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U.S.
Senate Vote Chart:
June 2007-June 2008
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Dick
Durbin
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Barack
Obama
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“Economic stimulus” tax
rebate/refund
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Yes
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Absent
|
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Raise taxes by $1.4 trillion to
fund 111 new or expanded federal programs
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No
|
No
|
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Repeal tax increase on social
security benefits
|
No
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No
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Restore pre-2000 tax rate on top
income earners
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Yes
|
Yes
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Require “wealthy” Medicare
recipients to pay additional Part D premiums
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No
|
No
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Cut all federal spending by 5%
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No
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No
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Reduce congressional budget for
2008-09
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No
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Absent
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Increase federal estate tax
exemption to $5 million
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No
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No
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Give congressional seat to
District of Columbia
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Yes
|
Yes
|
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Restore habeas corpus rights to
detainees in
Guantanamo
and other
U.S.
prisons
|
Yes
|
Yes
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Increase oil supply and lower gas
costs by suspending acquisition by
U.S.
petroleum reserve
|
Yes
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Yes
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Redeploy
U.S.
troops from
Iraq
|
Yes
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Absent
|
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Limit missions of
U.S.
troops in
Iraq
|
Yes
|
Absent
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Require report setting forth
“global strategy” to defeat al Qaeda and
affiliates
|
Yes
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Absent
|
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Improve
U.S.
border security
|
Yes
|
Absent
|
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Bar federal aide to cities that
provide “sanctuary” to illegal aliens
|
No
|
No
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Cut $75 million in funding for
local law enforcement agencies to enforce immigration
laws
|
Yes
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Absent
|
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Increase funding for criminal
defense for illegal aliens
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Yes
|
Absent
|
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Bar federal funds to
hospitals/clinics that perform abortions
|
No
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Absent
|
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Increase Dept. of Justice funding
to enforce laws banning transportation of minors
across state lines for abortions
|
No
|
No
|
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Reduce foreign aid for HIV/AIDS
and malaria programs by $35 billion
|
Yes
|
Absent
|
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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act: grant immunity to phone companies for past
conduct
|
No
|
Yes
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Prohibit “reverse targeting”
government surveillance on international phone calls
|
Yes
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Absent
|
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Bar federal employees from flying
First-Class on government business
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Yes
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Absent
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Provide federal health care to
all children before funding any congressional
“pork” projects”
|
Yes
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Absent
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Promote
Iraq
commander Patraeus to general
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Yes
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Absent
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Allow prevailing party in federal
consumer product safety lawsuits to recover attorney
fees
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Yes
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Absent
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