John Cornyn

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Born: February 2, 1952 in Houston, TX

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Key Senate Vote Data for John Cornyn in 2007

Date	Subject	Result	Conserv. Position	Cornyn Voted
2007-01-11	Earmark Disclosure [S1]	Failed (46-51)
The Senate killed an amendment that would have required the disclosure of the names of Senators requesting special interest earmark spending and expanded the definition of earmarks to include federally-funded non-federal projects.
2007-01-18	Protecting Grassroots Lobbying [S1]	Agreed To (55-43)
The Senate adopted an amendment protecting grassroots lobbying organizations from having to reveal the names of their contributors.
2007-02-17	Limiting Troop Deployment [S574]	Rejected (56-34)
The Senate refused to move to a vote on a resolution disapproving the "surge" of 20,000 additional troops into Iraq.
2007-03-23	Tax Cuts [SCONRES21]	Rejected (46-52)
The Senate rejected an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Resolution that would have permitted the extension of the 2001 tax cuts.
2007-03-23	Alternative Minimum Tax [SCONRES21]	Rejected (44-53)
The Senate rejected an amendment to the FY 2008 Budget Resolution that would have permitted the repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax, a tax designed to apply only to millionaires, but now affecting 21 million middle-income families.
2007-03-23	Death Tax Repeal [SCONRES21]	Rejected (44-55)
The Senate rejected an amendment to the FY 2008 Budget Resolution that would have permitted the permanent repeal of the estate tax.
2007-04-11	Stem Cell Research [S5]	Passed (63-34)
The Senate passed a bill mandating the use of federal funds in research on embryonic stem cells derived from surplus embryos at in-vitro fertilization clinics.
2007-04-24	Preventing Small Business Opt-Out of Regulations [S761]	Agreed To (62-35)
Motion to table (kill) an amendment allowing small businesses to opt out of the most burdensome reporting provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regulating reporting of publicly-traded companies on the stock exchange.
2007-06-07	Immigration Overhaul [S1348]	Rejected (45-50)
The Senate refused to stop debate and move to a vote on a bill overhauling immigration law, allowing illegal aliens a path to citizenship and instituting new border security measures.
2007-06-14	Coastal Drilling for Natural Gas [HR6]	Rejected (43-44)
The Senate rejected an amendment to the Energy Policy Bill that would have allowed Virginia to petition for natural gas exploration and drilling in the state's coastal waters.
2007-06-21	Energy Policy [HR6]	Passed (65-27)
The Senate passed legislation imposing massive new regulation on the energy industry, including a rise in automobile mileage to 35 miles per gallon by 2020, a ban on the incandescent light bulb, new energy efficiency mandates for appliances, the use of 15 billion gallons of biofuels by 2015, and the taxpayer subsidy of new energy technologies.
2007-06-26	Limiting Employee Rights [HR800]	Rejected (51-48)
The Senate refused to stop debate and move to a vote on a bill that would have stripped workers of the rights to a secret ballot when deciding on unionization.
2007-07-19	Prohibiting Social Security Benefits for Illegal Aliens [HR2669]	Rejected (57-40)
The Senate voted to continue to allow Social Security benefits to be paid for illegal and fraudulent work, including the work of illegal aliens. Although a majority of the Senate voted to waive the Budget Act and allow a direct vote on the prohibition, under Senate rules 60 votes are required to waive the Budget Act.
2007-07-23	New Student Loan Program [S1642]	Rejected (37-54)
The Senate killed an effort to establish a new program of government loans to full-time undergraduate and graduate students.
2007-09-06	Cuts to U.N. Peacekeeping Operations [HR2764]	Rejected (30-63)
The Senate killed an amendment designed to stop an increase in the U.S. share of United Nations peacekeeping costs, which is now 25 percent.
2007-09-06	Defunding Abortion and Sterilization [HR2764]	Agreed To (48-45)
The Senate adopted an amendment that would bar the use of taxpayer money for any organization or program that supports or manages a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
2007-09-06	"Mexico City" Policy Repeal [HR2764]	Agreed To (53-41)
The Senate adopted an amendment repealing the Mexico City Policy, which prohibits the use of taxpayer funds by organizations that promote or perform abortions.
2007-09-12	Davis-Bacon Requirement [HR3074]	Agreed To (56-37)
The Senate voted to kill an amendment prohibiting implementation of the Davis-Bacon Act, which requires union rates to be paid on federal construction projects.
2007-09-18	District of Columbia Congressional Seat [S1257]	Rejected (57-42)
The Senate refused to stop debate and vote on legislation increasing the size of the House of Representatives to 437, giving a seat to the District of Columbia and an additional seat to Utah.
2007-09-27	"Hate" Crimes [HR1585]	Agreed To (60-39)
The Senate voted to stop debate and vote on an amendment establishing a special category of crime if it was based on the victim's race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or disability.
2007-09-27	Government Health Insurance Expansion [HR976]	Agreed To (67-29)
The Senate passed a major expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) program authorizing $60 billion over five years, increasing subsidies and prohibiting the Department of Health and Human Services from requiring that poor children be covered before other groups. The costs of the expansion were to be paid from increased tobacco taxes.
2007-12-13	Energy Policy [HR6]	Rejected (59-40)
Although the Senate had earlier voted for new energy regulations, the House then revised them, and the Senate refused to shut off debate and move to a final vote on the revised bill mandating increased automobile mileage, the production of 36 billion gallons of "biofuels" by 2022, and new energy efficiency standards on appliances, lights, and other consumer goods while increasing taxes on domestic oil and gas companies.
2007-12-13	Eminent Domain Reform [HR2419]	Rejected (37-58)
The Senate defeated an amendment that would have prohibited federal, state and local governments from misusing eminent domain by taking farmland or grazing land to use it for parks, open space or similar purposes.
2007-12-13	Energy Policy [HR6]	Agreed To (86-8)
Voting on a third revision of the Energy Bill, the Senate this time voted to pass legislation imposing massive new burdens on the energy industry of the United States while rejecting measures to increase domestic supplies of oil and gas.
2007-12-18	Alternative Minimum Tax Adjustment [HR2764]	Rejected (48-46)
The Senate killed a one-year extension of a provision keeping 21 million middle-income taxpayers from being hit with the Alternative Minimum Tax designed to apply to millionaires.

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).