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National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

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National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

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NATIONAL HISPANIC

LEADERSHIP AGENDA

CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD

106TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

NHLA CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD COMMITTEE

HISPANIC ASSOCIATION ON CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Anna Escobedo Cabral

LABOR COUNCIL FOR LATIN AMERICAN ADVANCEMENT

Oscar Sanchez

LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS

Brent Wilkesand

Gabriela Lemus

MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Marisa Demeo

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR BILINGUAL EDUCATION

Patricia Loera

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LATINO ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS

Arturo Vargasand

Larry Gonzalez

NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA

Charles KamasakiJoel Najar

andGabriela Domenzain

NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN COALITION

Jennie Torres-Lewisand

Kery Wilkie-Nuñez

U.S. HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Maritza Rivera

National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Congressional Scorecard 106th Congress, Second Session

TABLE OF CONTENTSThe National Hispanic Leadership Agenda

Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ii

Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Key Votes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Congressional Scorecard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8


THE NATIONAL HISPANIC LEADERSHIP AGENDA

The National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA) was founded in 1991 as a non-partisan coalition of major Hispanic national organizations, as well as distin-guished Hispanic leaders from across the nation. The NHLA represents all major

ethnic groups in the Hispanic community: Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, CubanAmericans, and Americans whose countries of origin are in the Caribbean and Centraland/or South America. Governing the NHLA is a 37-member board comprised of thechief executive officers of 31 national Hispanic organizations, along with elected officials,corporate executives, and other prominent Hispanic professionals. NHLA’s mission callsfor a spirit of unity among Latinos nationwide to provide the Hispanic community withgreater visibility and a clearer, stronger voice in our country’s affairs. NHLA seeks a con-sensus among Hispanic leaders to help frame policy and promote public awareness of themajor issues facing Latinos nationally.


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This report represents the culmination of a nine-month cooperative effort by manymember organizations of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA).Most of the key votes were selected, and bill descriptions were prepared, by mem-

bers of the NHLA Legislative Scorecard Committee (listed on the front cover), chaired byCharles Kamasaki of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). At NCLR, Joel Najar andGabriela Domenzain conducted the analysis of key votes; Rosemary Aguilar Francis wasresponsible for the report’s design and layout; and Cristina Bryan and Jennifer Kadis edit-ed and proofread the text. Special thanks to Larry Gonzalez of the National Associationof Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), Kery Wilkie-Nuñez of the NationalPuerto Rican Coalition (NPRC), and Marisa Demeo of the Mexican American LegalDefense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) for their substantive, technical, and logisticalsupport.

This report was made possible through NHLA membership dues and other unre-stricted revenues. The contents of this report are the sole responsibility of the NationalHispanic Leadership Agenda, and do not necessarily represent the views of any singleNHLA individual member, member organization or contributor. Nothing in this report isintended to constitute an endorsement, real or implied, of any candidate for politicaloffice.

iNational Hispanic Leadership Agenda Congressional Scorecard 106th Congress, Second Session

FOREWORD

As Chair of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), I am proud to pre-sent the NHLA Congressional Scorecard. This report identifies key votes of con-cern to NHLA member organizations, and documents how Senators and

Representatives acted on them in the latest session of the 106th Congress.

The Scorecard is a consensus document reflecting the views of the major Hispanic organi-zations and leaders throughout the nation. It provides key information to Latino leaders, thepress, the Hispanic population at-large, and Members of Congress themselves about issues ofconcern to the Hispanic American community. It serves as an accountability tool for citizens touse in evaluating their elected officials, and helps to empower Hispanic advocacy organizations,including NHLA members, as they engage policy makers.

The Scorecard covers a broad range of issues, capturing the interests of our extremelydiverse community. It is a fair document. The only votes included are those in which everyRepresentative and Senator received a formal communication from one or more NHLA mem-bers identifying their position on the issue. We believe that this is a powerful document, onethat has an impact in shaping public policy in our nation’s capital.

As powerful as the Scorecard is, it is equally important to acknowledge its limitations in pre-senting information about the totality of the contributions of any particular member ofCongress. Many Senators and Representatives contribute to the Latino community in waysother than voting - by sponsoring and cosponsoring important bills and working on their behalf,through services to their constituents, and in many other ways. Conversely, some Members havedone much to thwart the interests of Hispanic Americans without ever casting a vote on thefloor, by opposing proposals in Committee or undermining opportunities for important billsand amendments to even receive floor consideration. In this regard, we are deeply concernedthat due to the partisan atmosphere in Congress, many of NHLA’s policy priorities have not beenconsidered on the House or Senate floor.

Therefore, in addition to using the Scorecard, we encourage you to consider other sourcesof information in making a judgment on any particular Senator’s or Representative’s performanceon Hispanic issues. These include recognition awards to members of Congress by Latino orga-nizations, Action Alerts and similar materials produced by NHLA members.

As a non-partisan coalition of public policy and civil rights organizations, NHLA advocatesfor policies that address socioeconomic concerns and protect the rights of all Latinos. We believethat the NHLA Scorecard is the single best resource for anyone interested in monitoring the per-formance of Congress on Latino concerns. And, taken together with its predecessors, it providesthe most comprehensive record of how Congress votes on issues that are important to HispanicAmericans.

Sincerely,

Manuel MirabalChair National Hispanic Leadership Agendaii


METHODOLOGY

In February of 2000 the Board of Directors of the National Hispanic LeadershipAgenda (NHLA) authorized the publication of its 2000 Hispanic Legislative Scorecardcovering the second session of the 106th Congress, soon after it adjourned. A

Scorecard Committee was appointed to identify and recommend to the Board votes forinclusion in the document (see front cover for a listing of Committee members).

