Key Votes 108th Congress, 1st Session U.S. Senate

1 - Taxpayer Protection Pledge This is not a vote, but a rating on whether or not members of the House and Senate have signed ATR's Pledge, which reads, "I pledge to the taxpayers of my state and to the American people that I will 1) oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses; and 2) oppose any further reduction or elimination of deductions and credits unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates." To get a "+", all a member of the House or Senate has to do is sign the pledge. ATR consider the pledge to be so important that we double rate the vote. 2 - Taxpayer Protection Pledge This is not a vote, but a rating on whether or not members of the House and Senate have signed ATR's Pledge, which reads, "I pledge to the taxpayers of my state and to the American people that I will 1) oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and/or businesses; and 2) oppose any further reduction or elimination of deductions and credits unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates." To get a "+", all a member of the House or Senate has to do is sign the pledge. ATR consider the pledge to be so important that we double rate the vote. 3 - Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act By 85 yeas to 13 nays (Vote No. 159), Senate passed S. 2677, a bill to implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. ATR supports this vote. 4 - Judicial Oversight This vote would have prevented the filibuster of William Gerry Myers, a federal judicial nominee. ATR supports this vote. 5 - Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act By 80 yeas to 16 nays (Vote No. 156), Senate passed H.R. 4759, to implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, after agreeing to the motion to proceed, clearing the measure for the President. ATR supports this vote. 6 - Tort Reform This vote would prevent a filibuster on tort reform that would prevent jobs-killing frivolous lawsuits. ATR supports this vote. 7 - Competitive Sourcing This vote allows private contractors to compete with the government to do commercial activities for the Department of Defense. ATR supports this vote. 8 - Lawsuit Abuse This vote would impose a cap on lawyer's fees for frivolous lawsuits. ATR supports this vote. 9 - Invest in USA Act This vote would increase the amount of taxes paid on foreign capital reinvested in the U.S. economy. ATR opposes this vote. 10 - Invest in USA This vote would increase the amount of taxes paid on foreign capital reinvested in the U.S. economy. ATR opposes this vote. 11 - Overtime Reform This vote would jettison the Department of Labor's common-sense update of overtime regulations. ATR opposes this vote. 12 - Tax Free Internet This vote would keep the internet tax-free. ATR supports this vote. 13 - Tax Free Internet This vote would keep the internet tax-free. ATR supports this vote. 14 - Tort Reform/Asbestos This vote would keep frivolous lawsuits relating to asbestos out of the courtroom. ATR supports this vote. 15 - Medical Malpractice- Tort Reform This vote would grant greater emergency care access for pregnant women by preventing frivolous lawsuits. ATR supports this vote. 16 - Small Business Tax Increase Protection This vote would prevent tax increases on upper incomes that do not exempt small businesses. ATR supported this vote. 17 - Legislation that would weaken budget reconciliation process This vote would have taken away the ability to cut taxes in 2004. ATR opposed this vote. 18 - PAYGO This vote would prevent tax cuts without a three fifths majority vote. ATR opposes this vote. 19 - 2nd Amendment Protection By 52 yeas to 47 nays (Vote No. 24), Feinstein Amendment No. 2637, to provide for a 10-year extension of the assault weapons ban. 20 - Spending Restraint This vote would enact spending totals at the President's level for 2004. ATR supports this vote.

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