R W R W R W W R W W 4 8 18 54 33% 25% 19 Phelps (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 29 2 100% 94% 20 Shimkus (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 13 36 25% 27% Indiana 1 Visclosky (D) R R A R R R R R R R R R 11 0 184 17 100% 92% 2 Pence (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 12 0% 0% 3 Roemer (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 80 35 83% 70% 4 Souder (R) W W W W R W W W W A W W 1 10 9 62 9% 13% 5 Buyer (R) W W W W R W W W W R A W 2 9 11 80 18% 12% 6 Burton (R) W W W W A W W W W R W W 1 10 28 193 9% 13% 7 Kerns (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 11 8% 8% 8 Hostettler (R) W W R W W W W W A A A W 1 8 11 58 11% 16% 9 Hill (D) R R R R R R A W W R R R 9 2 23 7 82% 77% 10 Carson (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 46 1 100% 98% Iowa 1 Leach (R) W W R W R R R W W R W W 5 7 116 230 42% 34% 2 Nussle (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 12 105 17% 10% 3 Boswell (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 38 10 92% 79% 4 Ganske (R) W W R W R R R W W R W W 5 7 17 54 42% 24% 5 Latham (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 69 8% 3% Kansas 1 Moran (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 9 40 25% 18% 2 Ryun (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 47 8% 2% 3 Moore (D) R R R W R R R W W R R R 9 3 21 10 75% 68% 4 Tiahrt (R) W W W W W W W W W A W W 0 11 2 69 0% 3% Kentucky 1 Whitfield (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 8 64 8% 11% 2 Lewis (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 5 71 8% 7% 3 Northup (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 47 8% 4% 4 Lucas (D) R W R W R W W W W R W W 4 8 13 17 33% 43% 5 Rogers (R) W W W W W W W W R R W W 2 10 68 198 17% 26% 6 Fletcher (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 30 8% 3% Louisiana 1 Vitter (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 27 8% 7% 2 Jefferson (D) R R R R R R R R W A R R 10 1 96 10 91% 91% 3 Tauzin (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 84 177 17% 32% 4 McCrery (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 9 139 8% 6% 5 Cooksey (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 39 8% 7% 6 Baker (R) W W W W W W W W W R W A 1 10 12 152 9% 7% 7 John (D) W W A W R R R W W R R W 5 6 24 23 45% 51% Maine 1 Allen (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 46 3 100% 94% 2 Baldacci (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 68 3 100% 96% Maryland 1 Gilchrest (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 21 93 17% 18% 2 Ehrlich (R) W W W W W W W W W A W W 0 11 7 64 0% 10% 3 Cardin (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 156 13 100% 92% 4 Wynn (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 89 3 100% 97% 5 Hoyer (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 244 18 100% 93% 6 Bartlett (R) W W W W W W W W R R W W 2 10 9 83 17% 10% 7 Cummings (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 55 1 100% 98% 8 Morella (R) W W R W R R R W W R W R 6 6 92 79 50% 54% Massachusetts 1 Olver (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 109 3 100% 97% 2 Neal (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 125 9 92% 93% 3 McGovern (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 48 1 100% 98% 4 Frank (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 250 16 100% 94% 5 Meehan (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 81 11 100% 88% 6 Tierney (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 48 1 100% 98% 7 Markey (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 317 24 100% 93% 8 Capuano (D) R R R R R R R R R A R R 11 0 30 0 100% 100% 9 Lynch (D) I I I I I I R R R R R R 6 0 6 0 100% 100% 10 Delahunt (D) R R R R R R R R R A A R 10 0 45 1 100% 98% Michigan 1 Stupak (D) A R R R R R R R R R R R 11 0 89 2 100% 98% 2 Hoekstra (R) W W W W R W W W R W W W 2 10 5 88 17% 5% 3 Ehlers (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 8 73 8% 10% 4 Camp (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 8 108 17% 7% 5 Barcia (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 81 