Charles Schumer

[Congressional biography]

Born: November 23, 1950 in Brooklyn, NY

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Key Senate Vote Data for Charles Schumer in 2005

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Schumer Voted
2005-03-17	Eliminating Medicaid Cuts [SCONRES18]	Agreed To (52-48)
An amendment eliminating savings in the Medicaid program and other federal programs. The amendment also created a Bipartisan Medicaid Commission to study Medicaid before any cuts are made.
2005-03-17	Blocking Tax Cuts [SCONRES18]	Rejected (49-51)
An amendment striking language in the budget resolution which would protect tax cuts.
2005-03-17	Social Security Benefit Tax [SCONRES18]	Agreed To (55-45)
An amendment repealing the 1993 tax increase on Social Security and increasing the five-year tax cut figure by $63.9 billion.
2005-03-17	Spending Increase [SCONRES18]	Rejected (47-53)
An amendment reducing the amount of the tax cuts in the bill by $198 million and increasing spending by $36 million.
2005-04-05	Repealing "Mexico City" Policy [S600]	Agreed To (52-46)
Boxer (D-CA) amendment repealing President Reagan's "Mexico City" policy, which bars U.S. aid to international family planning organizations that perform or promote abortions. Under the amendment, organizations could receive U.S. aid if they used their own funds to provide health or medical services that did not violate federal law or the laws of the country in which they are being provided.
2005-06-09	Pryor Confirmation	Confirmed (53-45)
Confirmation William H. Pryor, Jr. of Alabama to be U.S. Eleventh Circuit Judge.
2005-06-20	Bolton Nomination	Rejected (54-38)
Motion to stop debate and proceed to a vote on President Bush's nomination of John Bolton to be the U.S. Representative to the United Nations. Although a majority of the Senate favored the nomination, 60 votes are required to stop debate.
2005-06-22	Climate Change [HR6]	Rejected (38-60)
An amendment that would have required U.S. businesses to return to the "greenhouse gas" emission levels of 2000.
2005-06-23	Fuel Economy Standards [HR6]	Rejected (28-67)
An amendment mandating arbitrary increases in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards and extending the standards to trucks.
2005-07-01	Nuclear Weapons Funding [HR2419]	Rejected (43-53)
Feinstein (D-CA) amendment prohibiting development of the Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator.
2005-07-14	Immigration Enforcement [HR2360]	Rejected (42-56)
An amendment that would have increased funding for immigration and customs enforcement by about $200 million, added 5,760 detention beds, and permitted the hiring of more immigration enforcement personnel.
2005-07-29	Limiting Gun Manufacturer Liability [S397]	Passed (65-31)
A bill barring lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of firearms and ammunition that would make them liable for gun violence. Penalties for violent or drug trafficking crimes in which the perpetrator uses or possesses armor-piercing ammunition are increased to a minimum of 15 years imprisonment -- or, if death resulted from the use of such ammunition, life imprisonment or the death penalty.
2005-09-13	Mercury Emissions Rule [SJRES20]	Defeated (47-51)
A joint resolution that would have applied stringent and unjustified emission standards to existing electricity-generating plants.
2005-09-21	Exposing Earmarks [HR2744]	Agreed To (55-39)
An amendment requiring better disclosure of "earmarks" in spending bills. Earmarks are used to direct spending to specific projects.
2005-10-19	Minimum Wage Increase [HR3058]	Rejected (47-51)
A procedural motion designed to increase the minimum wage to $5.70 six months after the bill's enactment and to $6.25 one year after enactment.
2005-11-03	Cap on Spending Increases [S1932]	Rejected (32-67)
A procedural motion that would have allowed an amendment to cap most future spending at 2006 levels.
2005-11-03	Blocking ANWR Oil and Gas Leasing [S1932]	Rejected (48-51)
An amendment striking language permitting oil and gas leasing in a small portion of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
2005-11-03	Budget Reconciliation [S1932]	Passed (52-47)
A budget reconciliation bill that will save approximately $35 billion over five years.
2005-11-15	Habeas Corpus for Enemies [S1042]	Rejected (44-54)
An amendment granting detainees and enemy combatants the right to petition for habeas corpus in the U.S. civil courts rather than military tribunals.
2005-11-17	Tax Increases on Oil and Gas Development [S2020]	Rejected (48-51)
A procedural motion on an amendment that would have raised taxes on oil and gas development.
2005-11-17	Federal Interference in Energy Markets [S2020]	Rejected (57-42)
A procedural motion on an amendment that would have allowed the Federal Trade Commission to interfere in energy markets during emergencies. Sixty votes were required for adoption of this motion.
2005-11-17	Physician Senators Right to Practice Medicine [S2020]	Rejected (51-47)
A procedural motion on an amendment that would have allowed physician Senators to practice medicine as long as they charged only for expenses. Sixty votes were required for adoption of this motion.
2005-11-18	Extension of Tax Cuts [S2020]	Passed (64-33)
A bill extending certain expiring tax cuts and providing tax relief for areas affected by recent hurricanes.
2005-11-18	Block Grant Spending [HJRES72]	Rejected (46-50)
An amendment increasing the amount appropriated under the Community Services Block Grant Act.
2005-12-21	Work, Marriage, and Family Promotion Reconciliation Act of 2005 [S1932]	Agreed To (50-50)
A budget reconciliation bill containing most of the deficit reduction provisions desired by President Bush.

Represents a "Yes" vote.   Represents a "No" vote.   Indicates that this member voted against the conservative position on a particular vote. "No vote" means that this member did not cast a vote (or voted 'Present' instead of Yes or No).