What Does the Governor of Alaska Do?
Tags: Sarah Palin.
Click here to get Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority by Matt Margolis and Mark Noonan.
Our lefties are still sticking to the idiot talking point that Governor Palin is less qualified than Barack Obama – on the strength of Obama’s “community organising” and 150 days of active Senate work, Obama is held to be better prepared for the Presidency than the “former mayor of a town of 9,000 people” is for the Vice Presidency. I find this rather odd – as Obama hasn’t been so much as dog catcher in a town of 900. If Obama had at least run a McDonald’s at some point in his career, he’d have some executive experience.
At any rate, let’s have a look at Alaska and see what Governor Palin’s responsibilities have been for the past 22 months, per the Alaska Constitution:
The governor shall be responsible for the faithful execution of the laws…
Whenever the governor considers it in the public interest, he may convene the legislature, either house, or the two houses in joint session.
The governor shall, at the beginning of each session, and may at other times, give the legislature information concerning the affairs of the State and recommend the measures he considers necessary.
The governor is commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the State. He may call out these forces to execute the laws…
The governor may proclaim martial law when the public safety requires it…
Subject to procedure prescribed by law, the governor may grant pardons, commutations, and reprieves, and may suspend and remit fines and forfeitures…
The governor may make changes in the organization of the executive branch or in the assignment of functions among its units which he considers necessary for efficient administration. Where these changes require the force of law, they shall be set forth in executive orders…
Each principal department shall be under the supervision of the governor.
The head of each principal department shall be a single executive unless otherwise provided by law. He shall be appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by a majority of the members of the legislature in joint session, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor…
When a board or commission is at the head of a principal department or a regulatory or quasi-judicial agency, its members shall be appointed by the governor…
The governor may make appointments to fill vacancies occurring during a recess of the legislature, in offices requiring confirmation by the legislature. The duration of such appointments shall be prescribed by law.
And now let us turn to Obama’s responsibilities over the past 22 months:
Thank you for visiting Blogs For Victory. If you enjoy our content, please consider making a donation to help us cover the costs of our servers.Talking and voting, from time to time, in the Senate.
Mark Noonan is co-author (with Matt Margolis) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at Nevada News and Views. Follow Mark on Twitter.
104 Responses to “What Does the Governor of Alaska Do?”
Caucus of Corruption
Retired Spook,
A mere 30% of this country approves of the job our current President is doing. That number is even lower for Cheney, a man who has spent his entire life in politics.
Simply put, many no longer value the experience you are asking for in a President. They believe Washington is broken due to corruption and partisanship and that those who have spent long periods of time there are unable to govern.
Hillary’s defeat was a result of this rejection of Washington politcs. McCain is even a reflection of that feeling. He was chosen because he was seen as a maverick of the party. The extent to which he is a maverick is debatable.
Also, had you watched the DNC you would have heard that Obama’s journey resembles Lincoln’s journey to the White House.
Before his election as President, Lincoln was a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate.
Obama is was a lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, and a member of the U.S. Senate. What makes Obama different from Lincoln?
Retired Spook, please try to think independently here. You appear somewhat brighter than Danish Artist, Neocon, and K4V.
That said, I am a little disappointed seeing you resort to tired attacks on experience. Let’s follow both McCain’s and Obama’s suggestion and discuss the issues instead of yammering over the vague attacks on Obama made by Noonan.
Spook writes:
“I don’t think anyone tells John McCain what to do (and this coming from someone who doesn’t particularly like McCain). I think he truly IS his own man; I really don’t think Obama is, and, if Obama is elected, I think you’re going to have a rude and unpleasant awakening.”
Spook, you go on to praise how McCain came back into the party fold with regard to immigration and tax cuts. Apparently you don’t really like it too much when a person thinks on his own.
Also, you say Obama doesn’t think on his own and follows lock step with his party. You then call him a radical leftist. Are you saying the Democrat party and all its large following are radical leftists? If you are, you are paranoid.
You also say he has never sided with any unpopular issue.
First, this is simply false. He sided against drilling and a gas tax holiday. Meanwhile McCain flip-flopped on drilling. Obama also supported McCain’s immigration bill. A bill McCain now opposes because it was unpopular.
Besides being false, it is a bit bizarre. You are opposed to most of what Obama stands for because he is a radical leftist, right. You are also opposed to him because he supports popular positions.
So help me out here:
Are you saying you support only unpopular positions? If this is true and assuming we still live in a democracy, shouldn’t your positions lose?
Also, are you saying radical leftist ideas are popular? I thought tax cuts were popular.
Spook, stop regurgitating the narrative fed to you by whatever bias news source to which you subscribe. Think through what you say prior to speaking and you will realize you are making incompatible statements.
* The three broadcast networks treated Obama to nearly seven times more good press than bad ? 462 positive stories (34% of the total), compared with only 70 stories (just 5%) that were critical.
* NBC Nightly News was the most lopsided, with 179 pro-Obama reports (37%), more than ten times the number of anti-Obama stories (17, or 3%). The CBS Evening News was nearly as skewed, with 156 stories spun in favor of Obama (38%), compared to a mere 21 anti-Obama reports (5%). ABC’s World News was the least slanted, but still tilted roughly four-to-one in Obama’s favor (127 stories to 32, or 27% to 7%).
* Barack Obama received his best press when it mattered most, as he debuted on the national scene. All of the networks lavished him with praise when he was keynote speaker at the 2004 Democratic Convention, and did not produce a single negative story about Obama (out of 81 total reports) prior to the start of his presidential campaign in early 2007.
* The networks downplayed or ignored major Obama gaffes and scandals. Obama’s relationship with convicted influence peddler Tony Rezko was the subject of only two full reports (one each on ABC and NBC) and mentioned in just 15 other stories. CBS and NBC also initially downplayed controversial statements from Obama’s longtime pastor Jeremiah Wright, but heavily praised Obama’s March 18 speech on race relations.
* While Obama’s worst media coverage came during the weeks leading up to the Pennsylvania primary on April 22, even then the networks offered two positive stories for every one that carried a negative spin (21% to 9%). Obama’s best press of the year came after he won the North Carolina primary on May 6 ? after that, 43 percent of stories were favorable to Obama, compared to just one percent that were critical.
* The networks minimized Obama’s liberal ideology, only referring to him as a “liberal” 14 times in four years. In contrast, reporters found twice as many occasions (29) to refer to Obama as either a “rock star,” “rising star” or “superstar” during the same period.
* In covering the campaign, network reporters highlighted voters who offered favorable opinions about Obama. Of 147 average citizens who expressed an on-camera opinion about Obama, 114 (78%) were pro-Obama, compared to just 28 (19%) that had a negative view, with the remaining five offering a mixed opinion.
If you are looking for experience, then you might want to ensure you are thoroughly vetting all candidates for some good comparison to how much effort each one has put forth on behalf of their constituents. For your reference:
Please note the LENGTHY amount of time and lack of attendance or any vote of record during Barak’s Time as a US Senator. So if you don’t actually show up in Congress, debate the issues and log an actual vote, does this qualify as experience?
Barack Obama missed 301 of 1282 roll call votes (23%) since Jan 6, 2005. The graph below shows the percent of roll call votes Barack Obama was absent for during the member’s time in Congress.
Members of Congress / Barack Obama / Missed Votes
Date Vote Position GOP opinion DEM opinion
7/31/08 Vote 196: H CON RES 398: H. Con. Res. 398; A concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses. Not Voting No Yes
7/31/08 Vote 195: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 Not Voting No Yes
7/31/08 Vote 194: H R 4137: H.R. 4137 Conference Report; College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/31/08 Vote 193: H R 4040: H.R. 4040 Conference Report; CPSC Reform Act
Not Voting Yes Yes
7/30/08 Vote 192: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3335; Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
7/30/08 Vote 191: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2035; Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes
7/29/08 Vote 190: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
7/28/08 Vote 189: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3297; Advancing America’s Priorities Act Not Voting No Yes
7/28/08 Vote 188: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Advancing America’s Priorities Act Not Voting Yes Yes
7/26/08 Vote 187: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S. 3186; Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act Not Voting No Yes
7/26/08 Vote 186: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to HR 3221; Housing Tax Credit Coordination Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/25/08 Vote 185: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to the House Amendments to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/25/08 Vote 184: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
7/22/08 Vote 183: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S. 3268; Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/16/08 Vote 182: H R 5501: H.R. 5501 As Amended; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/16/08 Vote 181: S 2731: DeMint Amdt. No. 5077; To reduce to $35,000,000,000 the amount authorized to be appropriated to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in developing countries during the next 5 years. Not Voting Yes No
7/16/08 Vote 180: S 2731: Kyl Amdt. No. 5082; To limit the period during which appropriations may be made to carry out this Act and to create a point of order in the Senate against any appropriation to carry out this Act that exceeds the amount authorized for fiscal year 2013. Not Voting Yes No
7/16/08 Vote 179: S 2731: Gregg Amdt. No. 5081; To strike the provision requiring the development of coordinated oversight plans and to establish an independent Inspector General at the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator. Not Voting Yes No
7/16/08 Vote 178: S 2731: Cornyn Amdt. No. 5083; To establish a bipartisan commission for the purpose of improving oversight and eliminating wasteful government spending under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Not Voting Yes No
7/15/08 Vote 177: H R 6331: Shall H.R. 6331 Pass, the objections of the President of the United States to the contrary notwithstanding?; Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
7/15/08 Vote 176: S 2731: Bunning Amdt. No. 5073; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No No
7/15/08 Vote 175: S 2731: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt. No. 5068; To limit the countries to which Federal financial assistance may be targeted under this Act. Not Voting No Yes
7/11/08 Vote 174: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2731; Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/11/08 Vote 173: On the Motion: Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/10/08 Vote 172: On the Nomination: Confirmation Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, USA, to be General Not Voting Yes Yes
7/10/08 Vote 171: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General Not Voting Yes Yes
7/10/08 Vote 170: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Disagree to the Amdts. of the House, Adding a New Title and Inserting a New Section, to the Amdt. of the Senate to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/7/08 Vote 163: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House, Striking Title VI through XI, To the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/26/08 Vote 159: On the Nomination: Confirmation William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, To Be US District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/25/08 Vote 158: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 6304; Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/25/08 Vote 157: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amdt. of the House, Striking Section 1 through Title V and Inserting Certain Language, to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt No. 4983, as Amended; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/24/08 Vote 156: On the Nomination: Confirmation Helene N. White, of Michigan, to be US Circuit Judge Not Voting No Yes
6/24/08 Vote 155: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment striking sec. 1 through Title V and Inserting Language to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 3221, with an Amdt.; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/19/08 Vote 154: On the Motion: Bunning Motion to Refer the House Message on H.R. 3221 to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 Not Voting No No
6/19/08 Vote 153: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Bond Amdt. No. 4985; To strike provisions relating to the HOPE for Homeowners Program. Not Voting No No
6/19/08 Vote 152: H R 3221: Bond Amdt. No. 4986 As Modified; To clarify that GSEs have no responsibility for funding housing entities under the Affordable Housing program. Not Voting No No
6/18/08 Vote 151: H R 6124: Upon Reconsideration Shall H.R. 6124 Pass, the Objections of the President to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/17/08 Vote 150: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H. R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/12/08 Vote 149: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3101; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/10/08 Vote 148: On the Nomination: Confirmation Mark S. Davis of Virginia, to be US District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/10/08 Vote 147: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 6049; Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/10/08 Vote 146: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3044; Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/6/08 Vote 145: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4825; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No Yes
