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Vote number 2006-267 providing $70 million for Section 8 Housing vouchers
on Jun 13, 2006 regarding bill HR 5576 Amendment 1015 Department of Housing and Urban Development appropriations
Results: Amendment passed: 243-178

Voting YES on this amendment would add $70 million to the Section 8 housing voucher program, funding an additional 10,000 affordable housing vouchers.
    Proponents of the amendment say:
  • This amendment would enable an additional 10,000 low-income families to afford safe, decent housing.
  • To offset this increase, the amendment cuts a poorly managed computer upgrade program. The committee has been very ingenious in squirreling away money in different accounts and the bill would still provide $94 million in funds for IT projects.
  • We have a choice: Do we want to help thousands of families obtain affordable housing, or do we think it is more important to have a somewhat faster computer upgrade in HUD?
  • Our amendment does not seek to restore the amount to the amount that the President recommended, which is $144 million more than the committee recommends, it seeks merely to restore $70 million, or about half of what the difference is to what the President recommended.
  • This is less than the bare

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Democrats voting on 2006-267

Neil Abercrombie YESHawaii Democrat
Gary Ackerman YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Rodney Alexander NOLouisiana Democrat
Tom Allen YESMaine Democrat
Rob Andrews YESNew Jersey Democrat
Joe Baca YESCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird YESWashington Democrat
Tammy Baldwin YESWisconsin Democrat
John Barrow YESGeorgia Democrat
Melissa Bean YESIllinois Democrat
Xavier Becerra YESCalifornia Democrat
Shelley Berkley YESNevada Democrat
Howard Berman YESCalifornia Democrat
Marion Berry YESArkansas Democrat
Sanford Bishop YESGeorgia Democrat
Timothy Bishop YESNew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer YESOregon Democrat
Dan Boren YESOklahoma Democrat
Leonard Boswell YESIowa Democrat
Rick Boucher YESVirginia Democrat
Allen Boyd YESFlorida Democrat
Robert Brady YESPennsylvania Democrat
Corrine Brown YESFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown YESOhio Democrat
G.K. Butterfield YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Lois Capps YESCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano YESMassachusetts Democrat
Benjamin Cardin YESMaryland Democrat
Dennis Cardoza YESCalifornia Democrat
Russ Carnahan YESMissouri Democrat
Julia Carson YESIndiana Democrat
Ed Case YESHawaii Democrat
Ben Chandler YESKentucky Democrat
William Lacy Clay YESMissouri Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver YESMissouri Democrat
James Clyburn YESSouth Carolina Democrat
John Conyers YESMichigan Democrat
Jim Cooper YESTennessee Democrat
Jim Costa YESCalifornia Democrat
Bud Cramer YESAlabama Democrat
Joseph Crowley YESNew York Democrat
Henry Cuellar YESTexas Democrat
Elijah Cummings YESMaryland Democrat
Artur Davis YESAlabama Democrat
Danny Davis YESIllinois Democrat
Jim Davis YESFlorida Democrat
Lincoln Davis YESTennessee Democrat
Susan Davis YESCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio YESOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette YESColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt YESMassachusetts Democrat
Rosa DeLauro YESConnecticut Democrat
Norm Dicks YESWashington Democrat
John Dingell YESMichigan Democrat
Lloyd Doggett YESTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Mike Doyle YESPennsylvania Democrat
Chet Edwards YESTexas Democrat (Until 2004)
Rahm Emanuel YESIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo YESCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Sam Farr YESCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah YESPennsylvania Democrat
Bob Filner YESCalifornia Democrat
Harold Ford YESTennessee Democrat
Barney Frank YESMassachusetts Democrat
Bart Gordon YESTennessee Democrat
Al Green YESTexas Democrat
Gene Green YESTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva YESArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez YESIllinois Democrat
Jane Harman YESCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings YESFlorida Democrat
Stephanie Herseth YESSouth Dakota Democratic Challenger
Brian Higgins YESNew York Democrat
Maurice Hinchey YESNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Ruben Hinojosa YESTexas Democrat
Tim Holden NOPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt YESNew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda YESCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley YESOregon Democrat
Steny Hoyer YESMaryland Democrat
