Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[Tom K]

SENATOR JOHN KERRY'S MISSED VOTES 2003

John F. Kerry missed 72% of 119 recorded votes held in 2003 on issues President Bush had taken a position on according to Congressional Quarterly. Fellow Massachusetts senator Teddy "Chappaquidick" Kennedy missed only 3% of these votes.

Kerry Fails to Show Up At Senate, Unemployment Extension Fails By One Vote

1: Procedural Motion - Adjourn to Time Certain
2: FY 2003 Approp.s - Homeland Security
3: FY 2003 Approp.s - Homeland Security
4: FY 2003 Approp.s - Education Block Grants
5: FY 2003 Approp.s - Education Funding
6: FY 2003 Approp.s - Rural Antidrug Program
7: FY 2003 Approp.s - Spending Reinstatement
8: FY 2003 Approp.s - Foreign Cruise Ships
13: Ridge Nomination - Confirmation
14: FY 2003 Approp.s - Unemployment Ins.
15: FY 2003 Approp.s - Drought Relief
16: FY 2003 Approp.s - Drought Relief
17: FY 2003 Approp.s - African Famine Relief
18: FY 2003 Approp.s - US AirPension Plan
26: FY03 Approp.s - Prohibit Quotas Job Priv.
31: Adams Nomination - Confirmation
32: Otero Nomination - Confirmation
33: Junell Nomination - Confirmation
36: Procedural Motion - Require Attendance
37: Procedural Motion - Require Attendance
39: Pledge of Allegiance - Adoption
44: Frost Nomination - Confirmation
45: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Emer. Contracep.s
46: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Health Exception
47: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Motion to Commit
49: Partial-Birth Abor. Ban - Health Exception
50: Quarles Nomination - Confirmation
51: "Partial-Birth" Abortion Ban - Passage
52: Varlan Nomination - Confirmation
53: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
54: Bybee Nomination - Confirmation
55: Breen Nomination - Confirmation
60: FY 2004 Budget Res. - Education Funding
109: Coalition Member Support - Adoption
110: Military Tax Breaks - Passage
111: Selna Nomination - Confirmation
112: Springmann Nomination - Confirmation
114: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
115: FY 2003 War Supplemental - Port Security
116: FY ‘03 War Supp. - Nat'l. Guard & Reserves

117: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Aircraft Missile Def.
118: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Ind. Member Projects
119: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Counterterror Funding
120: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - Homeland Security
121: FY 2003 War Supplemental - War Costs
122: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - First Resp’r. Funding
123: FY ‘03 War Suppl. - First Resp’r. Funding
124: FY ’03 War Suppl. - Iraqi Food Assistance
125: FY 2003 War Supplemental - Passage
126: Carney Nomination - Confirmation
132: Protections for Children - Conf. Report
133: Swimmer Nomination - Confirmation
135: Sutton Nomination - Confirmation
139: Cook Nomination - Confirmation
140: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
141: Altonaga Nomination - Confirmation
145: FISA Warrants - Feinstein Substitute
146: FISA Warrants - Passage
147: Tax Reductions - On-Budget Surplus
180: Global AIDS Relief - Abstinence Programs
181: Global AIDS Relief - Drug Pricing
182: Global AIDS Relief - AIDS Orphans
183: Global AIDS Relief - Aid to Carib. Nations
184: Hicks Nominat. - Confirm.
185: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Reservist Health Care
186: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Weapons Study
187: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Weapons Study
188: FY ’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Weapons Study
189: FY’04 Def. Auth. - Nucl. Pen. Weapons
192: FY'04 Defense Auth. - Overseas Abortions
193: FY 2004 Defense Auth. - Def. Contracts
194: FY 2004 Defense Authorization - Passage
195: Callahan Nomination - Confirmation
202: Debt Limit Increase - Passage
203: Energy Policy - Ethanol Requir. Exclusion
204: Energy Policy - Ethanol Requir. Exclusion
205: FY 2004 Defense Authoriz. - Base Closures 206: Energy Policy - Ethanol Requir. Exclusion
211: Chertoff Nomination - Confirmation
216: Greer Nomination - Confirmation
217: Kravitz Nomination - Confirmation
218: Energy Policy - Energy Commodity Trading
219: Energy Policy - Indian Energy Projects
220: Myanmar Sanctions - Passage
223: FY 2004 FAA Reauth. - Pilot Age Req.
224: "" "" - Foreign Repair Stations
225: FY 2004 FAA Reauthorization - Passage
226: Pate Nomination - Confirmation
PDB (Prescription Drug Benefit)
227: PDB - Within Medicare
228: PDB - Drug Cost Disclosure
229: PDB - Premium Cap
230: PDB - Drug Patents
231: Amer. History, Civics Academies - Passage

