Sen. Robert C. Byrd
Sen. Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Democrat
100%
2010 Score
88%
Average Senate Democrat
89%
Lifetime Score
— Voted with working people
— Voted against working people
— Did not vote| Date | Key Vote | Vote |
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Jun
17
2010
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Amendment to Limit Federal Employee Pay and Cut Discretionary Spending Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) proposed an amendment to the "Jobs Bill" to freeze federal employee pay for one year, cap the number of federal workers and cut discretionary spending by 5% across the board for all federal agencies except the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. |
Right
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May
20
2010
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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act The Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 reins in Wall Street's and Big Bank's dangerous practices and products that crashed the economy. |
Not Voting
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May
06
2010
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Amendment to Reduce the Concentration of Financial Institution Power Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) offered an amendment to the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 to address the domination of the financial system by institutions that are deemed "too big to fail." |
Not Voting
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Mar
25
2010
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Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 makes substantial improvements to the Senate-passed health reform bill, including closing the Medicare prescription drug "donut hole" and improving the affordability provisions for low- and moderate-income families. |
Right
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Mar
22
2010
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FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act This bill provides $34 billion of funding over two years, which will create 150,000 jobs per year, and modernizes the air traffic control system and improves the safety, reliability and availability of U.S. air transportation. |
Not Voting
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Mar
03
2010
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Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws This amendment to the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213) would have repealed Davis-Bacon coverage for projects funded under this bill. |
Right
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Feb
22
2010
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Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act The bill provides employers with incentives to hire and retain new employees, including extending enhanced small business expensing and providing state and local governments with the ability to issue special purpose tax credit bonds for school construction, energy conservation and renewable energy. |
Right
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Feb
09
2010
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Cloture Motion to End Filibuster: Craig Becker NLRB Confirmation A cloture motion to end the filibuster of the nomination of the highly qualified and respected labor lawyer Craig Becker to the National Labor Relations Board. |
Not Voting
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