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U.S. SENATE ROLL CALL VOTES:
June 2005-June 2006
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Dick
Durbin
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Barack Obama
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Redeploy U.S. troops from Iraq
and complete
withdrawal by 7/1/07
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Yes
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No
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Begin Iraq troop redeployment in
2006 and
withdraw all troops by 12/06
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Yes
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Yes
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Approve $517.7 billion for
defense spending
for 2007 and allocate $50 billion for Iraq and
Afghanistan military actions
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Yes
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Yes
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Urge Iraq government not to give
amnesty to
anti-U.S. terrorists
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No
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No
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Renew U.S. Patriot Act
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Yes
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Yes
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Renew Voting Rights Act
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Yes
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Yes
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Approve Central American Free
Trade
Agreement
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No
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No
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Confirm Roberts as U.S. Supreme
Court
Chief Justice
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No
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No
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Confirm Alito as U.S. Supreme
Court
Associate Justice
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No
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No
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Declare English as common U.S.
language
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Yes
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Yes
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Permanently repeal federal estate
tax
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No
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No
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Constitutional amendment to bar
same-sex
marriage
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No
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No
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Expand federal funding for
embryonic stem-
cell research
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Yes
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Yes
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Cap federal damage awards
against
obstetricians and gynecologists
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No
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No
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Cut sugar growers’ subsidies
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No
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No
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Freeze U.S. Senator pay at
$162,100/year
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Yes
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Yes
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Bar lawsuits against gun
manufacturers
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No
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No
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Raise federal minimum wage to
$5.85/hour
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Yes
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Yes
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Impose mandatory caps on carbon
dioxide
emissions
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Yes
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Yes
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Limit “guest worker”
eligibility to illegal
aliens in U.S. for 2-5 years
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No
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No
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Bar illegal aliens from “earned
citizenship”
if convicted of one felony or 3 misdemeanors
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Yes
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Yes
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Limit number of “permanent
resident” green-
cards to 650,000 per year
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No
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No
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Approve immigration overhaul with
“guest
worker” provisions
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Yes
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Yes
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Create electronic system to allow
employers
to verify legal status of workers
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Yes
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Yes
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Impose application fee on
immigrants to
start legalization process
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No
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No
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Confirm
Bolton for U.N. ambassador
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No
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No
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Pursue diplomacy to stall
Iran’s efforts
to develop nuclear capability
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Yes
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Yes
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