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Cabinet Congress 1977 Cabinet-Congress, 1977 Folder Citation: Collection: Office of the Chief of Staff Files; Series: Hamilton Jordan's Confidential Files; Folder: Cabinet-Congress, 1977; Container 33 To See Complete Finding Aid: http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/findingaids/Chief_of_St aff.pdf Page_ CONGRESSIONAL CONTACTS - CABINET OFFICIALS SENATOR STATE CABINET CONTACT(S) NATURE OF RELATIONS SENATOR'S COMMENTS COMMITTEES • I I - -. ----------------- SENATORS NOT NAMED BY ANY CABINET/ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL AS BEING APPROACHABLE FOR HELP WITH~ ENN~ GY . OR OTHER LEGISLATIVE MATTERS ~~. "'/~~ e~jt -tJt , Republican, Oklahoma '~I/.~(+ \ C. Curtis Republican, Nevada R. Dole Republican, Kansas J. Garn Republican, Utah Republican, Wyoming Republican, Oregon /~O'(c..,,~. Republica~, Indiana I II J. MCClure)- ,,--f. O Republican, Idaho (~ l'c.<.- - ~ "-~ f' . B. Packwood - RepUbl~egon I J. Pearson - Republican, Kansas I \ R. Stafford - Republican, Vermont J. Tower - Republican, Texas . Energy & Natural (~)~ , Republican, Connectlcut( Resources Cmte.) M. Young - Republican, North Dakota I i I I J. Glenn Democrat, Ohio I i ~. Johnson)- Democrat, La. (Energy & Natural Resources) i Ji.. ~ I ~kY- Democrat, Nebraska I I I I \ --.-_._-- --- ---. rl' 1 ...<.., . '\ J / <:> • • .11. _ From: Jim McIntyre \ , \ Senators \\ Lawton ChilesV"/-/ Edmund~u'pkio/ \~am NunIY" ~erman Talmadg \, ;>-- congrAsman \ .~ Elliott \evi tafi/' .--. Doug Bar~r~ Billy Evans "",.. Bo Ginn J.....-' ~ Dawson Mathi' Jack Brooks Jack Brinkle Frank Horton! Tom Steed L .• Wyche Fowler~ I ~ r - .- ~.~¥.--------,-------- WcEMORANDUM THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON October 6, 1977 ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL TO: FRANK MOORE FROM: LES FRANCIS SUBJECT: Analysis of Senate and House Votes on Key Issues INTRODUCTION We have completed our second analysis of votes in the House and have done our first analysis of the Senate. In determining levels of support for the Administration's programs in the Senate, we have identified, and used as the basis for our analysis, 27 key votes (see Appendix A). In the House, we have used 34 key votes (see Appendix B). I believe the votes used cover a sufficiently broad range of issues so that the analysis is not exaggerated in either a "conservative" or "liberal" direction. SENATE Using the Democratic National Committee's delineation of regions, levels of support for the Administration's program in the Senate are as follows (see Appendix C for states by regions): REGION DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Mid-Atlantic: R4.3% 63.4% Northeast: 82.0% 60.5% Mid-Industrial: 79.6% 50.1% Plains: 77.2% 38,.3% Far West: 73.8% 28.5% Northwest: 71.5% 48.1% Sou t hwe s t e 62.8% 27,3% I Southeast: 62.1% 38.1% I I Of particular interest here is that, insofar as the U. S. I Senate is concerned, the Administration fares much better I I among Senators from the "Frostbelt" than it does among I those representing the "Sunbelt". I Also, of no minor significance is the fact that Republicans in the Senate from the Northeast and Mid-AtJ.antic have been ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIAL • • . -- ~"-------.- - 2 - as supportive of our programs as have Democrats from the Southeast and Southwest. Among all Senate Democrats, the Administration has enjoyed a level of support of 72.9%. Among Republicans the equiv- alent figure is 44.2%. Individual Senators who have consistently supported us are: NAME STATE % FAVORABLE Dick Clark Iowa 92.0 Edward Kennedy Massachusetts 91.7 Joseph Biden Delaware 91.3 Alan Cranston California 91.3 Gary Hart Colorado 88.5 Wendell Anderson Minnesota 87.5 Hubert Humphrey Minnesota 87.0 Claiborne Pell Rhode Island 87.0 Floyd Haskell Colorado 85.0 Birch Bayh Indiana 84.6 John Culver Iowa 84.0 Abraham Ribicoff Connecticut 84.0 Edmund Muskie Maine 83.3 Thomas McIntyre New Hampshire 82.6 Daniel Inouye Hawaii 81.8 Howard Metzenbaum Ohio 81.5 John Durkin New Hampshire 80.8 Paul Sarbanes Maryland 80.8 Harrison Williams New Jersey 80.8 Dale Bumpers Arkansas 80.0 Adlai Stevenson Illinois 80.0 Of interest here is the fact that most of those Senators who have scored at 80% or better, are among those most often characterized as "liberal." No Republicans reached the 80% level, and only two surpassed 70% (Mathias: 75% and Hatfield: 72.7%). At the opposite end of the spectrum, lowest levels of support have been forthcoming from Republicans, with John Tower "scoring" the least number of favorable votes -- four out of 24, or 16.7%. The Democrat with the lowest percentage of votes in support of the Administration is Robert Morgan, North Carolina, at 41.7%. Other Democrats with relatively low percentages are; - - ..... ,~------------ - 3 - NAME STATE PERCENTAGE Harry Byrd Virginia 50.0% James Allen Alabama 48.1% Herman Talmadge Georgia 47.8% Ernest Hollings South Carolina 45.8% Finally, Majority Leader Robert Byrd has voted in support of the Administration's position 20 out of 26 times; his level of support is 76.9%. A complete listing of the Senate is found at Appendix D. