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Blanche Lambert Lincoln

Blanche Lambert Lincoln on Spending & Budget

DemocratAR

Spending & Budget1,326 votes · 81.7/100 consistent
Fiscal expansionFiscal restraint

2,184 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Spending & Budget. 1,326 of them counted toward the score above: 942 toward “Fiscal expansion” and 384 toward “Fiscal restraint”.

The other 858 did not count: 756 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 102 were ones they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

DateWhat was voted onVotedCounted as
2003-03-21To restore national security funding.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-03-21To set aside a reserve fund for possible military action and reconstruction in Iraq.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-03-21To make additional funds available for certain homeland security needs.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-03-21To provide immediate assistance to meet pressing homeland security needs by providing funding in 2003 for first responders, port security, bioterrorism preparedness and prevention, border security and transit security, the FBI; to restore the elimination of funding of the COPS program, firefighter equipment grants, Byrne Grants and Local Law enforcement grants; to provide a sustained commitment of resources for homeland security needs without reducing funding to other key domestic law enforcement and public safety priorities; and to reduce the deficit.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-03-20To express the sense of the Senate concerning State fiscal relief.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2003-03-20To provide a meaningful prescription drug benefit in Medicare that is available to all beneficiaries.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-03-20To provide financial security to family farm and small business owners by ending the unfair practice of taxing someone at death.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2003-03-19To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act in 2004 and reduce debt by reducing tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-03-19To prevent consideration of drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in a fast-track budget reconciliation bill.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2003-03-18To redirect $1.214 trillion in revenues that would have been lost by implementing the President's entire tax cut agenda into a reserve fund to strengthen the Social Security trust funds over the long-term.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-03-18To prevent further deficit increases, except for national and homeland security and short-term effects of measures providing for economic recovery, until the President submits to Congress a detailed estimate of the full cost of the conflict with Iraq.S.Con.Res. 23 · 108th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal restraint
2003-02-13Joint Resolution making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-23Joint Resolution making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-23To increase the appropriation for the Hazardous Substance Superfund.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-01-23To prohibit funds to be used to establish, apply, or enforce certain goals relating to Federal employees and public-private competitions or work force conversions, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2003-01-23To propose a substitute.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2003-01-23To increase appropriations for workforce investment activities.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-01-23To reduce the total construction general account in the Corps of Engineers, Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, etc., account by $14,750,000 and restore the appropriation for the Yazoo Basin Backwater Pumping Plant to the $250,000 level recommended by the President.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-23To require completion of the feasibility study required by Public Law 105-245, and the other requirements of that law relating to construction of an emergency outlet at Devils Lake, North Dakota, before any appropriated funds are spent for the project.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-23To improve health care under the medicare and medicaid programs.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-23To increase funding for reducing health disparities and promoting minority health.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-01-23To restrict funds made available for IMET assistance for Indonesian military personnel to "Expanded International Military Education and Training" assistance unless certain conditions are met.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal restraint
2003-01-22To provide special minimum funding requirements for certain pension plans maintained pursuant to collective bargaining agreements.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2003-01-22To make additional appropriations for emergency relief activities.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-01-22To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2003-01-22To provide agricultural assistance.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-22To expend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-22To require a study of the final rule relating to prevention of significant deterioration and nonattainment new source review to determine the effects of the final rule on air pollution and human health.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2003-01-22To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2003-01-21To provide additional amounts for low-income home energy assistance.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentDid not voteNot a yea/nay
2003-01-17To strike section 211 of Division B.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2003-01-17To nullify all across-the-board rescissions contained in this joint resolution.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-17To restore funding for nondiscretionary Byrne grants to a level of $500,000,000.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayFiscal expansion
2003-01-16To provide additional funding for education.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-16To provide additional funding for innovative programs at the state and local level.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2003-01-16To provide additional funds for certain homeland security measures.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2003-01-16To provide additional funds for certain homeland security measures.H.J.Res. 2 · 108th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2002-11-19A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.H.J.Res. 124 · 107th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayFiscal restraint
