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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | Democratic | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Scott Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | Republican | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | Democratic | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | Democratic/Farmer/Labor | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | Democratic | 100% |
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | Democratic | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | Democratic | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
Lamar Alexander | 100% | |||
Kelly Ayotte | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 100% |
Max Baucus | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services | Xavier Becerra | 100% | |
Mark Begich | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. Senate - Sr | Michael Bennet | D | 100% |
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. House - 1 | Suzanne Bonamici | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Scott Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
Lois Capps | 100% | |||
Mike Capuano | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | Governor | John Carney, Jr. | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
FL | U.S. House - 14 | Kathy Castor | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
Lacy Clay, Jr. | 100% | |||
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
ME | U.S. Senate - Sr | Susan Collins | R | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 11 | Gerry Connolly | D | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 2 | Joe Courtney | D | 100% |
Joe Crowley | 100% | |||
Susan Davis | 100% | |||
CO | U.S. House - 1 | Diana DeGette | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Ted Deutch | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 37 | Lloyd Doggett II | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
MN | Attorney General | Keith Ellison | DFL | 100% |
Eliot Engel | 100% | |||
Sam Farr | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Luis Gutiérrez | 100% | |||
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
CT | U.S. House - 4 | Jim Himes | D | 100% |
Maurice Hinchey | 100% | |||
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. | 100% | |||
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
Mike Honda | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 100% |
Daniel Inouye | 100% | |||
Steve Israel | 100% | |||
GA | U.S. House - 4 | Hank Johnson, Jr. | D | 100% |
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
John Kerry | 100% | |||
Dale Kildee | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Dennis Kucinich | 100% | |||
Jim Langevin | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. House - 2 | Rick Larsen | D | 100% |
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
Sandy Levin | 100% | |||
John Lewis | 100% | |||
Joe Lieberman | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
Carolyn Maloney | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Ed Markey | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 7 | Doris Matsui | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
Jim McDermott | 100% | |||
MA | U.S. House - 2 | Jim McGovern | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. House - 4 | Gwen Moore | D | 100% |
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
MA | U.S. House - 1 | Richard Neal | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
John Olver | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |