Patty Murray on Taxes

DemocratWA

Taxes432 votes · 69.7/100 consistent

Raise revenueCut taxes

723 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Taxes. 432 of them counted toward the score above: 233 toward “Raise revenue” and 199 toward “Cut taxes”.

The other 291 did not count: 282 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 9 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.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
1995-09-27	To strike section 107 which limits compensation for mentally disabled veterans and offset the loss of revenues by ensuring that any tax cut benefits only those families with incomes less than $100,000. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSIDERATION OF ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 2784, TO STRIKE SECTION 107 WHICH LIMITS COMPENSATION FOR MENTALLY DISABLED VETERANS AND OFFSET THE LOSS OF REVENUES BY ENSURING THAT ANY TAX CUT BENEFITS ONLY THOSE FAMILIES WITH INCOMES LESS THAN $100,000.)H.R. 2099 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Raise revenue
1995-09-14	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a refundable credit for adoption expenses and to exclude for gross income employee and military adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRAs for certain adoption expenses. — (SENATE AGREED TO SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 2526 TO AMENDMENT NO. 2280, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO PROVIDE A REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES AND TO EXCLUDE FROM GROSS INCOME EMPLOYEE AND MILITARY ADOPTION ASSISTANCE BENEFITS AND WITHDRAWALS FROM IRAS FOR CERTAIN ADOPTION EXPENSES.)H.R. 4 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Cut taxes
1995-05-25	To restore $28,000,000,000 in outlays over seven years to reduce by $22,000,000,000 the discretionary cuts proposed in elementary and secondary education programs and reduce the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (primarily affecting student loans) by $6,000,000,000 by closing corporate tax loopholes. — (SENATE TABLED KENNEDY AMENDMENT NO. 1189, TO RESTORE $28 BILLION IN OUTLAYS OVER SEVEN YEARS TO REDUCE BY $22 BILLION THE DISCRETIONARY CUTS PROPOSED IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND REDUCE THE RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES BY $6 BILLION BY CLOSING CORPORATE TAX LOOPHOLES.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Raise revenue
1995-05-25	To restore funding for our national parks by using amounts set aside for a tax cut. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF REID AMENDMENT NO. 1176, TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR NATIONAL PARKS BY USING AMOUNTS SET ASIDE FOR A TAX CUT.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Raise revenue
1995-05-24	To restore funding to the AFDC and JOBS programs by using amounts set aside for a tax cut. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF MOYNIHAN AMENDMENT NO. 1161, TO RESTORE FUNDING TO THE AFDC AND JOBS PROGRAMS BY USING AMOUNTS SET ASIDE FOR A TAX CUT.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Raise revenue
1995-05-24	To strike provisions providing for a repeal of the IRS allowance. — (SENATE TABLED GLENN AMENDMENT NO. 1157 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1156, TO STRIKE PROVISIONS PROVIDING FOR A REPEAL OF THE IRS ALLOWANCE.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Direction not readable
1995-05-24	To strengthen the sense of the Congress that 90 percent of the benefits of any tax cuts must go to the middle class. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BOXER AMENDMENT NO. 1134, TO ESTABLISH A PROHIBITION OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD INCLUDE A TAX CUT UNLESS 90 PERCENT OF THE BENEFITS GO TO THE MIDDLE CLASS.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1995-05-24	To restore $28,000,000,000 in outlays over seven years to reduce by $16,000,000,000 the discretionary cuts proposed in education and reduce the reconciliation instructions to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (primarily affecting student loans) by $12,000,000,000 by closing corporate tax loopholes. — (SENATE TABLED DODD AMENDMENT NO. 1131 TO AMENDMENT NO. 1128, TO RESTORE $28,000,000,000 IN OUTLAYS OVER SEVEN YEARS TO REDUCE BY $16,000,000,000 THE DISCRETIONARY CUTS PROPOSED IN EDUCATION AND REDUCE THE RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTION TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES BY $12,000,000,000 BY CLOSING CORPORATE TAX LOOPOLES.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Raise revenue
1995-05-24	To strike provisions providing for a tax cut. — (SENATE REJECTED FEINGOLD/HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 1127, TO STRIKE THE BUDGET SURPLUS ALLOWANCE PROVISION (SECTION 204) FROM THE RESOLUTION TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF THE FISCAL DIVIDEND FOR FURTHER TAX CUTS.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Raise revenue
1995-05-23	To restore funding for seniors, education, agriculture, working families, veterans, and other Americans, using amounts set aside for a tax cut. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF EXON AMENDMENT NO. 1124, TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR SENIORS, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, WORKING FAMILIES, VETERANS, AND OTHER AMERICANS, USING AMOUNTS SET ASIDE FOR A TAX CUT.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Raise revenue
1995-05-23	To lessen tax increases on working families by using amounts set aside for a tax cut. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974, WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BRADLEY AMENDMENT NO. 1122, TO LESSEN TAX INCREASES ON WORKING FAMILIES BY USING AMOUNTS SET ASIDE FOR A TAX CUT.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Cut taxes