6/5/08 Vote 144: H R 6124: H.R. 6124; Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/4/08 Vote 143: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt-At-Arms; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Not Voting No Yes
6/2/08 Vote 141: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.3036; Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/22/08 Vote 139: On the Motion: Motion to Concur to the House Amendment No. 1 to the Senate Amdt. with Amdt. No. 4818; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes No
5/22/08 Vote 140: H R 2419: Upon Reconsideration Shall the Bill H.R. 2419 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Not Withstanding?; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/20/08 Vote 136: On the Nomination: Confirmation G. Steven Agee, of Virginia to be US Circuit Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
5/15/08 Vote 135: On the Motion: Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting Yes No
5/15/08 Vote 134: On the Motion: Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting Yes No
5/15/08 Vote 133: On the Motion: DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China – India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting Yes No
5/15/08 Vote 132: On the Motion: Boxer Motion to Instruct Conferees (China – India) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting No Yes
5/15/08 Vote 131: On the Motion: Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Tax Increase) re: S. Con. Res. 70; An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Not Voting Yes No
5/15/08 Vote 130: H R 2419: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2419; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/15/08 Vote 129: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Rule XLIV, 8(a) re: H.R. 2419 Conference Report; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes
5/15/08 Vote 128: On the Motion: Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th Congress, sect. 203 re: Conference Report to accompany H.R. 2419; Food and Energy Security Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/14/08 Vote 127: H R 980: Motion to Table Graham Amdt. No. 4763; To improve educational assistance for members of the Armed Forces and veterans in order to enhance recruitment and retention for the Armed Forces. Not Voting No Yes
5/8/08 Vote 122: S 2284: Durbin Amdt. No. 4715 as Modified; To provide that no changes in flood insurance status for any areas located in the St. Louis District of the Corps of Engineers can go into effect until the remapping process is completed for that entire District. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/8/08 Vote 121: On the Motion: Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, 110th, Sect. 201, re: Dodd Amdt. No. 4707; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
5/7/08 Vote 120: S 2284: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4705 As Further Modified; To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study regarding mandatory purchasing requirements. Not Voting No No
5/7/08 Vote 119: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4723; To allow for a reasonable 5-year phase-in period for adjusted premiums. Not Voting No No
5/7/08 Vote 118: S 2284: Vitter Amdt. No. 4722; To increase maximum coverage limits. Not Voting No No
5/7/08 Vote 117: S 2284: Wicker Amdt. No. 4719; To provide for the optional purchase of insurance against loss resulting from physical damage to or loss of real property or personal property related thereto located in the United States arising from any flood or windstorm. Not Voting No No
5/6/08 Vote 116: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.2284; Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/6/08 Vote 115: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Rockefeller Amdt. No. 4627 (Subst.) to H.R. 2881; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No Yes
4/28/08 Vote 114: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.2881; FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/24/08 Vote 113: H R 493: H.R.493 as Amended; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/24/08 Vote 112: S 1315: S.1315 as Amended; Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/24/08 Vote 111: S 1315: Burr Amdt. No. 4572; To increase benefits for disabled U.S. veterans and provide a fair benefit to World War II Filipino veterans for their service to the United States. Not Voting Yes No
4/22/08 Vote 109: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.1315; Veterans’ Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/17/08 Vote 108: H R 1195: H.R. 1195 As Amended; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/17/08 Vote 107: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Boxer Amdt. No. 4146 (Subst.); In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/17/08 Vote 106: H R 1195: Coburn Amdt. No. 4538; To create a bipartisan, bicameral special committee to investigate the improper insertion of an earmark for Coconut Road into the conference report of the 2005 highway bill after both chambers of Congress had approved identical versions of the conference report. Not Voting Yes No
4/17/08 Vote 105: H R 1195: Boxer Amdt. No. 4539, as Modified; To call for a review by the Department of Justice of allegations of violations of Federal criminal law. Not Voting No Yes
4/16/08 Vote 104: On the Motion to Table the Motion to Recommit: Motion to Table DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1195, with Instructions; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/14/08 Vote 103: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R. 1195; A bill to amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/10/08 Vote 102: On the Nomination: Confirmation Brian Stacy Miller, of Arkansas, to be US District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
4/10/08 Vote 101: S 2739: S.2739; Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/10/08 Vote 100: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. 4519; To require the transfer of certain funds to be used by the Director of the National Park Service to dispose of assets described in the candidate asset disposition list of the National Park Service. Not Voting No No
4/10/08 Vote 99: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. No. 4520; To ensure that all individuals who reside, or own property that is located, in a proposed National Heritage Area are informed of the designation of the National Heritage Area. Not Voting Yes No
4/10/08 Vote 98: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. No. 4521; To require approval prior to the assumption of control by the Federal Government of State property. Not Voting No No
4/10/08 Vote 97: S 2739: Coburn Amdt. No. 4522; To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to determine on an annual basis the quantity of land that is owned by the Federal Government and the cost to taxpayers of the ownership of the land. Not Voting Yes No
4/10/08 Vote 96: H R 3221: H.R. 3221 As Amended; Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/10/08 Vote 95: H R 3221: Ensign Amdt. No. 4419; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the limited continuation of clean energy production incentives and incentives to improve energy efficiency in order to prevent a downturn in these sectors that would result from a lapse in the tax law. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/10/08 Vote 94: H R 3221: Alexander Amdt. No. 4429; To provide a longer extension of the renewable energy production tax credit and to encourage all emerging renewable sources of electricity, and for other purposes. Not Voting No No