232: PDB - Drug Importation
233: PDB - Third-Party Coverage
234: PDB - Open Enrollment Period
235: PDB - Canadian Price Equity
236: PDB - Cost Sharing Extension
237: PDB - Congressional Coverage
238: PDB - Two-Year Fallback Plan
239: PDB - Benefit Availability
240: PDB - Drug Cost Coverage
241: PDB - Employer Compensation
242: PDB - Health Centers
243: PDB - Drug Advertisements
244: PDB- Premium Reduction
245: PDB - Durbin Substitute
246: PDB - Cost-Effectiveness Studies
247: PDB - Disability Services
248: PDB - Drug Advertisements
249: PDB - Cancer Care
250: PDB - Cancer Patient Coverage
251: PDB - Asset Test
252: PDB - Alzheimer's Subsidy
253: PDB - Additional Disease Treatment
254: PDB - Premium Reduction
255: PDB - Experimental Drug Coverage
256: PDB - Immigrant Coverage
257: PDB - Retiree Coverage
258: PDB - Medigap Policies
259: PDB - Retiree Fallback Plan
260: PDB - Alternative Plan
261: PDB - Means Test
262: PDB - Passage
263: Campbell Nomination - Confirmation
264: Medical Malpractice - Cloture
265: Wolski Nomination - Confirmation
266: Child Tax Credit - Motion to Proceed
SDR: FY 2004 State Dept. Reauthorization
267: SDR - Mexico City Policy
269: SDR - Unemployment Insurance
270: SDR - HIV/AIDS Funding
LBA: FY 2004 Legislative Branch Appropriations

272: LBA - AmeriCorps
273: LBA Legislative Branch App. - Passage
274: FY'04 Military Construction App. - Passage
275: Der-Yeghiayan Nomination - Confirmation
276: Suko Nomination - Confirmation
DA: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations
277: FY 2004 DA - Troop Deployments
278: DA - Cost of Iraq Operations
279: DA - Military Detainees
280: Myanmar Sanctions - Passage
281: DA - Iraq War Costs
282: DA - Military Health Care
283: DA- Iraqi Reconstruction
284: DA - Iraqi Intel. Commission
285: DA - Unauthorized Approp.s
286: DA - Overseas Military Funding
287: DA - Intel. Funding
288: DA - HIV/AIDS Funding