12 83% 87% 6 Upton (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 35 136 25% 20% 7 Smith (R) W W W W W W R W W W W W 1 11 7 84 8% 8% 8 Rogers (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% 9 Kildee (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 333 15 100% 96% 10 Bonior (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 326 14 100% 96% 11 Knollenberg (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 90 8% 3% 12 Levin (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 218 14 100% 94% 13 Rivers (D) R A R R R R R R R R R R 11 0 67 4 100% 94% 14 Conyers (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 402 28 100% 93% 15 Kilpatrick (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 48 1 100% 98% 16 Dingell (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 469 36 100% 93% Minnesota 1 Gutknecht (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 4 68 17% 6% 2 Kennedy (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% 3 Ramstad (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 21 96 17% 18% 4 McCollum (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 12 0 100% 100% 5 Sabo (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 283 22 92% 93% 6 Luther (D) R R R R R R R R R A A A 9 0 61 8 100% 88% 7 Peterson (D) R R R W R W R W R R R R 9 3 84 33 75% 72% 8 Oberstar (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 362 24 100% 94% Mississippi 1 Wicker (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 70 8% 1% 2 Thompson (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 83 1 100% 99% 3 Pickering (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 4 45 17% 8% 4 Shows (D) A R R W R R R R R R R W 9 2 22 8 82% 73% 5 Taylor (D) W R R R R R R W R W W A 7 4 61 67 64% 48% Missouri 1 Clay (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 12 0 100% 100% 2 Akin (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 12 0% 0% 3 Gephardt (D) R R R R R R R R R A R R 11 0 290 40 100% 88% 4 Skelton (D) W R R R R R R W W R W R 8 4 231 103 67% 69% 5 McCarthy (D) R R R A R R R W R R R R 10 1 61 8 91% 88% 6 Graves (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% 7 Blunt (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 5 43 17% 10% 8 Emerson (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 7 42 17% 14% 9 Hulshof (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 4 44 17% 8% Montana AL Rehberg (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% Nebraska 1 Bereuter (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 55 249 17% 18% 2 Terry (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 30 8% 3% 3 Osborne (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% Nevada 1 Berkley (D) R R R W R R R R R R R R 11 1 26 5 92% 84% 2 Gibbons (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 10 39 17% 20% New Hampshire 1 Sununu (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 1 48 0% 2% 2 Bass (R) W R W W W W W W W R W W 2 10 3 69 17% 4% New Jersey 1 Andrews (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 99 16 100% 86% 2 LoBiondo (R) R W R W R W W W R R W W 5 7 31 41 42% 43% 3 Saxton (R) R W R W R W W W W R W W 4 8 63 136 33% 32% 4 Smith (R) R W R W R R W W R R W W 6 6 178 89 50% 67% 5 Roukema (R) W W R W R R W W A R W W 4 7 85 174 36% 33% 6 Pallone (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 129 12 100% 91% 7 Ferguson (R) R W R W R W W W W R W W 4 8 4 8 33% 33% 8 Pascrell (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 49 0 100% 100% 9 Rothman (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 48 1 100% 98% 10 Payne (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 130 2 100% 98% 11 Frelinghuysen (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 7 65 0% 10% 12 Holt (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 26 5 92% 84% 13 Menendez (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 91 1 100% 99% New Mexico 1 Wilson (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 5 30 17% 14% 2 Skeen (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 33 234 8% 12% 3 Udall (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 30 1 100% 97% New York 1 Grucci (R) R W R W R W W W W R W W 4 8 4 8 33% 33% 2 Israel (D) R R R W R R R W R R R W 9 3 9 3 75% 75% 3 King (R) R W W A R W W W W R W W 3 8 36 56 27% 39% 4 McCarthy (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 37 10 83% 79% 5 Ackerman (D) R R R A R R R R R A R R 10 0 210 9 100% 96% 6 Meeks (D) R R R R R R R A R R R R 11 0 38 2 100% 95% 7 Crowley (D) R R R R R R R W R A R R 10 1 27 2 91% 93% 8 Nadler (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 92 0 100% 100% 9 Weiner (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 28 3 100% 90% 10 Towns (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 211 7 100% 97% 11 Owens (D) R R R R R R R R R R R A 11 0 222 3 100% 99% 12 Velazquez (D) R R R R W R R R R R R R 11 1 92 1 92% 99% 13 Fossella (R) W W W W R W W W W A W W 1 10 1 39 9% 3% 14 Maloney (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 86 7 92% 92% 15 Rangel (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 400 22 100% 95% 16 Serrano (D) R R R R W R R R R R R R 11 1 118 7 92% 94% 17 Engel (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 136 2 100% 99% 18 Lowey (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 133 8 100% 94% 19 Kelly (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 21 51 25% 29% 20 Gilman (R) R W R W R W W W R R W W 5 7 295 115 42% 72% 21 McNulty (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 121 9 100% 93% 22 Sweeney (R) W W R W A W W W W R W W 2 9 9 21 18% 30% 23 Boehlert (R) R W R W R W W W W R W W 4 8 149 83 33% 64% 24 McHugh (R) R W R W R W W W R R W W 5 7 39 54 42% 42% 25 Walsh (R) W W W A W W W W R A W W 1 9 53 86 10% 38% 26 Hinchey (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 91 1 100% 99% 27 Reynolds (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 3 28 17% 10% 28 Slaughter (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 160 6 100% 96% 29 LaFalce (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 331 53 100% 86% 30 Quinn (R) R W R A R W R W A R W W 5 5 48 43 50% 53% 31 Houghton (R) W W R A W W W W W R W W 2 9 55 111 18% 33% North Carolina 1 Clayton (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 88 3 100% 97% 2 Etheridge (D) R R R R R R R R W R R R 11 1 41 7 92% 85% 3 Jones (R) W W W A R W W W R W W W 2 9 9 61 18% 13% 4 Price (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 125 23 100% 84% 5 Burr (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 10 62 17% 14% 6 Coble (R) W W W W W W W W R R W W 2 10 29 171 17% 15% 7 McIntyre (D) W R R A R R R W R R R R 9 2 34 14 82% 71% 8 Hayes (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 5 26 8% 16% 9 Myrick (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 2 68 0% 3% 10 Ballenger (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 14 154 0% 8% 11 Taylor (R) W W W W W W W W R W W W 1 11 17 99 8% 15% 12 Watt (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 92 1 100% 99% North Dakota AL Pomeroy (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 78 14 92% 85% Ohio 1 Chabot (R) W W W W R W W W W W W W 1 11 3 69 8% 4% 2 Portman (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 85 8% 2% 3 Hall (D) R R R A R R R A R R R A 9 0 246 47 100% 84% 4 Oxley (R) A W W W W W W W W R W A 1 9 19 238 10% 7% 5 Gillmor (R) W W R A W W W W W R W W 2 9 23 115 18% 17% 6 Strickland (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 70 0 100% 100% 7 Hobson (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 19 97 17% 16% 8 Boehner (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 113 8% 3% 9 Kaptur (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 209 14 100% 94% 10 Kucinich (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 48 1 100% 98% 11 Jones (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 30 1 100% 97% 12 Tiberi (R) W W W W W W W W W A W W 0 11 0 11 0% 0% 13 Brown (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 90 3 100% 97% 14 Sawyer (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 155 16 100% 91% 15 Pryce (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 6 83 17% 7% 16 Regula (R) W W R W W W W W R R W W 3 9 148 270 25% 35% 17 Traficant (D) R W R W R W W