The fundamental purpose of the Scorecard is to ensure that Latino leaders, organiza-tions, and voters are fully informed about the performance of federal legislators on issuesof importance to the Hispanic community. In addition, we seek to ensure that U.S.Representatives and U.S. Senators are fully aware that their key votes on issues of partic-ular significance to Hispanic Americans will be scrutinized and published.

Pursuant to discussions of the NHLA Board, the Committee used three basic criteriato select key votes: ■ Importance of the vote to the Hispanic community, measured both substantively

and symbolically,

■ Prior notice to members of Congress regarding the position of NHLA member orga-nizations, as evidenced by a formal communication by at least one NHLA memberorganization to the Congress,

■ Substantial consensus, although not necessarily unanimity, among NHLA memberorganizations regarding the “pro-NHLA” position.

During the Committee’s deliberations, an informal “issue diversity” criterion alsoemerged. In other words, the Committee sought some degree of balance in the votesselected so that the Scorecard would not be unduly weighted toward any single issue, e.g.,immigration or education. Committee decisions were arrived at by consensus.Member organizations identified potential votes, which were then discussed, sometimesat length. Only those votes reflecting a consensus of the Committee were recommend-ed to the Board for inclusion.

On October 30, 2000, after consideration and some revisions of the Committee’s rec-ommendations, the Executive Committee of the NHLA Board of Directors selected thevotes included herein for inclusion in the Scorecard.

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KEY VOTES

OVERVIEW

In the section below, each key House and Senate vote is characterized by a votenumber, the lead sponsor, a brief description, and identification of the “pro-NHLA”position.

KEY VOTES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE

IMMIGRATION & CIVIL RIGHTS

1. Commerce - Justice - State Appropriations, H.R. 4690 - Sponsored by RepresentativeHarold Rogers (R-KY), the bill did not include increases for key NHLA priorities,including naturalization and service activities of the INS, improved enforcement ofcivil rights laws, or investigation of law enforcement abuse in the Department ofJustice, and the Legal Services Corporation. Bill passed 214 - 195, 1 Present (Roll no.326), June 26, 2000. (NHLA Position: No)

2. Hate Crimes - Representative John Conyers (D-MI) sponsored a motion to instructHouse conferees to the Defense Authorization bill to accede to the Senate-passedprovisions containing the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a key priority of many NHLAmembers(see Senate vote #7). Motion passed 232-192 (Roll no. 471), September13, 2000. (NHLA Position: Yes)

3. Vieques, Restrictions on Economic Assistance, H.R. 3908 - Representative TillieFowler’s (R-FL) amendment (H. Amdt. 626) would place restrictions on $40 millionof economic assistance intended for Vieques, Puerto Rico. According to NHLAmembers, this amendment would break the agreement made between the President,the Governor of Puerto Rico, and the Secretary of Defense regarding future use of theVieques training range. It would require the resumption of live fire training inVieques and the removal of civil disobedience protestors from the range before eco-nomic assistance is allocated to the municipality of Vieques. Amendment failed 183-232 (Roll no. 88), March 29, 2000. (NHLA Position: No)

4. Vieques, Transfer to Puerto Rico, H.R. 4205 - Representative Ike Skelton’s (D-MO)amendment to the Department of Defense Authorization bill would allow the Navyto transfer the western part of Vieques back to Puerto Rico in accordance with thePresident’s negotiated position with the government of Puerto Rico and the


Department of Defense. The agreement is not contingent upon the resumption oflive-fire training on the island. Amendment passed 218-201 (Roll no. 202), May 18,2000. (NHLA Position: Yes)

5. District of Columbia/Commerce - Justice - State Appropriations, Conference ReportH.R. 4942 - Sponsored by Representative Ernest J. Istook (R-OK), the bill failed toinclude provisions of the Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act (LIFA, see Senate vote#8 for more detail). NHLA members conditioned their support for the bill on inclu-sion of the LIFA legislation (S. 2912). Conference Report passed 206-198, 29 notvoting (Roll no. 562), October 26, 2000. (NHLA Position: No)

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY6. New Markets/American Community Renewal Act, H.R. 4923 - This compromise leg-

islation resulted from the merger of President Clinton’s “New Markets” proposal and“The American Community Renewal Act,” sponsored by several key members of theCongressional leadership. The bill provides a series of tax incentives and other pro-visions designed to encourage and target increased private investments in disadvan-taged inner city and rural areas. Bill passed 394 - 27 (Roll no. 430), July 25, 2000.(NHLA Position: Yes)

7. Phone Surcharge, H.R. 3916 - Repeals a tax surcharge on telephone bills firstimposed during the Spanish American War. The “telephone tax” is regressive in thatit disproportionately affects lower-income consumers. Bill passed 420-2 (Roll no.233), May 25, 2000. (NHLA Position: Yes)

8. Funding for Education (Labor-HHS Appropriations) - Although the bill includedmany laudable provisions, including increased funding for Hispanic ServingInstitutions of Higher Education (HSIs), it failed to include full funding for numer-ous NHLA priorities, including the Hispanic Education Action Plan (HEAP), MigrantEducation, School Construction, Class Size Initiative, English language courses forcommunity-based organizations, and increased labor law enforcement on behalf oflow-wage workers and many others. Bill passed 217-214 (Roll no. 273), June 14,2000. (NHLA Position: No)

9. Funding for Low-Income Housing (HUD-VA Appropriations) - Sponsored by Rep.James Walsh (R-NY), the bill cuts and level-funds several major housing and com-munity development programs in the Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD) that serve low-income families. In addition, according toNHLA members, the bill failed to provide increased funding for fair housing pro-grams to enforce anti-discrimination laws, or for housing counseling programs toassist low-income, first-time homebuyers to navigate the mortgage process. Billpassed 256-169 (Roll no. 309), June 25, 2000. (NHLA Position: No)


