The Patrick Henry Democratic Club

Easy Senate Score Chart

Home Run (H Run):  This Senator took a stand for the American people. +10 points

AWOL: This Senator was AWOL when the American people needed him/her to take a stand.  – 7.5 points

Strike: This Senator voted or agreed to an outcome harmful to the American people, freedom and/or democracy.-10 points

Total:  The accumulated points to date on major votes/consents.

Other score charts:   (01/06/05 - 04/21/05B)   (04/28/05 - 06/09/05B)   (06/14/05 - 07/01/05)   (09/13/05 - 10/07/05)
(10/27/05A - 11/15/05A)  (Current)

Votes/ Consents counted this page:

7/14/05:  Roll Call 188 was the vote to prohibit federal employees who disclose classified information to persons not authorized to receive such information from holding a security clearance.  It was a response to the traitorous leaking of Valerie Plame's identity by Bush Administration Official(s) for the purpose of obtaining revenge against her husband for his act of telling the truth about the Niger Uranium.  As a result of the leak, a whole network of U.S. agents was placed in danger, over 90 lives were reportedly lost and the United States lost its primary source of intelligence on weapons of mass destruction in the Middle East.  The issue is whether people who use classified information to endager lives in acts of revenge should be allowed to have access to more information they could use for more revenge.

7/18/05:  This was the confirmtion of Lester Crawford to be Commissioner of the FDA.  Crawford had a history of placing a right wing agenda ahead of the health of American.  He used subterfuge and lies to try to stop imports of prescriptions by elderly patients who could not get them low-cost except by importing them and he used his religious philosophy to stand in the way of a product which could save women's lives.

7/20/05: Roll Call196 was a vote to prevent funds from being made available to provide assistance to a country which has refused to extradite certain individuals to the United States.  The main reason for the refusal of countries to extradite to the United States is that they have a moral objection to the use, by the United States, of the death penalty, an inhumane practice which has been banned throughout most of the world's nations.  This, in effect, refuses aid to nations who work to preserve life and act on conscience and provides aid for those nations which lack a stand for humanity and conscience.

7/26/05:  This was the vote on cloture on S1042, a the National Defense Authorizeations Act for Fiscal Year,2006, which provides funds for defense contractors, reasearch into new and more devastating weaponry and escalation of the arms race.

7/28/05:  This is the vote on the House bill to implement CAFTA, a trade agreement which places corporate rights above human rights and above the environment.  The passage of this bill by-passed any conference committee to iron out the differences between the House bill and the Senate bill (which passed on 6/29/05) and made the bill available for signature before the August break.  Some Senators changed their vote, possible so they could pretend to be against CAFTA, after having voted to implement it. Senators who received home runs here and strikes for voting to implement CAFTA are noted with an *

7/29/05A:  This was the approval of the conference report on the Energy Bill, which is a boon to Halliburton while subjecting Americans to the the risk of exposure to lethal levels of radiation and mercury poisoning.

7/29/05B:  S 297 prohibits victims of violent crimes, their families and others from suing the manufacturers, distributors, dealers or importers of firearms or ammunition which were used to kill or injure the victims.  In exempting these facilitators of death from liability from the crimes they inspire and assist, the Senate has shown a complete lack of regard for victims of violent crimes.  Note the names of the strikes on this one.  These Senators (including both the majority and minority leaders) have just spit on the graves of the children killed in Columbine and other locations of violent firearm crimes and have encouraged future school shootings.  Have they no shame?