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Support for the Administration's legislative program by region and party appears below: REGION DEMOCRATS REPUBLICANS Northeast: 81.4% 44.1% Far West: 78.8% 16.9% Mid-Atlantic: 77.5% 35.9% Mid-Industrial: 76.6% 28.6% Northwest: 76.2% 22.5% Plains: 72.7% 21. 3% Southeast: 54.3% 19.7% Southwest: 39.3% 16.3% As in the Senate, we find that House Democrats from the industrial Northeast and Midwest are generally more sup- portive of the Administration than are so-called "Sunbelt" Democrats. However, Democrats in the Far West have ex- hibited a slightly higher degree of support than have their counterparts in the Senate. We also find that House Republicans from the Northeast are more supportive of our efforts than are Democrats from the Southwest. However, House Democrats have not been as supportive of our positions as have been Senate Democrats (Senate Democrats = 72.9%; House Democrats = 68.2%); and Senate Republicans have been less negative than House Republicans (Senate Republicans = 44.2%; House Republicans = 27.1%). Viewing the House in terms of seniority or class (with "class" defined as a group entering the House in a particular year) shows some interesting differences. - - .- ------------------ ..----' I - 4 - I The Democratic class that has voted most consistently in \ accord with the Administration are those of the 84th Congress, who first served in 1955. The average among this group is 80.8%. The individual percentages follow: NAME STATE % FAVORABLE B. F. Sisk California 62.5 Frank Thompson New Jersey 96.2 Charles Vanik Ohio 80.0 Jim Wright Texas 79.4 Thomas Ashley Ohio 88.2 Charles Diggs Michigan 84.0 John Dingell Michigan 82.4 Dante Fascell Florida 91.2 Henry Reuss Wisconsin 84.8 Paul Rogers Florida 58.8 The Democratic class that swept into the House on Lyndon Johnson's coattails in 1964 (the 89th Congress) shows a I I slightly higher than average level of support at 69.0%. I By way of contrast, the so-called "Watergate babies" of i the 94th Congress have demonstrated a relatively high de- I gree of support at 72.3%. Democrats first elected in 1976 i I are at 66.1%. Democratic Representatives who have shown 1 the highest degree of support on the 34 key votes are: I I NAME STATE % FAVORABLE Richard Bolling Missouri 96.9 Jim Corman California 96.7 Frank Thompson New Jersey 96.2 Don Edwards California 94.1 Jonathan Bingham New York 94.1 Daniel Akaka Hawaii 93.9 Peter Rodino New Jersey 93.9 Fred Richmond New York 93.5 John Seiberling Ohio 93.5 Bob Eckhardt Texas 93.5 Tom Downey New York 93.3 Michael Harrington Massachusetts 93.3 Parren Mitchell Maryland 93.3 Don Fraser Minnesota 93.1 George Brown California 93.1 John Brademas Indiana 93.1 Matt McHugh New York 92.9 Ned Pattison New York 91.2 Dante Fascell Florida 91. 2 James Florio New Jersey 90.9 -5 - NAME STATE % FAVORABLE Mo Udall Arizona 90.9 Helen Meyner New Jersey 90.9 Henry Waxman California 90.9 Bob Edgar Pennsylvania 90.6 William Moorhead Pennsylvania 90.6 At the other end of the scale are those Democrats who have been least supportive of our position on key issues. In descending order they are: NAME STATE % SUPPORT Dawson Mathis Georgia 32.3 Richard White Texas 29.4 John Breaux Louisiana 28.6 Thomas Huckaby Louisiana 26.5 William Nichols Alabama 24.1 Richard Ichord Missouri 24.1 James Jones Oklahoma 23.5 George Mahon Texas 23.5 Wes Watkins Oklahoma 22.6 Sonny Montgomery Mississippi 21.9 Sam Hall Texas 21.9 Jack Flynt Georgia 21.2 Bill Chappell Florida 20.7 Glenn English Oklahoma 20.6 Bob Stump Arizona 15.6 Orner Burleson Texas 14.7 Dan Daniel Virginia 14.7 >Ray Roberts Texas 14.7 Joel Waggoner Louisiana 14.3 Harold Runnels New Mexico 13.8 David Satterfield Virginia 12.1 Larry McDonald Georgia 11.8 Robert Poage Texas 9.5 Dale Milford Texas 4.3 The Administration has enjoyed a fairly high degree of support from a small but hardy band of House Republicans. The "Top Ten" from the GOP are: NA.~E STATE % SUPPORT Charles Whalen Ohio 87.9 Stewart MCKinney Connecticut 80.0 Silvio Conte Massachusetts 73.5 Jim Jeffords Vermont (,5.5 - ( - 6 - % SUPPORT ! NAME STATE Hamilton Fish New York 64.5 Millicent Fenwick New Jersey 63.6 Pete McCloskey California 63.6 Matt Rinaldo New Jersey 58.8 Mewton Steers Maryland 58.3 Joseph McDade Pennsylvania 56.3 Republicans who have been most negative on our legislative program, in descending order, are: NAME STATE % SUPPORT James Edwards Oklahoma 8.8 Charles Grassley Iowa 8.8 Bud Shuster Pennsylvania 8.8 Robert Dornan California 7.1 Jack Cunningham Washington 6.7 George Hansen Idaho 6.5 John Rousselot California 6.1 Carlos Moorhead California 5.9 John Myers Ihdiana 3.6 Steve Symms Idaho 3.4 (A complete list of House Members is found at Appendix E.) CONCLUSIONS Generally speaking, the Administration receives its strongest support -- in both the House and Senate -- from Democrats in the industrial Midwest to northeast areas of the country; in addition, Democrats from the Far West are also supportive.
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