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
Jun
17
2010
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
May
20
2010
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
May
06
2010
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
Mar
25
2010
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
Mar
22
2010
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
Mar
03
2010
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This amendment to the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 (H.R. 4213) would have repealed Davis-Bacon coverage for projects funded under this bill.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
Feb
22
2010
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
Feb
09
2010
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