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U.S. HOUSE VOTE CHART MAY 2001 TO JUNE 2002 |
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Blagojevich |
Schakowsky |
Lipinski |
Gutierrez |
Jackson |
Hyde |
Kirk |
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1 |
Make 2001 Bush tax cut permanent |
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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2 |
Permanent repeal of "marriage penalty" tax rate
on couples to equalize with single taxpayers |
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Absent |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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3 |
Permanent repeal of federal estate and gift tax |
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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4 |
Reauthorize 1996 welfare reforms and add new work
requirements |
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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5 |
Republican economic "stimulus" bill with new
tax cuts, tax credits, and increased government spending |
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No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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6 |
Pass fiscal 2003 budget of $796.8 billion with $28
billion in tax cuts |
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Absent |
No |
No |
Absent |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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7 |
Pass $383.4 billion in military and homeland security
funding |
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Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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8 |
Increase farm crop subsidies by 65% over 10 years |
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Yes |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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9 |
Grant fast-track authority to president on trade
agreements and curb Congress’ power to revise |
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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10 |
Federalize all airline baggage screeners |
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No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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11 |
Pass $15 billion airline industry bailout with federal
grants and loan guarantees |
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Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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12 |
Require airlines to pay health insurance for laid-off
workers |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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13 |
9/11 insurance bailout: subsidize insurers for terrorist
losses and limit litigation |
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
14 |
Permit abortions at overseas U.S. military facilities |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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15 |
Use federal funds for prison inmate abortions |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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16 |
Ban interstate transportation of minor for abortion |
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No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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17 |
Ban human cloning |
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No |
No |
Absent |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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18 |
Legalize embryo cloning for research |
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Yes |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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19 |
Allow Congress to ban flag desecration |
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Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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20 |
Pass Bush "Patients’ Bill of Rights" |
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No |
No |
Absent |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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21 |
Permit use of U.S. military for drug interdiction and
immigration enforcement |
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No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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22 |
Expand NATO to include former Soviet Republics, plus
Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania |
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Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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23 |
Pass $317 billion in U.S. defense funding |
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Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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24 |
Resolution to allow time for "prayer or silent
reflection" in public schools |
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No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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25 |
Bar use of federal funds to enforce agency ruling in
Washington, D.C. to require that Boy Scouts admit homosexuals |
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No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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26 |
Bar Washington, D.C. government from extending health
insurance coverage to gay and non-gay "domestic partners" of
city employees |
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No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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27 |
Limit government electronic surveillance powers |
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No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
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28 |
Expand wiretapping and deportation powers to combat
terrorism |
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No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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29 |
Increase U.S. Customs’ spending to $5 billion for
border security |
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Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Abs |
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30 |
Shays-Meehan campaign reform bill: ban soft money for
political parties and cap individual contributions at $2,000 |
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No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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31 |
Bar non-citizens from making campaign contributions |
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Absent |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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32 |
Extend 6-month amnesty to illegal immigrants |
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Absent |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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33 |
Give food stamps to legal immigrants |
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Absent |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
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34 |
Spend $5 million to save Asian elephants |
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No |
Yes |
Yes |
Absent |
Yes |
Abs |
Yes |
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35 |
Permit nuclear-tipped interceptors as part of missile
defense system |
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Absent |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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36 |
Curb "frivolous" class-actions lawsuits |
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Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
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37 |
Ban oil and gas drilling in eastern Gulf of Mexico |
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
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Blagojevich |
Schakowsky |
Lipinski |
Gutierrez |
Jackson |
Hyde |
Kirk |