4/4/08 Vote 92: On the Motion: Motion to Waive S. Con. Res. 21, sec. 204. Re: Landrieu Amdt. No. 4389, As Further Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow use of amended income tax returns to take into account receipt of certain hurricane-related casualty loss grants by disallowing previously taken casualty loss deductions and to waive the deadline on the construction of GO Zone property which is eligible for bonus depreciation. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/4/08 Vote 91: H R 3221: Voinovich Amdt. No. 4406 As Modified; To protect families most vulnerable to foreclosure due to a sudden loss of income by extending the depreciation incentive to loss companies that have accumulated alternative minimum tax and research and development tax credits. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/3/08 Vote 90: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Kyl Amdt. No. 4407; No Statement of Purpose on File. Not Voting Yes No
4/3/08 Vote 89: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Murray Amdt. No. 4397; To increase funding for housing counseling resources. Not Voting No Yes
4/3/08 Vote 88: H R 3221: Motion to Table Durbin Amdt. No. 4388; To address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes No
4/3/08 Vote 87: S RES 501: S. Res. 501; A resolution honoring the sacrifice of the members of the United States Armed Forces who have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/1/08 Vote 86: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3221; Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
3/13/08 Vote 57: S CON RES 70: Kennedy Amdt. No. 4350; To increase funding for the Department of Education’s English Literacy-Civics Education State Grant program, with an offset. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/6/08 Vote 41: H R 4040: H.R. 4040 As Amended ; Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act Not Voting Yes Yes
3/6/08 Vote 40: S 2663: Motion To Table Vitter Amdt. No. 4097; To allow the prevailing party in certain civil actions related to consumer product safety rules to recover attorney fees. Not Voting No Yes
3/5/08 Vote 39: S 2663: Motion To Table Cornyn Amdt. No. 4094 As Modified Further; To prohibit State attorneys general from entering into contingency fee agreements for legal or expert witness services in certain civil actions relating to Federal consumer product safety rules, regulations, standards, certification or labeling requirements, or orders. Not Voting No Yes
3/5/08 Vote 38: S 2663: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 4105 As Modified; To authorize appropriations for necessary or appropriate travel, subsistence, and related expenses, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/4/08 Vote 37: S 2663: Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. No. 4095; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting No Yes
3/3/08 Vote 36: On the Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2663; A bill to reform the Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide greater protection for children’s products, to improve the screening of noncompliant consumer products, to improve the effectiveness of consumer product recall programs, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
Members of Congress / Barack Obama / Missed Votes
Date Vote Position GOP opinion DEM opinion
2/28/08 Vote 35: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.3221; New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes
2/27/08 Vote 34: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2634; A bill to require a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/26/08 Vote 33: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2633; A bill to provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/26/08 Vote 32: S 1200: S.1200 as Amended; Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
2/26/08 Vote 31: S 1200: Smith Amdt. No. 3897; To modify a provision relating to development of innovative approaches. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/26/08 Vote 30: S 1200: Vitter Amdt. No. 3896; To modify a section relating to limitation on use of funds appropriated to the Service. Not Voting Yes No
2/25/08 Vote 29: S 1200: DeMint Amdt. No. 4070; Of a perfecting nature.
Not Voting Yes Yes
2/25/08 Vote 28: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Dorgan Amdt. No. 3899; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/14/08 Vote 27: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4032; To protect rape and sexual assault victims from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/14/08 Vote 26: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4036; To prioritize scarce resources to basic medical services for Indians. Not Voting No No
2/14/08 Vote 25: S 1200: Coburn Amdt. No. 4034; To allow tribal members to make their own health care choices. Not Voting Yes No
2/14/08 Vote 24: S 1200: Dorgan Amdt. No. 4082; Of a perfecting nature.
Not Voting Yes Yes
2/13/08 Vote 23: S 1200: Tester Amdt. No. 4020; To express the sense of Congress regarding law enforcement and methamphetamine issues in Indian country. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/13/08 Vote 22: H R 2082: HR 2082 Conference Report ; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Not Voting No Yes
2/13/08 Vote 21: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Conference Report To Accompany H.R. 2082; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
2/12/08 Vote 20: S 2248: S.2248 as Amended; FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes No
2/7/08 Vote 12: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3913; To prohibit reverse targeting and protect the rights of Americans who are communicating with people abroad. Not Voting No Yes
2/7/08 Vote 11: S 2248: Feingold Amdt. No. 3915 ; To place flexible limits on the use of information obtained using unlawful procedures. Not Voting No Yes
2/7/08 Vote 10: H R 5140: H.R. 5140 As Amended; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
2/7/08 Vote 9: H R 5140: Reid Amdt. No. 4010; To revise the eligibility criteria for the 2008 recovery rebates for individuals. Not Voting Yes Yes
2/5/08 Vote 6: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct Sgt. At Arms; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
2/4/08 Vote 5: On the Cloture Motion: Motion To Invoke Cloture On The Motion To Proceed To Consider H.R. 5140; Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
1/24/08 Vote 2: S 2248: Motion to Table Committee on the Judiciary Reported Substitute Amendment, as Modified, to S.2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes No
1/22/08 Vote 1: H R 4986: H.R.4986; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/18/07 Vote 442: On the Nomination: Confirmation John Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
12/18/07 Vote 441: On the Motion: Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/18/07 Vote 440: On the Motion: Reid Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 1 to Senate Amdt. To H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3877; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting No Yes
12/18/07 Vote 439: On the Motion: McConnell Motion to Concur in House Amdt. No. 2 to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764, with an Amdt. No. 3874; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes No
12/18/07 Vote 438: H R 2764: Levin Amdt. No. 3876; To express the sense of Congress on the transition of the missions of United States Forces in Iraq to a more limited set of missions as specified by the President on September 13, 2007. Not Voting No Yes
12/18/07 Vote 437: H R 2764: Feingold Amdt. No. 3875; To provide for the safe redeployment of United States troops from Iraq. Not Voting No Yes
12/18/07 Vote 436: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Reid motion to Concur in the House Amdts. to the Senate Amdt. to H.R. 2764; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting No Yes
12/17/07 Vote 435: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 2248; FISA Amendments Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/14/07 Vote 434: H R 2419: H.R. 2419 as Amended; Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/14/07 Vote 433: H R 1585: H.R. 1585 Conference Report; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/14/07 Vote 432: S 2338: S. 2338 as Amended; FHA Modernization Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/13/07 Vote 431: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Harkin Amdt. No. 3500 to H.R. 2419; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