W R R W W 5 7 177 23 42% 89% 18 Ney (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 25 47 25% 35% 19 LaTourette (R) W W R W A W W W R R W R 4 7 25 46 36% 35% Oklahoma 1 Largent (R) W W W W W W W A W W W W 0 11 4 66 0% 6% 2 Carson (D) W R R W R R R W W R R R 8 4 8 4 67% 67% 3 Watkins (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 113 172 8% 40% 4 Watts (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 69 8% 3% 5 Istook (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 4 88 8% 4% 6 Lucas (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 5 73 25% 6% Oregon 1 Wu (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 28 3 92% 90% 2 Walden (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 6 25 17% 19% 3 Blumenauer (D) R R R A R R R W R R R R 10 1 48 5 91% 91% 4 DeFazio (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 156 12 100% 93% 5 Hooley (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 40 9 83% 82% Pennsylvania 1 Brady (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 36 0 100% 100% 2 Fattah (D) R R R R R R R R R R R A 11 0 67 3 100% 96% 3 Borski (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 219 9 100% 96% 4 Hart (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% 5 Peterson (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 41 8% 5% 6 Holden (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 83 8 100% 91% 7 Weldon (R) R W R W R W W W R R W W 5 7 76 85 42% 47% 8 Greenwood (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 11 81 8% 12% 9 Shuster (R) I I R W R W W W W R W W 3 7 3 7 30% 30% 10 Sherwood (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 7 24 17% 23% 11 Kanjorski (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 187 15 100% 93% 12 Murtha (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 354 44 100% 89% 13 Hoeffel (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 28 2 100% 93% 14 Coyne (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 245 10 100% 96% 15 Toomey (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 29 8% 6% 16 Pitts (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 0 48 0% 0% 17 Gekas (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 31 199 17% 13% 18 Doyle (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 66 5 100% 93% 19 Platts (R) W W R W A W W W W R W W 2 9 2 9 18% 18% 20 Mascara (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 70 2 100% 97% 21 English (R) W W R W R W W W W R W W 3 9 26 45 25% 37% Rhode Island 1 Kennedy (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 69 0 100% 100% 2 Langevin (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 12 0 100% 100% South Carolina 1 Brown (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 11 8% 8% 2 Spence (R) W W W A W A I I I I I I 0 4 71 349 0% 17% 3 Graham (R) W W W W W W W W R R W W 2 10 9 62 17% 13% 4 DeMint (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 1 30 0% 3% 5 Spratt (D) W R R R R R R R R R R R 11 1 166 61 92% 73% 6 Clyburn (D) W R R R R R R R R R R R 11 1 88 3 92% 97% South Dakota AL Thune (R) W W R W R W R W W R W W 4 8 7 42 33% 14% Tennessee 1 Jenkins (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 6 43 8% 12% 2 Duncan (R) W W W W R W W W R R W W 3 9 32 109 25% 23% 3 Wamp (R) W W R W W W W W W A W W 1 10 10 61 9% 14% 4 Hilleary (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 6 66 17% 8% 5 Clement (D) W R R W R R R W R R R A 8 3 109 39 73% 74% 6 Gordon (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 156 42 83% 79% 7 Bryant (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 69 8% 4% 8 Tanner (D) W R A R R R R W W R W R 7 4 84 56 64% 60% 9 Ford (D) R R R R R R R W R R R A 10 1 40 6 91% 87% Texas 1 Sandlin (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 40 9 83% 82% 2 Turner (D) W R R W R R R W R R R R 9 3 35 14 75% 71% 3 Johnson (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 5 108 0% 4% 4 Hall (D) W W W W R R W W W R W W 3 9 80 181 25% 31% 5 Sessions (R) W W W W R W W W W A W W 1 10 2 45 9% 4% 6 Barton (R) W W W W W W W A W A W W 0 10 12 180 0% 6% 7 Culberson (R) W W W W W W W W W A W W 0 11 0 11 0% 0% 8 Brady (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 47 8% 4% 9 Lampson (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 45 4 100% 92% 10 Doggett (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 62 9 100% 87% 11 Edwards (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 88 28 100% 76% 12 Granger (R) W W W W W W W W W A A W 0 10 1 43 0% 2% 13 Thornberry (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 69 8% 4% 14 Paul (R) W R R W W A W W R W W W 3 8 24 137 27% 15% 15 Hinojosa (D) R R R R W R R W W R R R 9 3 41 7 75% 85% 16 Reyes (D) R R R R W R R W R R R R 10 2 44 5 83% 90% 17 Stenholm (D) W R R R W R R W W W W R 6 6 80 221 50% 27% 18 Jackson-Lee (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 66 4 100% 94% 19 Combest (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 19 183 17% 9% 20 Gonzalez (D) R R R R W R A W R A A R 7 2 23 5 78% 82% 21 Smith (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 19 147 8% 11% 22 DeLay (R) W W W W W W W W W W W W 0 12 4 194 0% 2% 23 Bonilla (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 3 89 8% 3% 24 Frost (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 241 48 92% 83% 25 Bentsen (D) R R R A R R R W W R R R 9 2 60 11 82% 85% 26 Armey (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 4 198 8% 2% 27 Ortiz (D) R R R R W R R W W R R R 9 3 186 38 75% 83% 28 Rodriguez (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 46 1 100% 98% 29 Green (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 86 4 100% 96% 30 Johnson (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 82 8 100% 91% Utah 1 Hansen (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 10 248 8% 4% 2 Matheson (D) R R R W R R R W W R R R 9 3 9 3 75% 75% 3 Cannon (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 4 43 8% 9% Vermont AL Sanders (I) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 117 0 100% 100% Virginia 1 Davis (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 2 10 17% 17% 2 Schrock (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 11 8% 8% 3 Scott (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 90 3 100% 97% 4 Forbes (R) I I I I W W W W W R W W 1 7 1 7 13% 13% 5 Goode (I) W W W W R W W W R R W W 3 9 12 37 25% 24% 6 Goodlatte (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 7 86 17% 8% 7 Cantor (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 11 8% 8% 8 Moran (D) R R R R R R R W W R R R 10 2 87 29 83% 75% 9 Boucher (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 191 33 100% 85% 10 Wolf (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 49 217 17% 18% 11 Davis (R) W W R W W W W W W R W W 2 10 13 59 17% 18% Washington 1 Inslee (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 38 14 92% 73% 2 Larsen (D) R R R W R R R W R R R R 10 2 10 2 83% 83% 3 Baird (D) R R R R R R R W R R W R 10 2 25 5 83% 83% 4 Hastings (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 1 68 8% 1% 5 Nethercutt (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 69 8% 3% 6 Dicks (D) R R R R R R R W W R R A 9 2 287 54 82% 84% 7 McDermott (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 121 12 100% 91% 8 Dunn (R) W W W W W W W W W R W W 1 11 2 88 8% 2% 9 Smith (D) R R R R R R R W R R W R 10 2 36 9 83% 80% West Virginia 1 Mollohan (D) R R R R R R R R R R W R 11 1 216 13 92% 94% 2 Capito (R) W W R W R W W W R R W W 4 8 4 8 33% 33% 3 Rahall (D) R R R A R R R R R R R R 11 0 312 27 100% 92% Wisconsin 1 Ryan (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 4 27 17% 13% 2 Baldwin (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 30 0 100% 100% 3 Kind (D) R R R R R R R W R R R R 11 1 41 8 92% 84% 4 Kleczka (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 186 26 100% 88% 5 Barrett (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 88 5 100% 95% 6 Petri (R) R W W W W W W W W R W W 2 10 64 239 17% 21% 7 Obey (D) R R R R R R R R R R R R 12 0 398 46 100% 90% 8 Green (R) W W W W R W W W W R W W 2 10 3 28 17% 10% 9 Sensenbrenner (R) W W W W R W W W W W W W 1 11 30 271 8% 10% Wyoming AL Cubin (R) W A A A W W A A W A A A 0 4 3 59 0% 5%

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