2009 ACU Ratings of Congress

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Overview ..................................................................... 1

Charts and Summary Ratings ...................................... 3

ACU Public Policy Staff ................................................. 4

Analysis of the Ratings ................................................. 5

How We Pick the Votes ................................................. 7

Defenders of Liberty .................................................... 8Those who scored 100%

True Liberals ................................................................ 9Those who scored 0%

ACU Conservatives ..................................................... 10Those who scored 80% or higher

Senate Vote Descriptions ........................................... 13

Senate Scores ........................................................... 19

House Vote Descriptions ............................................. 29

House Scores ............................................................. 37

2009 ACU Ratings of Congress

Front & Back covers, additional photos courtesy Craig Martin; others govt public domain.


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David A. Keene

Chairman, ACU

Dear Conservative Friends:

Tis year marks the American Conservative Unions 46thyear. Since our founding in 1964, ACUs mission hasremained steadfast and unchanged: to advance the goalsand principles of conservatism. Our annual Ratings of

Congress are an important cornerstone of that mission.

You hold in your hand the 39th Edition of ACUs Ratingsof Congress. We are proud of the fact that the ACU ratingsare widely regarded as the gold standard, the definitiveconservative assessment of the federal legislative branch.Year after year, ACUs ratings are cited by journalists andscholars, and used by grassroots activists nationwide.

Soon after the 2008 election, liberal Washington Postcolumnist E.J. Dionne said he believed the results signifieda fundamental leftward shift in American thinking. Dionnecompared this to 1932, that this was an end of an era inwhich conservative ideas were predominant to one in whichNew Deal era thinking would carry the day. By years end,it was clear Dionne was as wrong in his evaluation as he is

on most issues of the day.

Of course, he was right about where the ObamaAdministration and the new overwhelming Democratmajorities in Congress were headed. Tat became clearin Obamas State of the Union speech, which outlined amassive effort to increase government control over everymajor economic sector of our country, whether it be health

care, energy, financial services or transportation. Te newtroika of Obama, Reid and Pelosi then rammed through thebiggest pork barrel bill in our countrys history, the $800billion Stimulus bill which did little for the economy butstimulated trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye could see.Tis was followed by multi-thousand page bills to squeezethe supply and raise the price of energy in the name ofglobal warming and to give total authority to the federalgovernment in deciding what each individuals health carewill be and how much it will cost.

But a funny thing happened on the way to this new era.Te people rebelled. After the House narrowly passed theso-called cap and trade global warming bill with the helpof a few foolish Republicans, its members got an earful fromthe folks back home about the prospect of higher utility

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(2008 comparison: Republicans 82.65% Democrats 8%)

(2008 comparison: Republicans 72.45% Democrats 7.36%)

*Note, Senate Independents Caucus with the Democrats

SENATE OVERALL AVERAGE: 40.63% :a LIBERAL Senate

HOUSE OVERALL AVERAGE: 41.13% :a LIBERAL House

(2008 Overall Averages: Senate 39.27% House 41.62%)

ACU Ratings of Congress

111th Congress, 1st Session

2009 Overall Averages

United States Senate %

PARTISAN BREAKDOWN

House of Representatives %

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ACU Public Policy Staff

To Contact Us on a policy issue call 703-836-8602

or email [email protected].

Dennis E. Whitfield Executive Vice President

Larry Hart Director of Government Relations

For Media Inquiries, Call Brent Littlefield at 703-836-8602.

