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2008 Positions on Middle Class Advocacy

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State Office Name Party Rating
Walter Jones, Jr. 70
Mary Landrieu 70
Joe Lieberman 70
Jim Marshall 70
Claire McCaskill 70
Tom Petri 70
Mark Pryor 70
Ralph Regula 70
Harry Reid 70
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 70
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner Republican 70
James Walsh 70
Steve Buyer 67
Jim Cooper 67
Jim Gerlach 67
Ben Nelson 67
Gordon Smith 67
Olympia Snowe 67
Joe Barton 60
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan Republican 60
Vern Ehlers 60
Tim Johnson 60
Pete King 60
Mark Kirk 60
Joseph Knollenberg 60
Tom Latham 60
Blanche Lincoln 60
Thaddeus McCotter 60
Denny Rehberg 60
Dave Reichert 60
Mike Rogers 60
John Warner 60
Ed Whitfield 60
Bill Young 60
Kit Bond 56
Mary Bono Mack 56
Richard Keller 56
Ron Lewis 56
Arlen Specter 56
John Sununu 56
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt Republican 50
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis Republican 50
Ginny Brown-Waite 50
Sam Brownback 50
Dave Camp 50
Ander Crenshaw 50
John Culberson 50
David Davis 50
Thelma Drake 50
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50
Elton Gallegly 50
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves Republican 50
Ralph Hall 50
David Lee Hobson 50
Duncan Hunter 50
Don Manzullo 50
Melquiades Martinez 50
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul Republican 50
James McCrery III 50
John Mica 50
Pat Roberts 50
WA U.S. House - 5 Cathy Rodgers Republican 50
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers Republican 50
John Shimkus 50
Mark Souder 50
Cliff Stearns 50
Ted Stevens 50
Pat Tiberi 50
David Vitter 50
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker Republican 50
Heather Wilson 50
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman Republican 50
Frank Wolf 50
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter Republican 44
Jeff Fortenberry 44
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas Republican 44
Randy Neugebauer 44
John Peterson 44
Todd Tiahrt 44
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg Republican 44
Norm Coleman 43
Michele Bachmann 40
Roscoe Bartlett 40
Judy Biggert 40
Brian Bilbray 40
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman Republican 40
Charles Boustany, Jr. 40
Henry Brown, Jr. 40
Jim Bunning 40
Steve Chabot 40
Saxby Chambliss 40
Thad Cochran 40
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo Republican 40
Geoff Davis 40
John Duncan, Jr. 40
Tom Feeney 40
Michael Ferguson 40
Randy Forbes 40
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40
Virgil Goode, Jr. 40
State Office Name Party Rating
Walter Jones, Jr. 70
Mary Landrieu 70
Joe Lieberman 70
Jim Marshall 70
Claire McCaskill 70
Tom Petri 70
Mark Pryor 70
Ralph Regula 70
Harry Reid 70
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 70
OH U.S. House - 10 Mike Turner R 70
James Walsh 70
Steve Buyer 67
Jim Cooper 67
Jim Gerlach 67
Ben Nelson 67
Gordon Smith 67
Olympia Snowe 67
Joe Barton 60
FL U.S. House - 16 Vern Buchanan R 60
Vern Ehlers 60
Tim Johnson 60
Pete King 60
Mark Kirk 60
Joseph Knollenberg 60
Tom Latham 60
Blanche Lincoln 60
Thaddeus McCotter 60
Denny Rehberg 60
Dave Reichert 60
Mike Rogers 60
John Warner 60
Ed Whitfield 60
Bill Young 60
Kit Bond 56
Mary Bono Mack 56
Richard Keller 56
Ron Lewis 56
Arlen Specter 56
John Sununu 56
AL U.S. House - 4 Robert Aderholt R 50
FL U.S. House - 12 Gus Bilirakis R 50
Ginny Brown-Waite 50
Sam Brownback 50
Dave Camp 50
Ander Crenshaw 50
John Culberson 50
David Davis 50
Thelma Drake 50
Vito Fossella, Jr. 50
Elton Gallegly 50
MO U.S. House - 6 Sam Graves R 50
Ralph Hall 50
David Lee Hobson 50
Duncan Hunter 50
Don Manzullo 50
Melquiades Martinez 50
TX U.S. House - 10 Michael McCaul R 50
James McCrery III 50
John Mica 50
Pat Roberts 50
WA U.S. House - 5 Cathy Rodgers R 50
AL U.S. House - 3 Mike Rogers R 50
John Shimkus 50
Mark Souder 50
Cliff Stearns 50
Ted Stevens 50
Pat Tiberi 50
David Vitter 50
MS U.S. Senate - Sr Roger Wicker R 50
Heather Wilson 50
VA U.S. House - 1 Rob Wittman R 50
Frank Wolf 50
TX U.S. House - 31 John Carter R 44
Jeff Fortenberry 44
OK U.S. House - 3 Frank Lucas R 44
Randy Neugebauer 44
John Peterson 44
Todd Tiahrt 44
MI U.S. House - 5 Tim Walberg R 44
Norm Coleman 43
Michele Bachmann 40
Roscoe Bartlett 40
Judy Biggert 40
Brian Bilbray 40
AR U.S. Senate - Sr John Boozman R 40
Charles Boustany, Jr. 40
Henry Brown, Jr. 40
Jim Bunning 40
Steve Chabot 40
Saxby Chambliss 40
Thad Cochran 40
ID U.S. Senate - Sr Mike Crapo R 40
Geoff Davis 40
John Duncan, Jr. 40
Tom Feeney 40
Michael Ferguson 40
Randy Forbes 40
Rodney Frelinghuysen 40
Virgil Goode, Jr. 40
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