10. Minimum Wage Increase - Amendment sponsored by Representative James Traficant(D-OH) would increase the minimum wage by $1 over a two-year period. Thisincrease, according to NHLA members, is needed to help assure that low-wageworkers, who are disproportionately Latino, benefit equitably from the nation’sbooming economy. Amendment passed 246 - 179 (Roll no. 43), March 9, 2000.(NHLA Position: Yes)

SENATE

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY1. Compensatory and Bilingual Education Programs - Senator Joseph Lieberman’s (D-

CT) amendment (S. Amdt. 3127) to S. 2, the “Educational Opportunities Act,”would reauthorize elementary and secondary education programs, including bilin-gual education. This legislation would eliminate targeted allocation of funds for fed-eral programs designed to help disadvantaged students and replace it with blockgrants. In addition, according to NHLA members, this amendment would severelyweaken the effectiveness of the bilingual education program by eliminating targetingof funds to the best programs serving the most disadvantaged students.Amendment failed 13-84 (Roll no. 95), May 9, 2000. (NHLA Position: No)

2. Social Promotion - Senator Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) amendment (S. Amdt. 2876)to S. 1134, the “Affordable Education Act of 2000,” would require states receivingfunding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to adopt a policy end-ing the practice of “social promotion.” According to NHLA members this legislationwould likely increase the Hispanic grade retention rate, which would consequentlyincrease the Hispanic dropout rate. Amendment failed 30-68 (Roll no. 31), March 2,2000. (NHLA Position: No)

3. Teacher Quality Amendment - Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s (D-MA) amendment (S.Amdt. 2872) to S. 1134, the “Affordable Education Act of 2000,” would establishprograms to enable states and local educational agencies to place a qualified teacherin every classroom. This amendment would likely help Hispanic students who aremore likely than non-Hispanic Whites to be taught by an unqualified teacher,according to NHLA members. Amendment failed 39-60 (Roll no. 25), March 2,2000. (NHLA position: Yes)

4. Class Size Reduction Amendment - Senator Patty Murray’s (D-WA) amendment (S.Amdt. 3122) to the “Educational Opportunities Act” would provide for class sizereduction programs. According to NHLA members, this amendment would likelyhelp Hispanic students who mostly attend high-poverty, overcrowded schools.Amendment failed 44-53 (Roll no. 93), May 4, 2000. (NHLA position: Yes)


5. Minimum Wage Increase - Senator Edward Kennedy’s (D-MA) amendment toexpress the Sense of the Senate that the federal minimum wage rate should beincreased by $1.00 over one year. His increase, according to NHLA members, isneeded to help assure that low-wage workers, who are disproportionately Latino,benefit more equitably from the nation’s booming economy. Amendment passedafter being amended by Senator Don Nickles (R-OK) with language expressing theSense of the Senate that any minimum wage increase should not be passed withouta $100 billion tax cut. While NHLA members did not take a position on the tax cuts,they supported an increase in the minimum wage. Amendment passed 51-48 (Rollno. 76), April 7, 2000. (NHLA Position: Yes).

CIVIL RIGHTS & IMMIGRATION6. Federal Circuit Appointment of Judge Paez - Motion to confirm the appointment of

Judge Richard Paez to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Paez, a sitting U.S.District Court Judge, received the highest possible rating from the American BarAssociation and yet had to wait for over four years to be confirmed. Judge Paez hadto wait the longest time ever to be confirmed. Motion passed 59-39 (Roll no. 40),March 9, 2000. (NHLA Position: Yes)

7. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act, S. 622- Senator Edward Kennedy’s (D-MA) amend-ment to the Defense Authorization Act would enhance federal enforcement of hatecrimes laws. The bill would expand federal jurisdiction over hate crimes based onrace, ethnicity, and national origin, and also would provide authority to investigateand prosecute crimes based on a victim’s disability, gender, or sexual orientation.Amendment passed 57-42 (Roll no. 136), June 20, 2000. (NHLA Position: Yes)

8. Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act (LIFA) - Motion to suspend the rules and passLIFA as an amendment to the H1-B bill. Also known as the “H1-B plus” agenda, thelegislation would update the registry date to allow, among other things, hundreds ofthousands of eligible persons who were illegally denied an opportunity to apply forlegalization under the 1986 immigration law to apply for legal status. In addition,the bill would provide parity for certain Central American groups with others legal-ized under the Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act (NACARA).Motion failed 43-55 (Roll no. 257), September 27, 2000. (NHLA Position: Yes)


NHLACONGRESSIONAL

SCORECARD

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

106TH CONGRESS

2ND SESSION


Alabama Aderholt, Robert B. R - - - - + + + - - + 40%Bachus, Spencer R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Callahan, Sonny R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Cramer, Robert E. (Bud) D - - + + - + + + - + 60%Everett, Terry R - - NV - - + + - - - 20%Hilliard, Earl F. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Riley, Bob R - - - - + + + - - - 30%

Alaska Young, Don R - - + + - + + - - + 50%Arizona Hayworth, J. D. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Kolbe, Jim R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Pastor, Ed D - + + + + + + + + + 90%Salmon, Matt R - - - NV + + + - - - 30%Shadegg, John B. R + - - NV + + + - - - 40%Stump, Bob R - - - - NV + + - - - 20%

Arkansas Berry, Marion D - - + + - + + + - + 60%Dickey, Jay R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Hutchinson, Asa R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Snyder, Vic D + + + + + + + + + + 100%

California Baca, Joe D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Becerra, Xavier D - + + + + + + + + + 90%Berman, Howard L. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Bilbray, Brian P. R - + - - NV + + - - + 40%Bono, Mary R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Calvert, Ken R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Campbell, Tom R NV NV + NV NV + + - NV - 30%Capps, Lois D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Condit, Gary A. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Cox, Christopher R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Cunningham, Randy "Duke" R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Dixon, Julian C. D + + + + - + + + + + 90%Dooley, Calvin M. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Doolittle, John T. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Dreier, David R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Eshoo, Anna G. D + NV + + + + + + + + 90%Farr, Sam D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Filner, Bob D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Gallegly, Elton R - + + + - + + - - - 50%Herger, Wally R P - NV - - + + - - - 20%