David A. KeeneCHAIRMANThomas S. Winter Washington, DC First Vice Chairman

Donald Devine Shady Side, MD Second Vice Chairman

Jameson G. Campaigne, Jr. Ottawa, IL Secretary

Al Cardenas Miami, FL Treasurer

Board of Directors

ACU Foundation Board

Richard H. Collins Dallas, TX

Millie Hallow Fairfax, VA

David A. KeeneAlexandria, VA

Robert Lamutt Marietta, GA

Carolyn Meadows Marietta, GA

Thomas S. Winter Washington, DC

Joe Bast Chicago, IL

Jeffrey Bell Washington, DC

Morton C. BlackwellArlington, VA

Ambassador John Bolton

Washington, DC

Floyd Brown University Place, WA

Muriel Coleman Middleton, WI

Tom DeLay Washington, DC

Becky N. DunlopArlington, VA

Dr. Larry Eastland

Newport Beach, CA

Charlie Gerow Harrisburg, PA

Alan M. Gottlieb Bellevue, WAVan D. Hipp, Jr. Washington, DC

Suhail A. Khan Washington, DC

James V. Lacy Laguna Niguel, CA

Wayne R. LaPierre, Jr. Fairfax, VA

Michael R. Long Brooklyn, NY

Honorable Serphin Maltese

Middle Village, NY

Carolyn D. Meadows Marietta, GA

Cleta Mitchell Washington, DC

Joseph A. Morris Chicago, IL

Grover D. Norquist Washington, DC

Ron Robinson Herndon, VA

Allen Roth New York, NY

Matt Schlapp Washington, DC

Tracy J. Sharp Richmond, CALewis K. Uhler Roseville, CA

Kirby Wilbur Duvall, WA

Of Counsel M.J. Mintz Washington, DC

Staff

Melissa Bowman Legacy Council

and Development AdministratorLynn Bradshaw Executive Director of

Development

Lisa DePasquale CPAC Director

Vincent Galatro Manager of New

Media and Special Projects

Larry Hart Director of Government

Relations

Tish LeonardAssistant to the

Chairman

Joseph LogueAssistant CPAC

DirectorHeather Madden Director of

Corporate and Foundation Dev.

Liz Neaton Finance and PAC

Administrator

Jennifer Needam Executive

Administrator

Michael Rehwaldt Senior

Development Associate

Dennis Whitfield Executive VicePresident

Cleta Mitchell Washington, DC Chairman

Tom Tripp Gahanna, OH SecretaryVan D. Hipp Washington, DC Treasurer


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It did not seem possible after

2008s remarkably high levelof liberal voting that Congresscould move even further left.But Majority Leader Harry Reidand Speaker Nancy Pelosioutdid themselves in 2009.Both Democratic cohesionand liberal voting increased

compared to the alreadyhistorically high levels of leftvoting in both 2007 and 2008.

As in 2008, an absolutemajority of Senators andMembers of the House of

Representatives scored asliberal in their voting on themajor ideological issues beforethe just completed session ofCongress.

In 2009, 236 House Membersearned an ACU conservatism

score of 20 or lessourdefinition of a liberalupeven from last years 220liberal Congressmen, anincrease from only 144liberals as recently as 2006.No Republican rated aliberal designation. In a yearcharacterized by Democraticmembers uniting withPresident Barack Obama on acommon agenda, the numberof those earning a perfectliberalism score of zero totaledan impressive 143 members,

increasing the number of pureliberal members by a striking

58 more members than the

previous year.

The number of HouseRepublicans scoring an ACUrating of 80% or higherthatis voting as conservativesafter falling precipitously lastyear, returned to the average

of the final George Bush years,with 154 members ratingconservative in 2009, downsubstantially however from172 conservative membersas recently as 2006. Thoseearning a perfect conservative

rating of 100% increased to amore normal 56 members in2009, up from an anemic 31the previous year. The lowestranking Republican was

Anh Joseph Cao (LA), whoscored a modest 55% rating.The highest scoring Democrat

was Bobby Bright (AL) with arating of 72%.

Majority Leader Reid waseven more successful inmoving Senate voting to theleft. In 2009, a majority of 53Senators received an ACUliberal rating of 20% or less,all of them Democrats. Thisnumber is up from 40 in 2006,the last year Republicans werein control. More impressive,the number of DemocraticSenators earning a perfect

liberal zero rating doubledfrom the previous year to a

2009 Is Highpoint of Liberal

Voting in Congress:Republicans Move Modestly to the Right

By Dr. Donald J. Devine, ACU Vice Chairman


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As the nations largest and strongest grassroots conservative

organization, the ACU serves as the umbrella organization for

conservatives in America.

The American Conservative Union tracks a wide range of issues

before Congress to determine which issues and votes serve as a

dividing line to help separate those Members of the U.S. House

and Senate who protect liberty as conservatives and those who

are truly liberal.