NAME

PRIOR SCORE

7/14/05

7/18/05

7/20/05

7/26/05

7/28/05

7/29/05A

7/29/05B

TOTAL SCORE

Akaka (D-HI)

 +12.5 H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN +42.5

Alexander (R- TN),

 -265 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -335

Allard (R-CO)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -320

Allen (R-VA

 -267.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -337.5

Baucus (D-MT)

 -105 H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN* STRIKE STRIKE -95

Bayh (D-IN)

 -25 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN -35

Bennett (R-UT)

 -267.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -337.5

Biden (D-DE)

 -45 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN -15

Bingaman (D-NM)

 -127.5 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN -137.5

Bond (R-MO)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Boxer (D-CA)

 +50 H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN +100

Brownback (R-KS

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Bunning (R-KY)

 -265
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -335

Burns (R-MT),

 -260
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN* STRIKE STRIKE -310

Burr (R-NC)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Byrd (D-WV)

 -90 H RUN STRIKE AWOL H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -97.5

Cantwell (D-WA)

 -50 H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN -40

Carper (D-DE)

 -170 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN -160

Chafee (R-RI)

 -247.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN -277.5

Chambliss (R-GA)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Clinton (D-NY)

 -27.5
 H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN +2.5

Coburn (R-OK)

 -247.5
 STRIKE AWOL STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -325

Cochran (R-MS)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Coleman (R-MN)

 -265
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -335

Collins (R-ME)

 -250
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN* STRIKE STRIKE -280

Conrad (D-ND)

 -165 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN* STRIKE STRIKE -195

Cornyn (R-TX)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Corzine (D-NJ)

 +52.5 H RUN AWOL STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN +85

Craig (R-ID)

 -247.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE AWOL H RUN* STRIKE STRIKE -305

Crapo (R-ID)

 -250
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN* STRIKE STRIKE -300

Dayton (D-MN)

 +32.5
 H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN +82.5

DeMint (R-SC)

 -270
 AWOL STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -337.5

DeWine (R-OH)

 -250
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN -300

Dodd (D-CT)

 -47.5
 H RUN AWOL STRIKE H RUN H RUN* H RUN H RUN -15

Dole (R-NC)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Domenici (R-NM)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Dorgan (D-ND)

 -7.5
 H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE +2.5

Durbin (D-IL)

 +10 H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN +40

Ensign (R-NV)

 -267.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -337.5

Enzi (R-WY)

 -230
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -280

Feingold (D-WI)

 -7.5
 H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN +42.5

Feinstein (D-CA)

 -107.5
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN AWOL -115

Frist (R-TN)

 -247.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -317.5

Graham (R-SC),

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN* STRIKE STRIKE -300

Grassley (R-IA),

 -270
 STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -320

Gregg (R-NH)

 -245
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE -295

Hagel (R-NE)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -320

Harkin (D-IA)

 +10 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN* STRIKE H RUN +20

Hatch (R-UT),

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Hutchison (R-TX),

 -267.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -337.5

Inhofe (R-OK)

 -267.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -337.5

Inouye (D-HI)

 -120 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN -110

Isakson (R-GA)

 -270
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Jeffords(I-VT)

 -97.5
 H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE -87.5

Johnson (D-SD)

 -107.5
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -117.5

Kennedy (D-MA)

 +30
 H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN +80

Kerry (D-MA)

 +15
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN +45

Kohl (D-WI)

 -125
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE STRIKE -135

Kyl (R-AZ)

 -247.5
 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE -297.5

Landrieu (D-LA)

 -167.5
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE -137.5

Lautenberg (D-NJ)

 +52.5 H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN +82.5

Leahy (D-VT)

 -50
 H RUN STRIKE H RUN H RUN H RUN* H RUN H RUN 0

Levin (D-MI)

 -7.5
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN +2.5

Lieberman (D-CT)

 -195
 H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE H RUN -205

Lincoln (D-AR)

 -110
 H RUN AWOL STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -137.5

Lott (R-MS)

 -267.5
 AWOL STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -315

Lugar (R-IN)

 -267.5 STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -317.5

Martinez (R-FL)

 -245 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE H RUN STRIKE -295

McCain (R-AZ)

 -207.5 STRIKE AWOL STRIKE H RUN STRIKE H RUN STRIKE -235

McConnell (R-KY)

 -270 STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE -340

Mikulski (D-MD)

 -7.5
 AWOL H RUN H RUN H RUN H RUN STRIKE H RUN +25

Murkowski (R-AK)

 -262.5
 STRIKE AWOL STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE STRIKE </