CIVIL RIGHTS & IMMIGRATION1. CJS Appropriations (NHLA position: No)2. Hate Crimes (NHLA Position: Yes)3. Vieques - Restrict Economic Assistance (NHLA Position:

No)4. Vieques - Transfer to Puerto Rico (NHLA Position: Yes)

5. CJS Appropriations Conference Report (NHLA Position:No)

EDUCATION & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY6. New Markets/American Community Renewal (NHLA

Position: Yes)7. Phone Surcharge Repeal (NHLA Position: Yes)

8. Labor-HHS Appropriations (NHLA Position: No)9. HUD-VA Appropriations (NHLA Position: No)10. Minimum Wage Increase (NHLA Position: Yes)

CIVIL RIGHTS & IMMIGRATION EDUCATION & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY

Percentvoted

State Representative Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 with NHLA

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Horn, Stephen R - + + - - + + - - + 50%Hunter, Duncan R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Kuykendall, Steven T. R - + - - - + + - NV - 30%Lantos, Tom D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Lee, Barbara D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Lewis, Jerry R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Lofgren, Zoe D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Martinez, Matthew G. R NV - NV + NV + + - - + 40%Matsui, Robert T. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%McKeon, Howard P. "Buck" R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Millender-McDonald, Juanita D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Miller, Gary G. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Miller, George D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Napolitano, Grace F. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Ose, Doug R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Packard, Ron R - - + - NV + + - - - 30%Pelosi, Nancy D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Pombo, Richard W. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Radanovich, George R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Rogan, James E. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Rohrabacher, Dana R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Roybal-Allard, Lucille D + + + + + + + + NV + 90%Royce, Edward R. R + - - - + + + - - - 40%Sanchez, Loretta D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Sherman, Brad D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Stark, Fortney Pete D + + + + + - - + + + 80%Tauscher, Ellen O. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Thomas, William M. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Thompson, Mike D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Waters, Maxine D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Waxman, Henry A. D NV + NV + NV - + + + + 60%Woolsey, Lynn C. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Colorado DeGette, Diana D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Hefley, Joel R + - - - - + + - - - 30%McInnis, Scott R + - - - - + NV - - - 20%Schaffer, Bob R + - - - + + + + - NV 50%Tancredo, Thomas G. R + - - - + + + - - - 40%Udall, Mark D + + + + + + + + + + 100%








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Connecticut DeLauro, Rosa L. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Gejdenson, Sam D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Johnson, Nancy L. R - + - - - + + - - + 40%Larson, John B. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Maloney, James H. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Shays, Christopher R - + - - - + + - - + 40%

Delaware Castle, Michael N. R - + - - - + + - - + 40%Florida Bilirakis, Michael R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Boyd, Allen D - - + + + + + + - - 60%Brown, Corrine D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Canady, Charles T. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Davis, Jim D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Deutsch, Peter D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Diaz-Balart, Lincoln R - + + + - + + - - + 60%Foley, Mark R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Fowler, Tillie K. R - - - - NV + + - - - 20%Goss, Porter J. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Hastings, Alcee L. D - + + NV + - + + - + 60%McCollum, Bill R NV + + + NV NV + - - NV 40%Meek, Carrie P. D - + + + + + NV + - + 70%Mica, John L. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Miller, Dan R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana R - + + + - NV NV - - + 40%Scarborough, Joe R - - - - - + NV - - NV 10%Shaw, E. Clay R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Stearns, Cliff R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Thurman, Karen L. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Weldon, Dave R - - - - + + + - + - 40%Wexler, Robert D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Young, C. W. Bill R - - + - - + + - - + 40%

Georgia Barr, Bob R + - - - + + + + - - 50%Bishop, Sanford D. D + + + + - + + + + + 90%Chambliss, Saxby R + - - - - + + - - - 30%Collins, Mac R - - - - + + + - - - 30%Deal, Nathan R - - - - + + + - - - 30%Isakson, Johnny R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Kingston, Jack R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Lewis, John D + + + NV + + + + + + 90%








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Linder, John R - - - - - + + - - - 20%McKinney, Cynthia A. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Norwood, Charlie R + - - - - + + - - - 30%

Hawaii Abercrombie, Neil D - + + + - + + + - + 70%Mink, Patsy T. D - + NV + + + + + - + 70%

Idaho Chenoweth-Hage, Helen R + - - - NV + + - - - 30%Simpson, Michael K. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Illinois Biggert, Judy R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Blagojevich, Rod R. D NV + + + NV + + + + + 80%Costello, Jerry F. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Crane, Philip M. R + - NV - - + + - - - 30%Davis, Danny K. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Evans, Lane D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Ewing, Thomas W. R - - - - - NV + - - - 10%Gutierrez, Luis V. D NV + + + + - + + + + 80%Hastert, J. Dennis* R - NV NV NV - + + - NV NV 20%Hyde, Henry J. R - - - - - + + - - + 30%Jackson, Jesse L. D + + + + + - + + + + 90%LaHood, Ray R - + + - - + + - - + 50%Lipinski, William O. D NV - + NV + + + + - + 60%Manzullo, Donald A. R NV - - - - + + - - - 20%Phelps, David D. D + - + + + + + + + + 90%Porter, John Edward R - + + + - + + - - - 50%Rush, Bobby L. D + + NV + - + + + + + 80%Schakowsky, Janice D. D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Shimkus, John R - + - - - + + - - + 40%Weller, Jerry R - + - - - + + - - + 40%

Indiana Burton, Dan R - - + + - + + - - - 40%Buyer, Steve R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Carson, Julia D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Hill, Baron P. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Hostettler, John N. R - - - - - + + + - - 30%McIntosh, David M. R NV - + - NV NV + - - - 20%Pease, Edward A. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Roemer, Tim D + + + + + + + + + 100%Souder, Mark E. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Visclosky, Peter J. D - + + + + - + + + + 80%






8. Labor-HHS Appropriations (NHLA Position: No)9. HUD-VA Appropriations (NHLA Position: No)10. Minimum Wage Increase (NHLA Position: Yes)* It is customary for the Speaker of the House to

miss votes. He generally votes to emphasize theleadership’s position.


