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Agriculture,
Voted in favor of the 2002 Farm Bill containing subsides[1]
Voted against a 2006 amendment prohibiting funds from being used for dairy education in Iowa[2]
Voted in favor of the $940 billion Farm Bill in 2013, of which 80 percent of the funds were earmarked for food
stamps[7]
Voted in favor of the agriculture standalone version Farm Bill in 2013, which created new subsidy programs and
made them permanent law[8]
Voted in favor of the final $940 billion Farm Bill in 2014, which failed to reform food stamps or agriculture
programs in a meaningful way[9]
[1]http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2002/roll123.xml
Bailouts
Voted against a 2005 amendment eliminating the ability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to borrow from the
Treasury (taxpayers)[10]
Voted in favor of the $831 billion Economic Stimulus Act in early 2008[11]
Voted in favor of the 2008 bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which included an increase in the debt
ceiling[12]
Voted in favor of the first TARP Wall Street bank bailout in 2008[13]
Voted in favor of the second, $700 billion TARP Wall Street bank bailout in 2008[14]
Voted in favor of the 2008 $14 billion auto industry bailout[15]
Voted against a 2009 amendment striking $355 billion in stimulus spending[16]
Voted in favor of a $100 billion bailout of the International Monetary Fund in 2009[136] ___________________________________________
Budget and Spending
Voted against cutting funding for public broadcasting in 1995.[18]
Voted against cutting a total of $7.6 billion from the budget in 1997[19]
Voted in favor of a bill funding general government in 1997, which failed to block a pay raise for Congress[20]
Voted against a 2001 amendment replacing the proposed budget with the RSC budget alternative, which
contained more spending cuts[22]
Voted in favor of a 2005 transportation bill that broke the budget agreement by $11 billion[25]
Voted against banning taxpayer dollars from being expended to renovate or expand UN Headquarters anywhere
in the United States in 2006[26]
Voted against a 2006 amendment replacing the proposed budget with the RSC budget alternative, which
contained more spending cuts[27]
Voted against a 2006 amendment to cut spending in the underlying T-HUD appropriations bill by $678 million[28]
Voted against a 2007 amendment that would have saved $279 billion over five years from the proposed budget
and extended tax relief[29]
Voted in favor of authorizing $43 billion for 40 new federal programs in 2007, expanding the size of
government[30]
Voted against a 2007 amendment reducing discretionary spending in the underlying agriculture appropriations bill
by 5.5 percent across-the-board[31]
Voted in favor of a budget-busting omnibus spending bill in 2007[32]
Voted against a 2008 amendment replacing the proposed budget with a conservative alternative[33]
Voted in favor of a $33 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program in 2009[34]
Voted against a 2009 amendment replacing the federal budget with the RSC budget alternative, which contained
more spending cuts[36]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting inflated spending in the defense budget by$18.6 billion to reflect FY
2008 levels[40]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting non-defense discretionary spending in the underlying DoD
appropriations bill to reflect 2006 levels[41] Voted in favor of a short-term Do Nothing continuing resolution in
2011[42]'
Voted against a 2011 amendment replacing the Ryan budget with the RSC budget alternative, which contained
Voted against a 2011 amendment reducing Homeland Security appropriations by 10 percent[45]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting $700 million in waste from a megabus appropriations bill[46]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting $900 million from Food for Peace Grants[47]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting $3.04 billion from the underlying Energy & Water appropriations bill[48]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting $3 billion from the underlying Department of the Interior appropriations
bill[49]
Voted in favor of the 2011 debt ceiling deal, which increased the debt by $2.4 trillion the largest increase in
American history that undermined GOP unity behind a balanced budget[50]
Voted in favor of a continuing resolution that violated the agreed upon Ryan Budget levels by $24 billion in
2011[51]
Voted in favor of a senate amended continuing resolution that violated the agreed upon Ryan Budget levels by
$24 billion in 2011[52]
Voted in favor of a minibus spending bill that spent $24 billion more than the Ryan budget, busted the budget
caps, and which funded Obamacare in 2011[53]
Voted against a 2012 amendment cutting the underlying Commerce, Science, & Justice appropriations bill by 1
percent[55]
Voted against a 2012 amendment cutting $2.7 billion from selected portions of the underlying Commerce,
Science, & Justice appropriations bill[56]
Voted against a 2012 amendment cutting $3.1 billion from the underlying Energy & Water appropriations bill[57]
Voted in favor of T-HUD appropriations in 2012, increasing funds for Amtrak, the Essential Air Service, community
development block grants, and other wasteful spending[58]
Voted against a 2012 amendment cutting $1.07 billion from the underlying DoD appropriations bill[59]