As a result, the ACU Ratings of Congress has throughout its 39

Editions included a wide variety of issues covering votes on

taxes, wasteful government spending, cultural issues, defense

and foreign policy.

The votes selected in this edition of the ACU Ratings of Congress

are not always considered the most important votes as defined

by others, instead the votes selected are chosen to create a clear

ideological distinction among those casting them.

These ratings have throughout the years become a go-to guide

to determine whether an elected officials philosophical rhetoric

matches his or her record.

ACUs purpose in this guide is to inform the public, in an

unbiased way, on where individual members of Congress fall on

the ideological spectrum.

How We Pick the Votes...

Te American Conservative Union wasfounded in 1964 to promote the principles ofliberty and the strength of the Constitution.

VOTE BREAKDOWNFor the First Session of the 111th Congress (2009), the ACU

rated 25 votes in the House and 25 votes in the Senate. As

a result, each vote is worth four points in the House and four

in the Senate. ACU does not count missed votes in these

ratings. Thus, the value of each vote increases for every

vote amember of Congress misses.When viewing a

Members score, this should be considered.


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ThompsonBennieThompson MikeTierneyTonkoTownsTsongasVan HollenVelazquez

Wasserman-SchultzWatersWatsonWattWaxmanWeinerWelchWexlerWoolsey

WuYarmuth

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ACU 2009 Ratings of Congress

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MurrayReedRockefellerSchumerStabenowWhitehouse

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GOHMERT

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HERGER

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JOHNSON Sam

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KLINE

LAMBORN

LATTA

LINDER

LUMMIS

LUNGREN

MACK

MARCHANT

McCARTHY

McCLINTOCK

McHENRY

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MILLER Jeff

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SMITH Lamar

STEARNS

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ACU Ratings of Congress111th Congress, 1st Session

Senate Vote Descriptions

Senate Vote Descriptions


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1. Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). S. J. Res. 5 (Roll

Call 5). The Senate defeated a measure that would have

prevented the release of the remaining $350 billion under

the financial industry bailout law. ACU supported this effort to

recapture some of the taxpayer money in this program, but

the effort was defeated January 15, 2009, by a vote of 42-52.

2. Abortion Promotion. HR 2 (Roll Call 19). The Senate de-

feated an amendment that would have re-instated the ban on

U.S. aid to organizations that promote abortion. ACU supports

this ban, usually called the Mexico City Policy, but it was

defeated January 28, 2009 by a vote of 37-60 .

3. Unborn Children Health Care. HR 2 (Roll Call 26). The

Senate defeated an amendment that would have expanded

the definition of low-income children to include unborn

children. ACU opposed the massive expansion of the SCHIP

Program but supported this expanded definition. However, it

was defeated January 29, 2009 by a vote of 39-59.

4. State Childrens Health Insurance (SCHIP). HR 2 (Roll

Call 31). The Senate voted to re-authorize the SCHIP and

increase its funding by $32.8 billion. The bill raises taxes, ex-

pands the program to include legal immigrants and pregnant

women, and loosens citizenship requirements. Although the

program was designed to help poor children, the bill prohib-

its the government from covering poor children first. ACUopposed this expansion of the program, but it was approved

January 29, 2009 by a vote of 66-32.

5. Confirmation of Eric Holder as Attorney General. Roll

Call 32. The Senate voted to confirm Eric Holder as Attorney

General of the United States. ACU opposed this nomination

because of Mr. Holders role in granting presidential pardons

at the end of the Clinton administration, his disdain of Second

Amendment rights, and other issues. However, Mr. Holder was

confirmed February 2, 2009 by a vote of 75-21.

6. Tax Cuts. HR 1 (Roll Call 38). The Senate rejected a

substitute to the Stimulus bill which would have replaced

government spending with tax cuts. It would have made

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permanent the tax cuts passed temporarily in 2001 and

2003. These include elimination of the marriage penalty, a

$1,000 per child tax credit, a 15 percent rate on capital gains,

and a repeal of the death tax on estates under $5 million.

The proposal also lowered the corporate tax rate from 35 to

25 percent and repealed the Alternative Minimum Tax. ACUstrongly supported these tax cuts, but they were defeated

February 4, 2009 by a vote of 36-61.

