116th Congress First Session • 2017 CONGRESSIONAL …...AFSCME campaign support, endorsements or contributions from PEOPLE — AFSCME’s Political Action Committee or PAC. Other

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116th CongressFirst Session • 2017

AFSCME selects a few roll-call votes from the

hundreds cast by members of Congress every

session. In choosing these votes, AFSCME

attempts to fairly represent a lawmaker’s

position on issues determined to be important

to AFSCME members — first and foremost

as workers, but also as citizens and union

brothers and sisters.

This voting scorecard is one of the key

factors used in making judgments on

AFSCME campaign support, endorsements

or contributions from PEOPLE — AFSCME’s

Political Action Committee or PAC. Other

important factors often include the member’s

official leadership position, chairmanship or

seniority on important committees, leadership

in a state’s congressional delegation, and

accessibility and responsiveness to AFSCME’s

lobbying efforts.

Visit AFSCME’s website at afscme.org to obtain

AFSCME weekly reports, letters to congressional

members and votes. Questions concerning the

selection of the votes or other aspects of a

member’s record are welcome. Write to AFSCME

Department of Federal Government Affairs, 1625

L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036-5687, or

call 800-732-8120 or 202-429-5021.

How to Judge a Member’s Voting Record

CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD

114th Congress Second Session

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2016 SENATE VOTE DESCRIPTIONS

1. Weakening Public Health, Worker Safety

and Consumer Protections

AFSCME Position: No

An amendment to an unrelated bill would require each federal agency to repeal or amend a regulation before issuing a new regulation. The amendment would make it harder for agencies to issue new rules or improve existing ones to safeguard the public’s health, improve job safety, reduce financial fraud, protect the environment or even keep our food supply safe. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on February 2 by a vote of 49-46. Roll Call vote 13.

2. Failure to Adequately Address the Zika Crisis

AFSCME Position: Yes

An amendment to a spending bill (H.R. 2577) would provide adequate resources to combat the spread of the Zika virus, including money to develop a vaccine and funds to state health departments for mosquito control and other activities. The amendment required 60 votes for approval. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on May 17 by a vote of 50-47. Roll Call vote 73.

3. Blocking Rules to Protect Retirement Savings

AFSCME Position: No

This legislation (H.J. Res. 88) would block a regulation issued by the Dept. of Labor designed to prevent workers and retirees from being cheated out of their retirement savings by unscrupulous investment advisors. Under the rule, advisors would be required to make recommendations that serve the financial well-being of the customer rather than make recommendations that are designed to increase fees for the advisor. The measure passed the Senate on May 24 by a vote of 56-41. Roll Call vote 84.

4. Funding for Public Services

AFSCME Position: Yes

An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (S. 2943) would create parity between defense and nondefense spending levels, to ensure that defense spending was not raised at the expense of other public services such as education, transportation, law enforcement, social services, public health and more. The amendment required 60 votes for approval. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 9 by a vote of 43-55. Roll Call vote 95.

5. Penalizing Communities that Prioritize

Community Policing

AFSCME Position: No

Undocumented immigrants who witness a crime and report it, may be at risk of deportation. In order to encourage crime reports, many local law enforcement agencies do not enforce federal immigration laws unless they believe an undocumented immigrant has committed a crime. This legislation (S. 3100) would withhold some federal funding from local governments that do not more aggressively enforce immigration laws. The bill required 60 votes for approval. The bill was rejected by the Senate on July 6 by a vote of 53-44. Roll Call vote 119.

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5Key: 4 voted with AFSCME’s position; 8 voted against AFSCME’s position; ? did not vote.

Vote Number 1 2 3 4 5Session Support

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Alabama

Sessions (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 5 150 3%

Shelby (R) ? 6 6 6 6 0% 53 198 21%

Alaska

Murkowski (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 28 78 26%

Sullivan (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 0 13 0%

Arizona

Flake (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 10 116 8%

McCain (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 34 205 14%

Arkansas

Boozman (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 4 112 3%

Cotton (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 0 30 0%

California

Boxer (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 186 2 99%

Feinstein (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 177 19 90%

Colorado

Bennet (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 56 3 95%

Gardner (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 2 40 5%

Connecticut

Blumenthal (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 40 0 100%

Murphy, C. (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 75 1 99%

Senate Voting Record 2016

6 Key: 4 voted with AFSCME’s position; 8 voted against AFSCME’s position; ? did not vote.


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Carper (D) 4 4 ? 6 4 75% 187 42 82%

