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U.S. SENATE
VOTE CHART:
2010-2011
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Dick
Durbin (D)
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Mark
Kirk R)
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Budget Control Act of 2011;
increase debt limit to $14.69 trillion;
cut spending by $400 billion; create
congressional committee to cut deficit
by $1.5 trillion by 2021
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Yes
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Yes
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Repeal Obama healthcare plan
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No
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Yes
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Extend Bush tax cuts
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Yes
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Yes
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Extend Bush tax cuts for those
earning
less than $250,000
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No
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Yes
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Prohibit adding “earmarks” to
appropriation bills
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No
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*
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Increase national debt ceiling to
$16.69
trillion
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Yes
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No
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Democrats’ Cap, Cut and Balance
Act
of 2011: limit discretionary spending to
$1.22 trillion
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Yes
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No
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Reject Congress’ 2011
appropriations bill
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No
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Yes
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Approve budget through June 2011
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Yes
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Yes
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Prioritize payment of national
debt over
all other federal expenditures
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No
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Yes
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Stop federal aid to the states to
avoid
national debt default
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No
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*
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Repeal Ethanol excise tax
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No
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No
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Extend Patriot Act to 2015
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No
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Yes
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Approve treaty with Russia to
limit
deployment of nuclear weapons and
“aggressive” weaponry
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Yes
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No
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Repeal Armed Forces’ “Don’t
Ask/Don’t Tell”
policy for gay servicemenbers
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Yes
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Yes
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Repeal corporation reporting
requirements
under Obama Healthcare law
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No
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Yes
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Confirm Obama appointee Kagan to
Supreme
Court
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Yes
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*
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Bar appointment of presidential
“czars”
without Senate approval
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No
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Yes
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Pass Economic Redevelopment Act
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Yes
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Yes
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KEY: * Indicates a vote taken
prior to
Kirk’s election in Nov. 2010
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