2002-10-16A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.H.R. 5010 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2002-10-03A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of Justice for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2215 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-09-25To provide funds to repay accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire suppression.H.R. 5093 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-09-23To provide funds to repay accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire suppression.H.R. 5093 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-09-23To prohibit the expenditure of funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations until the date of implementation of certain administrative procedures.H.R. 5093 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2002-09-17To provide funds to repay accounts from which funds were borrowed for emergency wildfire suppression.H.R. 5093 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-09-10To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers.H.R. 5093 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-08-01A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.H.R. 5010 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2002-07-25A bill making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.H.R. 5121 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2002-07-24A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2002-07-18A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.H.R. 5011 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-27An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 2514 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-27An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 2514 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-11A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.S. 2578 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillNayFiscal restraint
2002-06-07A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To restore the discretion of the President to agree with Congressionally-designated emergency spending.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-06To increase the amount provided for the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund, and to impose conditions.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To increase the amount of supplemental appropriations for the Child Survival and Health Programs Fund.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To add the American Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-06To allow the United States to render assistance to international efforts to bring to justice Saddam Hussein and other foreign nationals accused of genocide, war crimes or crimes against humanity.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-06To strike the appropriation for Agricultural Research Service buildings and facilities.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To strike the amount provided for the National Defense Center of Excellence for Research in Ocean Sciences.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06To strike the amount provided for design of a storage facility for the Smithsonian Institution.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-06A bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-05To adopt the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2003 reported by the Committee on the Budget for the Senate.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2002-06-05To extend the strengthen procedures to maintain fiscal accountability and responsibility.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionNayFiscal expansion
2002-06-05To provide emergency school funding.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2002-06-04To strike section 1004 of the bill.H.R. 4775 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-12-20A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-20A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-13A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.S. 1438 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-07To provide that Members of Congress shall not receive a cost of living adjustment in pay during fiscal year 2002.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · Whether the Amendment is GermaneYeaDirection not readable
2001-12-07To protect United States military personnel and other elected appointed officials of the United States Government against criminal prosecution by an international criminal court to which the United States is not a party.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-12-07With respect to the protection of United States interests and the interest of American citizens and service members as it relates to the establishment of an International Criminal Court.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-12-07A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the Point of OrderYeaDirection not readable
2001-12-07A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-06A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-06A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3338 · 107th Congress · On the MotionYeaFiscal expansion
2001-12-04A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2299 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-15A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2500 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-15A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-13A joint resolution suspending certain provisions of law pursuant to section 258(a)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.S.J.Res. 28 · 107th Congress · On the Joint ResolutionNayFiscal restraint
2001-11-08A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2620 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-08A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.H.R. 2883 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-07A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-07To provide for certain exceptions to the limitations on fees an attorney may charge when challenging special education placement in the District of Columbia.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-07To cap the allowable fees an attorney may charge when challenging special education placement in the District of Columbia.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal expansion
2001-11-07To prohibit the use of local funds to carry out needle exchange programs in the District of Columbia.H.R. 2944 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-06A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-06To provide collective bargaining rights for public safety officers employed by States or their political subdivisions.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the Cloture MotionYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-01A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2590 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-01A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2311 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion
2001-11-01To provide that the Federal government give priority to Indian, Military and Impact Aid schools when it allocates funds for school renovation and repair.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-01To prohibit the use of funds under the National Labor Relations Act for the funding of unfair labor practices relating to certain no-solicitation or no-access rules.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayDirection not readable
2001-11-01To redistribute certain funds under title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentYeaDirection not readable
2001-11-01To provide funding for targeted grants under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.H.R. 3061 · 107th Congress · On the AmendmentNayFiscal restraint
2001-10-25A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-25Of a perfecting nature.H.R. 2330 · 107th Congress · On the Motion to TableNayDirection not readable
2001-10-24A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Passage of the BillYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-23A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2506 · 107th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedYeaFiscal expansion
2001-10-18A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.H.R. 2904 · 107th Congress · On the Conference ReportYeaFiscal expansion

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Fiscal expansion / Fiscal restraint axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.