12/13/07 Vote 430: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amendment of the House to the Amendment of the Senate to the Text of H.R. 6, with an Amendment; Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/13/07 Vote 429: H R 2419: Craig Amdt. No. 3640; To prohibit the involuntary acquisition of farmland and grazing land by Federal, State, and local governments for parks, open space, or similar purposes. Not Voting Yes No
12/13/07 Vote 428: H R 2419: Brown Amdt. No. 3819; To increase funding for critical Farm Bill programs and improve crop insurance. Not Voting No Yes
12/13/07 Vote 427: H R 2419: Tester Amdt. No. 3666; To modify the provisions relating to unlawful practices under the Packers and Stockyards Act. Not Voting No Yes
12/13/07 Vote 426: H R 2419: Klobuchar Amdt. No. 3810; To improve the adjusted gross income limitation and use the savings to provide additional funding for certain programs and reduce the Federal deficit. Not Voting No Yes
12/12/07 Vote 423: H R 2419: Sessions Amdt. No. 3596 As Modified; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a pilot program under which agricultural producers may establish and contribute to tax-exempt farm savings accounts in lieu of obtaining federally subsidized crop insurance or noninsured crop assistance, to provide for contributions to such accounts by the Secretary of Agriculture, to specify the situations in which amounts may be paid to producers from such accounts, and to limit the total amount of such distributions to a producer during a taxable year, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes No
12/12/07 Vote 422: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3673; To improve women’s access to heath care services in rural areas and provide improved medical care by reducing the excessive burden the liability system places on the delivery of obstetrical and gynecological services. Not Voting Yes No
12/12/07 Vote 421: H R 2419: Alexander Amdt.; No. 3553; To limit the tax credit for small wind energy property expenditures to property placed in service in connection with a farm or rural small business. Not Voting No No
12/12/07 Vote 420: H R 2419: Alexander Amdt. No. 3551; To increase funding for the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems, with an offset. Not Voting No No
12/12/07 Vote 419: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3672; To strike a provision relating to market loss assistance for asparagus producers. Not Voting Yes No
12/12/07 Vote 418: H R 2419: Gregg Amdt. No. 3671; To strike the section requiring the establishment of a Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network. Not Voting Yes No
12/11/07 Vote 417: H R 2419: Lugar Amdt. No. 3711; Relative to traditional payments and loans. Not Voting No No
12/6/07 Vote 415: H R 3996: H.R. 3996 as Amended; Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
12/6/07 Vote 414: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3996; Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes
12/4/07 Vote 413: H R 3688: H.R. 3688; United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act Not Voting Yes Yes
11/14/07 Vote 409: H R 1429: H.R.1429 Conference Report; Head Start for School Readiness Act Not Voting Yes Yes
11/13/07 Vote 408: On the Nomination: Confirmation Robert M. Dow Jr., of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
11/8/07 Vote 407: On the Nomination: Confirmation Michael B. Mukasey of New York, to be Attorney General Not Voting Yes No
11/8/07 Vote 406: H R 1495: Shall H.R. 1495 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Notwithstanding?; Water Resources Development Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
11/7/07 Vote 405: On the Motion: Motion to Recede and Amend the Bill; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting No Yes
11/7/07 Vote 404: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Rule XXVIII, Paragraph 3, Re: H.R. 3043 Conference Report; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting No Yes
11/1/07 Vote 403: H R 3963: H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act Not Voting No Yes
11/1/07 Vote 402: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act Not Voting No Yes
10/31/07 Vote 401: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.3963; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act Not Voting No Yes
10/30/07 Vote 400: S 294: S.294 as Amended; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/30/07 Vote 399: S 294: DeMint Amdt. No.3467; To require Amtrak to disclose the Federal subsidy of every ticket sold for transportation on Amtrak. Not Voting Yes No
10/30/07 Vote 398: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S.294; Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/30/07 Vote 397: S 294: Coburn Amdt. No.3474; To require Amtrak to regularly report to Congress on the profits or losses relating to the provision of food and beverage service and to limit such service on Amtrak rail lines that incur losses. Not Voting No No
10/25/07 Vote 396: S 294: Sununu Amdt. No. 3456 as Modified; To remove the limitation on the number of Amtrak routes available for competitive bid. Not Voting Yes No
10/25/07 Vote 395: S 294: Sununu Amdt. No. 3453; To prohibit Federal subsidies in excess of specified amounts on any Amtrak train route. Not Voting Yes No
10/23/07 Vote 391: H R 3043: H.R. 3043 as Amended; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/23/07 Vote 390: On the Motion: McConnell Motion to Commit H.R. 3043 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes No
10/23/07 Vote 389: H R 3043: Bingaman Amdt. No. 3440 as Modified; Of a perfecting nature. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/23/07 Vote 388: H R 3043: Ensign Amdt. No. 3352; To prohibit the use of funds to process claims based on illegal work for purposes of receiving Social Security benefits. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/23/07 Vote 387: H R 3043: Ensign Amdt. No. 3342; To prohibit the use of funds to administer Social Security benefit payments under a totalization agreement with Mexico. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/23/07 Vote 386: H R 3043: Cardin Amdt. No. 3400; To provide support to Iraqis and Afghans who arrives in the United States under the Special Immigrant Visa program. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/23/07 Vote 385: H R 3043: Motion To Table DeMint Amdt. 3387; To replace non-competitive earmarks for the AFL-CIO with competitive grants. Not Voting No Yes
10/23/07 Vote 384: H R 3043: Motion To Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3358; To require Congress to provide health care for all children in the U.S. before funding special interest pork projects. Not Voting None Yes
10/23/07 Vote 383: H R 3043: Enzi Amdt. No. 3437; To prohibit the use of funds to modify certain HIV/AIDS funding formulas. Not Voting Yes No
10/22/07 Vote 382: H R 3043: Menendez Amdt. No. 3347 as Modified; To provide funding for the activities under the Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Act of 2005. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/22/07 Vote 381: H R 3043: Motion to Table Allard Amdt. No. 3369; To reduce the total amount appropriated to any program that is rated ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget through the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). Not Voting Yes Yes
10/18/07 Vote 380: H R 3043: Sessions Amdt. No.3373; To increase the amount of funds available for the Office of Labor Management Standards. Not Voting Yes No
10/18/07 Vote 379: H R 3043: Vitter Amdt. No.3330; To prohibit the provision of funds to grantees who perform abortions. Not Voting Yes No
