John Tower

[Congressional biography]

Born: September 29, 1925 in Houston, TX
Died: April 5, 1991 near Brusnwick, GA (plane crash)

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Key Senate Vote Data for John Tower in 1978

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Tower Voted
1978-01-25	Death Penalty [S1437]	Agreed To (65-24)		No Vote
Kennedy (D-MA) motion to table (kill) the Scott (R-VA) amendment to expand the list of crimes for which the death penalty may be imposed to include murder, treason and kidnapping.
1978-01-31	Redwood Park Expansion [S1976]	Passed (74-20)
Passage of the bill to mandate immediate acquisition of 48,000 privately owned acres of timberland to expand the Redwood National Park in northern California. This is a land grab by the federal government to expand its control over state lands, contrary to the wishes of Californians.
1978-02-01	B-1 Bomber [HR9375]	Agreed To (58-37)
Stennis (D-MS) motion that the Senate insist on its position rescinding $462 million appropriated in fiscal 1977 for continued production of the B-1 bomber and requesting a new conference with the House to resolve the issue. The B-1 is an integral arm of the triad system, replacing the aging B-52 and providing a modern, effective defense system.
1978-03-16	Panama Canal Neutrality [TREATYDOC9514]	Agreed To (68-32)
Adoption of the resolution of ratification to the neutrality treaty guaranteeing that the Panama Canal will be permanently neutral and remain secure and open to vessels of all nations. The neutrality treaty is merely one step of the Canal giveaway program which deprives the U.S. of a vitally important strategic waterway.
1978-04-18	Panama Canal Transfer [TREATYDOC9514]	Agreed To (68-32)
Adoption of the resolution of ratification to the treaty providing for the transfer of the Panama Canal to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999.
1978-04-19	Airline Deregulation [S2493]	Rejected (21-72)
McGovern (D-SD) amendment to provide a limited automatic market entry program with a termination date of June 30, 1985. This measure would continue the curb on competition among airline companies, thwarting efforts at deregulation which would result in better air service at lower cost.
1978-04-25	Balanced Budget [SCONRES80]	Rejected (19-72)
Curtis (R-NE) motion to recommit the resolution to the Budget Committee with instructions to report it back with a balanced budget. This would be a vote for fiscal responsibility and a reduction in the federal budget.
1978-04-25	Tax Cut [SCONRES80]	Rejected (22-65)
Roth (R-DE) amendment to reduce revenues to $438.4 billion from $443.3 billion to accommodate a $25 billion tax cut. This would provide needed relief for overburdened taxpayers and help curb runaway federal spending.
1978-04-26	Budget Reduction [SCONRES80]	Rejected (36-59)
Domenici (R-NM) amendment to reduce budget authority by $2.2 billion and outlays by $2.1 billion. This would reduce federal spending and the inflation-causing deficit.
1978-04-26	HEW Budget Cut [SCONRES80]	Rejected (38-57)
Byrd (I-VA) amendment to reduce by $2.1 billion budget authority and outlays for Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Department programs, to make up for funds reported to have been misspent by HEW in 1977. This would reduce federal spending and the inflation-causing deficit, that is compounded by HEW's inept usage of funds through mismanagement which resulted in a $7 billion waste to the taxpayer.
1978-04-26	Defense Spending [SCONRES80]	Rejected (21-74)
Tower (R-TX) amendment to increase national defense spending by $1.6 billion in budget authority and $1.2 billion in outlays. A strong defense is vital to offset the growing spectre of Soviet military might. USSR defense spending is far ahead of that of the U.S.
1978-04-27	Cottine Nomination	Confirmed (56-33)
Confirmation of President Carter's nomination of Bertram R. Cottine of the District of Columbia to be a memeber of the Occupational Safety and Heath Review Commission for a term expiring April 27, 1983. Cottine is a former Naderite with a decidedly leftist, anti-business attitude.
1978-05-09	Civiletti Nomination	Confirmed (72-22)
Confirmation of President Carter's nomination of Benjamin R. Civiletti of Maryland to be deputy Attorney General of the United States. Civiletti was a key figure in the Marston affair and the ensuing cover-up.
1978-06-15	Labor Reform [HR8410]	Rejected (58-39)
Byrd (D-WV) motion to invoke cloture (cut off debate) on the Byrd (D-WV) substitute to the bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act. The labor reform bill provides for push-button unionism with a decidedly anti-business flavor, while simultaneously forcing workers to unionize.
1978-06-26	Foreign Aid [S3074]	Agreed To (57-22)
Byrd (I-VA) amendment to reduce the $1,860,504,000 Foreign Relations Committee-recommended authorization for fiscal 1979 foreign economic aid programs by 5 percent. This measure is a step toward fiscal responsibility in U.S. international spending.
1978-06-27	Oil Import Fees [HR12930]	Failed (39-49)
Talmadge (D-GA) motion to table (kill) the Dole (R-KS) amendment to prohibit the use of funds appropriated in the bill to enforce the imposition of import fees on foreign oil.
1978-06-27	Oil Shale Research [S419]	Rejected (34-51)
Hansen (R-WY) amendment to prohibit formation of a federally owned government corporation to direct demonstration efforts to derive oil from oil shale. This government corporation is a neo-socialist intervention into the oil industry.
1978-06-28	Rhodesia Sanctions [S3076]	Agreed To (48-42)
McGovern (D-SD) motion to table (kill) the Helms (R-NC) amendment to lift U.S. sanctions against Rhodesia until Sept. 30, 1979. Economic sanctions against Rhodesia force the U.S. to conduct trade with the Soviet Union and allows the African country to stand unsupported as a target for revolution.
1978-06-28	Cuba Relations [S3076]	Agreed To (53-29)
Bartlett (R-OK) amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the president should sever diplomatic and economic relations with Cuba until Cuba removed its military forces from Africa. Cuba, as a Soviet proxy, has run rampant through Africa, fomenting revolution and exacerbating existing tensions.
1978-06-29	New York City Aid [HR12426]	Passed (53-27)
Passage of the bill to provide up to $1.5 billion in long-term loan guarantees for New York City. Bilking the American taxpayer to bail out New York City from its own fiscal mismanagement sets a dangerous and unnecessary precedent.

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