What: All Issues : Corporate Subsidies
 Who: All Members : Mississippi : Wicker, Roger
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Corporate Subsidies
Member's Vote
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Progressive Position
Progressive Result
(win or loss)
Roll Call 26. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring disclosure of political campaign contributions made by individuals who make more than $1 million from development of Canadian “tar sands” oil fields Jan 22, 2015. Y N L
Roll Call 25. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment imposing an 8-cent-per-barrel fee on oil transported through the controversial Keystone XL pipeline Jan 22, 2015. Y N L
Roll Call 24. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment delaying construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until federal law had been changed to ensure the oil it carries is taxed like other petroleum products Jan 22, 2015. Y N L
Roll Call 22. (S. 1) On an amendment to prevent the developer of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline from using eminent domain powers to take land from private property owners who didn’t want to sell it Jan 22, 2015. N Y L
Roll Call 21. (S. 1) On an amendment stipulating that during construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, developers could acquire land only in ways consistent with constitutional protections of private property rights Jan 22, 2015. Y N L
Roll Call 19. (S. 1) On an amendment to require Canadian energy companies to pay an 8-cent-per-barrel tax for oil shipped through the proposed Keystone XL pipeline Jan 22, 2015. N Y L
Roll Call 17. (S. 1) On an amendment to require the federal government to speed up its review of applications to drill for oil and natural gas on public land Jan 22, 2015. Y N W
Roll Call 11. (S. 1) On an amendment to put Congress on record believing that climate change is real, but that construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline would not make it worse Jan 21, 2015. N Y L
Roll Call 9. (S. 1) On an amendment to give power plants an exemption from the Clean Air Act to burn coal waste that remained after previous mining activities Jan 21, 2015. Y N W
Roll Call 8. (S. 1) On an amendment to delay construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline until the federal government issued rules on the storage and transportation of petroleum coke Jan 21, 2015. N Y L
Roll Call 4. (S. 1) On a motion to table (kill) an amendment requiring oil companies to sell their petroleum in the United States, rather than on the world market, if it was transported through the controversial Keystone XL pipeline Jan 20, 2015. Y N L
Roll Call 3. (S. 1) On a motion aimed at allowing the Senate to formally consider a bill authorizing construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline Jan 12, 2015. Y N L
Roll Call 164. (S. 3240) On passage of legislation that authorizes federal programs to assist farmers and low-income Americans Jun 21, 2012. N Y W
Roll Call 156. (S. 3240) On an amendment aimed at preserving higher federal subsidies for crop insurance for all farmers, including those with incomes over $750,000 Jun 20, 2012. Y N W
Roll Call 155. (S. 3240) On an amendment to require farmers to meet standards for conserving water and soil in exchange for federally subsidized crop insurance Jun 20, 2012. N Y 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. N Y W
Roll Call 139. (S.J.Res. 37) On a motion to bring up for consideration legislation overriding new Obama Administration regulations that require coal-fired power plants to cut back on their emissions of toxic pollutants such as mercury Jun 20, 2012. Y N 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. N Y W
Roll Call 113. (S. 2343) On passage of a bill to prevent the interest rate on student loans from doubling May 24, 2012. N Y L
Roll Call 105. (S. 3187) On an amendment to bar prescription drug companies from paying other companies not to produce competing medications May 24, 2012. N Y L
Roll Call 89. (S. 2343) On a procedural motion to clear the way for a separate vote on whether the Senate should consider legislation preventing student loan interest rates from doubling May 08, 2012. N Y L
Roll Call 38. (S. 1813) On an amendment to open up vast new stretches of publicly owned land to oil drilling, force the federal government to allow construction of a controversial oil pipeline, and renew a diverse set of popular tax breaks Mar 13, 2012. Y N W
Roll Call 242. S 3816. (Social Security taxes for companies employing foreign workers) Motion to begin debating a bill that would reduce for two years the share of Social Security payroll taxes companies must pay if they hire new U.S.-based workers to replace those previously working overseas/On the motion Sep 28, 2010. N 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. N Y W
Roll Call 24. HR 2. (Children’s health insurance) Coburn of Oklahoma amendment that would require states to pay subsidies to private health insurers if they want to expand State Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage above certain income levels/On agreeing to the amendment Jan 29, 2009. Y N W
All votes listed below this point were cast while this member served in the House of Representatives prior to becoming a senator. These House votes are not included in our calculation of either the member's Crucial Lifetime Progressive score or Overall Lifetime Progressive score in this category; those scores are based only on the votes the member has taken while serving in the Senate.
