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Member's Vote
(progressive
or not)
Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 164. (S. 3240) On passage of legislation that authorizes federal programs to assist farmers and low-income Americans Jun 21, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 152. (S. 3240) On a motion to delay a final vote on a bill authorizing support for farmers and low-income Americans until the Senate Agriculture Committee eliminated about one-quarter of its spending Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 142. (S. 3240) On an amendment to cut funding for a federal farm-product marketing program and bar the agency from spending taxpayer dollars on wine tastings, animal spa products, reality TV shows, or pet food Jun 20, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 140. (S. 3240) On an amendment aimed at improving the payout organic farmers receive from the federal crop insurance program Jun 20, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 135. (S. 3240) On an amendment to block a proposed cut in funding for a program that helps low-income Americans afford food Jun 19, 2012. Y Y L
Roll Call 134. (S. 3240) On an amendment to eliminate federal assistance aimed at helping farmers transition to organic agriculture and use sustainable land management techniques Jun 19, 2012. N N W
Roll Call 130. (S. 3240) On an amendment to require the federal government to issue frequent updates for dairy farmers on the price of milk Jun 19, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 128. (S. 3240) On an amendment aimed at increasing the availability of “pulse” crops – such as peas, beans, and lentils – in school breakfasts and lunches Jun 19, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 124. (S. 3240) On an amendment calling for a study on changing the way the price of milk is determined in the United States Jun 19, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 120. (S. 3240) On a motion to kill off an amendment that would have allowed states to opt out of federal food stamp programs and launch their own assistance programs instead Jun 13, 2012. Y Y W
Roll Call 181. (H.R. 2112) On an amendment that would increase funding by $110 million for farms that had been damaged by Hurricanes/Tropical Storms Irene and Lee Oct 20, 2011. Y Y W
Roll Call 91. (S. 782) On an amendment that would have prohibited federal funds from being used for the construction of ethanol blender pumps, which allow drivers to choose different fuels with varying levels of ethanol at gas stations Jun 16, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 89. (S. 782) On a motion to end debate on an amendment that would have eliminated federal subsidies for ethanol-based gasoline Jun 14, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 79. (S. Con. Res. 21) A budget resolution that would have cut $1.5 trillion from social programs over ten years, including cuts to public education, environmental protection, food stamps, and cancer research. This budget resolution would also have cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid by converting the program into a block grant – On the motion to bring up the bill May 25, 2011. Absent N W
Roll Call 318. HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) On adopting a conference report on the fiscal 2010 Agriculture Department spending bill/On adopting the report Oct 08, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 260. HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) Motion to preserve an amendment that would allow the federal government to purchase more surplus milk/On the motion Aug 04, 2009. Y Y W
Roll Call 259. HR 2997. (Fiscal 2010 agriculture spending) Motion to send the bill back to the Appropriations Committee to slash its funding/On the motion Aug 04, 2009. N N W
Roll Call 126. HR 1591. Fiscal 2007 supplemental appropriations bill that funds the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan and other domestic initiatives such as hurricane recovery/On passage of the bill Mar 29, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 125. HR 1591. (Fiscal 2007 supplemental appropriations bill). Procedural question on whether to include funding for tree growers/On the question of germaneness Mar 29, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 98. HR 1268. Fiscal 2005 Supplemental Appropriations/Vote to Invoke Cloture on an Amendment to Create a Two-Step Process for Agricultural Workers to Apply for Temporary and then Permanent Legal Residence in the U.S. Apr 19, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 19. S.J.Res. 4. Mad-Cow Disease/Vote to Overturn U.S. Department of Agriculture's Designation of Canada as a Minimal-Risk Region for Mad-Cow Disease. Mar 03, 2005. Y Y W
Roll Call 178. H.R. 1298. Global AIDS Relief/Vote to Provide Food Assistance to African Countries. May 15, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 118. S 762. Fiscal 2003 War Supplemental/Vote to Eliminate Funding for Farmers, AIDS Research, and All Other Non- Defense Spending Contained in Bill. Apr 03, 2003. N N W
Roll Call 16. H.J. Res 2. Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote to Provide $5.9 Billion in Drought Relief to Farmers. Jan 22, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 15. H.J. Res 2. Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote to Provide $3.1 Billion in Drought Relief for a Limited Number of Farmers. Jan 22, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 7. H.J. Res 2. Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote to Restore Funding for Education, Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Domestic Programs That Had Been Cut in Republican-Drafted Bill. Jan 17, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 103. HR 2646. Farm Bill/Final Passage of a Bill to Reauthorize a Host of Important Federal Agricultural Programs. May 08, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 30. HR 2646. Farm Bill/Senate Passage of a Bill to Reauthorize a Host of Federal Agricultural Programs Benefiting U.S. Farmers. Feb 13, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 29. S 1731. Farm Bill/Vote to Table (Kill) an Amendment Which Would Decouple the Federal Dairy Program from Actual Economic Needs of U.S. Farmers. Feb 13, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 25. S 1731. Farm Bill/ Vote to Allow Consideration of Amendment Designed to Provide Emergency Aid to Farmers. Feb 12, 2002. Y Y W
Roll Call 2. HR 622. Economic Stimulus/Vote to Allow Consideration of Amendment Designed to Provide Emergency Aid to Farmers. Jan 24, 2002. Y Y L