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Congressional Roll Call

By Targeted News Services
Published: 10/4/2009 2:29 AM
Last Modified: 10/4/2009 5:08 AM

WASHINGTON — Here's how Oklahoma senators and House of Representatives members voted on key bills and amendments last week. A "Y" means the member voted for the measure; an "N" means the member voted against the measure; a "?" means the member did not vote.

HOUSE

Vote 1: Michigan marine sanctuary expanded. The House passed the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act (H.R. 905) sponsored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., to increase the size of the sanctuary by more than eight times and to add more than 180 historic shipwrecks lying on the floor of Lake Huron's Thunder Bay. Proponents said that Michigan counties and communities and the Thunder Bay Sanctuary Advisory Council supported the expansion of the preservation and protection management plan. Opponents said that they were concerned that such a large expansion of the sanctuary might strain the limited federal funds available for the administration of other sanctuaries. The vote, on Tuesday, was 286 yeas to 107 nays.

Vote 2: Chesapeake Bay enhancement. The House passed the Chesapeake Bay Science, Education and Ecosystem Enhancement Act (H.R. 1771), sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes, D-Md., to reauthorize the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Atmospheric Administration, thereby further protecting and preserving the bay. The vote, on Wednesday, was 338 yeas to 78 nays.

Vote 3: Chesapeake Bay budget and plan: The House passed the Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act

(H.R. 1053), sponsored by Rep. Robert Wittman, R-Va., to require the Office of Management and Budget to prepare a comprehensive budget for all Chesapeake Bay restoration activities and to require the Environmental Protection Agency to produce a management plan for the entire bay. The vote, on Wednesday, was 418 yeas to 1 nay.

Vote 4: Energy, water conference report: The House agreed to a conference report to accompany the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3283), sponsored by Rep. Ed Pastor, D-Ariz., to set funding for energy and water development initiatives for fiscal 2010. The report also provides $27.1 billion for the Energy Department, $133 million for rural water projects to bring clean water to tribal and rural communities in Arizona, California, Montana, New Mexico and South Dakota, as well as $5.4 billion in funding for the Civil Works program of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The vote, on Thursday, was 308 yeas to 114 nays.

DB: Dan Boren (D)
TC: Tom Cole (R)
MF: Mary Fallin (R)
FL: Frank Lucas (R)
JS: John Sullivan (R)

HOUSE VOTE

Issue	DB	TC	MF	FL	JS
Vote 1	Y	N	N	N	N
Vote 2	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Vote 3	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Vote 4	Y	N	N	N	N

SENATE

Vote 1: Funding for legislative branch. The Senate approved the conference report for the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act (H.R. 2918), sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., to fund the legislative branch of the federal government in fiscal 2010. The vote, on Wednesday, was 62 yeas to 38 nays.

Vote 2: Rejecting spending cuts on C-17. The Senate rejected an amendment, sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to the Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326) that would have eliminated additional funding for the C-17 aircraft. The vote, on Wednesday, was 34 yeas to 64 nays.

Vote 3: Military commanders' congressional testimonies. The Senate rejected an amendment, sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., to the Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 3326) that would have provided for testimony to be given before Congress regarding additional forces and resources to be applied to Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to support U.S. objectives in those areas. The vote, on Thursday, was 40 yeas to 59 nays.

JI: Jim Inhofe (R)
TC: Tom Coburn (R)

SENATE VOTE

Issue	JI	TC
Vote 1	N	N
Vote 2	N	Y
Vote 3	Y	Y

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my view, Sand Springs (10/4/2009 10:20:57 AM)

It looks as if the Senate wants to remain in the dark when it comes to Afghanistan. A yes vote would have force the hand of the administration.

It seems that the President hadn't spoken with the commanding general of that theatre for 60 days. He did talk with him right before the vote though which may have been the reason to reject it.

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