Roll Call 262. Expanding the number of federal loan programs available to small businesses (H.R. 1332)/Motion to recommit with instructions make small businesses determined by the Small Business Administration to have been adversely affected by the minimum wage hike eligible for federal loans Apr 25, 2007. Y N W
Roll Call 256. Providing new grant programs for early-career scientists and engineers (H.R. 363)/Motion to recommit with instructions to add language giving priority to grants to expand domestic energy production and coal-to-liquid technology Apr 24, 2007. Y N L
Roll Call 91. Advanced Fuels Research and Development Act (H.R. 547)/Motion to recommit to the Science and Technology Committee with instructions to add coal-based liquids to a list of "alternative fuels" promoted in the underlying legislation Feb 08, 2007. Y N W
Roll Call 84. Advanced Fuels Research and Development Act (H.R. 547)/Rep. Charles Dent (R-Pa.) amendment that would direct the Energy Department to consider the infrastructure challenges to arise from the advancement of hydrogen fuel Feb 08, 2007. Y N L
Roll Call 31. College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5)/Motion to recommit with instructions to apply the subsidized interest rate reductions only to graduates earning less than $65,000 annually and to active-duty military personnel Jan 17, 2007. Y N W
Roll Call 30. Outlining rules for debate (H. Res. 65) on the College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5)/On adoption of the resolution Jan 17, 2007. N Y W
Roll Call 29. Outlining rules for debate (H. Res. 65) on the College Student Relief Act (H.R. 5)/Ordering the previous question (end debate and possibility of amendment) Jan 17, 2007. N Y W
Roll Call 207. H.R. 2419. Appropriations/Energy/Vote on Amendment to Transfer $15.5 Million in Spending from Nuclear Waste Disposal to Energy Efficiency. May 24, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 199. H.R. 2361. Appropriations/Environment/Vote on Passage of Bill Making Appropriations for (Funding) the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and Other Agencies for Fiscal Year 2006. May 19, 2005. Y N L
Roll Call 192. H.R. 2361. Appropriations/Environment/Vote on Amendment to Permit Drilling for Natural Gas in the Outer Continental Shelf. May 19, 2005. Y N W
Roll Call 132. H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Passage of The Energy Policy Act of 2005, a Comprehensive Bill Dealing with Research and Development of Numerous Sources of Energy Apr 21, 2005. Y N L
Roll Call 131. H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Strike from Energy Bill Provision to Alter States' Roles in Relation to That of Federal Government Regarding the Location of Liquefied Natural Gas Terminals. Apr 21, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 129. H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Remove from Energy Bill Provision Shielding Manufacturers of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MBTE) from Product Liability Lawsuits. Apr 21, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 128. H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Strike Provision of Energy Bill Halting Collection of Royalty Fees from Oil and Gas Companies Operating in Deep Waters of Gulf of Mexico. Apr 21, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 124. H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Strike from Energy Bill Section Creating a Federally Funded Research and Development Program for Uranium Mining. Apr 21, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 116. H.R. 6. Energy/Vote on Amendment to Change "Strategic Petroleum Reserve" into "Strategic Fuels Reserve." Apr 20, 2005. N Y L
Roll Call 112. H. Res. 219. Energy/Procedural Vote on Question of Whether Energy Bill Violates Federal Law Because It Would Impose Costs on States without Paying Those Costs. Apr 20, 2005. Y N L
Roll Call 165. A vote on a Democratic motion to send back to committee for redrafting medical malpractice legislation (HR 4280) to ensure that any monetary savings afforded to insurers from the bill's goal of reining in medical lawsuits would be passed onto health insurance policyholders May 12, 2004. N Y L
Roll Call 161. A vote on a Democratic substitute to a Republican-backed bill (HR 4279), a bill that grants further tax exemptions for employees who channel portions of their salaries into an employer-established health care fund called "flexible spending account" (FSA). May 12, 2004. N Y L
Roll Call 158. A vote on a Republican-drafted resolution allowing for consideration of three health-care related bills (HR4279, HR4280, HR4281), including a bill that Democrats said would create a tax shelter for "the healthy and wealthy" to preserve tax free health care spending accounts, and in so doing add billions to the deficit over a decade. May 12, 2004. Y N L
Roll Call 157. A vote on a Republican motion to order the previous question -- thus ending debate and possibility of amendment -- on adoption of the rule (H Res 638) to provide for House floor consideration of three health care related bills (HR4279, HR4280, HR4281), measures which Democrats labeled as an assault on the U.S. healthcare system. May 12, 2004. Y N L