7. Earmarks. HR 1 (Roll Call 46). The Senate rejected an

effort to require 60 votes to approve unauthorized earmarks

and require disclosure of lobbying by recipients of such

spending. ACU opposes earmarks and supports disclosure,but the effort was defeated February 5 by a vote of 32-65.

8. ACORN Funding. HR 1 (Roll Call 56). The Senate re-

jected an amendment barring stimulus funds from going

to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform

Now (ACORN). ACU supported this amendment because of

ACORNs record of corruption, but the amendment was de-feated February 6, 2009 by a vote of 45-51.

9. Economic StimulusCloture. HR 1 (Roll Call 59). The

Senate agreed to stop debate and move to final passage of

the Economic Stimulus Bill, providing $838 billion in an effort

to stimulate the economy. ACU opposed the stimulus pack-

age. Under Senate rules, 60 votes were required to halt de-bate. The motion passed February 9, 2009 by a vote of 61-36.

10. D.C. Gun Laws. S. 160 (Roll Call 72). The Senate adopted

an amendment lifting the District of Columbia ban on firearms

ownership, and other restrictions on firearms. ACU supported

the application of the Second Amendment to the nations

capitol, and it passed February 26, 2009 by a vote of 62-36.

11. D.C. Voting Rights. S. 160 (Roll Call 73). The Senate

passed a bill adding two seats to the House of Representa-

tives, one temporarily for Utah and one permanently for the

District of Columbia. ACU opposed this effort on the grounds

that D.C. is not a state, but it passed February 26, 2009 by

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12. Spending Freeze. HR 1105 (Roll Call 74). The Senate

defeated an amendment freezing spending for most domestic

programs at FY 2008 levels through September 2009. ACU

supported this effort to control federal spending, but it was

defeated March 3, 2009 by a vote of 32-63.

13. Fairness Doctrine. HR 1105 (Roll Call 92). The Senate

defeated an amendment that would bar the use of federal

funds to re-instate the fairness doctrine, which required

broadcasters to give equal time to different viewpoints, thus

discouraging broadcasters from airing successful conser-

vative talk shows. ACU opposes this attempt at restricting

political speech, but the amendment failed March 10, 2009by a vote of 47-50.

14. D.C. School Vouchers. HR 1105 (Roll Call 94). The Sen-

ate defeated an amendment to preserve funds for the District

of Columbia school voucher program after the 2009-10

school year. ACU supports school choice in the District and

elsewhere, but the effort to keep choice was defeated March10, 2009 by a vote of 39-58.

15. Legislative Transparency. S.Con.Res. 13 (Roll Call 144).

The Senate killed an effort to require 60 votes to pass any

legislation that has not been available for public review for

five days. ACU supported this effort to help citizens be aware

of what Congress is doing, but it failed April 2, 2009 by a voteof 46-52.

16. International Monetary Fund (IMF). HR 2346 (Roll Call

201). The Senate defeated an amendment striking an ad-

ditional $5 billion no strings attached commitment to the IMF

requested by Treasury Secretary Geitner who used to work

there. ACU opposes giving a blank check to multilateral aid

agencies, but the amendment was defeated May 21, 2009 by

a vote of 30-64.

17. Sonia Sotomayor Nomination. Roll Call 262. The Senate

voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to be an Associate Justice

of the Supreme Court. ACU opposed this nomination because



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23. Medicare Advantage. HR 3690 (Roll Call 362). The

Senate defeated a motion to eliminate cuts in the Medicare

Advantage program as part of health care overhaul. ACU

supported this effort, since Medicare Advantage uses pri-

vate incentives to control Medicare costs, but the effort was

defeated December 4, 2009 by a vote of 41-57.

24. Medical Malpractice. HR 3590 (Roll Call 366). The Sen-

ate defeated an amendment limiting attorney fees in medical

malpractice suits. ACU supports medical malpractice reform,

but this attempt was defeated December 6, 2009 by a vote of

32-66.

