Colorado Votes
Here’s how some major bills fared recently in Congress and how Colorado’s congressional members voted, as provided by Thomas’ Roll Call Report Syndicate.
HOUSE
The Colorado delegation District 1: Diana DeGette (D) District 2: Jared Polis (D) District 3: Scott Tipton (R) District 4: Cory Gardner (R) District 5: Doug Lamborn (R) District 6: Mike Coffman (R) District 7: Ed Perlmutter (D)
2013 MILITARY BUDGET For: 326/Against: 90 Members passed a 2013 military budget of nearly $606 billion, including $87.7 billion for war in Afghanistan and other theaters and $35.1 billion for military health care. A yes vote was to send a budget containing a 1.7 percent military pay raise to the Senate. (HR 5856)
Voting yes: Tipton, Gardner, Lamborn, Coffman,
Perlmutter
Voting no: DeGette
Not voting: Polis
DEFENSE SPENDING FREEZE For: 247/Against: 167 Members voted to freeze the core defense budget for fiscal 2013 at the 2012 level of $518 billion while protecting military health care and pay levels and $87.7 billion in war outlays from cuts. Eighty-nine Republicans and 158 Democrats backed the measure. A yes vote was to trim the 2013 defense budget (HR 5856) by $1 billion.
Voting yes: DeGette, Coffman, Perlmutter
Voting no: Tipton, Gardner, Lamborn
Not voting: Polis
“STAR WARS” BUDGET For: 150/Against: 268 Members refused to cut the 2013 budget for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense Program by 7 percent to the $900 million level sought by the Pentagon. A yes vote was to cut the “Star Wars” system. (HR 5856)
Voting yes: DeGette
Voting no: Tipton, Gardner, Lamborn, Coffman, Perlmutter
Not voting: Polis
MILITARY BAND BUDGET For: 166/Against:250 Members defeated a bid to cut spending next year for the 140 U.S. military bands from $388 million to $200 million and use the savings to lower the deficit. A yes vote backed a nearly 50 percent cut in the fiscal 2013 budget for military bands. (HR 5856)
Voting yes: Tipton, Gardner, Coffman, Perlmutter
Voting no: DeGette, Lamborn
Not voting: Polis
SENATE
The Colorado delegation Michael Bennet (D) Mark Udall (D)
REPATRIATING AMERICAN JOBS For: 56/Against: 42 Senators failed to reach 60 votes for ending GOP blockage of a Democratic bill granting tax incentives to encourage companies to bring overseas jobs home or not send them abroad. A yes vote was to advance the bill (S 3364).
Voting yes: Bennet, Udall
DISCLOSE ACT FILIBUSTER For: 51/Against:44 Senators failed to reach 60 votes for ending a Republican filibuster of a Democratic bill to require donors of $10,000 or more to presidential and congressional campaigns to be promptly identified to the public. A yes vote backed a bill known as the Disclose Act. (S 3369)
Voting yes: Bennet, Udall
KEY VOTES AHEAD This week, the House will debate bills to promote offshore drilling and cut red tape for small businesses, while the Senate will take up a bill to end Bush-era tax cuts for individuals with taxable annual incomes over $200,000 and for couples with annual incomes over $250,000.