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Iowa Boswell, Leonard L. D + + - - + + + + - + 70%Ganske, Greg R - - - - - + + - - + 30%Latham, Tom R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Leach, James A. R - + - - - + + - - + 40%Nussle, Jim R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Kansas Moore, Dennis D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Moran, Jerry R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Ryun, Jim R NV - - - - + + - - - 20%Tiahrt, Todd R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Kentucky Fletcher, Ernie R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Lewis, Ron R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Lucas, Ken D - - - + - + + + - - 40%Northup, Anne M. R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Rogers, Harold R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Whitfield, Ed R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Louisiana Baker, Richard H. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Cooksey, John R - - - - - + + - - NV 20%Jefferson, William J. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%John, Christopher D - - + + + + + + - + 70%McCrery, Jim R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) R - - - - NV + + - - - 20%Vitter, David R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Maine Allen, Thomas H. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Baldacci, John Elias D + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Maryland Bartlett, Roscoe G. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Cardin, Benjamin L. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Cummings, Elijah E. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Ehrlich, Robert L. R - - - + - + + - - - 30%Gilchrest, Wayne T. R - NV + - - + + - - + 40%Hoyer, Steny H. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Morella, Constance A. R + + + + + + + + + + 100%Wynn, Albert Russell D + + + + + + + + NV + 90%

Massachussetts Capuano, Michael E. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Delahunt, William D. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Frank, Barney D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Markey, Edward J. D NV + + + + + + + + + 90%McGovern, James P. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%








Percentvoted


12


Meehan, Martin T. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Moakley, John Joseph D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Neal, Richard E. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Olver, John W. D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Tierney, John F. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Michigan Barcia, James A. D - - + + + + + + - + 70%Bonior, David E. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Camp, Dave R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Conyers, John D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Dingell, John D. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Ehlers, Vernon J. R - - - - - + + - - + 30%Hoekstra, Peter R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Kildee, Dale E. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. D NV + + + + + + + + + 90%Knollenberg, Joe R - - - + - + + - - - 30%Levin, Sander M. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Rivers, Lynn N. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Smith, Nick R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Stabenow, Debbie D - + + + - + + + + + 80%Stupak, Bart D + + + NV + + + + + + 90%Upton, Fred R - + - - - + + - - + 40%

Minnesota Gutknecht, Gil R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Luther, Bill D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Minge, David D + + + + + + NV + + + 90%Oberstar, James L. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Peterson, Collin C. D + - + + - + + + + + 80%Ramstad, Jim R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Sabo, Martin Olav D + + + + + - + + + + 90%

Mississippi Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Shows, Ronnie D NV - - - - + + + - + 40%Taylor, Gene D - - - - + + + + - + 50%Thompson, Bennie G. D + + + + NV + + + + + 90%Wicker, Roger F. R - - + + - + + - - - 40%

Missouri Blunt, Roy R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Clay, William (Bill) D + + NV + + + NV + + + 80%Danner, Pat D + + + + NV NV + NV - + 60%Emerson, Jo Ann R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Gephardt, Richard A. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%








Percentvoted



Hulshof, Kenny C. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%McCarthy, Karen D - + + + + + + + + + 90%Skelton, Ike D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Talent, James M. R NV - - - NV + + - - - 20%

Montana Hill, Rick R - - - - + + + - - - 30%Nebraska Barrett, Bill R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Bereuter, Doug R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Terry, Lee R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Nevada Berkley, Shelley D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Gibbons, Jim R - + - - - + + - - + 40%

New Hampshire Bass, Charles F. R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Sununu, John E. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

New Jersey Andrews, Robert E. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Franks, Bob R - NV NV NV NV + + - - + 30%Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. R - + + - - + + - - + 50%Holt, Rush D. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%LoBiondo, Frank A. R - + + - - + + - - + 50%Menendez, Robert D + + + + + NV + + + + 90%Pallone, Frank D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Pascrell, Bill D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Payne, Donald M. D + + + + NV - + + + + 80%Rothman, Steven R. D + + NV + + + + + + + 90%Roukema, Marge R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Saxton, Jim R - + + - - + + - - + 50%Smith, Christopher H. R - + + - - + + - - + 50%

New Mexico Skeen, Joe R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Udall, Tom D + + + NV + + + + + + 90%Wilson, Heather R - - + - - + + - - + 40%

New York Ackerman, Gary L. D + + + + NV - + + + + 80%Boehlert, Sherwood L. R - + - + - + + - - + 50%Crowley, Joseph D + + + + NV + + + + + 90%Engel, Eliot L. D + NV + + + + + + + + 90%Forbes, Michael P. D - + + + + + + + - + 80%Fossella, Vito R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Gilman, Benjamin A. R - + - + - NV + - - + 40%Hinchey, Maurice D. D NV + + + + + + + + + 90%Houghton, Amo R - + - - - + + - - + 40%Kelly, Sue W. R - + + - - + + - - - 40%








