[Congressional biography]
Born: April 4, 1939 in Williston, ND
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2003-02-27 | Ban on Human Cloning [HR534] | Rejected (174-231) |
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Greenwood (R-PA) "compromise" amendment which would have allowed cloning of human embryos to initiate a pregnancy. | |||||
2003-03-13 | Medical Malpractice Reform [HR5] | Passed (229-196) |
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This bill imposed reasonable limits on attorneys' fees and punitive damages in medical malpractice cases. | |||||
2003-04-09 | Gun Manufacturer Liability [HR1036] | Rejected (144-280) |
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Meehan (D-MA) amendment which would have allowed negligence lawsuits against gun manufacturers, sellers and trade associations when criminals used firearms illegally. | |||||
2003-04-10 | Prohibiting Arctic Energy Development [HR6] | Rejected (197-228) |
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Markey (D-MA) amendment to the energy bill which would have prohibited opening up needed domestic energy supplies on a tiny area in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. | |||||
2003-05-20 | Forest Management [HR1904] | Passed (256-170) |
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This legislation allows the Forest Service to more aggressively thin forests to lower risks of wildfires, diseases and insect infestations. | |||||
2003-05-22 | Military Abortions [HR1588] | Rejected (201-227) |
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Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) amendment to allow abortions to be performed in U.S. military hospitals at taxpayer expense. | |||||
2003-06-12 | Class Action Lawsuit Reform [HR1115] | Passed (253-170) |
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This bill would move many national class-action lawsuits out of local state courts into federal courts and stop the "court shopping" that costs consumers millions and only enriches trial lawyers. | |||||
2003-06-18 | Death Tax Repeal [HR8] | Passed (264-163) |
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This measure would make permanent the temporary repeal of the death tax on family inheritances and businesses which was passed in 2001. | |||||
2003-06-19 | Small Business Health Plans [HRES283] | Agreed To (224-199) |
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The House agreed to take up a bill allowing small companies to band together and buy low-cost insurance for employees. Note: Once this procedural move was adopted, many members switched their votes to pass the actual bill. ACU has rated the procedural vote as showing members' true position. | |||||
2003-06-26 | Medical Savings Accounts [HR2596] | Passed (237-191) |
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This bill would allow individuals to deduct from their taxable income the cost of medical savings accounts designed to cover routine medical costs. | |||||
2003-07-15 | Defunding International Abortions [HR1950] | Agreed To (216-211) |
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This bill would maintain the long-standing ban on using taxpayer funds for international population organizations that promote abortion. | |||||
2003-07-15 | Limiting United Nations Funding [HR1950] | Rejected (187-237) |
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King (R-IA) amendment which would have capped U.S. contributions to the U.N. at no more than any other permanent member of the Security Council. | |||||
2003-07-17 | Arts Funding [HR2691] | Agreed To (225-200) |
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Slaughter (D-NY) amendment to the bill which increased taxpayer funding of the National Endowment for the Arts. ACU opposes taxpayer subsidies for artistic endeavors and the government control of the arts. | |||||
2003-07-22 | Pledge of Allegiance [HR2799] | Agreed To (307-119) |
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In the wake of the 9th Circuit Court ruling that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional, the House adopted a resolution supporting the saying of the Pledge in schools. | |||||
2003-07-22 | Media Ownership [HR2799] | Rejected (174-254) |
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Hinchey (D-NY) amendment which would have established strict limits on radio and television licenses and increased the power of the federal government over broadcast media. | |||||
2003-07-24 | Free Trade [HR2738] | Passed (270-156) |
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This measure would remove trade barriers between the United States and Chile, reducing prices and expanding choices for American consumers. | |||||
2003-09-04 | Federalization of Local Elections [HR2989] | Rejected (186-228) |
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Hastings (D-FL) amendment which would have increased the power of the federal government over the conduct of local elections. ACU strongly opposed the trend toward federal control of elections. | |||||
2003-09-09 | Cuba Travel Ban [HR2989] | Agreed To (227-188) |
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Flake (R-AZ) amendment to lift the ban on travel to Communist Cuba by U.S. citizens. | |||||
2003-09-09 | Blocking Private Sector Competition in Government Services [HR2989] | Rejected (205-211) |
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Hastings (D-FL) amendment which would have blocked federal agencies from outsourcing functions that could be performed better by private sector contractors. | |||||
2003-09-09 | School Choice [HR2765] | Agreed To (209-208) |
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Davis (R-VA) amendment which authorized a low-income school voucher program in the District of Columbia. | |||||
2003-10-02 | Partial-Birth Abortion Ban [S3] | Agreed To (281-142) |
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This bill would ban "partial-birth" abortion, a procedure in which the baby is almost completely delivered, then killed. | |||||
2003-11-20 | Intelligence Activities [HR2417] | Agreed To (264-163) |
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This measure authorized spending for intelligence-related activities. ACU opposed the bill due to civil liberties concerns involving the USA PATRIOT Act. | |||||
2003-11-22 | Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit [HR1] | Agreed To (220-215) |
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The Medicare prescription drug benefit bill marked the greatest expansion of a federal program in almost 40 years. The $400 billion bill will add trillions to the unfunded liability of Medicare and cause millions of seniors to lose their current drug coverage. The bill contained a "health savings account" provision favored by ACU, but on balance it could not be justified on conservative principles. ACU opposed it so strongly that the vote is double-weighted in this rating. |
![]() ![]() ![]() "No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No). |