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The newsletter highlights a senator’s voting record.  We focus on when a senator votes with the other party, when there is a split in their own party, how they voted on bipartisan amendments and bills or a vote on a controversial issue.  Note, a senator/predecessor’s voting record on key votes is in the master excel spreadsheet for a particular topic.  

     Immigration: United States Senator Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, voted yes on the Republican amendment that there will be no legal status until the border is secure.  (year/vote) 2006/121.  He voted yes on the Republican amendment to authorize the National Guard to secure the Southern border.  2006/137.  He voted yes on the Republican amendment to increase the border fence and improve vehicle barriers on the Southern border.  2006/126.  He voted yes to table the motion to proceed to the Democrat stand-alone bill DREAM Act of 2010 which would have allowed naturalization in 10 years for childhood arrivals.  2010/268.  He voted no, with twenty-five other Democrats on a moderate Democrat amendment which was narrowly agreed to, to limit total noncitizen family and to grant 650,000 employment-based visas.  2006/152.  Compare this to a merit-based system where Senator Wyden voted no, along with thirty-five other Democrats, on the Republican amendment to reform the Diversity Visa Program and to create program that awards visas to advanced degrees in STEM.  2006/147.  He voted no on the moderate Democrat amendment to strike the Y nonimmigrant guest worker program.  2007/174.  He voted yes, with seventeen other Democrats, to the Republican amendment to make English as the national language of the Government of the United States.  2007/198.  He voted no on the moderate Democrat amendment to sunset H-2C visa program 5 years after enactment.  2006/150.  Lastly, he voted yes to limit immigration, on a bipartisan moderate Democrat amendment to reduce to 200,000 certain nonimmigrant admitted during a fiscal year.  2007/175.  Other roll call votes 2006/132; 2006/131; 2006/124; 2007/204; 2007/235; 2006/262; 2006/123; 2006/142; 2007/201; 2007/178; 2006/146; 2006/134; 2007/234; 2007/192; 2007/186; 2006/139; 2013/157; 2007/203; 2006/156; 2006/140.          

     Economy: Senator Wyden (D-OR) voted no, with ten other Democrats, on the bipartisan Democrat bill for government to purchase/insure certain types of troubled assets (TARP bank bailout).  2008/213.  He voted no, with thirty-six other Democrats, to table the moderate Democrat amendment to ban naked credit default swaps.  2010/156.  As for another Wall Street reform, he voted yes, with twenty-nine other Democrats, on the Democrat amendment to impose leverage/liability limits on bank holding and financial companies.  2010/136.  Senator Wyden voted no, with twenty-five other Democrats, on the bipartisan Republican bill Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention & Consumer Protection Act.  2005/44.  He voted no on the Democrat amendment to limit amount of interest charged on any extension of credit to 30 percent.  2005/20.  While five years later he voted yes on the Democrat amendment to restore to the States the right to protect consumers from usurious lenders.   2010/159.  He voted no on the Democrat bill that contained an increase in the federal minimum wage.  2007/181.  He voted yes, in concert with a minority of those voting, on the Democrat amendment to provide middle class tax relief.  2017/299.  He voted no, in the minority of twenty-seven other Democrats, on a near bipartisan Republican bill Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005.  2006/10.  He voted no, in a split among Democrats, on the Republican bill Tax Relief Act of 2005.  2005/347.  Other roll call votes 2008/212; 2005/29; 2010/152; 2010/135; 2010/164; 2005/12; 2007/21; 2005/21; 2006/14; 2010/163; 2010/143; 2010/157; 2010/138; 2010/155; 2010/147; 2005/330; 2006/19; 2007/32; 2005/341; 2005/331; 2005/42; 2007/20; 2007/31.           

     Health Care: Senator Wyden (D-OR) voted yes to the Republican amendment to allow the importation by individuals of safe and affordable drugs from Canada.  2012/108.  Compare this to his prior vote no on the Democrat amendment to provide for the importation of prescription drugs.  2009/378.  After he voted yes on a moderate Democrat amendment to provide for the importation of prescription drugs.  2009/377.  And he voted no on Republican amendment to allow importation of prescription drugs so long as it has the Secretary’s approval.  2007/151.  Senator Wyden voted no on the moderate Democrat amendment to provide savings by competition in generic pharmaceutical manufacturing.  2012/105.  He voted yes, with almost all the other Democrats, on the Senator Collins amendment to strike the provisions that would eliminate federal funding, including Medicaid reimbursements, for Planned Parenthood.  2015/314.  He voted no on the Democrat amendment to provide sufficient funds and incentives to increase enrollment of uninsured children.  2007/292.  He voted yes on the moderate Republican amendment to strike reinstatement tax on employee insurance premium/health plan benefit.  2015/316.  He voted yes on the Republican amendment to clarify authority for office of Surveillance and Epidemiology post-market drug safety pursuant to recommendations by the Institute of Medicine.  2007/154.  He voted yes on the Republican amendment to provide stronger civil penalties for violations of approved risk evaluation and mitigation strategies.  2007/155.  Other roll call votes 2012/109; 2007/151; 2009/391; 2010/62; 2012/110; 2012/106; 2009/386.