Percentvoted


14


King, Peter T. R - - + + - + + - - + 50%LaFalce, John J. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Lazio, Rick R NV NV + + NV + + + + + 70%Lowey, Nita M. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Maloney, Carolyn B. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%McCarthy, Carolyn D + + + + + + + + + + 100%McHugh, John M. R - - - - - + + - - + 30%McNulty, Michael R. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Meeks, Gregory W. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Nadler, Jerrold D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Owens, Major R. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Quinn, Jack R - + NV NV - + + - - + 40%Rangel, Charles B. D NV + + NV + + + + NV + 70%Reynolds, Thomas M. R - NV + - - + + - - - 30%Serrano, José E. D - + + + - + + + NV + 70%Slaughter, Louise McIntosh D + + + + - + + + + + 90%Sweeney, John E. R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Towns, Edolphus D + + + NV + + + + + + 90%Velázquez, Nydia M. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Walsh, James T. R - + + + - + + - - + 60%Weiner, Anthony D. D + + + + + + NV + + + 90%

North Carolina Ballenger, Cass R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Burr, Richard R + - - - - + + - - - 30%Clayton, Eva M. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Coble, Howard R + - - - - + + - - - 30%Etheridge, Bob D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Hayes, Robin R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Jones, Walter B. R + - - - + + + - - - 40%McIntyre, Mike D + - - - - + + + + + 60%Myrick, Sue Wilkins R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Price, David E. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Taylor, Charles H. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Watt, Melvin L. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%

North Dakota Pomeroy, Earl D NV + + + + + + + + + 90%Ohio Boehner, John A. R - - NV - - + + - - - 20%

Brown, Sherrod D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Chabot, Steve R - - - - - + + - - - 20%








Percentvoted


15


Gillmor, Paul E. R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Hall, Tony P. D + + NV + + + + + + + 90%Hobson, David L. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Jones, Stephanie D + + + + - + + + + + 90%Kaptur, Marcy D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Kasich, John R. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Kucinich, Dennis J. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%LaTourette, Steven C. R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Ney, Robert W. R - - - - - + + - - + 30%Oxley, Michael G. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Portman, Rob R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Pryce, Deborah R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Regula, Ralph R - + - - - + + - - - 30%Sawyer, Tom D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Strickland, Ted D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Traficant, James A. D - - + - - + + - - + 40%

Oklahoma Coburn, Tom A. R + - - - + + NV - - - 30%Istook, Ernest J. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Largent, Steve R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Lucas, Frank D R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Watkins, Wes R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Watts, J. C. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Oregon Blumenauer, Earl D + + + + + + + + + + 100%DeFazio, Peter A. D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Hooley, Darlene D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Walden, Greg R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Wu, David D + + + + + + + + + + 100%

Pennsylvania Borski, Robert A. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Brady, Robert A. D + + + + NV + + + + + 90%Coyne, William J. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Doyle, Michael F. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%English, Phil R - + + - - + + - - + 50%Fattah, Chaka D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Gekas, George W. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Goodling, William F. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Greenwood, James C. R - + - - - + + - - + 40%Hoeffel, Joseph M. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Holden, Tim D + + + + + + + + - + 90%








Percentvoted


16


Kanjorski, Paul E. D + + + + - + + + - + 80%Klink, Ron D NV NV NV + NV + + + + + 60%Mascara, Frank D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Murtha, John P. D - + + + - + - + - + 60%Peterson, John E. R - - - - NV + + - - - 20%Pitts, Joseph R. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Sherwood, Don R - - - - - + + - - + 30%Shuster, Bud R NV - NV + NV + + - - - 30%Toomey, Patrick J. R + - - - + + + - - - 40%Weldon, Curt R - - - - - + + - - + 30%

Rhode Island Kennedy, Patrick J. D NV + + + + + NV + + + 80%Weygand, Robert A. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%

South Carolina Clyburn, James E. D + + NV + + + + + + + 90%DeMint, Jim R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Graham, Lindsey O. R + - - - - + + - - - 30%Sanford, Marshall "Mark" R + - - - + + + + + - 60%Spence, Floyd R - - NV - - + NV - - NV 10%Spratt, John M. D + + + + NV + + + + + 90%

South Dakota Thune, John R. R - - - - - + + - - + 30%Tennessee Bryant, Ed R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Clement, Bob D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Duncan, John J. R + - - - - + + - - - 30%Ford, Harold E. D + + + NV + + + + + + 90%Gordon, Bart D + + + + + NV + + + + 90%Hilleary, Van R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Jenkins, William L. R NV - - - - NV + - - - 10%Tanner, John S. D + - + + + + + + + + 90%Wamp, Zach R - - - - - + + - - - 20%

Texas Archer, Bill R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Armey, Richard K. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Barton, Joe R - - - - + NV + - - - 20%Bentsen, Ken D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Bonilla, Henry R - - + - - + + - - - 30%Brady, Kevin R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Combest, Larry R - - - - - + + - - - 20%DeLay, Tom R - - - - - + + - NV - 20%Doggett, Lloyd D + + + + + + + + + + 100%








Percentvoted


17


Edwards, Chet D + + + + + NV + + + + 90%Frost, Martin D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Gonzalez, Charles A. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Granger, Kay R - - NV - - + + - - NV 20%Green, Gene D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Hall, Ralph M. D - - - - + + + + + - 50%Hinojosa, Rubén D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Jackson-Lee, Sheila D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Johnson, Eddie Bernice D + - + - + + + + + NV 70%Johnson, Sam R - + - + NV + + - - - 40%Lampson, Nick D + + + + + NV + + + + 90%Ortiz, Solomon P. D - + + + + + NV + + + 80%Paul, Ron R + - - + + - + + + - 60%Reyes, Silvestre D - + + + + + + + + + 90%Rodriguez, Ciro D. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Sandlin, Max D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Sessions, Pete R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Smith, Lamar S. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Stenholm, Charles W. D + - - - + + + + + - 60%Thornberry, Mac R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Turner, Jim D + + + + + + + + - + 90%

Utah Cannon, Chris R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Cook, Merrill R NV - - - - + + NV NV - 20%Hansen, James V. R NV - - - - + + - - - 20%

Vermont Sanders, Bernard I + + + + + - + + + + 90%Virginia Bliley, Tom R - - - - NV + + - - - 20%

