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Stewart McKinney

[Congressional biography]

Born: January 30, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died: May 7, 1987 in Washington, DC

Education:

  • Attended Princeton University, 1949-1951
  • Yale University, B.A., 1958

Military Service:

  • U.S. Air Force, 1951-1955

Elected Office:

  • CT House, 1967-1970


Key House Vote Data for Stewart McKinney in 1987


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


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DateSubjectResultConserv.
Position		McKinney
Voted
1987-02-03 Clean Water Override [HR1] Veto Overridden
(401-26)
Passage, over President Reagan's Jan. 30 veto, of the bill to amend and reauthorize the Clean Water Act of 1972 authorizing appropriations of $18 billion through fiscal 1994 in federal aid to state and local governments for construction of sewage treatment plants and authorizing more than $2.14 billion for other water pollution control programs.
1987-03-05 AIDS Testing [HR558] Rejected
(101-292)
Dannemeyer (R-CA) amendment to require that homeless persons receiving medical assistance under the homeless assistance bill be tested for the AIDS disease.
1987-03-11 Contra Aid Cutoff [HJRES175] Passed
(230-196)
Passage of the joint resolution to place a six-month moratorium on $40 million in aid to the freedom fighters battling the Communist government in Nicaragua, during which time the President must account for funds previously provided to the rebels.
1987-03-31 Highway Bill Override [HR2] Veto Overridden
(350-73)
Passage, over President Reagan's March 27 veto, of the pork-laden bill to authorize $88 billion for highway and mass transit programs through fiscal 1991.
1987-04-23 Drug Testing [HR1827] Rejected
(145-242)		 No Vote
Barton (R-TX) amendment to strike a provision authored by Hoyer (D-MD) that prohibits drug testing of federal employees in areas such as transportation and law enforcement.
1987-04-29 Protectionist Trade Bill [HR3] Agreed To
(218-214)		 No Vote
Gephardt (D-MO) amendment to require identification of countries with excess trade surpluses with the United States and quantify the extent to which unfair trade practices contribute to that surplus, to mandate negotiations to eliminate those unfair trade practices, and, if negotiations fail or an agreement is not fully implemented, to mandate imposition of tariffs or quotas to yield annual 10 percent reductions in that country's trade surplus. The amendment would penalize American consumers by raising the cost of imports through tariffs on countries that invest their American dollars in the U.S. economy instead of purchasing U.S. goods.
1987-05-06 SALT II [HR1748] Agreed To
(245-181)		 No Vote
Dicks (D-WA) amendment to require U.S. observance of certain limits set by the unratified 1979 U.S.-Soviet strategic arms limitation treaty (SALT II).
1987-05-06 ABM Treaty [HR1748] Rejected
(159-262)		 No Vote
Hunter (R-CA) amendment to delete a provision in the bill that would require continued adherence to the traditional (narrow) interpretation of the 1972 U.S.-Soviet treaty limiting anti-ballistic missiles systems. This provision would severely restrict the ability to test and develop the Strategic Defense Initiative.


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