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John Watts

[Congressional biography]

Born: July 9, 1902 in Nicholasville, KY
Died: September 24, 1971 in Lexington, KY

Education:

  • University of Kentucky, 1925, Law School, 1927

Career:

  • Lawyer
  • Farmer
  • Nicholasville police judge, 1929-1933
  • Jessamine County attorney, 1933-1945
  • KY commissioner of motor transportation, 1948-1951

Elected Office:

  • KY House, 1947-1948



Key House Vote Data for John Watts in 1971


Key vote data shown on this page comes from the American Conservative Union (ACU/CPAC) and Voteview.


Click on the RESULT of a specific vote to see how all members voted.

DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position
Watts
Voted
1971-04-07 Education Spending [HR7016] Rejected
(188-191)
Hathaway (D-ME) amendment adding $728.6 million for education programs to the federal education budget.

1971-06-16 Discontinue ABM Funding [HR8687] Rejected
(129-267)
Leggett (D-CA) amendment limiting Anti-Ballistic Missile funding to that needed for completion of sites at Grand Forks, N.D. and Malmstrom, Mont., and cutting funds by $102 million.

1971-06-16 B-1 Bomber [HR8687] Rejected
(97-307)
Pike (D-NY) amendment striking $370.2 million for the B-1 long-range bomber.

1971-06-22 Delete Family Assistance Plan [HR1] Failed
(187-234)
Ullman (D-OR) motion to delete Title IV, the Family Assistance Plan provisions, from HR 1.

1971-06-22 Increase Spending [HR1] Passed
(288-132)
Passage of the bill increasing Social Security benefits and Medicare and Medicaid assistance programs for the needy aged, blind and disabled and establishing a national Family Assistance Program for incapacitated or unemployable adults.

1971-08-05 Aid to Foreign Enemies [S581] Agreed To
(219-140)
Adoption of the conference report on the bill expanding Export-Import Bank receipts and disbursements from the federal budget and repealing the ban on assistance to nations that give aid to countries in armed conflict with the United States.



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"No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).