free trade, unilateral and economic trade sanctions


U S A * Engage/NFTC

Senate Final Report Card for 1999

By Alphabetical Order

Final Report Index
Analysis by Grade

Grading Criteria

Legend:

+ Vote for USA* Engage/NFTC position
- Vote against USA* Engage/NFTC position
x No vote
* Cosponsor of H.R 1244, the Sanctions Reform Bill

Note: Senators Kennedy (D-MA), Mack (R-FL), McCain (R-AZ) and Voinovich (R-OH) were not
graded due to their absence for two or more votes.

Senator

Grade

Sanctions Reform Bill

Hutchinson China Amdt.

Visclosky Steel Bill

McConnell 907 Amdt.

Dodd Cuba Travel Amdt.

Ashcroft Ag Sanctions Amdt.

African Trade Bill

Spencer Abraham (R-MI)

B

 

+

+

-

-

+

+

Daniel Akaka (D-HI)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

-

Wayne Allard (R-CO)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

+

John Ashcroft (R-MO)

B

 

-

+

+

-

+

+

Max Baucus (D-MT)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

+

Evan Bayh (D-IN)

B

*

+

-

-

-

+

+

Robert Bennett (R-UT)

C

 

+

-

-

-

+

+

Joseph Biden (D-DE)

B

 

+

-

-

+

+

+

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

Christopher Bond (R-MO)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

+

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

-

John Breaux (D-LA)

B

*

+

+

-

-

+

+

Sam Brownback (R-KS)

B

 

+

+

+

-

+

+

Richard Bryan (D-NV)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

+

Jim Bunning (R-KY)

D

 

-

+

-

-

-

-

Conrad Burns (R-MT)

C

*

-

-

-

-

+

+

Robert Byrd (D-WV)

D

 

+

-

+

-

-

-

Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)

C

 

+

-

-

-

+

+

Max Cleland (D-GA)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

-

Thad Cochran (R-MS)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

+

Susan Collins (R-ME)

D

 

-

+

-

-

+

-

Kent Conrad (D-ND)

B

*

-

-

+

+

+

+

Paul Coverdell (R-GA)

C

 

-

+

+

-

-

+

Larry Craig (R-ID)

C

 

-

+

-

-

+

+

Mike Crapo (R-ID)

B

*

-

+

+

-

+

+

Thomas Daschle (D-SD)

B

 

+

-

-

+

+

+

Mike DeWine (R-OH)

D

 

-

-

-

-

-

+

Christopher Dodd (D-CT)

A

*

+

-

+

+

+

+

Pete Domenici (R-NM)

B

*

+

+

+

-

x

+

Byron Dorgan (D-ND)

B

*

-

-

+

+

+

-

Richard Durbin (D-IL)

B

*

+

-

-

+

+

+

John Edwards (D-NC)

D

 

+

-

-

-

+

-

Mike Enzi (R-WY)

B

 

-

+

-

+

+

+

Russell Feingold (D-WI)

D

 

-

-

-

+

+

-

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

+

Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)

B

*

+

+

-

-

+

+

William Frist (R-TN)

B

 

+

+

+

-

+

+

Slade Gorton (R-WA)

B

*

+

+

-

-

+

+

Bob Graham (D-FL)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

+

Phil Gramm (R-TX)

B

 

+

+

+

-

-

+

Rod Grams (R-MN)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

C

 

-

+

-

-

+

+

Judd Gregg (R-NH)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

+

Charles Hagel (R-NE)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

Tom Harkin (D-IA)

B

 

+

-

-

+

+

+

Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

D

 

-

-

-

-

+

+

Jesse Helms (R-NC)

D

 

-

-

+

-

-

-

Ernest Hollings (D-SC)

D

 

-

-

-

-

+

-

Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)

B

 

-

+

+

-

+

+

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

+

James Inhofe (R-OK)

C

 

-

-

+

-

+

+

Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

X

James Jeffords (R-VT)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

Tim Johnson (D-SD)

B

*

+

-

-

+

+

+

Robert Kerrey (D-NE)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

+

John Kerry (D-MA)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

+

Herb Kohl (D-WI)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

+

Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

C

 

-

+

+

-

-

+

Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)

B

 

+

+

+

+

-

+

Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

-

Carl Levin (D-MI)

B

 

+

-

-

+

+

+

Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)

B

 

+

+

+

-

-

+

Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

A

*

+

-

+

+

+

+

Trent Lott (R-MS)

B

*

-

+

+

-

-

+

Richard Lugar (R-IN)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

+

Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

B

 

+

-

-

+

+

+

Daniel Moynihan (D-NY)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

+

Frank Murkowski (R-AK)

B

*

+

+

+

-

-

+

Patty Murray (D-WA)

A

*

+

-

+

+

+

+

Don Nickles (R-OK)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

+

Jack Reed (D-RI)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

-

Harry Reid (D-NV)

D

 

+

-

-

-

-

-

Charles Robb (D-VA)

C

*

+

-

-

-

-

+

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

John Rockefeller (D-WV)

B

 

+

-

-

+

+

+

William Roth (R-DE)

B

 

+

+

+

-

+

+

Rick Santorum (R-PA)

D

*

-

-

-

-

-

X

Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)

D

 

+

-

-

+

-

-

Charles Schumer (D-NY)

B

 

+

-

-

+

+

+

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

C

 

-

-

+

-

+

+

Richard Shelby (R-AL)

C

 

-

-

+

-

+

+

Bob Smith (R-NH)

D

 

-

-

+

-

-

-

Gordon Smith (R-OR)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

+

Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

D

 

-

-

+

-

-

-

Arlen Specter (R-PA)

C

 

-

-

-

+

+

+

Ted Stevens (R-AK)

D

 

+

-

-

-

-

+

Craig Thomas (R-WY)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

+

Fred Thompson (R-TN)

C

 

-

+

+

-

-

+

Strom Thurmond (R-SC)

D

 

-

-

+

-

+

-

Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)

D

 

-

-

-

-

-

+

John Warner (R-VA)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

+

Paul Wellstone (D-MN)

D

 

-

-

-

+

+

-

Ron Wyden (D-OR)

A

 

+

+

+

+

+

+

 

Senators Not Graded (missed 2 or more votes)
Edward Kennedy (D-MA) NA   + + - + x x
Connie Mack (R-FL) NA   + + x x - +
John McCain (R-AZ) NA   x x + - -

x

 

George Voinovich (R-OH) NA   + + x x + +

 

Legend:

+ Vote for USA* Engage/NFTC position
- Vote against USA* Engage/NFTC position
x No vote
* Cosponsor of H.R 1244, the Sanctions Reform Bill

 

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