Voted against a 2013 amendment offsetting Hurricane Sandy disaster relief with cuts in discretionary spending[60]
Voted in favor of a 2013 amendment adding $33.677 billion in additional, non-offset spending to Hurricane Sandy
disaster relief[61]
Voted in favor of $50 billion in disaster relief following Hurricane Sandy in 2013[62]
Voted in favor of the Senate negotiated spending and debt deal to end the government shutdown and raise the
debt ceiling in 2013[64]
Voted in favor of the Ryan/Murray budget deal in 2013 that increased spending[65]
Voted in favor of the omnibus spending bill following the government shutdown in 2014[66]
Voted against a 2014 amendment cutting the underlying T-HUD appropriations bill by 1 percent[68]
Voted in favor of reauthorizing BrandUSA in 2014, a tourism slush fund that uses federal taxing authority to
finance profits[69] Voted in favor of a $125 million program to monitor critical minerals used in private
manufacturing in 2014[70]
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Civil Liberties
Voted in favor of a five year extension of the FISA Amendments Act in 2012[73]
Voted in favor of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act in 2013[74]
Voted in favor of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in 2013[75]
Voted against a 2013 amendment preventing the NSA from blanket metadata collection on Americans without
authorization[76]
Voted against a 2014 amendment preventing the NSA from blanket metadata collection on Americans without
authorization[77]
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- [73]http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll569.xml
Voted in favor of increasing the debt ceiling in 1996[80]
Voted in favor of the Contract With America in 1996 which included an increase in the debt ceiling[82]
Voted in favor of the Balanced Budget Act in 1997 which included an increase in the debt ceiling[83]
Voted in favor of bailing out Fannie and Freddie in 2008 which included an increase in the debt ceiling[89]
Voted in favor of TARP in 2008 which included an increase in the debt ceiling[90]
Voted in favor of the 2011 debt ceiling deal, which increased the debt by $2.4 trillion the largest increase in
American history that undermined GOP unity behind a balanced budget[94]
Voted in favor of the negotiated spending and debt deal to end the government shutdown in 2013 which included
an increase in the debt ceiling[97]
Voted in favor of increasing the debt ceiling following the government shutdown in early 2014[98]
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Earmarks
Voted against a 2006 amendment prohibiting funds for the conversion of the Strand Theater in Plattsburgh, NY
into a performing arts center[100]
Voted against prohibiting funds for an ultra-low emission locomotive in Pennsylvania[102]
Voted against cutting 148 earmarks in the 2008 Financial Services appropriations bill in 2007[103]
Voted in favor of overriding President Bushs 2007 veto of a Water Resources Development bill, which included
900+ earmarks[104]
Education
Voted in favor of No Child Left Behind in 2001[108]
Voted in favor of extending student loan interest rates for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans in
2012[111]
Voted in favor of maintaining federal subsidies for student loans in 2013[112]
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Energy and Environment
Voted in favor of a 2007 amendment forcing electric utilities to produce 20 percent of their energy from renewable
sources by 2020[115]
Voted in favor of an energy bill which subsidized alternative energy, mandated the use of ethanol and placed
standards on producers of fuel, cars, and appliances in 2007[116]
Voted in favor of the Cash for Clunkers program in 2009[117]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting energy subsidies[119]
Voted against a 2011 amendment cutting the EPA's budget by $64 million[120]
Voted against a 2012 amendment eliminating the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program[124]
Voted against a 2012 amendment defunding the Fossil Fuel R&D programs[125]
Voted against a 2013 amendment eliminating $1.544 billion from funding for energy R&D programs[128]
Voted in favor of creating a grant program incentivizing green energy building codes[131]
Voted in favor of stopping the EPA from imposing new regulations that would
Voted against a 2014 amendment eliminating $3.1 billion dollars in subsidies for three energy programs[134]
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Free Market
Voted against capping punitive damages against small businesses for unintentional product defects in 2000[141]
Voted against a 2005 amendment to reform the sugar subsidy program[142]
Voted against a 2006 amendment cutting the sugar subsidy program[143]
Voted in favor of mortgage reform in 2007 that imposed unnecessary regulations and exposed lenders to
increased liability[146]
Voted in favor of expanding FDA control over the tobacco industry in 2009[149]
Voted in favor of patent reform in 2011[152]

Voted against a 2011 amendment eliminating the federally subsidized flood insurance program[153]
Voted against a 2012 amendment eliminating the wasteful Economic Development Administration[155]
Voted in favor of reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank in 2012[156]
Voted against a 2013 amendment repealing the dairy farm subsidy program[158]
Voted in favor of delaying pro-market reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program in 2014[161]
