1999 Congressional Report Card

U S A * Engage/NFTC

Senate Final Report Card for 1999

Analysis by Grade

Final Report Index
Senators Listed Alphabetically
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.

A+ [8 = 6R, 2 D]

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
Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)	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.	African Trade Bill
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 [33 = 14R, 19D]

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
John Breaux (D-LA)	B	*	+	+	-	-	+	+
Sam Brownback (R-KS)	B		+	+	+	-	+	+
Kent Conrad (D-ND)	B	*	-	-	+	+	+	+
Mike Crapo (R-ID)	B	*	-	+	+	-	+	+
Pete Domenici (R-NM)	B	*	+	+	+	-	x	x
Richard Durbin (D-IL)	B	*	+	-	-	+	+	+
Peter Fitzgerald (R-IL)	B	*	+	+	-	-	+	+
William Frist (R-TN)	B		+	+	+	-	+	+
Slade Gorton (R-WA)	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		+	+	+	-	+	+
Spencer Abraham (R-MI)	B		+	+	-	-	+	+
Daniel Akaka (D-HI)	B		+	+	-	+	+	-
John Ashcroft (R-MO)	B		-	+	+	-	+	+
Evan Bayh (D-IN)	B	*	+	-	-	-	+	+
Joseph Biden (D-DE)	B		+	-	-	+	+	+
Max Cleland (D-GA)	B		+	+	-	+	+	-
Thomas Daschle (D-SD)	B		+	-	-	+	+	+
Byron Dorgan (D-ND)	B	*	-	-	+	+	+	-
Mike Enzi (R-WY)	B		-	+	-	+	+	+
Phil Gramm (R-TX)	B		+	+	+	-	-	+
Tom Harkin (D-IA)	B		+	-	-	+	+	+
Tim Hutchinson (R-AR)	B		-	+	+	-	+	+
Daniel Inouye (D-HI)	B		+	+	-	+	+	x
Carl Levin (D-MI)	B		+	-	-	+	+	+
Joseph Lieberman (D-CT)	B		+	+	+	-	-	+
Trent Lott (R-MS)	B	*	-	+	+	-	-	+
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD)	B		+	-	-	+	+	+
John Rockefeller (D-WV)	B		+	-	-	+	+	+
Charles Schumer (D-NY)	B		+	-	-	+	+	+

C [21 = 14R, 7D]

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
Robert Bennett (R-UT)	C		+	-	-	-	+	+
Barbara Boxer (D-CA)	C		+	-	-	+	+	-
Richard Bryan (D-NV)	C		+	+	-	-	-	+
Conrad Burns (R-MT)	C	*	-	-	-	-	+	+
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-CO)	C		+	-	-	-	+	+
Paul Coverdell (R-GA)	C		-	+	+	-	-	+
Larry Craig (R-ID)	C		-	+	-	-	+	+
Bob Graham (D-FL)	C		+	+	-	-	-	+
Chuck Grassley (R-IA)	C		-	+	-	-	+	+
Judd Gregg (R-NH)	C		+	+	-	-	-	+
James Inhofe (R-OK)	C		-	-	+	-	+	+
Herb Kohl (D-WI)	C		+	+	-	-	-	+
Jon Kyl (R-AZ)	C		-	+	+	-	-	+
Patrick Leahy (D-VT)	C		+	-	-	+	+	-
Mitch McConnell (R-KY)	C		+	+	-	-	-	+
Jack Reed (D-RI)	C		+	-	-	+	+	-
Charles Robb (D-VA)	C	*	+	-	-	-	-	+
Jeff Sessions (R-AL)	C		-	-	+	-	+	+
Richard Shelby (R-AL)	C		-	-	+	-	+	+
Arlen Specter (R-PA)	C		-	-	-	+	+	+
Fred Thompson (R-TN)	C		-	+	+	-	-	+

D [18 = 10R, 8D]

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
Robert Byrd (D-WV)	D		+	-	+	-	-	-
Susan Collins (R-ME)	D		-	+	-	-	+	-
John Edwards (D-NC)	D		+	-	-	-	+	-
Russell Feingold (D-WI)	D		-	-	-	+	+	-
Orrin Hatch (R-UT)	D		-	-	-	-	+	+
Paul Sarbanes (D-MD)	D		+	-	-	+	-	-
Ted Stevens (R-AK)	D		+	-	-	-	-	+
Strom Thurmond (R-SC)	D		-	-	+	-	+	-
Paul Wellstone (D-MN)	D		-	+	-	-	-	-
Jim Bunning (R-KY)	D		-	+	-	-	-	-
Mike DeWine	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		-	-	+	-	-	-

Senators Not Graded [missed 2 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
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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