Coons (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 42 1 98%

Florida

Nelson (D) 6 6 6 6 6 100% 163 52 76%

Rubio (R) ? 4 6 6 6 25% 3 34 8%

Georgia

Isakson (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 5 130 4%

Perdue (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 1 12 8%

Hawaii

Hirono (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 76 0 100%

Schatz (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 24 0 100%

Idaho

Crapo (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 6 184 3%

Risch (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 0 58 0%

Illinois

Durbin (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 303 12 96%

Kirk (R) 6 4 6 6 4 40% 25 92 21%

Indiana

Coats (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 19 191 9%

Donnelly (D) 4 4 6 4 6 60% 64 10 86%




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Iowa

Ernst (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 0 13 0%

Grassley (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 36 335 10%

Kansas

Moran (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 15 137 10%

Roberts (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 10 215 4%

Kentucky

McConnell (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 21 266 7%

Paul (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 5 35 13%

Louisiana

Cassidy (R) 6 4 6 6 6 20% 1 12 8%

Vitter (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 3 87 3%

Maine

Collins, S. ® 4 6 6 6 6 20% 60 101 37%

King, A. (I) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 25 1 96%

Maryland

Cardin (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 260 11 96%

Mikulski (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 330 13 96%

Massachusetts

Markey (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 345 11 97%

Warren (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 27 0 100%




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Michigan

Peters, G. (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 61 3 95%

Stabenow (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 155 2 99%

Minnesota

Franken (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 52 0 100%

Klobuchar (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 75 0 100%

Mississippi

Cochran (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 47 332 12%

Wicker (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 8 176 4%

Missouri

Blunt (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 5 145 3%

McCaskill (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 68 4 94%

Montana

Daines (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 1 29 3%

Tester (D) 4 4 6 6 4 60% 69 6 92%

Nebraska

Fischer (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 1 26 4%

Sasse (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 0 13 0%

Nevada

Heller (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 16 57 22%

Reid, H. (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 263 26 91%




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Ayotte (R) 6 4 6 4 6 40% 8 31 21%

Shaheen (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 58 1 98%

New Jersey

Booker (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 22 0 100%

Menendez (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 197 3 99%

New Mexico

Heinrich (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 58 0 100%

Udall (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 140 0 100%

New York

Gillibrand (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 75 0 100%

Schumer (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 298 10 97%

North Carolina

Burr (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 11 170 6%

Tillis (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 1 12 8%

North Dakota

Heitkamp (D) 4 4 6 4 + 80% 24 3 89%

Hoeven (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 5 35 13%

Ohio

Brown, S. (D) 4 4 4 4 ? 100% 193 5 97%

Portman (R) 6 4 6 4 6 40% 8 141 5%




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Oklahoma

Inhofe (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 12 249 5%

Lankford (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 2 72 3%

Oregon

Merkley (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 58 1 98%

Wyden (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 305 23 93%

Pennsylvania

Casey (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 74 0 100%

Toomey (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 3 84 3%

Rhode Island

Reed, J. (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 242 4 98%

Whitehouse (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 75 0 100%

South Carolina

Graham, L. (R) ? 6 6 6 ? 0% 7 96 7%

Scott, T. (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 0 40 0%

South Dakota

Rounds (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 1 12 8%

Thune (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 6 131 4%

Tennessee

Alexander (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 11 96 10%

Corker (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 10 65 13%




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Texas

Cornyn (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 3 102 3%

Cruz (R) ? ? ? 6 6 0% 1 19 5%

Utah

Hatch (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 38 306 11%

Lee, M. (R) 6 6 6 6 ? 0% 2 37 5%

Vermont

Leahy (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 335 25 93%

Sanders (I) ? ? ? ? 4 100% 225 6 97%

Virginia

Kaine (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 25 2 93%

Warner (D) 4 4 4 ? 4 100% 52 3 95%

Washington

Cantwell (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 136 10 93%

Murray (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 184 9 95%

West Virginia

Capito (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 26 98 21%

Manchin (D) 4 4 4 6 6 60% 37 5 88%

Wisconsin

Baldwin (D) 4 4 4 4 4 100% 137 0 100%

Johnson, R. (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 1 39 3%




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Wyoming

Barrasso (R) 6 6 6 6 6 0% 2 68 3%

Enzi (R) 6 ? 6 6 6 0% 3 151 2%

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