Jay Inslee YESWashington Democrat
Steve Israel YESNew York Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson YESIllinois Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee YESTexas Democrat
William Jefferson YESLouisiana Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson YESTexas Democrat
Stephanie Tubbs Jones YESOhio Democrat
Paul Kanjorski YESPennsylvania Democrat
Marcy Kaptur YESOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy YESRhode Island Democrat
Dale Kildee YESMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick YESMichigan Democrat
Ron Kind YESWisconsin Democrat
Dennis Kucinich YESOhio Democrat
James Langevin YESRhode Island Democrat
Rick Larsen YESWashington Democrat
John Larson YESConnecticut Democrat
Barbara Lee YESCalifornia Democrat
Sander Levin YESMichigan Democrat
John Lewis YESGeorgia Democrat
Dan Lipinski YESIllinois Democrat
Zoe Lofgren YESCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey YESNew York Democrat
Steve Lynch YESMassachusetts Democrat
Carolyn Maloney YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey YESMassachusetts Democrat
Jim Marshall YESGeorgia Democrat
Jim Matheson YESUtah Democrat
Doris Matsui YESCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy YESNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Betty McCollum YESMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott YESWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern YESMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Cynthia McKinney YESGeorgia Democrat
Michael McNulty YESNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan YESMassachusetts Democrat
Kendrick Meek YESFlorida Democrat
Gregory Meeks YESNew York Dem./Working-Families
Michael Michaud YESMaine Democrat
Juanita Millender-McDonald YESCalifornia Democrat
Brad Miller YESNorth Carolina Democrat
George Miller YESCalifornia Democrat
Alan Mollohan YESWest Virginia Democrat
Dennis Moore YESKansas Democrat
Gwen Moore YESWisconsin Democrat
James Moran YESVirginia Democrat
John Murtha YESPennsylvania Democrat
Jerrold Nadler YESNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano YESCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal YESMassachusetts Democrat
James Oberstar YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
David Obey YESWisconsin Democrat
John Olver YESMassachusetts Democrat
Solomon Ortiz YESTexas Democrat
Major Owens YESNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Frank Pallone YESNew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell YESNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Pastor YESArizona Democrat
Nancy Pelosi YESCalifornia Democrat
Collin Peterson YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
Earl Pomeroy YESNorth Dakota Democrat
David Eugene Price YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall YESWest Virginia Democrat
Silvestre Reyes YESTexas Democrat
Steven Rothman YESNew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard YESCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger YESMaryland Democrat
Tim Ryan YESOhio Democrat
Martin Sabo YESMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
John Salazar YESColorado Democrat
Linda Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez YESCalifornia Democrat
Jan Schakowsky YESIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff YESCalifornia Democrat
Allyson Schwartz NOPennsylvania Democrat
Bobby Scott YESVirginia Democrat
David Scott YESGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Brad Sherman YESCalifornia Democrat
Ike Skelton YESMissouri Democrat
Louise Slaughter YESNew York Democrat
Vic Snyder YESArkansas Democrat
Hilda Solis YESCalifornia Democrat
John Spratt YESSouth Carolina Democrat
Pete Stark YESCalifornia Democrat
Bart Stupak YESMichigan Democrat
John Tanner NOTennessee Democrat
Ellen Tauscher YESCalifornia Democrat
Gene Taylor YESMississippi Democrat
Bennie Thompson YESMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson YESCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney YESMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Mark Udall YESColorado Democrat
Tom Udall YESNew Mexico Democrat
Chris Van Hollen YESMaryland Democrat
Nydia Velazquez YESNew York Democrat/Working-Families
Peter Visclosky YESIndiana Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz YESFlorida Democrat
Maxine Waters YESCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson YESCalifornia Democrat
Mel Watt YESNorth Carolina Democrat
Henry Waxman YESCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner YESNew York Democrat/Liberal
Robert Wexler YESFlorida Democrat
Lynn Woolsey YESCalifornia Democrat
David Wu YESOregon Democrat
Albert Wynn YESMaryland Democrat