25. Health Care OverhaulPassage. HR 3590 (Roll Call

396). The Senate passed legislation overhauling the health

care industry. Provisions include federal supervision of private

insurance plans, state-run insurance exchanges, mandatory

purchase of government approved insurance by individuals or

the payment of a steep excise tax, requirements that employ-

ers offer insurance or face fines, subsidies for individuals topurchase government approved insurance up to 400 percent

of the poverty level. The bill raises numerous taxes, including

a tax on health insurance plans, medical devices and tan-

ning salons. Insurance companies could not deny coverage

to those already sick, and Medicare and Medicaid would be

expanded. All states except Nebraska would share in the

Medicaid cost. The bill reduces support for Medicare Advan-tage except for designated counties in Florida and includes

$300 million in unrelated spending for the state of Louisiana.

ACU opposed this nationalization of the health care industry,

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Delaware


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15.Legislativetran

sparency

16.InternationalM

onetaryFund

17.SupremeCourtconfirmation

18.CashforClunkers

19.Travelersgunr

ights

20.Terroristdetentionfacilities

21.HealthCareMotiontoProceed

22.NewHealthCa

reentitlement

23.SavingMedicareAdvantage

24.MedicalMalpracticereform

25.HealthCarefin

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96.0

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11

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9

Hawaii

Inouye

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39

6.6

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Akaka

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33

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Idaho

CRAPO

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NA

1

96.0

0

Illinois

Durbin

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-

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0.0

0

4

27

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2

Ke

y:

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Iindicatesthatthememberswa

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*AppointedtoreplaceKenSalazar,whoresignedtobecomeSecre

tary

ofInterior

**AppointedtoreplaceJoeBide

n,whobecamevice-president

***AppointedtoreplaceMelMartinez,whoresigned

****AppointedtoreplaceTedKennedy,whodiedinoffice

*****Seatingdelayedduetoelectionrecounts

******Appointedtoreplace

HillaryClinton,whoresignedtobe

come

SecretaryofState

*******ChangedpartyregistrationtoDemocratsincelastyear


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2009Votes

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2009

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YOS

Life

Massachusetts

Kerry

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-

-

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-

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-

-

-

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-

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0.0

0

4

25

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8

Kirk****

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31

6.5

8

Stabenow

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4

9

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3

Min

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Klobuchar

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NA

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0

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0

68

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3

WICKER

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0

Missouri

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76.0

0

75

23

81.9

0

McCaskill

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+

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+

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20

3

18.6

7

Mo

ntana

Ke

y:

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-indicatesavotecastinoppositiontotheACUposition

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(-)

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Xindicatesthatthememberdidnotv

ote

Iindicatesthatthememberswa

snoteligibletovote

*AppointedtoreplaceKenSalazar,whoresignedtobecomeSecre

tary

ofInterior

**AppointedtoreplaceJoeBide

n,whobecamevice-president

***AppointedtoreplaceMelMartinez,whoresigned

****AppointedtoreplaceTedKennedy,whodiedinoffice

*****Seatingdelayedduetoelectionrecounts

******Appointedtoreplace

HillaryClinton,whoresignedtobe

come

SecretaryofState

*******ChangedpartyregistrationtoDemocratsincelastyear

15.Legislativetran

sparency

16.InternationalM

onetaryFund

17.SupremeCourtconfirmation

18.CashforClunkers

19.Travelersgunr

ights

20.Terroristdetentionfacilities

21.HealthCareMotiontoProceed

22.NewHealthCa

reentitlement

23.SavingMedicareAdvantage

24.MedicalMalpracticereform

25.HealthCarefin

alpassage


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16.0

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0

Nebraska

NelsonBen

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44.0

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95.0

0

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95.0

0

Nevada

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New

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Menendez

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New

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UdallTom

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North

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100.0

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79

15

91.0

0

1.EndTARP

2.MexicoCitypolicy

3.Unbornchildren

healthcare

4.SCHIPexpansion

5.EricHolderconfi

rmation

6.Taxcuts

7.Earmarks

8.ACORNfunding

9.Stimulusbill

10.D.C.gunlaws

11.D.C.votingrights

12.Spendingfreez

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0

Whitehouse

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0.0

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3

2.6

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South

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98.5

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SouthDakota

Johnson,

Tim

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-

-

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Ten

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Texas

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Sanders

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19

6.7

3

1.EndTARP

2.MexicoCitypolicy

3.Unbornchildren

healthcare

4.SCHIPexpansion

5.EricHolderconfi

rmation

6.Taxcuts

7.Earmarks

8.ACORNfunding

9.Stimulusbill

10.D.C.gunlaws

11.D.C.votingrights

12.Spendingfreez

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13.FairnessDoctrine



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government spending and the issues of personal