10/18/07 Vote 378: H R 3043: Reid Amdt. No.3395; To clarify the application of current law. Not Voting No Yes
10/18/07 Vote 377: H R 3043: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No.3321; To provide additional care for pregnant women, mothers, and infants by eliminating a $1,000,000 earmark for a museum dedicated to Woodstock. Not Voting No Yes
10/18/07 Vote 376: H R 3043: Brown Amdt. No.3348; To provide funding for the Underground Railroad Educational and Cultural Program. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/18/07 Vote 375: H R 3043: Byrd Amdt. No.3362; To increase funding for the Mine Safety and Health Administration. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/18/07 Vote 374: H R 3043: Harkin Amdt. No.3368; To provide funding for activities to reduce infections from methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and related infections. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/18/07 Vote 373: H R 3043: DeMint Amdt. No.3338; To provide a limitation on funds with respect to the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service. Not Voting Yes No
10/16/07 Vote 372: H R 3093: H.R. 3093, As Amended; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/16/07 Vote 371: On the Motion: Motion to Commit H.R.3093 to the Committee on Appropriations, with Instructions; Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes No
10/16/07 Vote 370: H R 3093: Motion to Table Vitter Amdt. No.3277; To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Not Voting No Yes
10/16/07 Vote 369: H R 3093: Motion to Table Dole Amdt. No.3313; To set aside $75,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance for activities that support State and local law enforcement agencies in their efforts to assist the Federal Government’s enforcement of immigration laws. Not Voting No Yes
10/16/07 Vote 368: H R 3093: Motion to Table Thune Amdt. No.3317; To provide, in a fiscally responsible manner, additional funding for United States attorneys to prosecute violent crimes in Indian country. Not Voting No Yes
10/16/07 Vote 367: H R 3093: Motion to Table Ensign Amdt. No.3295; To increase funding for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program and offset the increase by reducing NASA funding. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/16/07 Vote 366: H R 3093: Ensign Amdt. No. 3294; To increase funding for the United States Marshals Service to ensure full funding for the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and offset the increase by reducing funding for the Advanced Technology Program. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/16/07 Vote 365: H R 3093: DeMint Amdt. No.3289; To prevent Federal employees from purchasing unnecessary first-class or premium-class airline tickets at taxpayers? expense. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/15/07 Vote 364: H R 3093: Brown Amdt. No. 3260 as Modified; To prohibit the use of any funds made available in this Act in a manner that is inconsistent with the trade remedy laws of the United States, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/4/07 Vote 363: H R 3093: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 3243; To provide $1,680,000 to investigate and prosecute unsolved civil rights crimes in a fiscally responsible manner by prioritizing spending. Not Voting No Yes
10/3/07 Vote 362: H R 3222: Feingold Amdt. No. 3164; To safely redeploy United States troops from Iraq. Not Voting No Yes
10/3/07 Vote 361: H R 3222: Graham Amdt. No. 3117; To improve the security of United States borders. Not Voting Yes Yes
10/2/07 Vote 360: H R 3222: Motion to Table Boxer Amdt. No. 3126 as Modified; To prohibit waivers for enlistment in the Armed Forces of individuals with certain felony offenses. Not Voting Yes No
10/1/07 Vote 359: H R 1585: H.R. 1585 as Amended; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
10/1/07 Vote 358: H R 1585: Kennedy Amdt. No. 3058; To provide for certain public-private competition requirements. Not Voting No Yes
Date Vote Position GOP opinion DEM opinion
9/27/07 Vote 357: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Levin Amdt. No.2011 (Subst.) to H.R.1585; In the nature of a substitute. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/27/07 Vote 356: H R 1585: Coburn Amdt. No. 2196; To eliminate wasteful spending and improve the management of counter-drug intelligence. Not Voting No No
9/27/07 Vote 355: H J RES 52: H. J. Res. 52; A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/27/07 Vote 354: H J RES 43: H.J.Res.43; A joint resolution increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/27/07 Vote 353: On the Motion: Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House to the Amendments of the Senate to H.R.976; Support for Injured Servicemembers Act Not Voting No Yes
9/26/07 Vote 349: H R 1585: Kyl Amdt. No. 3017 as Modified; To express the sense of the Senate regarding Iran. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/26/07 Vote 348: H R 1585: Biden Amdt. No. 2997 as Modified; To express the sense of Congress on federalism in Iraq. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/24/07 Vote 347: H R 1495: H.R.1495 Conference Report; Water Resources Development Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/20/07 Vote 344: H R 1585: Cornyn Amdt. No. 2934; To express the sense of the Senate that General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force-Iraq, deserves the full support of the Senate and strongly condemn personal attacks on the honor and integrity of General Petraeus and all members of the United States Armed Forces. Not Voting Yes No
9/18/07 Vote 338: H R 1124: H.R. 1124 as Amended; A bill to extend the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/18/07 Vote 337: H R 1124: Coburn Amdt. No. 2888; To prohibit the Federal Government from favoring public colleges and universities over private colleges and universities under the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. Not Voting Yes No
9/11/07 Vote 330: H R 3074: Motion to Table Coburn Amdt. No. 2810; To prohibit funds appropriated under title I from being used for earmarks until all structurally deficient and functionally obsolete bridges have been repaired, with limited exceptions. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/10/07 Vote 329: H R 3074: Murray Amdt. No. 2792; To expand the extension of authority of the Secretary of Transportation and provide additional obligation authority for the highway bridge program. Not Voting No Yes
9/10/07 Vote 328: On the Nomination: Confirmation Janis Lynn Sammartino, of California, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
9/10/07 Vote 327: On the Nomination: Confirmation William Lindsay Osteen, of North Carolina, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
9/7/07 Vote 326: H R 2669: H.R. 2669 Conference Report; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/6/07 Vote 325: H R 2764: H.R. 2764 as Amended; Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/6/07 Vote 324: H R 2764: Coburn Amdt. No. 2704; To provide that none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act for “Contribution to the International Development Association” may be made available for the World Bank malaria control or prevention programs. Not Voting Yes No
9/6/07 Vote 323: H R 2764: Coburn Amdt. No. 2716; To provide for the spending of $106,763,000 on programs that save children’s lives, such as the President’s Malaria Initiative, rather than lower priority programs, such as the Global Environment Facility, which produce few results and are managed by the United Nations Development Program, which utilizes corrupt procurement practices, operates contrary to United Nations rules, and retaliates against whistleblowers. Not Voting Yes No
