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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | Democratic | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 99% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 99% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 99% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 99% | |||
Steve Israel | 99% | |||
John Lewis | 99% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 99% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 99% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | Democratic | 98% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 97% |
Lois Capps | 97% | |||
David Cicilline | 97% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 97% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 97% | |||
Donna Edwards | 97% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | Democratic | 97% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
Carolyn Maloney | 97% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 97% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | Democratic | 97% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | Democratic | 97% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | Democratic | 97% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | 97% |
Henry Waxman | 97% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 96% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 96% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 96% | |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 96% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 96% |
Hansen Clarke | 96% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 96% |
Susan Davis | 96% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 96% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 96% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 96% |
Sam Farr | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 96% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 96% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 96% |
Timothy Johnson | 96% | |||
John Kerry | 96% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 96% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 96% |
Carl Levin | 96% | |||
Sandy Levin | 96% | |||
Robert Matsui | 96% | |||
Jim McDermott | 96% | |||
Brad Miller | 96% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 96% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 96% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 96% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 96% | |||
David Price | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | Democratic | 96% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 96% |
John Tierney | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 96% |
Ed Towns | 96% | |||
Mark Udall | 96% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | Democratic | 96% |
Mike Capuano | 94% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 94% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 94% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 94% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 94% |
Nita Lowey | 94% | |||
Donald Payne | 94% | |||
José Serrano | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | Democratic | 94% |
Mel Watt | 94% | |||
Bob Brady | 93% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 93% | |||
Joe Crowley | 93% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 93% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Harry Reid | 100% | |||
Jay Rockefeller IV | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
Tom Udall | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Sheldon Whitehouse | D | 100% |
Lynn Woolsey | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ron Wyden | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 99% |
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 99% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 99% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 99% | |||
Steve Israel | 99% | |||
John Lewis | 99% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 99% |
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 99% | |||
WA | Governor | Jay Inslee | D | 98% |
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 97% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 97% |
Lois Capps | 97% | |||
David Cicilline | 97% | |||
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 97% |
John Conyers, Jr. | 97% | |||
Donna Edwards | 97% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 9 | Bill Keating | D | 97% |
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 97% |
Carolyn Maloney | 97% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 97% |
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 5 | Mike Quigley | D | 97% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 97% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 30 | Adam Schiff | D | 97% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 97% |
CA | U.S. House - 32 | Brad Sherman | D | 97% |
FL | U.S. House - 25 | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | D | 97% |
Henry Waxman | 97% | |||
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 96% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 96% |
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 96% | |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 96% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 96% |
Hansen Clarke | 96% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 96% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 96% |
Susan Davis | 96% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 96% |
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 96% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 96% |
Sam Farr | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 96% |
Colleen Hanabusa | 96% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 96% |
Timothy Johnson | 96% | |||
John Kerry | 96% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 96% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 96% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 96% |
Carl Levin | 96% | |||
Sandy Levin | 96% | |||
Robert Matsui | 96% | |||
Jim McDermott | 96% | |||
Brad Miller | 96% | |||
Jim Moran, Jr. | 96% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 96% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 96% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 96% | |||
David Price | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. Senate - Sr | Chuck Schumer | D | 96% |
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 96% |
John Tierney | 96% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 96% |
Ed Towns | 96% | |||
Mark Udall | 96% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Van Hollen, Jr. | D | 96% |
Mike Capuano | 94% | |||
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 94% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 94% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 94% |
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 94% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 94% |
Nita Lowey | 94% | |||
Donald Payne | 94% | |||
José Serrano | 94% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 4 | Mike Thompson | D | 94% |
Mel Watt | 94% | |||
Bob Brady | 93% | |||
Russ Carnahan | 93% | |||
Joe Crowley | 93% | |||
Elijah Cummings | 93% |