Roll Call 668. H.R. 1. Prescription Drug Benefit/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Conference Report on Prescription Drug Legislation With Instructions that the Measure Be Amended to Allow the Importation of Prescription Drugs from Canada. Nov 22, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 656. H R 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote on Final Passage of a Conference Report Which Would Expedite Forest Thinning Projects on Twenty Million Acres of Federal Forestland. Nov 21, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 630. H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote on Final Passage of an Energy Conference Report to Overhaul the Nation's Energy Policies. Nov 18, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 629. H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote on the Rules of Debate Governing House Consideration of the Energy Conference Report. Nov 18, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 628. H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote to Allow the Consideration of the Rules of Debate on the Energy Conference Report. Nov 18, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 618. HR 6. Energy Policy/Vote to Instruct House Conferees to Drop Any Provisions in the Energy Conference Report Which Would Weaken Clean Water Standards. Nov 07, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 595. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of a Conference Report to Provide Funding for the Interior Department and Related Agencies. Oct 30, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 594. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Conference Report to Fund the Interior Department and Related Agencies. Oct 30, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 575. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote on Rules of Debate for a Conference Report Which Would Set Spending Priorities for the Department of the Interior and Related Programs. Oct 29, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 557. H.R. 3289. Fiscal 2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan/Vote to Require Competitive Bidding on Oil Contracts in Iraq. Oct 17, 2003. N Y W
Roll Call 551. H.R. 3289. Fiscal 2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan/Vote to Prevent the Importation of Oil into Iraq. Oct 16, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 548. H.R. 3289. Fiscal 2004 Supplemental Appropriations for Iraq and Afghanistan/Vote to Reduce Money Available to Halliburton for Oil Purchases In Response to Alleged Price-Gouging by the Oil Company. Oct 16, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 540. H.R. 6. Energy Policy/Vote to Instruct House Conferees to Include a Moratorium on Offshore Oil Drilling Operations in the Conference Committee Version of the Legislation. Oct 15, 2003. N Y W
Roll Call 527. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Instruct House Conferees to Fully Compensate the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management for Costs Associated With Fire Suppression Activities Incurred During 2002. Oct 01, 2003. N Y W
Roll Call 476. H R 6. Energy Plan/Motion to Instruct House Conferees to Expand Regulatory Powers of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Sep 05, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 389. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of an Interior Department Spending Bill Which Allowed Commercial Interests Such as Logging and Mining Greater Access to Federal Lands. Jul 17, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 388. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Restrict the Federal Government's Ability to Regulate the Access of Private and Commercial Interests, Such as Logging and Mining Operations, to Public Lands. Jul 17, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 386. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Prevent Road Building, Logging, and Mining Operations in Alaska's Chugach and Tongass National Forests. Jul 17, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 384. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Retain Regulations Which Require the Forest Service to Seek Public Input and Conduct Environmental and Scientific Reviews When Drafting Forest Management Plans. Jul 17, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 380. H.R. 2691. Fiscal 2004 Interior Appropriations/Vote to Protect Fish and Wildlife in the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuges. Jul 17, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 353. H.R. 2660. Fiscal 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Vote on Final Passage of a Bill Which Fails to Fully-Fund Public Education and Weakens Labor Protections. Jul 10, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 349. H.R. 2660. Fiscal 2004 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations/Vote to Protect the Health of Miners By Eliminating a Provision in Bill Which Would Allow Greater Concentrations of Cancerous Coal Dust in Mine Shafts. Jul 10, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 200. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Passage of a Bill to Provide Timber Companies With Increased Access to Federal Forestland. May 20, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 199. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Provide Timber Companies With Increased Access to Federal Forestland. May 20, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 198. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote on Democratic Substitute Measure Which Would Restrict the Total Acreage Available to Timber Companies for Logging Activities. May 20, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 195. H.R. 1904. Forest Thinning/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Provide Timber Companies With Increased Access to Federal Forestland. May 20, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 145. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Passage of a Bill to Provide Tax Breaks to Energy Companies and Allow Oil Drilling in the Pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Apr 11, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 143. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Prevent Coal Producers From Seizing Unlimited Amounts of Federal Land. Apr 11, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 142. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Eliminate a Provision in Bill Providing a Federal Subsidy for Oil-Drilling on Public Lands. Apr 11, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 138. H.R. 6. Energy Plan/Vote to Eliminate Funding for Environmentally-Damaging Methods of Uranium Extraction. Apr 10, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 124. H.R. 1036. Gun Liability/Passage of a Bill to Restrict the Legal Rights of Victims of Gun Violence. Apr 09, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 123. H.R. 1036. Gun Liability/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Restrict the Legal Rights of Victims of Gun Violence. Apr 09, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 122. H.R. 1036. Gun Liability/Vote to Enhance the Legal Rights of Victims of Gun Violence By Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Retailers Who Negligently Provide Guns to Known Criminals. Apr 09, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 121. H.R. 1036. Gun Liability/Vote to Enhance the Legal Rights of Victims of Gun Violence By Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Retailers Who Negligently Provide Guns to Known Drug Addicts or Individuals Certified as "Mentally Defective". Apr 09, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 120. H.R. 1036. Gun Liability/Vote to Enhance the Legal Rights of Victims of Gun Violence By Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Retailers Who Knowingly Provide Guns to Individuals Intending to Commit a Crime. Apr 09, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 64. HR 5. Caps on Malpractice Awards/Passage of a Bill to Restrict Patients' Rights By Limiting Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits. Mar 13, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 63. HR 5. Caps on Malpractice Awards/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Restrict Patients' Rights By Limiting Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits. Mar 13, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 62. HR 5. Caps on Malpractice Awards/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Restrict Patients' Rights By Limiting Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits. Mar 13, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 61. HR 5. Caps on Malpractice Awards/Vote to Allow Consideration of a Bill to Restrict Patients' Rights By Limiting Damages in Medical Malpractice Lawsuits. Mar 13, 2003. Y N L
Roll Call 11. HR Res 1. Continuing Resolution/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Continuing Resolution to Extend Government Funding at Previous Year's Level with Committee Instructions to Enact More Stringent Guidelines for Private Companies that are Publicly-Chosen to Provide Elements of Homeland Security. Jan 08, 2003. N Y L
Roll Call 421. H.R. 4600. Medical Malpractice Awards/Passage of Bill to Restrict Patients' Abilities to Bring Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Negligent Doctors. Sep 26, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 420. H.R. 4600. Medical Malpractice Awards/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Restrict Patients' Abilities to Bring Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Negligent Doctors. Sep 26, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 419. H.R. 4600. Medical Malpractice Awards/Vote on Rules of Debate for a Bill to Restrict Patients' Abilities to Bring Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Against Negligent Doctors. Sep 26, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 367. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Final Passage of Anti-Labor (Republican) Version of Bill Which Restricts Labor Rights of Public Employees in Department and Limits Congressional Oversight of Department. Jul 26, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 362. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote to Retain Deadline For Installation of Airport Bomb Detectors. Jul 26, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 361. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote to Exempt Private Airport Security Screening Companies From Liability for Negligent Actions. Jul 26, 2002. Absent N L
Roll Call 359. H.R. 5005. Creation of a Department of Homeland Security/Vote to Hold Private Security Screening Companies Liable for Negligent Actions and Promote the Development of Anti-Terrorism Technologies. Jul 26, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 351. H.R. 4946. Long-Term Health Care/Motion to Suspend House Rules and Pass a Bill to Provide Tax Breaks to Wealthy Seniors Enrolled in Long-Term Health Plans. Jul 25, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 282. HR 4954. Prescription Drug Coverage/Final Passage of Bill to Offer Seniors' a Prescription Drug Benefit Through Unregulated Private Insurance Plans Rather than Medicare. Jun 27, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 281. HR 4954. Prescription Drug Coverage/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Offer Seniors' a Prescription Drug Benefit Through Unregulated Private Insurance Plans Rather than Medicare. Jun 27, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 280. HR 4954. Prescription Drug Coverage/Vote on Rules of Debate on a Bill to Offer Seniors' a Prescription Drug Benefit Through Unregulated Private Insurance Plans Rather than Medicare. Jun 27, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 243. HR 1979. Private Airport Control Towers/Final Passage of a Bill to Provide a Retroactive Public Subsidy to Private Companies That Build Air Traffic Control Towers. Jun 20, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 241. HR 1979. Private Airport Control Towers/Vote to Revoke a Retroactive Public Subsidy to Small Airports that Used Private Companies to Construct Air Traffic Control Towers. Jun 20, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 123. HR 2646. Farm Bill/Final Passage of a Bill to Reauthorize a Host of Important Federal Agricultural Programs. May 02, 2002. Y N L
Roll Call 122. HR 2646. Farm Bill/Vote to Recommit to Committee a Bill to Reauthorize a Host of Important Federal Agricultural Programs. May 02, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 120. HR 2871. Export-Import Bank/Vote to Eliminate U.S. Subsidies to Large Corporations That Layoff More U.S. Workers than Foreign Workers. May 01, 2002. N Y L
Roll Call 83. HR 3925. Technology Workers Exchange Program/Vote to Prevent Private Workers Temporarily Employed in the Public Sector From Stealing Trade Secrets From the Federal Government. Apr 10, 2002. N Y L