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| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-NGA8
on Sep 14, 2001 |
Uphold commitments to states before other spending | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-SGA8
on Sep 9, 2001 |
Protect local milk supplies with Southern Dairy Compact | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
8
Republicans: 5 Independents: 0 |
| 01-NGA2
on Feb 15, 2001 |
Bankruptcy reform: limit Chapter 7; protect states' role | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 26 Independents: 7 |
| 00-MGC3
on Jul 25, 2000 |
Let state meat inspection suffice for interstate shipments | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
5
Republicans: 6 Independents: 2 |
| 00-NEGC2
on Jul 18, 2000 |
Regional transportation network to foster trade & economy | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 98-MGC1
on Feb 24, 1998 |
Foster dairy production that is market driven | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 5 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-NGA1
on Feb 15, 2001 |
Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 2. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-NGA10
on Sep 14, 2001 |
Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 9. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-WGA07
on Aug 14, 2001 |
Zero tolerance for violence against government employees | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 9. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-WGA05
on Aug 14, 2001 |
States should make drug policy, not feds | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 19. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 00-NGA2
on Aug 15, 2000 |
More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 19. | Democrats:
18
Republicans: 26 Independents: 9 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-SNDC5
on Jan 23, 2001 |
Three R�s: $35B for Reinvestment,Reinvention,Responsibility | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
26
Republicans: 0 Independents: 1 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-SGA11
on Sep 9, 2001 |
More funding to develop domestic energy supplies | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-SGA13
on Sep 9, 2001 |
Use federal funds for nuclear cleanup, with state input | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-SGA2
on Sep 9, 2001 |
Share offshore oil development revenue with states | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-NEGC4
on Aug 28, 2001 |
Create Regional Emissions Registry for GHG trading | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 01-WGA01
on Aug 14, 2001 |
Federal tax incentives for energy, with state decisions | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 01-BDC1
on Jul 10, 2001 |
Balance fossil fuels and viable renewable energy | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
58
Republicans: 0 Independents: 2 |
| 00-NGA3
on Aug 15, 2000 |
Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
18
Republicans: 26 Independents: 9 |
| 00-NGA4
on Aug 15, 2000 |
Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
18
Republicans: 26 Independents: 9 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-SGA10
on Sep 9, 2001 |
Supports national drought policy, focusing on readiness | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-WGA11
on Aug 14, 2001 |
Focus on prevention and states for Endangered Species | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 01-WGA12
on Aug 14, 2001 |
Collaborative, incentive driven, locally-based solutions | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 01-WGA15
on Aug 14, 2001 |
Apply "Good Samaritan" rules to abandoned mine cleanup | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 01-WGA16
on Aug 14, 2001 |
State primacy over water quantity & quality issues | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 01-NGA15
on Aug 1, 2001 |
More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-NGA9
on Aug 1, 2001 |
Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-SGA14
on Feb 27, 2001 |
Maintain water flow in Mississippi & Missouri Rivers | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 00-NEGC1
on Sep 22, 2000 |
Eliminate mercury releases by 2003 | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 00-MGC1
on May 25, 2000 |
Replace MTBE in gasoline with cleaner ethanol | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
5
Republicans: 6 Independents: 2 |
| 98-MGC2
on May 12, 1998 |
More EPA flexibility on interstate ozone | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 5 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
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| 01-NGA12
on Sep 7, 2001 |
Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-NGA6
on Aug 15, 2001 |
Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
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| 01-SGA3
on Sep 9, 2001 |
Enforce trade law against subsidized Canadian lumber imports | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13. | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-NEGC5
on Aug 28, 2001 |
Foster globalization with New England & Eastern Canada | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13. | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 00-NEGC12
on Jul 18, 2000 |
Develop an open North American energy market | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13. | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 99-MGC4
on Nov 19, 1999 |
Grant fast-track authority to the President | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 5 Independents: 2 |
| 98-NEGC7
on Jun 9, 1998 |
More business cooperation between New England & East Canada | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 98-MGC3
on May 12, 1998 |
Ease Canadian border-crossing rules | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 13. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 5 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-NGA11
