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The conservative index: our second look at the 109th Congress shows how every member of the House and Senate voted on key issues, including foreign aid, the Patriot Act, and CAFTA.(CONGRESS)
House Vote Descriptions
11 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations. This mammoth social-welfare appropriations bill (H.R. 3010) would provide a total of $601.6 billion in fiscal 2006 for the Labor Department ($14.8 billion), the Education Department ($63.7 billion), the Health and Human Services Department ($473.8 billion), and related agencies. The bill is by far the largest of the 11 appropriations bills written by the House this year. In total, H.R. 3010 would provide a 21 percent increase over a similar appropriations bill for the previous year.
The House passed this bill on June 24, 2005 by a vote of 250-151 (Roll Call 321). We have assigned pluses to ...
- The conservative index: our third look at the 109th Congress shows how every...
- Magazine article from: The New American July 10, 2006 700+ words
...vote of 358-39 (Roll Call 569). We have...vote #22). 22 Patriot Act Reauthorization...reauthorize the Patriot Act on December 14...of 251-174 (Roll Call 627). We have...nays" because the Patriot Act tramples on the...
- GOP maneuvering kills House of Representatives' attempt to amend Patriot Act.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News July 9, 2004 700+ words
...initial supporters of the Patriot Act now say gave too much...switched his vote on the Patriot Act amendment after Republican...terrorism and that the roll call was extended only to...monitoring the voting. The Patriot Act passed overwhelmingly...
- Patriot Act renewal urged; Bush lobbies for provisions.(PAGE ONE)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times June 10, 2005 700+ words
...Congress to renew provisions of the USA Patriot Act that expire at the end of the year and...neither should the protections of the Patriot Act," Mr. Bush told state troopers at...Sixteen critical provisions of the Patriot Act are scheduled to expire," he said...
- GOP, Democrats Bank on Patriot Act as Key Issue.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News March 7, 2004 700+ words
...a bill that would roll back the USA Patriot Act, insisting that the new surveillance...constantly hit with questions about the Patriot Act whenever he goes home to his district...speeches last fall in defense of the Patriot Act, only to be criticized for using public...
- University of Oregon Forum Examines Reach of Patriot Act.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News October 25, 2002 700+ words
...a forum Thursday night that the USA Patriot Act dramatically violates constitutionally...to the forum, which was organized by Patriot Act opponents, in a University of Oregon...of speakers sounding the alarm on the Patriot Act. An overreaching executive branch had...
- Bush decries bail for terror suspects; Expansion of Patriot Act urged.(NATION)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times April 21, 2004 700+ words
...terrorists as part of an expansion of the Patriot Act and challenged critics of the law to...enforcement powers and defended the original Patriot Act, which is set to expire in 2005. He...he told Mr. Bush onstage. "The Patriot Act is a law; the Patriot Act has the ...
- Preserving the Patriot Act.(COMMENTARY)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times December 13, 2005 700+ words
...Congress will determine if the U.S.A. Patriot Act - the most important domestic security...That would be particularly true if the Patriot Act's most vociferous critics on the Left...the United States. In reality, the Patriot Act is an eminently sensible overhaul of...
- Patriot Act up for renewal, but law's effectiveness unclear.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) April 4, 2005 700+ words
...Alberto Gonzales' campaign to renew the Patriot Act does not belong to an al-Qaida-trained...s arrest was an example of how "the Patriot Act was used to protect the lives and liberties...mail records almost as fast without the Patriot Act. "It's absurd," said Bill Maynard...
Source: HighBeam Research, The conservative index: our second look at the 109th Congress shows...