Republicans voting on 2006-267

Robert Aderholt NOAlabama Republican
Todd Akin NOMissouri Republican
Spencer Bachus NOAlabama Republican
Richard Hugh Baker NOLouisiana Republican
Gresham Barrett NOSouth Carolina Republican
Roscoe Bartlett YESMaryland Republican
Joe Linus Barton NOTexas Republican
Charlie Bass NONew Hampshire Republican
Bob Beauprez NOColorado Republican
Judy Biggert NOIllinois Republican
Brian Bilbray NOCalifornia Republican (re-elected 2006)
Michael Bilirakis NOFlorida Republican
Rob Bishop YESUtah Republican
Marsha Blackburn YESTennessee Republican
Roy Blunt NOMissouri Republican
Sherry Boehlert YESNew York Republican/Independence
John Boehner NOOhio Republican
Henry Bonilla NOTexas Republican
Jo Bonner NOAlabama Republican
Mary Bono NOCalifornia Republican
John Boozman NOArkansas Republican
Charles Boustany YESLouisiana Republican
Jeb Bradley YESNew Hampshire Republican
Kevin Brady NOTexas Republican
Henry Brown NOSouth Carolina Republican
Ginny Brown-Waite NOFlorida Republican
Michael Burgess NOTexas Republican
Dan Burton NOIndiana Republican
Ken Calvert NOCalifornia Republican
Dave Camp NOMichigan Republican
John Campbell NOCalifornia Republican
Eric Cantor NOVirginia Republican
Shelley Moore Capito YESWest Virginia Republican
John Carter NOTexas Republican
Michael Castle YESDelaware Republican
Steve Chabot NOOhio Republican
Chris Chocola NOIndiana Republican
John Howard Coble NONorth Carolina Republican
Tom Cole NOOklahoma Republican
Mike Conaway NOTexas Republican
Ander Crenshaw NOFlorida Republican
Barbara Cubin NOWyoming Republican
John Culberson NOTexas Republican
Geoff Davis NOKentucky Republican
Jo Ann Davis YESVirginia Republican
Tom Davis NOVirginia Republican
Nathan Deal NOGeorgia Republican
Lincoln Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Republican
Mario Diaz-Balart NOFlorida Republican
John Doolittle NOCalifornia Republican
Thelma Drake NOVirginia Republican
David Dreier NOCalifornia Republican
Jimmy Duncan NOTennessee Republican
Vernon Ehlers YESMichigan Republican
Jo Ann Emerson YESMissouri Republican
Phil English YESPennsylvania Republican
Terry Everett NOAlabama Republican
Tom Feeney NOFlorida Republican
Mike Ferguson YESNew Jersey Republican
Mike Fitzpatrick YESPennsylvania Republican
Jeff Flake NOArizona Republican
Mark Foley NOFlorida Republican
Randy Forbes NOVirginia Republican
Jeff Fortenberry NONebraska Republican
Vito Fossella YESNew York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life
Virginia Foxx NONorth Carolina Republican
Trent Franks NOArizona Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen NONew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly NOCalifornia Republican
Scott Garrett NONew Jersey Republican
Jim Gerlach YESPennsylvania Republican
Jim Gibbons NONevada Republican
Wayne Gilchrest YESMaryland Republican
Paul Gillmor NOOhio Republican
Phil Gingrey NOGeorgia Republican
Louie Gohmert NOTexas Republican
Virgil Goode NOVirginia Republican
Bob Goodlatte NOVirginia Republican
Kay Granger NOTexas Republican
Samuel Graves NOMissouri Republican
Mark Green YESWisconsin Republican
Gil Gutknecht NOMinnesota Republican
Katherine Harris YESFlorida Republican
Melissa Hart NOPennsylvania Republican
Doc Hastings NOWashington Republican
Robin Hayes NONorth Carolina Republican
J.D. Hayworth NOArizona Republican
Joel Hefley NOColorado Republican
Jeb Hensarling NOTexas Republican
Wally Herger NOCalifornia Republican
Dave Hobson NOOhio Republican
Peter Hoekstra NOMichigan Republican
John Hostettler NOIndiana Republican
Kenny Hulshof NOMissouri Republican
Duncan Hunter NOCalifornia Republican
Bob Inglis NOSouth Carolina Republican
Darrell Issa YESCalifornia Republican
Ernest Istook NOOklahoma Republican
Bill Jenkins NOTennessee Republican
Bobby Jindal YESLouisiana Republican
Nancy Lee Johnson YESConnecticut Republican
Sam Johnson NOTexas Republican
Timothy Johnson NOIllinois Republican
Walter Beaman Jones YESNorth Carolina Republican
Ric Keller YESFlorida Republican
Sue Kelly YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Mark Kennedy YESMinnesota Republican
Peter King YESNew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Steve King NOIowa Republican
