The Senate AMT Hypocrisy Caucus
HR 2264: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 – 08/06/1993
The last time Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and Presidency, they chose to raise the AMT from 24 percent to a top rate of 28 percent. They also failed to index for inflation, a major reason the AMT traps so many taxpayers today.
The following 30 members of the Senate voted to raise the AMT from 24 percent to a top rate of 28 percent:
- Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
- Max Baucus (D-MT)
- Joe Biden (D-DE)
- Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
- Barbara Boxer (D-CA)
- Robert Byrd (D-WV)
- Ben Cardin (D-MD)*
- Kent Conrad (D-ND)
- Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
- Byron Dorgan (D-ND)
- Dick Durbin (D-IL)*
- Russ Feingold (D-WI)
- Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
- Tom Harkin (D-IA)
- Daniel Inouye (D-HI)
- Tim Johnson (D-SD)*
- Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
- John Kerry (D-MA)
- Herb Kohl (D-WI)
- Pat Leahy (D-VT)
- Carl Levin (D-MI)
- Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
- Bob Menendez (D-NJ)*
- Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)
- Patty Murray (D-WA)
- Harry Reid (D-NV)
- Jay Rockefeller (D-WV)
- Bernie Sanders (I-VT)*
- Chuck Schumer (D-NY)*
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)*
*Denotes a Senator who was a member of the House of Representatives during the 103 rd Congress.
The House AMT Hypocrisy Caucus
HR 2264: Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 – 08/06/1993
The last time Democrats controlled the House, Senate, and Presidency, they chose to raise the AMT from 24 percent to a top rate of 28 percent. They also failed to index for inflation, a major reason the AMT traps so many taxpayers today.
The following 77 members of the House voted to raise the AMT from 24 percent to a top rate of 28 percent
- Neil Abercrombie (D – HI 1)
- Gary Ackerman (D – NY 5)
- Xavier Becerra (D – CA 31)
- Howard Berman (D – CA 28)
- Sanford Bishop (D – GA 2)
- Rick Boucher (D – VA 9)
- Corrine Brown (D – FL 3)
- William Lacy Clay (D – MO 1)
- James Clyburn (D – SC 6)
- John Conyers (D – MI 14)
- Jim Cooper (D – TN 5)
- Jerry Costello (D – IL 12)
- Bud Cramer (D – AL 5)
- Peter DeFazio (D – OR 4)
- Rosa DeLauro (D – CT 4)
- Norm Dicks (D – WA 6)
- John Dingell (D – MI 15)
- Eliot L. Engel (D – NY 17)
- Anna Eshoo (D – CA 14)
- Sam Farr (D – CA 17)
- Bob Filner (D – CA 51)
- Barney Frank (D – MA 4)
- Bart Gordon (D – TN 6)
- Gene Green (D – TX 29)
- Luis Gutierrez (D – IL 4)
- Jane Harman (D – CA 36)
- Alcee Hastings (D – FL 23)
- Maurice Hinchey (D – NY 22)
- Tom Holden (D – PA 17)
- Steny Hoyer (D – MD 5)
- William Jefferson (D – LA 2)
- E.B. Johnson (D – TX 30)
- Paul Kanjorski (D – PA 11)
- Marcia C. Kaptur (D – OH 9)
- Dale Kildee (D – MI 5)
- Tom Lantos (D – CA 12)
- Sander Levin (D – MI 12)
- John Lewis (D – GA 5)
- Nita Lowey (D – NY 18)
- Carolyn B. Maloney (D – NY 14)
- Edward Markey (D – MA 7)
- Jim McDermott (D – WA 7)
- Michael R. McNulty (D – NY 21)
- George Miller (D – CA 7)
- Alan Mollohan (D – WV 1)
- Jim Moran (D – VA 8)
- John Murtha (D – PA 12)
- Jerrold Nadler (D – NY 8)
- Richard Neal (D – MA 2)
- James Oberstar (D – MN 8)
- John Olver (D – MA 1)
- Solomon P. Ortiz (D – TX 27)
- Ed Pastor (D – AZ 2)
- Donald M. Payne (D – NJ 10)
- Nancy Pelosi (D – CA 8)
- Earl Pomeroy (D – ND AL)
- David Price (D – NC 4)
- Nick Rahall (D – WV 3)
- Charlie Rangel (D – NY 15)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (D – CA 34)
- Bobby Rush (D – IL 1)
- Bobby Scott (D – VA 3)
- Jose Serrano (D – NY 16)
- Ike Skelton (D – MO 4)
- John Spratt (D – SC 5)
- Pete Stark (D – CA 13)
- Bart Stupak (D – MI 1)
- John S. Tanner (D – TN 8)
- Bennie Thompson (D – MS 2)
- Ed Towns (D – NY 10)
- Peter Visclosky (D – IN 1)
- Maxine Waters (D – CA 35)
- Melvin Watt (D – NC 12)
- Henry Waxman (D – CA 30)
- Lynn Woolsey (D – CA 6)
- Albert Wynn (D – MD 4)