9/6/07 Vote 322: H R 2764: Coburn Amdt. No. 2773; To ensure that the United States contribution to the United Nations is not being lost to waste, fraud, abuse or corruption by maximizing the public transparency of all United Nations spending. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/6/07 Vote 321: H R 2764: Vitter Amdt. No. 2774; To prohibit the use of funds by international organizations, agencies, and entities that require the registration of, or taxes guns owned by citizens of the United States. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/6/07 Vote 320: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2708; To prevent contributions to organizations that perform or promote abortion as a method of family planning. Not Voting Yes No
9/6/07 Vote 319: H R 2764: Boxer Amdt. No. 2719; To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. Not Voting No Yes
9/6/07 Vote 318: H R 2764: Brownback Amdt. No. 2707; To prohibit funding of organizations that support coercive abortion. Not Voting Yes No
9/6/07 Vote 317: H R 2764: Ensign Amdt. No. 2700; To strike the provision in section 113 that increases the limit on the United States’ share for United Nations peacekeeping operations during fiscal year 2008 from 25 percent to 27.1 percent so that the United States does not pay more than its fair share for United States peacekeeping. Not Voting Yes No
9/6/07 Vote 316: H R 2642: H.R. 2642 as Amended; Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
9/6/07 Vote 315: H R 2642: Brown Amdt. No. 2673; To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees. Not Voting No Yes
9/6/07 Vote 314: H R 2642: Salazar Amdt. No. 2662; To prohibit the use of funds to expand the boundaries or size of the Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, Colorado. Not Voting No Yes
9/6/07 Vote 313: H R 2642: Coleman Amdt. No. 2687; To provide funding for security associated with the national party conventions. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/5/07 Vote 312: H R 2642: Motion to Table DeMint Amdt No. 2686; To strike section 225, relating to a prohibition on the disposal of Department of Veterans Affairs lands and improvements at West Los Angeles Medical Center, California. Not Voting No Yes
9/4/07 Vote 311: On the Nomination: Confirmation Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget Not Voting Yes None
8/1/07 Vote 288: H R 976: Gregg Amdt. No. 2587; To limit the matching rate for coverage other than for low-income children or pregnant women covered through a waiver and to prohibit any new waivers for coverage of adults other than pregnant women. Not Voting Yes No
7/30/07 Vote 285: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R.976; Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/26/07 Vote 283: H R 1: DeMint Motion to Recommit H.R. 1 to Conference, with Instructions; Improving America’s Security Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes No
7/26/07 Vote 282: H R 2638: H.R. 2638, As Amended; Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/26/07 Vote 281: H R 2638: DeMint Amdt. No. 2481 ; To prohibit the use of funds to remove offenses from the list of criminal offenses disqualifying individuals from receiving TWIC cards. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/26/07 Vote 280: H R 2638: Sanders Amdt. No. 2498; To prohibit funds made available in this Act from being used to implement a rule or regulation related to certain petitions for aliens to perform temporary labor in the United States. Not Voting No Yes
7/26/07 Vote 279: H R 2638: Motion to Table Alexander Amdt. No. 2405, as Modified; To make $300,000,000 available for grants to States to carry out the REAL ID Act of 2005. Not Voting No Yes
7/26/07 Vote 284: H R 1: H.R. 1, Conference Report; Improving America’s Security Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/26/07 Vote 278: H R 2638: Graham Amdt. No. 2480; To ensure control over the United States borders and strengthen enforcement of the immigration laws. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/24/07 Vote 276: H J RES 44: H. J. Res. 44; A joint resolution approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/24/07 Vote 275: S 1642: S. 1642, as Amended; Higher Education Amendments of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/24/07 Vote 274: S 1642: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2381, as Modified; To provide for a demonstration and certification regarding the use of certain Federal funds. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/23/07 Vote 273: S 1642: Brown Amdt. No. 2376; To provide for a Federal supplemental loan program. Not Voting No Yes
7/20/07 Vote 272: H R 2669: H.R. 2669 as Amended; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
7/20/07 Vote 271: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Kyl Amdt. No. 2353; To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the individual alternative minimum tax. Not Voting Yes No
7/20/07 Vote 270: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Kerry Amdt. No. 2364.; A sense of the Senate relative to the Alternative Minimum Tax. Not Voting No Yes
7/19/07 Vote 265: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Sununu Amdt. No. 2341; No Statement of Purpose on File. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 269: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Dole Amdt. No. 2350; To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 268: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA ; To repeal the sunset of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 with respect to the expansion of the adoption credit and adoption assistance programs. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 267: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Landrieu Amdt. No. 2363; A sense of the Senate relative to the adoption tax credit Not Voting No Yes
7/19/07 Vote 266: On the Motion: Motion to Waive Cornyn Amdt No. 2339; To provide interim relief for shortages in employment-based visas for aliens with extraordinary ability and advanced degrees and for nurses. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 264: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Schumer Amdt. No. 2361; A sense of the Senate relative to tax policy. Not Voting No Yes
7/19/07 Vote 263: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Ensign Amdt. No. 2355; To reduce document fraud, prevent identity theft, and preserve the integrity of the Social Security system, by ensuring that individuals are not able to receive Social Security benefits as a result of unlawful activity. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 262: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Stabenow Amdt. No 2358; Relative to illegal aliens qualifying for Social Security benefits. Not Voting No Yes
7/19/07 Vote 261: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Collins Amdt. No. 2340; To provide limited immunity for reports of suspicious behavior and response. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 260: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA DeMint Amdt. No. 2352; To amend the National Labor Relations Act to ensure the right of employees to a secret-ballot election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 259: H R 2669: McConnell Amdt. No. 2351; To express the sense of the Senate on the detainees of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/19/07 Vote 258: On the Motion: Motion to Waive CBA Re: Coleman Amdt. No. 2334; To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. Not Voting Yes No
7/19/07 Vote 257: H R 2669: Sessions Amdt. No. 2333; To strike the provisions relating to loan forgiveness for public service employees. Not Voting Yes No
7/18/07 Vote 253: On the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 2669; College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 Not Voting No Yes
7/17/07 Vote 249: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 Not Voting No Yes