Jack Kingston NOGeorgia Republican
Mark Kirk NOIllinois Republican
John Kline NOMinnesota Republican
Joe Knollenberg NOMichigan Republican
Jim Kolbe NOArizona Republican
Randy Kuhl YESNew York Republican
Ray LaHood NOIllinois Republican
Tom Latham NOIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette YESOhio Republican
Jim Leach YESIowa Republican
Jerry Lewis NOCalifornia Republican
Ron Lewis NOKentucky Republican
John Linder NOGeorgia Republican
Frank LoBiondo NONew Jersey Republican
Frank Dean Lucas NOOklahoma Republican
Dan Lungren NOCalifornia Republican
Connie Mack IV NOFlorida Republican
Kenny Marchant NOTexas Republican
Michael McCaul NOTexas Republican
Thad McCotter YESMichigan Republican
Jim McCrery NOLouisiana Republican
Patrick McHenry NONorth Carolina Republican
John McHugh YESNew York Republican/Conservative
Buck McKeon NOCalifornia Republican
John Mica NOFlorida Republican
Gary Miller NOCalifornia Republican
Jeff Miller NOFlorida Republican
Jerry Moran YESKansas Republican
Tim Murphy YESPennsylvania Republican
Marilyn Musgrave NOColorado Republican
Sue Myrick NONorth Carolina Republican
Randy Neugebauer NOTexas Republican
Bob Ney NOOhio Republican
Anne Meagher Northup NOKentucky Republican
Charlie Norwood NOGeorgia Republican
Devin Nunes NOCalifornia Republican
Jim Nussle YESIowa Republican
Tom Osborne NONebraska Republican
Butch Otter NOIdaho Republican
Michael Oxley NOOhio Republican
Ron Paul YESTexas Republican
Steve Pearce NONew Mexico Republican
Mike Pence NOIndiana Republican
John Peterson NOPennsylvania Republican
Tom Petri NOWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts NOPennsylvania Republican
Todd Platts YESPennsylvania Republican
Ted Poe NOTexas Republican
Richard Pombo NOCalifornia Republican
Jon Porter NONevada Republican
Tom Price NOGeorgia Republican
Deborah Pryce NOOhio Republican
Adam Putnam NOFlorida Republican
Jim Ramstad YESMinnesota Republican
Ralph Regula NOOhio Republican
Dennis Rehberg NOMontana Republican
Dave Reichert YESWashington Republican
Rick Renzi YESArizona Republican
Thomas Reynolds NONew York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004)
Hal Rogers NOKentucky Republican
Michael Rogers NOAlabama Republican
Mike Rogers NOMichigan Republican
Dana Rohrabacher NOCalifornia Republican
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen NOFlorida Republican
Ed Royce NOCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan YESWisconsin Republican
Jim Ryun NOKansas Republican
Jim Saxton NONew Jersey Republican
Jean Schmidt NOOhio Republican
Joe Schwarz NOMichigan Republican
James Sensenbrenner YESWisconsin Republican
John Shadegg NOArizona Republican
Clay Shaw NOFlorida Republican
Christopher Shays YESConnecticut Republican
Don Sherwood NOPennsylvania Republican
John Shimkus NOIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster NOPennsylvania Republican
Rob Simmons YESConnecticut Republican
Mike Simpson NOIdaho Republican
Christopher Smith YESNew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith NOTexas Republican
Linda Smith YESWashington Republican Former (1994-)
Mike Sodrel NOIndiana Republican
Mark Souder NOIndiana Republican
Cliff Stearns NOFlorida Republican
John Sullivan NOOklahoma Republican
John Sweeney NONew York Republican/Conservative
Tom Tancredo NOColorado Republican
Charles Taylor NONorth Carolina Republican
Lee Terry NONebraska Republican
Mac Thornberry NOTexas Republican
Todd Tiahrt NOKansas Republican
Pat Tiberi NOOhio Republican
Fred Upton NOMichigan Republican
Greg Walden NOOregon Republican
Jim Walsh NONew York Rep./Ind./Conservative
Zach Wamp NOTennessee Republican
Curt Weldon YESPennsylvania Republican
Dave Weldon NOFlorida Republican
Jerry Weller NOIllinois Republican
Lynn Westmoreland NOGeorgia Republican
Ed Whitfield NOKentucky Republican
Roger Wicker NOMississippi Republican
Heather Wilson YESNew Mexico Republican
Joe Wilson NOSouth Carolina Republican
Bill Young NOFlorida Republican
Don Young NOAlaska Republican



Independents voting on 2006-267

Tom Lantos YESCalifornia Former Democrat (until 2008)
Bernie Sanders YESVermont Independent