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Congressional Ratings and Awards
Vote Explanation, Senate, 106th Congress,
2nd Session
1.
Marriage Tax. (Roll Call #22, 2 Mar.)
The Senate passed an amendment allowing more married couples
to take advantage of Education Savings Accounts.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
2.
Education Savings Accounts. (Roll Call #33) The
Senate passed a bill raising the limits on tax-free education savings
accounts to $2,000 per child, and extending the tax exemption for employer-provided
education expenses until 2004.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
3.
Tax Cuts.
(Roll Call #68, 7 April)
The Senate defeated an effort to strip tax cuts out of the Budget
Resolution. NO was a vote
FOR taxpayers.
4.
Tax Cuts.
(Roll Call #69, 7 April)
The Senate passed an amendment diverting tax cuts in the Budget
Resolution into education spending.
NO was a vote FOR taxpayers.
5.
FY 2001 Budget Resolution. The Senate adopted a 5-year budget including $147 billion in
tax cuts and procedural safeguards against new non-defense spending
programs. YES was a vote
FOR taxpayers.
6.
Marriage Tax. (Roll Call #83, 13 April)
A majority of the Senate voted to move ahead on a bill alleviating
the tax penalty for marriage; however, the measure did not get the 60
votes needed to break a Democratic filibuster.
YES was a vote FOR $182 billion in tax relief over 10 years.
7.
FY 2001 Budget Resolution. (Roll Call #85) The
Senate voted to accept the higher tax cut figures of $150 billion over
5 years in the House budget plan.
The resolution allows slightly higher defense spending than the
FY 2000 budget, and lower non-defense discretionary spending.
Although this is far from a perfect budget, a YES vote was a
vote FOR taxpayers.
8.
Africa Trade.
(Roll Call #98, 1 May)
The Senate gave final passage to a bill extending tariff benefits
to the Caribbean, Central America and sub-Saharan Africa.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers and consumers.
9.
Prescription Drug Entitlement Program.
(Roll Call # 144, 22 June)
The Senate rejected the establishment of a new entitlement program
for prescription drugs for senior citizens, further increasing fiscal
pressures on the Medicare program. NO was a vote FOR taxpayers.
10.
Medicare Lockbox. (Roll Call #163, 29 June)
The Senate voted to protect the Medicare and Social Security
surplus from being spent on other government programs.
YES was a vote FOR taxpayers.
11.
Gas Tax Suspension. (Roll Call #183, 13 July)
The Senate defeated an amendment lowering gas prices by suspending
for 5 months the 19.4¢
per gallon federal gas tax. YES
was a vote FOR taxpayers and motorists.
12.
Social Security Benefits Tax.
(Roll Call #188, 13 July)
The Senate passed an amendment repealing the Clinton-Gore tax
on Social Security benefits. The
amendment did not repeal all taxes on SS benefits, just those imposed
in 1993. YES was a vote
FOR taxpayers.
13.
Death Tax Repeal. (Roll Call #195, 14 July)
The Senate rejected an effort to de-rail the phase-out of the
tax on estates. NO was
a vote FOR taxpayers.
14.
Death Tax Repeal. (Roll Call #197, 14 July)
The Senate passed a bill phasing out the estate and gift tax
by 2010. YES was a vote
FOR taxpayers.
15.
Marriage Tax. (Roll Call #214, 18 July)
The Senate voted to take up a measure alleviating the tax penalty
for marriage. YES was a
vote for taxpayers.
16.
Marriage Tax. (Roll Call #215, 18 July)
The Senate passed the bill alleviating the tax penalty on marriage
by expanding the income limits for married couples on both the 15 and
28 % tax brackets. YES
was a vote FOR taxpayers.
17.
Corporate Welfare. (Roll Call #219, 20 July)
The Senate voted to continue using taxpayer money to subsidize
sugar producers, thus keeping prices high to consumers. NO was a vote FOR taxpayers and consumers.
18.
China Trade. (Roll Call #231, 27 July)
The Senate voted to take up the bill establishing permanent normal
trade relations with China. YES was a vote for taxpayers and consumers.
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&20. Taxpayer Protection
Pledge.
ATR counts double the willingness of Senators to sign a formal
pledge that they will oppose any efforts to raise taxes.
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