7/13/07 Vote 247: H R 1585: Dorgan Amdt. No. 2135, as Amended; Relative to bringing Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda to justice. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/12/07 Vote 246: H R 1585: Levin Amdt. No. 2019, As Amended; To provide for the care and management of wounded warriors. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/12/07 Vote 245: H R 1585: Sessions Amdt. No. 2024, as Modified; To state the policy of the United States on the protection of the United States and its allies against Iranian ballistic missiles. Not Voting Yes Yes
7/9/07 Vote 240: On the Nomination: Confirmation Janet T. Neff, of Michigan, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/9/07 Vote 239: On the Nomination: Confirmation Liam O’Grady, of Virginia, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
6/20/07 Vote 218: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: Gregg Amdt. No. 1718; To strike the provision extending the additional duty on ethanol and for other purposes. Not Voting Yes No
6/20/07 Vote 217: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. re: DeMint Amdt. No. 1546; To provide that legislation that would increase the national average fuel prices for automobiles is subject to a point of order in the Senate. Not Voting Yes No
6/14/07 Vote 212: H R 6: Warner Amdt. No. 1566, As Modified; To authorize the State of Virginia to petition for authorization to conduct natural gas exploration and drilling activities in the coastal zone of the State. Not Voting Yes No
6/12/07 Vote 209: H R 6: Bayh Amdt. No. 1508; To provide for the publication and implementation of an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in the United States. Not Voting No Yes
6/11/07 Vote 208: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider H.R.6; CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
6/11/07 Vote 207: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to the Consideration of S.J.Res.14; A joint resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales no longer holds the confidence of the Senate and of the American people. Not Voting No Yes
6/5/07 Vote 185: S 1348: Feingold Amdt. No. 1176; To establish commissions to review the facts and circumstances surrounding injustices suffered by European Americans, European Latin Americans, and Jewish refugees during World War II. Not Voting No Yes
6/5/07 Vote 184: S 1348: McConnell Amdt. No. 1170; To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require individuals voting in person to present photo identification. Not Voting Yes No
6/5/07 Vote 183: S 1348: Durbin Amdt. No. 1231; To ensure that employers make efforts to recruit American workers. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/5/07 Vote 182: S 1348: Allard Amdt. No. 1189; To eliminate the preference given to people who entered the United States illegally over people seeking to enter the country legally in the merit-based evaluation system for visas. Not Voting None No
5/22/07 Vote 174: S 1348: Dorgan Amdt. No. 1153; To strike the Y nonimmigrant guestworker program. Not Voting No Yes
5/21/07 Vote 173: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.1348; Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/16/07 Vote 170: H R 1495: H.R. 1495 As Amended; Water Resources Development Act of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/15/07 Vote 163: H R 1495: Coburn Amdt. No. 1090; To prioritize Federal spending to ensure the residents of the city of Sacramento are protected from the threat of floods before spending money to add sand to beaches in San Diego. Not Voting No No
5/7/07 Vote 152: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Committee Substitute as Modified and Amended to S.1082; Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 2007 Not Voting Yes Yes
5/7/07 Vote 151: S 1082: Cochran Amdt. No. 1010; To protect the health and safety of the public. Not Voting Yes No
4/24/07 Vote 137: S 761: DeMint Amdt. No. 929; To require the study on barriers to innovation to include an examination of the impact of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on innovation. Not Voting Yes Yes
4/24/07 Vote 136: On the Nomination: Confirmation Halil Suleyman Ozerden, of Mississippi, to be U.S. District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
4/17/07 Vote 131: On the Cloture Motion: Upon Reconsideration, Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Not Voting No Yes
4/16/07 Vote 130: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on S. 372; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Not Voting No Yes
3/5/07 Vote 59: On the Nomination: Confirmation Carl J. Artman, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior Not Voting Yes Yes
3/2/07 Vote 58: S 4: Salazar Amdt. No. 280; To create a Rural Policing Institute as part of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Not Voting Yes Yes
3/2/07 Vote 57: S 4: Sununu Amdt. No. 292; To expand the reporting requirement on cross border interoperability, and to prevent lengthy delays in the accessing frequencies and channels for public safety communication users and others. Not Voting Yes Yes
9/5/06 Vote 231: On the Nomination: Confirmation Kimberly Ann Moore, of Virginia, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
5/8/06 Vote 115: On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to S.22; Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 Not Voting Yes No
4/25/06 Vote 93: On the Nomination: Confirmation Gray Hampton Miller, of Texas, to be United States District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
10/24/05 Vote 265: On the Nomination: Confirmation Brian Edward Sandoval, of Nevada, To Be United States District Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
7/11/05 Vote 173: S RES 193: S.Res. 193; A resolution expressing sympathy for the people of the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attacks on London on July 7, 2005. Not Voting Yes Yes
6/9/05 Vote 134: On the Nomination: Confirmation Richard A. Griffin, of Michigan, to be U.S. Circuit Judge Not Voting Yes Yes
4/19/05 Vote 100: On the Motion: Motion to Recess, As Modified; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 Not Voting Yes No
4/19/05 Vote 99: On the Motion: Motion to Instruct the Sgt. At Arms; Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, 2005 Not Voting Yes Yes
4/19/05 Vote 98: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Craig Amdt. No. 375; To provide for the adjustment of status of certain foreign agricultural workers, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the H-2A worker program under that Act, to provide a stable, legal agricultural workforce, to extend basic legal protections and better working conditions to more workers, and for other purposes. Not Voting No Yes
4/19/05 Vote 97: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Chambliss Amdt. No. 432; To simplify the process for admitting temporary alien agricultural workers under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, to increase access to such workers, and for other purposes. Not Voting No No
Older missed votes | More recent missed votes
The ONLY Bills sponsored by Obama that have actually been voted on and passed:
Passed Senate
Jun 26, 2007
S.Con.Res. 25: A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society.
Passed Senate
Jun 24, 2008
S.Res. 600: A resolution commemorating the 44th anniversary of the deaths of civil rights workers Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner in Philadelphia, Mississippi, while working in the name of American democracy to register voters and secure civil rights during the summer of 1964, which has become known as “Freedom Summer”.
Passed Senate
Jul 13, 2007
S.Res. 268: A resolution designating July 12, 2007, as “National Summer Learning Day”.
Passed Senate
Mar 28, 2007
S.Res. 133: A resolution celebrating the life of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson.
Oh, and in case we forget Barak’s experience as an Illinois Senator as well:
He voted “present,” an option he invoked nearly 130 times as a state senator.