1995 House Vote to Cut NSF and NASA Funding
During the next few weeks, the House will consider FY 1997 funding bills for the National Science Foundation, NASA, Department of Energy, and NIST. One of the best ways to predict how a Member of Congress might vote on any issue is by examining his or her voting record. In 1995, Members of the House of Representatives were given the opportunity to reduce NSF and NASA spending in order to increase the Department of Veterans Administration appropriation.
As originally reported last year, the following representatives voted in favor of an amendment offered by Rep. John Ensign (R-Nevada) to increase VA Medical Care spending through an offsetting reduction of $235 million in NSF’s Research and Related Activities appropriation and an $89.5 million reduction in NASA’s Human Space Flight Account. The House rejected this amendment by a vote of 121-296. (See last year’s FYIs #119, 120.)
Members listed below voted IN FAVOR of reducing the NSF and NASA appropriation. Also listed below are those Members who did not vote. ALL OTHER MEMBERS OPPOSED the proposed NSF and NASA reductions. (These Members are not listed because of space considerations.)
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DEMOCRATS (75) |
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Ackerman G (NY) |
Furse E (OR) |
Owens M (NY) |
Bishop S (GA) |
Gejdenson S (CT) |
Pallone F (NJ) |
Bonior D (MI) |
Gephardt R (MO) |
Pastor E (AZ) |
Brown C (FL) |
Geren P (TX) |
Payne L (VA) |
Brown S (OH) |
Gordon B (TN) |
Peterson C (MN) |
Bryant J (TX) |
Gutierrez L (IL) |
Pomeroy E (ND) |
Clyburn J (SC) |
Hall R (TX) |
Poshard G (IL) |
Collins B (MI) |
Hamilton L (IN) |
Rahall N (WV) |
Condit G (CA) |
Hefner W (NC) |
Reed J (RI) |
Conyers J (MI) |
Holden T (PA) |
Rivers L (MI) |
Costello J (IL) |
Jacobs A (IN) |
Roemer T (IN) |
Coyne W (PA) |
Johnson T (SD) |
Skelton I (MO) |
Danner P (MO) |
Kennedy P (RI) |
Stenholm C (TX) |
DeFazio P (OR) |
Kildee D (MI) |
Stupak B (MI) |
DeLauro R (CT) |
Kleczka G (WI) |
Tejeda F (TX) |
Dingell J (MI) |
Lipinski W (IL) |
Thompson B (MS) |
Durbin R (IL) |
Maloney C (NY) |
Thornton R (AR) |
Edwards C (TX) |
Manton T (NY) |
Traficant (OH) |
Engel E (NY) |
Martinez M (CA) |
Velazquez (NY) |
Evans L (IL) |
McNulty M (NY) |
Volkmer H (MO) |
Fattah C (PA) |
Menendez R (NJ) |
Ward M (KY) |
Fields C (LA) |
Mink P (HI) |
Waters M (CA) |
Filner B (CA) |
Montgomery G (MS) |
Wise B (WV) |
Foglietta T (PA) |
Obey D (WI) |
Woolsey L (CA) |
Frost M (TX) |
Orton B (UT) |
Wyden R (OR) |
INDEPENDENTS (1) |
Sanders B (VT) |
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REPUBLICANS (45) |
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Allard W (CO) |
Dickey J (AR) |
McHugh J (NY) |
Bilbray B (CA) |
Ensign J (NV) |
McInnis S (CO) |
Brownback S (KS) |
Fox J (PA) |
McIntosh D (IN) |
Burr R (NC) |
Gilman B (NY) |
Molinari S (NY) |
Camp D (MI) |
Goodlatte R (VA) |
Myers J (IN) |
Canady C (FL) |
Goodling B (PA) |
Norwood C (GA) |
Chabot S (OH) |
Heineman F (NC) |
Ramstad J (MN) |
Chambliss S (GA) |
Herger W (CA) |
Riggs F (CA) |
Chenoweth H (ID) |
Hilleary V (TN) |
Saxton H (NJ) |
Christensen J (NE) |
Hostettler J (IN) |
Smith N (MI) |
Coble H (NC) |
Hutchinson T (AR) |
Tate R (WA) |
Coburn T (OK) |
Jones W (NC) |
Vucanovich (NV) |
Collins M (GA) |
Kelly S (NY) |
Watts J (OK) |
Crapo M (ID) |
Latham T (IA) |
Weller J (IL) |
Cremeans F (OH) |
LoBiondo F (NJ) |
Whitfield (KY) |
*** NAYS (296) |
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DEMOCRATS (113) |
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All Members not |
listed. |
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REPUBLICANS (183) |
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*** NOT VOTING (18) |
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DEMOCRATS (13) |
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Becerra X (CA) ? |
Hall T (OH) ? |
Stark P (CA) ? |
Farr S (CA) + |
Moakley J (MA) ? |
Thurman (FL) ? |
Flake F (NY) ? |
Reynolds M (IL) ? |
Tucker (CA) ? |
Ford H (TN) ? |
Rush B (IL) ? |
Yates S (IL) ? |
Green G (TX) - |
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REPUBLICANS (5) |
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Gingrich N (GA) S |
Meyers J (KS) ? |
Young D (AK) ? |
Hoke M (OH) ? |
Moorhead C (CA) ? |
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KEY -- Special Categories of Not Voting |
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# Paired For X |
Paired Against |
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S Speaker exercised discretion not to vote |
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? Did not vote or make position known |
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