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State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
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Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | Democratic | 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% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | Democratic | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | Democratic | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | Democratic | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | Democratic | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | Democratic | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | Democratic | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | Democratic | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | Democratic | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | Democratic | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | Democratic | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | Democratic | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | Democratic | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | Democratic | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | Democratic | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | Democratic | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | Democratic | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | Democratic | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | Democratic | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | Democratic | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | Democratic | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | Democratic | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | Democratic | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | Democratic | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | Democratic | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | Democratic | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | Democratic | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | Democratic | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | Democratic | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | Democratic | 100% |
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | Independent | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | Democratic | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | Democratic | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | Democratic | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | Democratic | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | Democratic | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | Democratic | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | Democratic | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% |
State | Office | Name | Party | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Akaka, Sr. | 100% | |||
WI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Tammy Baldwin | D | 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% |
Howard Berman | 100% | |||
Jeff Bingaman | 100% | |||
OR | U.S. House - 3 | Earl Blumenauer | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Richard Blumenthal | D | 100% |
Barbara Boxer | 100% | |||
Bob Brady | 100% | |||
Corrine Brown | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Sherrod Brown | D | 100% |
G. K. Butterfield, Jr. | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Jr | Maria Cantwell | D | 100% |
MD | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Cardin | D | 100% |
DE | U.S. Senate - Sr | Tom Carper | D | 100% |
IN | U.S. House - 7 | André Carson | D | 100% |
PA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Casey, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 28 | Judy Chu | D | 100% |
David Cicilline | 100% | |||
Hansen Clarke | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 9 | Yvette Clarke | D | 100% |
MO | U.S. House - 5 | Emanuel Cleaver II | D | 100% |
SC | U.S. House - 6 | Jim Clyburn | D | 100% |
TN | U.S. House - 9 | Steve Cohen | D | 100% |
Kent Conrad | 100% | |||
John Conyers, Jr. | 100% | |||
DE | U.S. Senate - Jr | Chris Coons | D | 100% |
Elijah Cummings | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. House - 7 | Danny Davis | D | 100% |
CT | U.S. House - 3 | Rosa DeLauro | D | 100% |
Mike Doyle, Jr. | 100% | |||
IL | U.S. Senate - Sr | Dick Durbin | D | 100% |
Donna Edwards | 100% | |||
Chaka Fattah, Sr. | 100% | |||
Dianne Feinstein | 100% | |||
Barney Frank | 100% | |||
Al Franken | 100% | |||
NA | U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | Marcia Fudge | 100% | |
CA | U.S. House - 8 | John Garamendi | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. Senate - Jr | Kirsten Gillibrand | D | 100% |
Charlie Gonzalez | 100% | |||
TX | U.S. House - 9 | Al Green | D | 100% |
AZ | U.S. House - 7 | Raul Grijalva | D | 100% |
Kay Hagan | 100% | |||
Colleen Hanabusa | 100% | |||
Tom Harkin | 100% | |||
Alcee Hastings, Sr. | 100% | |||
HI | U.S. Senate - Jr | Mazie Hirono | D | 100% |
Rush Holt, Jr. | 100% | |||
MD | U.S. House - 5 | Steny Hoyer | D | 100% |
TX | U.S. House - 18 | Sheila Jackson Lee | D | 100% |
Eddie Johnson | 100% | |||
Timothy Johnson | 100% | |||
OH | U.S. House - 9 | Marcy Kaptur | D | 100% |
MI | U.S. House - 8 | Dan Kildee | D | 100% |
MN | U.S. Senate - Sr | Amy Klobuchar | D | 100% |
Herb Kohl | 100% | |||
Frank Lautenberg | 100% | |||
Patrick Leahy | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 12 | Barbara Lee | D | 100% |
Carl Levin | 100% | |||
NM | U.S. Senate - Sr | Ben Luján, Jr. | D | 100% |
Claire McCaskill | 100% | |||
MN | U.S. House - 4 | Betty McCollum | D | 100% |
NJ | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bob Menendez | D | 100% |
OR | U.S. Senate - Jr | Jeff Merkley | D | 100% |
Barbara Mikulski | 100% | |||
George Miller | 100% | |||
Brad Miller | 100% | |||
WA | U.S. Senate - Sr | Patty Murray | D | 100% |
NY | U.S. House - 12 | Jerry Nadler | D | 100% |
Bill Nelson, Sr. | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 6 | Frank Pallone, Jr. | D | 100% |
Ed Pastor | 100% | |||
NJ | U.S. House - 10 | Don Payne, Jr. | D | 100% |
CA | U.S. House - 11 | Nancy Pelosi | D | 100% |
David Price | 100% | |||
RI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jack Reed | D | 100% |
Laura Richardson | 100% | |||
Cedric Richmond | 100% | |||
Steve Rothman | 100% | |||
Lucille Roybal-Allard | 100% | |||
VT | U.S. Senate - Sr | Bernie Sanders | I | 100% |
MD | U.S. House - 3 | John Sarbanes | D | 100% |
IL | U.S. House - 9 | Jan Schakowsky | D | 100% |
GA | U.S. House - 13 | David Scott | D | 100% |
VA | U.S. House - 3 | Bobby Scott | D | 100% |
José Serrano | 100% | |||
NH | U.S. Senate - Sr | Jeanne Shaheen | D | 100% |
Albio Sires | 100% | |||
MI | U.S. Senate - Sr | Debbie Stabenow | D | 100% |
Betty Sutton | 100% | |||
CA | U.S. House - 38 | Linda Sánchez | D | 100% |
MS | U.S. House - 2 | Bennie Thompson | D | 100% |
John Tierney | 100% | |||
NY | U.S. House - 20 | Paul Tonko | D | 100% |
Ed Towns | 100% | |||
Mark Udall | 100% |