Voted in favor of reauthorizing the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in 2014[162]'
Voted against a 2014 amendment eliminating the wasteful Economic Development Administration[163]
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Health Care
Voted in favor of Medicare Part D in 2003[164]
Voted in favor of maintaining Medicaid loopholes in 2008[166]
Voted in favor of expanding the Obamacare grant program for veterinarians in 2011[167]
Voted against a funding bill that delayed Obamacare and required unsubsidized health insurance for members
and staff of the Executive and Legislative branches in 2013[169]
Voted in favor of the Miller-Sanders Veterans Bill in 2014, which created a new entitlement set to cost $500 billion
over the next decade[170]
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Immigration
Voted in favor of allowing illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. without legal residency in 2002[171]
Voted against penalizing cities that give sanctuary to illegal aliens in 2004[172]
Voted against an amendment requiring states and localities to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing
immigration law in 2004[173]
Voted against a 2005 amendment punishing state and local governments that don't share information with federal
immigration authorities by withholding funding[174]

Voted against a 2005 amendment mandating comprehensive interior enforcement to help remove illegal
immigrants[177]
Voted against a 2014 amendment cutting spending on public housing for illegal aliens[181]
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Judiciary
Voted in favor of eliminating confirmation for 200 presidential appointees in 2012, which would reduce oversight of
the Executive Branch[183]
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Labor
Voted in favor of increasing the minimum wage in 2007[184]
Voted in favor of the Employee Free Choice Act in 2007, which would make it easier for unions to unionize
workers in the private sector[185]
Voted against a 2007 amendment limiting the Davis-Bacon union wage subsidy rule[186]
Voted against a 2011 amendment striking funding for the National Labor Relations Board[189]
Voted against a 2011 amendment preventing projects in the 2011 budget from complying with the Davis-Bacon
wage subsidy rule[190]
Voted against prohibiting the National Labor Relations Board from acting or issuing rules without a quorum in
2013[193]
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Second Amendment
Voted in favor of banning the transfer or possession of 19 types of assault weapons in 1994[206]
Voted in favor of a 1999 amendment expanding background checks to gun shows[208]
Voted against a 1999 amendment repealing a DC law that prohibits residents from possessing firearms[209]
Voted against a 1999 amendment allowing law-abiding residents of DC to keep a handgun in their home[210]
Voted against a national cross-state standard for concealed carry in 2011[211]
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Taxes
Voted against the conservative substitute budget for FY 2001 that would have cut more non-discretionary
spending and had $270 billion in tax cuts in 2000[214]
Voted in favor of a $284 billion transportation bill in 2005 that raised taxes[216]
Voted in favor of a Veterans Affairs appropriations bill that included a "Patriot Tax" on upper income brackets in
2008[217]
Voted in favor of the Tobacco Control Act in 2008, which created new "user fees" to pay for an expanded FDA
regulatory program[218]
Voted in favor of the $630 billion fiscal cliff tax increase, which also increased spending by $230 billion[219]
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Trade
Voted in favor of extending Trade Adjustment Assistance in 2011, a program that disrupts market price
systems[224]
Voted in favor of applying countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act to nonmarket economy countries in
2012[225]
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Transportation
Voted in favor of the SAFETEA-LU highway spending bill in 2005, which contained $24 billion in earmarks[229]
Voted in favor of a 2006 amendment increasing funding for Amtrak by $214 million[230]
Voted in favor of an $8 billion bailout of the Highway Trust Fund in 2008[231]
Voted against a 2012 motion to instruct conferees on a highway spending bill to cap transportation spending at the
amount taken in by the gas tax[232]
Voted in favor of a highway spending bill that exceeded revenue from the gas tax in 2012[233]
Voted against eliminating subsidies for airline tickets to sparsely populated airports, the Essential Air Service
Program, in 2013[234]
Voted in favor of a $10.8 billion Highway Trust Fund bailout in 2014 that offset spending via revenue raisers,
budget gimmicks, and budget transfers[235]
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- Welfare
Voted against cutting welfare eligibility and limiting welfare spending in 1995[236]
Voted in favor of extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks in 2008[237]
Voted in favor of extending unemployment benefits to 73 weeks in 2009[238]
Voted against a 2013 amendment blocking farm subsidies to individuals with annual income greater than
$250,000[241]
Voted against a 2013 amendment allowing states to add work requirements to food stamp programs[242]
Voted against a 2014 amendment cutting housing welfare by $2.9 billion[243]
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