responsibility, traditional values and national

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House Vote Descriptions

House Vote Descriptions


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1. Wage Discrimination. HR 11 (Roll Call 9). The House

passed a bill that overturned a U.S. Supreme Court decision

requiring the filing of pay discrimination cases within a

reasonable period of time. The bill extended the time limit for

employees to file discrimination cases to within 180 days of

the last paycheck affected by the discrimination, rather thanthe date the discrimination occurred. ACU opposed opening a

new Pandoras Box for trial lawyers but the House passed it

January 9, 2009 by a vote of 247-171.

2. Childrens Health Insurance. HR 2 (Roll Call 16). The

House passed a bill to more than double spending on the

State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and raisestaxes to pay for it. States could insure pregnant women and

children of legal immigrants and families up to 300 percent of

the federal poverty level. Although the program was designed

for poor children, the bill prohibits HHS from requiring poor

children to be covered first. ACU opposed the bill, which

passed July 14, 2009 by a vote of 289-139.

3. Financial Industry Bailout. HR 384 (Roll Call 25).

The House defeated an attempt to provide for a plan for

repayment of all assistance given under the $700 billion

financial industry bailout program and prevent the Treasury

Secretary from spending the $350 billion still in the program.

ACU supported this effort, which was defeated January 21,

2009, by a vote of 199-228.

4. Economic Stimulus. HR 1 (Roll Call 70). The House

gave final approval to a bill providing $787 billion, mostly in

the form of government spending on programs that will take

a number of years to implement, in an effort to stimulate

the economy. The bill raised the deficit by $787 billion and

simultaneously raised the federal debt ceiling to $12.1 trillion.

ACU opposed this intervention in the economy, but it passed


5. Omnibus Appropriations for FY 2009. HR 1105 (Roll Call

86). The House passed a bill appropriating $410 billion for

nine departments not dealt with in 2008. Although the bill didblock the automatic cost-of-living increase for Members of

ACU 2009 House Vote Descriptions


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Congress, it increased government spending by 8.4 percent

on top of increases in the Stimulus bill. ACU opposed this

example of irresponsible omnibus spending. The bill passed


6. Mortgage Loan Modification Program. HR 1106 (Roll Call104). The House passed a bill allowing bankruptcy judges to

re-write mortgage contracts for the benefit of homeowners

and compensating some lenders for the resulting losses. ACU

strongly opposes this violation of the sanctity of contracts, but

the bill passed March 5, 2009 by a vote of 234-191.

7. Conservative Substitute. H. Con. Res. 85 (Roll Call189). The House defeated the Substitute sponsored by the

conservative Republican Study Committee to the annual

Budget Resolution. The substitute would have balanced the

budget in ten years, would have provided for an extension of

the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts along with another $1.2 trillion

in tax cuts and $482 billion in spending cuts over five years.

ACU supported this approach to government spending, but itwas defeated April 2, 2009 by a vote of 111-322.

8. Hate Crimes. HR 1913 (Roll Call 223). The House passed

a bill expanding federal hate crimes law to include sexual

orientation, gender, or disability. ACU opposes this attempt to

criminalize thought, but it was approved April 29, 2009 by a

vote of 249-175.

9. ACORN Grant Eligibility. HR 1728 (Roll Call 238). The

House adopted an amendment to the Mortgage Lending

Standards bill that watered down an amendment approved in

committee to bar ACORN or other organizations which employ

people who have been convicted of election law violations

from access to funds under the bill. This version only applies

to executives of an organization that have been convicted

of a felony. ACU opposed this effort to protect ACORN but it

passed on May 7, 2009 by a vote of 245-176.


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10. Johnstown Airport. HR 915 (Roll Call 290). The House

defeated an attempt to delete an earmark in the Federal

Aviation Administration authorization requested by Rep.

John Murtha for an airport near Johnstown, Pa. named after

Rep. Murtha. This airport handles six flights a week and has

already received $150 million in taxpayer subsidies. ACUopposes this kind of special funding, but the House rejected

the attempt May 21, 2009 by a vote of 154-263.

