What: All Issues : Education, Humanities, & the Arts : General Education Funding
 Who: All Members : New York : Schumer, Chuck
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Education, Humanities, & the ArtsGeneral Education Funding
Member's Vote
(progressive
or not)
Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 177. (S. 1723) Legislation that would have provided $35 billion to state governments to prevent layoffs of firefighters, teachers, and police officers -- On ending debate on the motion to bring up the bill Oct 20, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 160. (S. 1660) Legislation estimated to create 2 million American jobs through infrastructure programs (which rebuild roads, bridges, schools, etc.) and funding for local school districts to prevent layoffs of public school teachers -- On ending debate on a motion to bring up the bill Oct 11, 2011. Y Y L
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 37. (H.R. 1) Final passage of legislation that would have funded the federal government through September 2011 and cut $4.7 billion in federal funding from government programs, including scientific research initiatives, grants to states for law enforcement programs, and education programs for gifted and talented children. Mar 09, 2011. Y Y L
Roll Call 36. (H.R. 1) Final passage of legislation that would have funded the federal government through September 2011 and cut $61 billion in federal funding from government programs, including food stamps (which provide nutritional assistance to the poor), community health centers, Pell Grants for low–income college students, and funding for state job training programs Mar 09, 2011. N N W
Roll Call 228. HR 1586. (Medicaid and education funding) On passing a bill that would give states additional Medicaid assistance and funding for education/On the motion Aug 05, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 225. HR 1586. (Medicaid and education funding to states) Motion to allow to go forward a bill that would give states additional Medicaid assistance and funding for education/On the motion Aug 04, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 224. HR 1586. (Medicaid and education funding to states) Motion to end debate on a bill that would give states additional Medicaid assistance and funding for education/On the cloture motion Aug 04, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 219. HR 4899. (Supplemental appropriations for fiscal 2010) Motion to bring debate to a close on a bill that would have provided supplemental funding for fiscal 2010, primarily to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan/On the cloture motion Jul 22, 2010. Y Y L
Roll Call 76. (H.R. 4872) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring the Secretary of Education to certify that no state would experience a net job loss as a result of students receiving loans directly from the federal government Mar 24, 2010. Y Y W
Roll Call 273. S 1642. (Higher education reauthorization) Amendment by Brown of Ohio that would require the Secretary of Education to create a supplemental higher education loan program/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 23, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 256. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Amendment by Nelson of Nebraska that would reduce the bill's proposed subsidy cuts to for-profit lenders/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 19, 2007. N N W
Roll Call 255. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Amendment by Kennedy of Massachusetts that would increase funding for the new Promise grant program for the poorest college students/On agreeing to the amendment Jul 19, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 253. HR 2669. (Student loans reconciliation) Motion to begin debating a bill to redirect subsidies given to student loan lenders into financial aid for students/On the motion Jul 18, 2007. Y Y W
Roll Call 179. S 1348. (Immigration overhaul) Amendment by Sanders of Vermont that would raise the fees on certain visas and use the revenues for a math and science scholarship program/On agreeing to the amendment May 24, 2007. Absent Y W
Roll Call 94. S Con Res 21. (Fiscal 2008 budget resolution), Sanders of Vermont amendment bolstering federal funding for special education programs/On agreeing to the amendment Mar 22, 2007. Y Y L
Roll Call 61. S Con Res 18. Fiscal 2006 Budget Resolution/Vote to Fund Perkins Loans for Vocational Education Programs. Mar 17, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 45. S Con Res 18. Fiscal 2006 Budget Resolution/Vote to Increase Funding for Education to 2005 Levels. Mar 14, 2005. Y Y L
Roll Call 51. Vote on a Democratic amendment to the fiscal year 2005 budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 95), to create a reserve fund to finance an increase in the maximum Pell Grant so that it keeps pace with the rate of increase in public college tuition. Mar 11, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 48. On passage of a Democratic amendment to the fiscal year 2005 budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 95) to boost funding for education, veterans, homeland security, and other critical domestic priorities education by $11.2 billion in additional, paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes. Mar 11, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 35. A vote on passage of a Democratic amendment to the fiscal year 2005 budget resolution (S.Con.Res. 95) calling for fully funding President Bush's "Leave No Child Behind Act" in the new fiscal year by creating a reserve fund that would allow an increase of up to $8.6 billion in education programs, with the extra spending offset by rolling back a portion of President Bush's tax cuts for wealthy individuals. Mar 10, 2004. Y Y L
Roll Call 164. S. 1054. Tax Reductions/Procedural Vote to Defeat an Amendment Designed to Increase Funding for Higher Education by Retaining (Rather Than Reducing) the Highest Marginal Income Tax Rate. 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 108. S. Con. Res. 23. Fiscal 2004 Budget Resolution/Passage of a Budget Resolution Which Contains, Among Other Items, $350 Billion in Tax Cuts Which Disproportionately Benefit Wealthy Individuals. Mar 26, 2003. N N L
Roll Call 103. S. Con. Res. 23. Fiscal 2004 Budget Resolution/Vote to Reduce the Amount of Tax Cuts Contained in the Bill In Order to Increase Funding for Students with Disabilities. Mar 26, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 99. S. Con. Res. 23. Fiscal 2004 Budget Resolution/Vote to Reduce the Amount of Tax Cuts Contained in the Bill In Order to Increase Funding for Education. Mar 25, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 98. S. Con. Res. 23. Fiscal 2004 Budget Resolution/Vote to Reduce the Amount of Tax Cuts Contained in the Bill In Order to Increase Funding for Vocational Education. Mar 25, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 86. S. Con. Res. 23. Fiscal 2004 Budget Resolution/Vote to Reduce the Amount of Tax Cuts Contained in the Bill In Order to Fund Head Start and After-School Programs. Mar 25, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 70. S. Con. Res. 23. Fiscal 2004 Budget Resolution/Vote to Increase Funding for Students with Disabilities. Mar 21, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 60. S Con Res 23. Fiscal 2004 Budget Resolution/Vote to Reduce the Amount of Tax Cuts Contained in the Bill In Order to Fund Education and Debt Reduction. Mar 19, 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 5. H.J. Res. 2. Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations/Vote to Require Full Funding of President Bush's Education Initiative. Jan 16, 2003. Y Y L
Roll Call 132. HR 4775. Supplemental Appropriations/Vote to Provide Funding for Summer School Programs. Jun 05, 2002. Y Y L