     Climate and Energy: Senator Wyden (D-OR) voted yes on a Republican amendment, which split the Republican Party, to express the sense of Congress regarding climate change that it is real and humans contribute.  2015/11.  He voted yes on a Republican amendment to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.  2005/148.  He voted no, in a split among Democrats, on a Republican amendment to adopt technology that reduces greenhouse gas intensity in the U.S/developing countries and to finance climate technology in the U.S.  2005/144.  He voted no on cloture (to limit debate) for a Republican bill to approve Keystone XL pipeline.  2015/45.  He voted yes to table a Democrat amendment that would impose a fee of 8 cents per barrel on oil transported through the pipeline.  2015/25.  He voted no on a bipartisan Republican bill Energy Policy Act.  2005/158.  Later he would vote yes on a bipartisan Republican bill North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act.  2016/54.  Senator Wyden voted yes on a Republican amendment to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund.  2015/43.  He voted no to table a Democrat amendment that would prohibit the operation of a facility that imports/exports natural gas without the approval of the state’s Governor.  2005/146.  He voted yes on a Democrat amendment that would modify the definition of underground injection and protect drinking water from fracking.  2015/41.  Other roll call votes 2005/157; 2005/156; 2005/145; 2007/221; 2015/6; 2008/95; 2005/155; 2007/218; 2005/138; 2005/137; 2015/21; 2016/48; 2007/214; 2016/49; 2015/18; 2005/152; 2005/139; 2016/7; 2007/216; 2005/143; 2005/153; 2005/213; 2005/212; 2016/125; 2015/23.

     Immigration: United States Senator Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, voted no on the moderate Republican bill Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act.  (year/vote) 2006/157.  He voted no on the near bipartisan Democrat version of the comprehensive immigration reform bill Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act.  2013/168.  He voted no to table the motion to proceed to the stand-alone Democrat bill DREAM Act which allows childhood arrivals a pathway to citizenship in 10 years.  2010/268.  Senator Grassley voted no to table a Republican amendment that prohibits H-2C nonimmigrant from adjusting their status to lawful permanent resident.  2006/135.  He voted no to table a Republican amendment to prohibit green cards for Z visa holders.  2007/231.  He voted yes to the Republican amendment to enforce existing border and the Immigration & Nationality Act before Congress approves amnesty.  2007/202.  He voted yes to a Republican amendment that would prohibit legal status/adjust until border is secure Title I section 233.  2006/121.  He voted yes to the moderate Democrat amendment to limit immigration by reducing to 200,000 certain nonimmigrants admitted during a fiscal year.  2007/175.  He voted yes to the moderate Democrat amendment to limit total noncitizens family and grant 650,000 employment-based.  2006/152.  He voted no to the moderate Democrat amendment to strike the Y nonimmigrant guest worker program.  2007/174.  Other roll call votes 2007/182; 2007/196; 2006/123; 2013/146; 2006/144; 2007/228; 2013/167; 2013/147; 2007/173; 2006/122; 2013/152; 2007/178; 2006/150; 2007/201; 2007/234; 2007/183; 2007/179; 2013/160; 2013/163; 2006/148; 2007/191; 2006/154; 2013/155; 2007/186; 2006/127; 2006/149; 2007/180; 2013/157; 2013/153; 2007/185; 2007/176; 2006/145; 2013/162; 2013/164; 2013/166; 2006/140; 2006/156; 2007/230; 2007/205.