1995-05-22	To restore funding to education by using amounts set aside for a tax cut. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE SECTION 305 OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF HARKIN/HOLLINGS AMENDMENT NO. 1117, TO RESTORE FUNDING TO EDUCATION BY USING AMOUNTS SET ASIDE FOR A TAX CUT.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Raise revenue
1995-05-22	To reduce the tax cut and apply the savings to medicare and medicaid. — (SENATE REJECTED ROCKEFELLER AMENDMENT NO. 1112, TO REDUCE THE TAX CUT AND APPLY THE SAVINGS TO MEDICARE AND MEDICAID.)S.Con.Res. 13 · 104th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Raise revenue
1995-04-03	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. — H.R.831 BY ARCHER (R-TX) -- INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AMENDMENT (PUB. L. 104-7, APPROVED 4/11/95) (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE AGREED TO CLOSE FURTHER DEBATE ON THE CONFERENCE REPORT.)H.R. 831 · 104th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
1994-03-09	To make permanent the research and development tax credit. — (SENATE TABLED THE DANFORTH AMENDMENT NO. 1482, TO MAKE PERMANENT THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX CREDIT.)S. 4 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Raise revenue
1993-10-28	To prohibit the consideration of any retroactive tax increase unless three-fifths of all Senators duly chosen and sworn waive the prohibition by roll call vote. — (SENATE REJECTED THE NICKLES/SHELBY AMENDMENT NO. 1089, TO PROHIBIT THE CONSIDERATION OF ANY RETROACTIVE TAX INCREASE UNLESS THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN WAIVE THE PROHIBITION BY ROLL CALL VOTE.)H.R. 3167 · 103rd Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Raise revenue
1993-10-27	To repeal the retroactive income, estate, and gift tax increases and compensate for the lost revenue by terminating the Space Station. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 AND SECTION 12(C) OF THE BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF BUMPERS MODIFIED AMENDMENT NO. 1084, TO REPEAL THE RETROACTIVE INCOME, ESTATE, AND GIFT TAX INCREASE AND COMPENSATE FOR THE LOST REVENUE BY TERMINATING THE SPACE STATION PROGRAM.)H.R. 3167 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Raise revenue
1993-06-25	To restore to the Social Security trust funds the revenues resulting from the aggregate increase in tax liabilities attributable to the amendments made to section 86 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. — (SENATE TABLED THE MCCAIN/BROWN AMENDMENT NO. 519, TO RESTORE TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUNDS THE REVENUES RESULTING FROM THE AGGREGATE INCREASE IN TAX LIABILITIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE AMENDMENTS MADE TO SECTION 86 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.)S. 1134 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1993-06-22	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create real jobs in America through investment and savings incentives, to pay for such incentives by decreasing Federal spending, and for other purposes. — (THREE-FIFTHS OF THOSE SENATORS DULY CHOSEN AND SWORN NOT HAVING VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, SENATE REJECTED A MOTION TO WAIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF ROTH AMENDMENT NO. 487, TO AMEND THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 TO CREATE JOBS THROUGH INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS INCENTIVES, AND TO DECREASE FEDERAL SPENDING.)H.R. 2118 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion	Did not vote	Not a yea/nay
1993-03-25	To shield small businesses and family farms from President Clinton's proposed tax on the wealthy, to make proprietorships, partnerships, and Subchapter S corporations exempt from President Clinton's proposed increase in the marginal individual income tax rates, and to reduce the add-on spending contained in President Clinton's plan by a corresponding amount so that no deficit increase results from exempting small businesses and family farms from the increased marginal tax rates. — (SENATE TABLED THE GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 246, TO EXEMPT PROPRIETORSHIPS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND SUBCHAPTER S CORPORATIONS FROM THE PROPOSED INCREASE IN THE MARGINAL INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RATES.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Raise revenue
1993-03-24	To strike the individual income tax increase, the energy tax increase, and the Social Security benefits tax increase, and an equivalent amount of new spending. — (SENATE TABLED THE GRAMM AMENDMENT NO. 249, TO STRIKE THE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX INCREASE, THE ENERGY TAX INCREASE, AND THE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TAX INCREASE, AND AN EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF NEW SPENDING.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Raise revenue
1993-03-24	To strike the proposed tax increase on social security income, and to provide that the revenue reduction is offset by a reduction in proposed new spending. — (SENATE TABLED THE LOTT AMENDMENT NO. 240, TO STRIKE THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY INCOME, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE REVENUE REDUCTION IS OFFSET BY A REDUCTION IN PROPOSED NEW SPENDING.)S.Con.Res. 18 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Raise revenue
1993-02-03	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the adoption of flexible family leave policies by employers. — S.5 BY DODD (D-CT) -- FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 (SENATE TABLED THE CRAIG AMENDMENT NO. 4, IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE.)S. 5 · 103rd Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Raise revenue

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Raise revenue / Cut taxes 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.