free trade, unilateral and economic trade sanctions


U S A * Engage/NFTC

Senate Interim Report Card for 1999

Analysis by Grade

Senators Listed Alphabetically

Grading Criteria

A+ [9 = 7 R, 2 D]

Senator

Grade

Sanctions Reform Bill

Hutchinson China Amdt.

Visclosky Steel Bill

McConnell 907 Amdt.

Dodd Cuba Travel Amdt.

Ashcroft Ag Sanctions Amdt.

Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

John Chafee (R-RI)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

Rod Grams (R-MN)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

Charles Hagel (R-NE)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

James Jeffords (R-VT)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

Mary Landrieu (D-LA)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

Richard Lugar (R-IN)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

Pat Roberts (R-KS)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

John Warner (R-VA)

A+

*

+

+

+

+

+

 

A [15 = 7 R, 8 D]

Senator

Grade

Sanctions Reform Bill

Hutchinson China Amdt.

Visclosky Steel Bill

McConnell 907 Amdt.

Dodd Cuba Travel Amdt.

Ashcroft Ag Sanctions Amdt.

Wayne Allard (R-CO)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

Max Baucus (D-MT)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

Christopher Bond (R-MO)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

Thad Cochran (R-MS)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

Christopher Dodd (D-CT)

A

*

+

-

+

+

+

Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

Robert Kerrey (D-NE)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

Blanche Lincoln (D-AR)

A

*

+

-

+

+

+

Daniel Moynihan (D-NY)

A

*

+

+

-

+

+

Patty Murray (D-WA)

A

*

+

-

+

+

+

Don Nickles (R-OK)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

Gordon Smith (R-OR)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

Craig Thomas (R-WY)

A

*

+

+

+

-

+

Ron Wyden (D-OR)

A

 

+

+

+

+

+

B [18 = 8 R, 10 D]

Senator

Grade

Sanctions Reform Bill

Hutchinson China Amdt.

Visclosky Steel Bill

McConnell 907 Amdt.

Dodd Cuba Travel Amdt.

Ashcroft Ag Sanctions Amdt.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

John Breaux (D-LA)

B

*

+

+

-

-

+

Sam Brownback (R-KS)

B

 

+

+

+

-

+

Max Cleland (D-GA)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

Kent Conrad (D-ND)

B

*

-

-

+

+

+

Mike Crapo (R-ID)

B

*

-

+

+

-

+

Pete Domenici (R-NM)

B

*

+

+

+

-

x

Byron Dorgan (D-ND)

B

*

-

-

+

+

+

Richard Durbin (D-IL)

B

*

+

-

-

+

+

Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)

B

*

+

+

-

-

+

William Frist (R-TN)

B

 

+

+

+

-

+

Slade Gorton (R-WA)

B

*

+

+

-

-

+

Daniel Inouye (D-HI)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

Tim Johnson (D-SD)

B

*

+

-

-

+

+

John Kerry (D-MA)

B

 

+

+

-

+

+

Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ)

B

 

+

+

+

+

-

Frank Murkowski (R-AK)

B

*

+

+

+

-

-

William Roth (R-DE)

B

 

+

+

+

-

+

 

C [44 = 22 R, 22 D]

Senator

Grade

Sanctions Reform Bill

Hutchinson China Amdt.

Visclosky Steel Bill

McConnell 907 Amdt.

Dodd Cuba Travel Amdt.

Ashcroft Ag Sanctions Amdt.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI)

C

 

+

+

-

-

+

John Ashcroft (R-MO)

C

 

-

+

+

-

+

Evan Bayh (D-IN)

C

*

+

-

-

-

+

Robert Bennett (R-UT)

C

 

+

-

-

-

+

Joseph Biden (D-DE)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Richard Bryan (D-NV)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

Conrad Burns (R-MT)

C

*

-

-

-

-

+

Robert Byrd (D-WV)

C

 

+

-

+

-

-

Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)

C

 

+

-

-

-

+

Susan Collins (R-ME)

C

 

-

+

-

-

+

Paul Coverdell (R-GA)

C

 

-

+

+

-

-

Larry Craig (R-ID)

C

 

-

+

-

-

+

Thomas Daschle (D-SD)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

John Edwards (D-NC)

C

 

+

-

-

-

+

Mike Enzi (R-WY)

C

 

-

+

-

+

+

Russell Feingold (D-WI)

C

 

-

-

-

+

+

Bob Graham (D-FL)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

Phil Gramm (R-TX)

C

 

+

+

+

-

-

Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

C

 

-

+

-

-

+

Judd Gregg (R-NH)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

Tom Harkin (D-IA)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)

C

 

-

+

+

-

+

James Inhofe (R-OK)

C

 

-

-

+

-

+

Edward Kennedy (D-MA)

C

 

+

+

-

+

x

Herb Kohl (D-WI)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

Jon Kyl (R-AZ)

C

 

-

+

+

-

-

Patrick Leahy (D-VT)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Carl Levin (D-MI)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)

C

 

+

+

+

-

-

Trent Lott (R-MS)

C

*

-

+

+

-

-

Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

C

 

+

+

-

-

-

Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Jack Reed (D-RI)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Charles Robb (D-VA)

C

*

+

-

-

-

-

John Rockefeller (D-WV)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)

C

 

+

-

-

+

-

Charles Schumer (D-NY)

C

 

+

-

-

+

+

Jeff Sessions (R-AL)

C

 

-

-

+

-

+

Richard Shelby (R-AL)

C

 

-

-

+

-

+

Arlen Specter (R-PA)

C

 

-

-

-

+

+

Fred Thompson (R-TN)

C

 

-

+

+

-

-

Strom Thurmond (R-SC)

C

 

-

-

+

-

+

Paul Wellstone (D-MN)

C

 

-

-

-

+

+

 

D [9 = 7R, 2 D]

Senator

Grade

Sanctions Reform Bill

Hutchinson China Amdt.

Visclosky Steel Bill

McConnell 907 Amdt.

Dodd Cuba Travel Amdt.

Ashcroft Ag Sanctions Amdt.

Jim Bunning (R-KY)

D

 

-

+

-

-

-

Orrin Hatch (R-UT)

D

 

-

-

-

-

+

Jesse Helms (R-NC)

D

 

-

-

+

-

-

Ernest Hollings (D-SC)

D

 

-

-

-

-

+

Harry Reid (D-NV)

D

 

+

-

-

-

-

Rick Santorum (R-PA)

D

*

-

-

-

-

-

Bob Smith (R-NH)

D

 

-

-

+

-

-

Olympia Snowe (R-ME)

D

 

-

-

+

-

-

Ted Stevens (R-AK)

D

 

+

-

-

-

-

 

F [2 = 1 R, 1 D]

Senator

Grade

Sanctions Reform Bill

Hutchinson China Amdt.

Visclosky Steel Bill

McConnell 907 Amdt.

Dodd Cuba Travel Amdt.

Ashcroft Ag Sanctions Amdt.

Mike DeWine (R-OH)

F

 

-

-

-

-

-

Robert Torricelli (D-NJ)

F

 

-

-

-

-

-

 

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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