on Aug 1, 2001 |
Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-BDC4
on Jul 12, 2001 |
Supports Shays-Meehan Campaign Finance Reform | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16. | Democrats:
60
Republicans: 2 Independents: 2 |
| 01-CHC1
on Jun 28, 2001 |
Keep campaign soft money; allow legal resident contributions | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 16. | Democrats:
15
Republicans: 0 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-NGA13
on Oct 5, 2001 |
No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-WGA06
on Aug 14, 2001 |
More federal funding for rural health services | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 5. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 00-BDC2
on Jun 28, 2000 |
Prescription drug benefit within Medicare | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
59
Republicans: 0 Independents: 2 |
| 99-MGC2
on Oct 14, 1999 |
Maintain Medicare funding of HMO benefits | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 5. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 5 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CHC2
on Jun 14, 2001 |
Stopping Vieques bombing range good; sooner is better | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
15
Republicans: 0 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-SGA6
on Sep 9, 2001 |
Import farm workers from Mexico | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12. | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-NGA3
on Feb 15, 2001 |
Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-NGA4
on Feb 15, 2001 |
Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 00-NEGC4
on Jul 18, 2000 |
No automated entry-exit control system; allow free flow | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12. | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 99-MGC1
on Oct 14, 1999 |
Ease Canadian border-crossing rules | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 12. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 5 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-SGA5
on Sep 9, 2001 |
More R&D & tax incentives for small farmers | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-WGA08
on Aug 14, 2001 |
Create block grants for Agricultural Stewardship | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 18. | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 01-SGA7
on Feb 27, 2001 |
Repeal the federal unemployment "temporary surtax" | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 99-MGC3
on Nov 22, 1999 |
State instead of federal rules for animal operations | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 5 Independents: 2 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-DLC1
on Nov 7, 2000 |
New Democrat: "Third Way" instead of left-right debate | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
100
Republicans: 0 Independents: 3 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-NGA16
on Aug 1, 2001 |
Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 6. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-BDC3
on Feb 8, 2001 |
50-25-25 budget formula for debt-tax cuts-spending | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
59
Republicans: 0 Independents: 2 |
| 00-NGA1
on Feb 15, 2000 |
No national sales tax or VAT | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11. | Democrats:
18
Republicans: 26 Independents: 9 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01-SGA4
on Sep 9, 2001 |
Permanent R&D tax incentive & more R&D funding | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-NEGC6
on Aug 28, 2001 |
Cooperate with Canada on regional info tech workforce | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| 01-ECWA1
on Jan 1, 2001 |
Promote e-Contract with High Tech America | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
0
Republicans: 9 Independents: 0 |
| 01-ECWA2
on Jan 1, 2001 |
Promote e-commece and e-government | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
0
Republicans: 9 Independents: 0 |
| 98-NEGC6
on Jun 9, 1998 |
Create International Northern and Biotechnology Corridor | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
2
Republicans: 3 Independents: 1 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02-CAPAC1
on Sep 18, 2001 |
Wage war on Terrorism, not on fellow Americans | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 2. | Democrats:
29
Republicans: 2 Independents: 1 |
| 01-NGA7
on Sep 14, 2001 |
Include states in anti-terrorism planning | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 17. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-WGA03
on Aug 14, 2001 |
Study terrorist threats against nuclear waste repositories | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
6
Republicans: 12 Independents: 3 |
| 01-NGA5
on Feb 15, 2001 |
Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility | (Not used in VoteMatch) | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| Public Note | Vote description | VoteMatch Usage | Participants |
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| 01-NGA17
on Sep 21, 2001 |
Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 20. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-SGA12
on Sep 9, 2001 |
More federal funding for Low-income energy assistance | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 20. | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 01-NGA14
on Sep 7, 2001 |
Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 6. | Democrats:
19
Republicans: 27 Independents: 7 |
| 01-SGA9
on Aug 7, 2001 |
Supports TANF grants to states | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 20. | Democrats:
9
Republicans: 7 Independents: 2 |
| 00-MGC2
on May 25, 2000 |
Support LIHEAP, low-income heating assistance | Participating counts on VoteMatch question 20. | Democrats:
5
Republicans: 6 Independents: 2 |
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