289: Duncan Nomination - Confirmation
290: FY'04 Def. Approp. - Passage
HSA: FY'04 Homeland Sec'ty Appropriations
291: HSA - Approp.s Increase
292: HSA - Law Enforcement Costs
293: HSA - Emer. Mgmt. Planning Grants
294: HSA - Port Security
295: HSA - Explosive Device
296: HSA - Firefighter Grants
297: HSA - Chemical Plant Sec.
298: HSA - Canadian Border Sec.
299: HSA - First Responder Funding
300:HSA - Maritime Security
301: HSA - High-Threat Urban Areas
302: HSA - High-Threat Urban Areas
303: HSA - Federal Advisory Boards
304: HSA - Transit Security
305: HSA - Lobbying Restrictions
306: HSA - Passage
307: Yeakel Nomination - Confirmation
308: Owen Nomination - Cloture
309: Energy Policy - Fuel Economy Standards
310: Energy Policy - Fuel Economy Standards
311: Energy Policy - Price Manipulation
312: Estrada Nomination - Cloture
313: Energy Policy - Utility Mergers
314: Energy Policy - Standard Market Design
315: Energy Policy - Internal Transactions
316: Pryor Nomination - Cloture
317: Energy Policy - Passage
318: U.S.-Singapore Trade - Passage
319: U.S.-Chile Trade - Passage
320: Cohn Nomination - Confirmation
321: Montalvo Nomination - Confirmation
LHSA: FY'04 Labor-HHS-Edu Approp.
322: LHSA: - Hispanic Edu. Prog.s
323: LHSA: - Impact Aid
324: LHSA: - IDEA Funding
325: LHSA: - Job Training
326: LHSA: - Rural Edu. Grants
327: Colloton Nomination - Confirmation
328: LHSA: - Bioterr. Workforce
329: LHSA: - School Construction
330: LHSA: - Title I Funding
331: LHSA: - Higher Education
332: LHSA: - HIV/AIDS Funding
333: LHSA: - Head Start
336: LHSA: - LIHEAP Assist.
339: LHSA: - Fin. Aid Eligibility
340: LHSA: - After-school Progr.s
341: LHSA: - Safe Child./Fam. Prom.
342: LHSA: - Education Funding
343: LHSA: - Teacher Quality Progr.s
344: LHSA: - After School Progr.s
345: LHSA: - W. Nile/Mosquito Control
346: LHSA: - NIH Funding
347: LHSA: - Passage
MOR: Media Ownership Rule
348: MOR Disapproval - Passage
EWA: FY 2004 Energy/Water Appropriations
349: EWA - Adv. Nucl. Weapons
350: EWA - Passage
351: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban:
..... - Disagree to House Amend.
352: Proctor Nomination - Confirmation
353: Feuerstein Nomination - Confirmation
354: Conrad Nomination - Confirmation
355: Floyd Nomination - Confirmation
IA: FY 2004 Interior Appropriations
356: IA - Indian Health Service
357: Gibson Nomination - Confirmation
358: IA - National Mall Ad Ban
359: IA - Judicial Review of Timber Sales
360: IA - Competitive Sourcing Annual Rept.
361: IA - Compet. Sourcing Rev. Prohibition
362: IA - Indian Health Service Funding
363: Burns Nomination - Confirmation
DA: FY 2004 Defense Appropriations
364: DA - Confereance Report
365: Do-Not-Call Registry - Passage
366: Sabraw Nomination - Confirmation
367: Mosman Nomination - Confirmation
368: Bea Nomination - Confirmation
369: Crone Nomination - Confirmation
370: White Nomination - Confirmation
SIA: FY 2004 Suppl. for Iraq/Afghanistan
371: SIA - Iraqi Reconstruc.
376: SIA - Safety Equipment
377: Genetic Nondiscrimination - Passage
378: SIA - Iraqi Lib. Medal
379: SIA - Domestic Spending
380: SIA - Reconstr. Financing
381: SIA - Mil Res. Retire. Age
382: SIA - Add’l Army Personnel
383: SIA - Congressional Report
384: SIA - Removal Of Saddam
398: SIA - Cong. Approval
401: Rodgers Nomination - Confirmation
403: Class Action Lawsuits - Cloture
404: Unsolicited E-Mail - Passage
TTA: FY 2004 Trans.-Treas. Appropriations
405: TTA - Cuba Travel Ban
406: TTA - Congress'l. Pay Raises
407: TTA - Competitive Sourcing
408: TTA - Competitive Sourcing
409: TTA - Election Systems Overhaul
410: TTA - Passage
411: Fischer Nomination - Confirmation
412: Leavitt Nomination - Confirmation
FOA: FY 2004 Foreign Operaions Approp.
413: FOA - State Dept. Reauth.
414: FOA - Coalition Prov. Auth. Funds
415: FOA - For’n Support for Hijackers
FT: Forest Thinning
416: FT - Logging Projects
417:FT - Medical Monitoring Program
418: FT - Air Monitoring
419: Pickering Nomination - Cloture
421: FT - Fire Fighting Funds
422: FT - Fuel Management
423: FT - Judicial Review
424: FT - Fire Reduction Project Funds
425: FT - Old Growth Protection
426: FT - Environmental Impact Statements
427: FT - Title I Authorization
428: FT - Passage
FOA: FY 2004 Foreign Operaions Approp.
429: FOA - HIV/AIDS Funding
430: FOA - Abstinence Programs
431: FOA - Global AIDS Initiative
432: FOA - Global AIDS Initiative
IA: FY 2004 Interior Appropriations
433: IA - Conference Report
CRO: Credit Reporting Overhaul
434: CRO - Affiliate Sharing
435: CRO - Data Mining
AA: FY 2004 Agriculture Appropriations
436: AA - Energy Transparency
437: Credit Reporting Overhaul - Passage
438: Titus Nomination - Confirmation
439: AA - Electricity Market Manip.
440: AA - Crop Losses
441: Pryor Nomination - Cloture
442: AA - Conservation Reserve Prog.
443: AA - Country of Origin Labeling
444: AA - Passage
445: Syria Sanctions - Passage
DA: FY 2004 Defense Authorization
446: DA - Motion to Proceed
447: DA - Adoption
448: DA Approp.s - Adoption
VAHA: FY 2004 VA-HUD Appropriations
449: VAHA - Clean Water Fund
450: Owen Nomination - Cloture
451: Kuhl Nomination - Cloture
452: Brown Nomination - Cloture
453: FY 2004 FAA Reauth. - Cloture
454: Dorr Nomination - Cloture
455: Dorr Nomination - Cloture
456: Energy Policy - Cloture
459: Medicare Prescription
Drug Benefit - Conference Report