Boucher, Rick D - + + + - + + + - + 70%Davis, Thomas M. R - - + + - + + - - - 40%Goode, Virgil H. I** + - - - - + + - - - 30%Goodlatte, Bob R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Moran, James P. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Pickett, Owen B. D + + - NV + + + - - - 50%Scott, Robert C. D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Sisisky, Norman D + + - + - + + + - + 70%Wolf, Frank R. R - - - - + + + - - - 30%

Washington Baird, Brian D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Dicks, Norman D. D - + + + - + + + - + 70%Dunn, Jennifer R - - - - - + + - - - 20%






8. Labor-HHS Appropriations (NHLA Position: No)9. HUD-VA Appropriations (NHLA Position: No)10. Minimum Wage Increase (NHLA Position: Yes)** Rep. Virgil Goode announced his switch from Democrat

to Independent on January 24, 2000.


Percentvoted


18


Hastings, Doc R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Inslee, Jay D + + + + + + + + - + 90%McDermott, Jim D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Metcalf, Jack R - - - - NV + + - - + 30%Nethercutt, George R. R - - - - - + + - - - 20%Smith, Adam D + + + + + NV + + + NV 80%

West Virginia Mollohan, Alan B. D - + + + - + + + - + 70%Rahall, Nick J. D + + + + + + + + - + 90%Wise, Robert E. D + + + + NV + + + - + 80%

Wisconsin Baldwin, Tammy D + + + + + - + + + + 90%Barrett, Thomas M. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Green, Mark R - - + + - + + - - - 40%Kind, Ron D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Kleczka, Gerald D. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Obey, David R. D + + + + + + + + + + 100%Petri, Thomas E. R - - - + - + + - - - 30%Ryan, Paul R - - - + - + + - - - 30%Sensenbrenner, F. James R + - + + - + + NV - - 50%

Wyoming Cubin, Barbara R - - - - - + + - - - 20%








Percentvoted


19

NHLACONGRESSIONAL

SCORECARD

U.S. SENATE

106TH CONGRESS

2ND SESSION


Alabama Sessions, Jeff R + - - - - - - - 13%Shelby, Richard R + - - - - - - - 13%

Alaska Murkowski, Frank R + + - - - - - - 25%Stevens, Ted R + + - - - + + - 50%

Arizona Kyl, Jon R + + - - - - - - 25%McCain, John R + NV NV - - NV - - 13%

Arkansas Hutchinson, Tim R + - - - - - - - 13%Lincoln, Blanche D - - + + + + + + 75%

California Boxer, Barbara D + - + + + + + + 88%Feinstein, Dianne D - - + + + + + NV 63%

Colorado Allard, Wayne R + + - - - - - - 25%Campbell, Ben Nighthorse R + + - - - NV - - 25%

Connecticut Dodd, Christopher D + - + + + + + + 88%Lieberman, Joseph D - - - + + + + NV 50%

Delaware Biden, Joseph D + + - + + + + + 88%Roth, William R NV + - NV + + + - 50%

Florida Graham, Bob D - + + + + + + + 88%Mack, Connie R + + - - - + + - 50%

Georgia Cleland, Max D + - + + + + + + 88%Miller, Zell* D + 100%

Hawaii Akaka, Daniel D + + + + + + + + 100%Inouye, Daniel D + NV + + + + + + 88%

Idaho Craig, Larry R + + - - - - - - 25%Crapo, Mike R + + - - - - - - 25%

Illinois Durbin, Richard D + - + + + + + + 88%Fitzgerald, Peter R + + - - + - - - 38%

Indiana Bayh, Evan D - + + + + + + + 88%Lugar, Richard R + - - - - + + - 38%

Iowa Grassley, Chuck R + + - - - - - - 25%Harkin, Tom D + + + + + + + + 100%

Kansas Brownback, Sam R + + - - - - - - 25%Roberts, Pat R + + - - - - - - 25%

Kentucky Bunning, Jim R + + - NV - - - - 25%McConnell, Mitch R + - - - - - - - 13%

Louisiana Breaux, John D - - - + + + + + 63%Landrieu, Mary D - + + + + + + + 88%

Maine Collins, Susan R + + - - - + + - 50%Snowe, Olympia R + + - - + + + - 63%

EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY CIVIL RIGHTS & IMMIGRATION

Percent voted

State Senator Party 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 with NHLA

EDUCATION & ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY1. Compensatory and Bilingual Education Programs

(NHLA Position: No)2. Social Promotion (NHLA Position: No)3. Teacher Quality Amendment (NHLA position: Yes)

4. Class Size Reduction Amendment (NHLA position: Yes)5. Minimum Wage Increase (NHLA position: Yes)CIVIL RIGHTS & IMMIGRATION6. Federal Circuit Appointment of Judge Paez (NHLA

Position: Yes)

7. The Hate Crimes Prevention Act (NHLA position: Yes)8. Latino and Immigrant Fairness Act (NHLA Position:

Yes)* Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) was appointed on July 24,

2000, to replace Sen. Paul Coverdell (R-GA), whopassed away mid-term.