11. Parental Leave for Federal Employees. HR 626 (Roll Call

310). The House passed a bill providing that four of the 12

weeks of parental leave provided by the federal government

to its employees would be paid leave and removing therequirement that employees demonstrate a medical need

for sick leave used. ACU opposes this special benefit for

government employees, but the House passed it June 4, 2009

by a vote of 258-154.

12. Cash for Clunkers. HR 2751 (Roll Call 314). The House

voted to establish a new $4 billion program under which theDepartment of Transportation would buy old cars from people

for up to $4,500 each, so that people could buy new, more

fuel-efficient cars. ACU saw that this program would be as

wasteful and ineffective as it turned out to be, and so opposed

it. However, it passed June 9, 2009 by a vote of 298-119.

13. Legal Services Corporation. HR 2847 (Roll Call 359). TheHouse defeated an amendment that would have struck $440

million from the Commerce Department Appropriations Bill for

the Legal Services Corporation. ACU has always opposed this

wasteful program which has been used primarily to expand

the welfare state and was recently found by the GAO to be

rife with waste, fraud and abuse. The amendment failed June

18, 2009 by a vote of 105-323.

14. Missile Defense. HR 2647 (Roll Call 455). The House

defeated an amendment to the Defense Department

Authorization Bill that would have increased the amount

authorized for the Missile Defense Agency by $1.2 billion

and establish the policy of continued development of missiledefense systems. ACU has always supported missile defense

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as a justified constitutional duty of the government and

opposes major reductions by the Obama Administration.

However, the amendment was defeated June 25, 2009 by a

vote of 171-244.

15. Cap-and-Trade Emissions Limits. HR 2454 (Roll Call477). The House passed a bill establishing a cap-and-

trade program for limiting greenhouse gas emission. The

program is a complicated system of emission allowances and

auctions, but its effect would be to roll back CO2

emissions to

17 percent of current levels, at enormous cost to individuals

and to the competitive position of the United States in the

world. ACU opposes these draconian measures as unneededand in fact counterproductive, but the bill passed June 26,

2009 by a vote of 219-212.

16. Spending Caps. HR 2920 (Roll Call 610). The House

defeated an amendment that would have established

spending caps through fiscal year 2014, limiting spending

and deficit limits to a percentage of Gross Domestic Product.ACU favors restricting government growth to the growth in

the economy, but the amendment was defeated July 22, 2009

by a vote of 169-259.

17. Spending Cuts. HR 3288 (Roll Call 623). The House

defeated an amendment that would have cut discretionary

government spending in the appropriations for theDepartments of Housing and Transportation by 5 percent,

less than the recent annual increase in appropriations. ACU

supported this amendment, which was defeated July 23,

2009 by a vote of 181-252.

18. Planned Parenthood. HR 3293 (Roll Call 643). The

House defeated an amendment to the Labor-HHS-Education

Appropriations bill that would have eliminated funding

for Planned Parenthood family planning services, which

includes abortion services. ACU has always opposed

Planned Parenthood and federal involvement in this area as

unconstitutional, but the amendment was defeated July 24,

2009 by a vote of 183-247.


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23. Estate Tax Extension. HR 4154 (Roll Call 929). The

House passed a bill making permanent the estate and gift tax

levels now in the law. ACU opposes these taxes and opposed

the effort to make them permanent. However, it passed the

House December 3, 2009 by a vote of 225-200.

24. Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). HR 4173 (Roll

Call 967). The House defeated an attempt to repeal the

Troubled Asset Relief Program and lower the national debt

limit. ACU supports both these goals, but the attempt failed

December 11, 2009 by a vote of 190-232.

25. Financial Industry Regulation. HR 4173 (Roll Call 968).The House passed an overhaul of regulation of the financial

industry that creates an entirely new government agency. The

bill also sets national mortgage standards, federal registration

of investment advisers, overrules state consumer financial

laws, and authorizes the use of TARP funds for housing relief.

ACU opposed this massive expansion of federal regulation

without clear limits and definitions as to what would beregulated or how. However, the bill passed December 11,

2009 by a vote of 223-202.


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