Congressional Voting Record
Key |
FOR: |
Voted in support of medical liability reform |
AGAINST: |
Voted against medical liability reform |
NO VOTE: |
Was not present at time of vote |
PRESENT: |
Was present at time of vote, but did not cast a vote |
- : |
Not in Office |
(D): |
Democrat |
(R): |
Republican |
Name in Bold: |
Up for Re-election in November 2006 |
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Wisconsin | Wyoming
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1995 |
2002 |
2003
S. 11 |
2004
S. 2061 |
2004
S. 2207 |
2006
S. 22 |
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McConnell Amendment to Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act
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McConnell Amendment to Greater Access to Affordable Pharmaceuticals Act
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Patients First Act of 2003
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Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies Access to Care Act of 2003
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Pregnancy and Trauma Care Access Protection Act of 2004 |
Medical Care Access Protection Act of 2006 |
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Sponsor:
McConnell
Co-Sponsor:
Lieberman
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Sponsors:
Enzi
Inhofe
McConnell
Co-Sponsor:
Frist
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Sponsors:
Alexander
Bunning
Cornyn
Enzi
Hagel
Inhofe
Voinovich
Co-Sponsors:
Ensign
Hatch
Kyl
Thomas
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Sponsors:
Alexander
Bunning
Cornyn
Dole
Enzi
Hagel
McConnell
Sessions
Stevens
Voinovich
Co-Sponsors:
Ensign
Hatch
Thomas
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Sponsors:
Cornyn
Gregg
Hagel
Voinovich
Warner
Co-Sponsors:
Ensign
Hatch
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Sponsor:
Ensign
Co-Sponsors:
Alexander
Allard
Burns
Burr
Coburn
Cornyn
DeMint
Dole
Frist
Gregg
Hatch
Inhofe
Lott
McConnell
Santorum
Sessions
Thune
Vitter
Voinovich
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Shelby (R) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
Sessions (R) |
-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Stevens (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
Murkowski (R) |
-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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McCain (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
NO VOTE |
Kyl (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Pryor (D) |
-
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Boxer (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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-
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Feinstein (D) |
FOR
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Allard (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Salazar (D) |
-
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-
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-
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-
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- |
AGAINST |
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Dodd (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Lieberman (D) |
FOR
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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NO VOTE |
AGAINST |
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Biden (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
NO VOTE |
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Carper (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Martinez (R) |
-
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-
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-
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-
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- |
FOR |
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Nelson (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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FOR |
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Akaka (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Inouye (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Grassley (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Harkin (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Craig (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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AGAINST
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FOR
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
NO VOTE |
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Obama (D) |
-
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-
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-
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-
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- |
NO VOTE |
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Bayh (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Lugar (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
NOT PRESENT |
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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McConnell (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Vitter (R) |
-
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-
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-
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-
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- |
FOR |
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Landrieu (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Collins (R) |
-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Snowe (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Mikulski (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Sarbanes (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Kennedy (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Kerry (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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NO VOTE
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NO VOTE
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NO VOTE |
AGAINST |
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Levin (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Stabenow (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Coleman (R) |
-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Dayton (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Cochran (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
Lott (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Bond (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Baucus (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Burns (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
NO VOTE |
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Hagel (R) |
-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Nelson (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
Reid (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Gregg (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Sununu (R) |
-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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AGAINST |
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Lautenberg (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Bingaman (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Domenici (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Clinton (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Dole (R) |
-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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- |
FOR |
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Conrad (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
NO VOTE |
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Dorgan (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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DeWine (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Voinovich (R) |
-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Inhofe (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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-
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-
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-
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- |
NO VOTE |
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Smith (R) |
-
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AGAINST
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Santorum (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Specter (R) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Chafee (R) |
-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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-
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-
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FOR |
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-
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FOR |
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-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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NO VOTE
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Alexander (R) |
-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Frist (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Cornyn (R) |
-
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-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Hutchison (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Bennett (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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NO VOTE
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FOR |
FOR |
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Hatch (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Jeffords (I) |
FOR
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
NO VOTE |
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Leahy (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Allen (R) |
-
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AGAINST
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Warner (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Cantwell (D) |
-
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Murray (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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NO VOTE |
AGAINST |
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Feingold (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
Kohl (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Byrd (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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FOR
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AGAINST |
AGAINST |
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Rockefeller (D) |
AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST
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AGAINST |
NO VOTE |
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Enzi (R) |
-
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
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Thomas (R) |
FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR
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FOR |
FOR |
Senator Lincoln was a member of the US House from 1992-1996. As a member of the House she voted in favor and against medical liability reform in various years.
Senator Chambliss was a member of the US House from 1994-2002. As a member of the House, he voted in favor and against medical liability reform in various years
Senator Isakson was a member of the US House from 1999-2004. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Crapo was a member of the US House from 1992-1998. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Durbin was a member of the US House from 1983-1996. As a member of the House, he voted against medical liability.
Senator Brownback was a member of the US House from 1995-1996. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Roberts was a member of the US House from 1981-1996. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Bunning was a member of the US House from 1986-1998. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Talent was a member of the US House from 1992-2000. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Ensign was a member of the US House from 1994-1998. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Menendez was a member of the US House from 1992-2006. As a member of the House, he voted against medical liability reform.
Senator Schumer was a member of the US House from 1981-98. As a member of the House, he voted against medical liability reform.
Senator Burr was a member of the US House from 1994-2004. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Coburn was a member of the US House from 1995-2001. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Wyden was a member of the US House from 1981-1995. As a member of the House, he voted against medical liability reform.
Senator Reed was a member of the US House from 1991-1996. As a member of the House, he voted against medical liability reform.
Senator Graham was a member of the US House from 1994-2002. As a member of the House, he voted in favor and against medical liability reform in various years.
Senator Schumer was a member of the US House from 1981-1998. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Thune was a member of the US House from 1995-2002. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of medical liability reform.
Senator Johnson was a member of the US House from 1986-1996. As a member of the House, he voted in favor of and against medical liability reform in various years.
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