22


Maryland Mikulski, Barbara D + + + + + + + + 100%Sarbanes, Paul D + + + + + + + + 100%

Massachussetts Kennedy, Edward D + + + + + + + + 100%Kerry, John D + + + + + + + + 100%

Michigan Abraham, Spencer R + + - - - - - - 25%Levin, Carl D + - + + + + + + 88%

Minnesota Grams, Rod R + + - - - - - - 25%Wellstone, Paul D + + + + + + + + 100%

Mississippi Cochran, Thad R + + - - - - - - 25%Lott, Trent R + - - - - - - - 13%

Missouri Ashcroft, John R + + - - - - - - 25%Bond, Christopher R + + - - - - - - 25%

Montana Baucus, Max D + - + + + + + + 88%Burns, Conrad R + + - - - - + - 38%

Nebraska Hagel, Charles R NV - - - - - - - 0%Kerrey, Robert D + + + + + + + + 100%

Nevada Bryan, Richard D - - + + + + + + 75%Reid, Harry D + + + + + + + + 100%

New Hampshire Gregg, Judd R + + - - - - - - 25%Smith, Bob R + + - - - - - - 25%

New Jersey Lautenberg, Frank D + + + + + + + + 100%Torricelli, Robert D + - - + + + + + 75%

New Mexico Bingaman, Jeff D + + + + + + + + 100%Domenici, Pete R + + - - - + - - 38%

New York Moynihan, Daniel D - - + + + + + + 75%Schumer, Charles D + - + + + + + + 88%

North Carolina Edwards, John D - + + + + + + + 88%Helms, Jesse R + + - - - - - - 25%

North Dakota Conrad, Kent D + + + + + + + + 100%Dorgan, Byron D + - + + + + + + 88%

Ohio DeWine, Mike R + + - - - - + - 38%Voinovich, George R + + - - - - + - 38%

Oklahoma Inhofe, James R + + - - - - NV - 25%Nickles, Don R + + - - - - - - 25%

Oregon Smith, Gordon R + + - - - + + - 50%Wyden, Ron D + - + + + + + + 88%

Pennsylvania Santorum, Rick R + + - - - - - - 25%




Position: Yes)


Yes)


Percent voted


23


Specter, Arlen R + + - - + + + - 63%Rhode Island Chafee, Lincoln R + + - - + + + - 63%

Reed, Jack D + + + + + + + + 100%South Carolina Hollings, Ernest D + + + + + + + + 100%

Thurmond, Strom R + + - - - - - - 25%South Dakota Daschle, Thomas D + - + + + + + + 88%

Johnson, Tim D - + + + + + + + 88%Tennessee Frist, William R + + - - - - - - 25%

Thompson, Fred R NV + - - - - - - 13%Texas Gramm, Phil R + + - - - - - - 25%

Hutchison, Kay Bailey R + + - - - - - - 25%Utah Bennett, Robert R + + - - NV + - - 38%

Hatch, Orrin R + + - - - + - - 38%Vermont Jeffords, James R + + - - + + + - 63%

Leahy, Patrick D + + + + + + + + 100%Virginia Robb, Charles D - - + + + + + + 75%

Warner, John R + - - - - - - - 13%Washington Gorton, Slade R + + - - - + - - 38%

Murray, Patty D + + + + + + + + 100%West Virginia Byrd, Robert D + - - + + + - - 50%

Rockefeller, John D + - + + + + + + 88%Wisconsin Feingold, Russell D + + + + + + + + 100%

Kohl, Herb D - - - NV + + + + 50%Wyoming Enzi, Mike R + + - - - - - - 25%

Thomas, Craig R + + - - - - - - 25%




Position: Yes)


Yes)


Percent voted


24

MANUEL MIRABAL, CHAIR

President & CEONational Puerto Rican Coalition

DELIA POMPA, VICE CHAIR

Executive DirectorNational Association for Bilingual Education

GILBERT MORENO, SECRETARY/TREASURER

President & CEOAssociation for the Advancement of MexicanAmericans

AL ZAPANTA, AT-LARGE

PresidentU.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce

RICK DOVALINA, AT-LARGE

National PresidentLeague of United Latin American Citizens

ARTURO VARGAS, IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR,NHLAExecutive DirectorNational Association of Latino Elected &Appointed Officials

RONALD BLACKBURN-MORENO, PRESIDENT

ASPIRA Association

KOFI BOATENG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

National Puerto Rican Forum

ANNA ESCOBEDO CABRAL, PRESIDENT & CEOHispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility

GUARIONE DIAZ, PRESIDENT

Cuban American National Council

JUAN FIGUEROA, ESQ., PRESIDENT

Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund

ANTONIO FLORES, PRESIDENT

Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities

ANTONIO GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT

Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project

ANTONIA HERNANDEZ, ESQ., PRESIDENT

Mexican American Legal Defense andEducational Fund

GEORGE HERRERA, PRESIDENT & CEOU.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

FRANCISCO IVARRA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

American GI Forum

RAFAEL LANTIGUA, M.D., PRESIDENT

Alianza Dominicana

SYDDIA LEE-CHEE, CHAIR

Latino Civil Rights Center

VANNY MARRERO, NATIONAL PRESIDENT

National Conference of Puerto Rican Women

ZEKE MONTES, PRESIDENT

National Association of Hispanic Publications

ALMA MORALES-RIOJAS, PRESIDENT & CEOMANA, A National Latina Organization

MANUEL OLIVEREZ, PRESIDENT & CEONational Association of Hispanic Federal Executives

MARTIN ORNELAS-QUINTERO, EXECUTIVE

DIRECTOR

National Latina/o Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual andTransgender Organization

ELENA RIOS, M.D., PRESIDENT

National Hispanic Medical Association

JOSE E. RIVERA, NATIONAL PRESIDENT

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

ROGER J. RIVERA, PRESIDENT

National Hispanic Environmental Council

OSCAR SANCHEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement,AFL-CIO

RAFAEL SANTIAGO, ESQ., PRESIDENT

Hispanic National Bar Association

CARLOS SOTO, PRESIDENT & CEONational Hispanic Corporate Council

MARTA SOTOMAYOR, PH.D., PRESIDENT & CEONational Hispanic Council on Aging

RAUL YZAGUIRRE, PRESIDENT

National Council of La Raza

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HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, CHAIR

Congressional Hispanic Caucus

RUDY BESERRA

HENRY CISNEROS

RITA DI MARTINO

FREDRICK FERNANDEZ

FRANCIS GOMEZ

NHLA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

nhla congressional scorecard 106th congress second session

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