     Economy: Senator Grassley (R-IA) voted yes on the bipartisan Democrat bill for government to purchase/insure certain types of troubled assets (TARP-bank bailout).  2008/213.  He voted yes to a bipartisan Democrat amendment that prohibits taxpayers from ever having to bail out the financial sector.  2010/130.  He voted yes on the Democrat bill Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act.  2010/162.  He voted no on the Republican amendment to study asset-backed securitization and residential mortgage underwriting standards.  2010/142.  He voted no on the Democrat amendment that imposes leverage/liability limits on bank holding companies/financial companies.  2010/136.  Senator Grassley voted no on the Republican amendment to establish a Division Consumer Financial Protection in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  2010/133.  He voted yes on the Democrat amendment to prohibit certain payments to lenders and require lenders to verify if consumers can repay.  2010/141.  He voted no on the Republican amendment to waive Congressional Budget Act (CBA) increase federal minimum wage based on state minimum wages.  2007/25.  He voted yes on the bipartisan Democrat bill Fair Minimum Wage Act.  2007/42.  He voted no on the Republican amendment to implement regulatory oversight of the swap markets, access information, prevent concentration of inadequately hedged risks and improve market transparency.  2010/144.  Other roll call votes 2008/212; 2010/137; 2010/135; 2010/146; 2010/155; 2010/139; 2010/138; 2007/181; 2007/171; 2007/39; 2007/24; 2010/149; 2010/145; 2005/40; 2007/32; 2007/27; 2007/29; 2005/330; 2017/296; 2006/9; 2010/131; 2007/34; 2010/125; 2010/134; 2010/132.

     Health Care: Senator Grassley (R-IA) voted yes on a bipartisan Democrat amendment to ensure no reduction or elimination of any benefits guaranteed by Medicare.  2009/361.  He voted yes on a Democrat bill Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.  2007/307.  He then voted no on a Democrat bill Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009.  2009/31.  He voted yes on a bipartisan Democrat amendment to protect middle class families from tax increases.  2009/375.  He voted yes on a Republican amendment to allow the importation by individuals of safe and affordable drugs from Canada.  2012/108.  While voting no on a Democrat amendment that provides for the importation of prescription drugs.  2009/378.  He voted no on a moderate Republican amendment to improve the bill and strike the provisions that would eliminate federal funding, including Medicaid reimbursements, for Planned Parenthood.  2015/314.  Senator Grassley voted yes to table a Republican amendment that eliminates exception if child income exceeds 300% of federal poverty level.  2007/290.  He voted no on a Republican amendment that prohibits the state from covering nonpregnant adults until it covers low-income children.  2007/297.  He voted no to table a Republican amendment to ensure funds for low-income, rather than for higher income.  2009/20.  Other roll call votes 2009/357; 2015/141; 2009/359; 2007/152; 2015/143; 2007/306; 2007/285; 2015/144; 2007/157; 2012/111; 2009/377; 2007/150; 2007/151; 2017/173; 2007/299; 2007/301; 2009/21; 2009/30; 2007/303; 2007/300; 2007/288; 2007/286; 2017/172; 2007/289; 2009/18; 2009/367; 2007/305; 2007/291; 2007/298; 2009/27; 2007/287; 2009/366; 2007/154; 2007/156; 2007/155; 2009/363; 2007/149; 2012/106; 2007/353; 2007/352; 2012/168; 2012/166; 2009/386; 2009/391; 2010/62; 2007/296; 2012/107; 2015/323.

     Climate and Energy: Senator Grassley (R-IA) voted no on the Republican amendment that would motion to waive Congressional Budget Act (CBA) to strike the provision extending the additional duty on ethanol (demand for corn impacting the need from foreign sources).  2007/218.  He voted no on another Republican amendment to waive CBA that would ensure agricultural equity with the renewable fuels standard (demand for corn impacting the need for livestock feed).  2007/220.  He voted yes on the bipartisan Democrat amendment that would express sense of the Senate that climate change is real and not a hoax.  2015/10.  Compare to his next vote no to the Republican amendment that expresses the sense of Congress that climate change is real and humans contributed.  2015/11.  He voted no on the Democrat amendment for cloture (limit debate) on a substitute for a bill that would decrease emissions of greenhouse gases and sense of the Senate to participate in negotiations under the United Nations framework Convention on Climate Change.  2008/145.  Senator Grassley voted yes on the Democrat bill Energy Independence and Security Act.  2007/226.  He voted no on the Republican amendment to accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.  2005/148.  He voted yes to a bipartisan Democrat amendment to amend the Sherman Act to make oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal.  2007/215.  He voted yes on a moderate Democrat amendment to publish and implement an action plan to reduce the quantity of oil used annually in U.S.  2007/209.  He voted yes on a moderate Democrat amendment to establish a renewable portfolio standard that would require electric utilities to obtain 2008 2.5% to 2020 10%.  2005/141.  Other roll call votes 2007/211; 2007/219; 2007/208; 2007/224; 2007/225; 2008/141; 2007/221; 2005/155; 2016/8; 2015/18; 2008/94; 2015/40; 2005/150; 2016/49; 2015/43; 2016/50; 2007/222; 2007/430; 2007/223; 2007/425; 2015/23; 2008/143; 2005/153; 2016/53.