Did Your Members of Congress Protect Children?

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1 Did Your Members of Congress Protect Children? The 2011 Children s Defense Fund Action Council Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard

2 About the Children s Defense Fund Action Council The Children s Defense Fund Action Council s Leave No Child Behind mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities. We seek to provide a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. We pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. The CDF Action Council educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investments before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown. The CDF Action Council began in 1969 and is a private, nonprofit organization under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. We have never taken government funds. October 2012 by the Children s Defense Fund Action Council All rights reserved.

3 Table of Contents Preface... 1 How the CDF Action Council Compiles This Congressional Scorecard... 3 Best and Worst U.S. Senators for Children... 4 Best and Worst U.S. Representatives for Children... 5 U.S. Senators with Failing Scores for Children... 8 U.S. Representatives with Failing Scores for Children... 9 The Taxpayer Protection Pledge Best and Worst State Congressional Delegations for Children State Delegation Scores and Rankings Key Senate 2011 Children s Votes Key House of Representatives 2011 Children s Votes Congressional Members Scores by State Delegation... 25

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5 Preface Congressional Deficit: Leaving Millions of Children Behind After nearly one million children fell into poverty in 2010, millions of American children and families struggled with hunger and homelessness. Yet Congress in 2011 mostly ignored the 16.1 million poor children and the 7.3 million extremely poor children in need. The polarized and hyper-partisan 112 th Congress passed not a single major bill to relieve their suffering and bickered its way through high-stakes deadlines to set a record as one of the least productive Congressional sessions ever. The Ryan Budget In April 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives launched an all-out assault on children and families in need by passing the Ryan Budget. This drastic budget proposed hundreds of billions in cuts from child investments; repealed the landmark health reform law that provides coverage to 95 percent of children; eliminated protections for more than 30 million children currently served by Medicaid; cut children and families from food subsidies; and chopped education subsidies for 9.4 million low-income college students. Ryanomics robs poor children of their futures, rewards the rich by extending the massive Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, and costs taxpayers $800 billion over 10 years. Ryanomics leaves no doubt if we give more massive tax breaks to the richest 2 percent and corporations today, we don t have the resources to protect and prepare our children for a strong America tomorrow. The Anti-Child Taxpayer Protection Pledge The Taxpayer Protection Pledge, sponsored by Grover Norquist s Americans for Tax Reform, is a written promise that asks every state and federal candidate to oppose and vote against any and all efforts to increase taxes. 1 By signing the pledge, elected officials promise to oppose 1) any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rate for individuals and businesses and 2) any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates. 2 A majority of our Members of Congress have so handcuffed themselves to the pledge that routine decisions like raising the debt ceiling created gridlock taking our nation to the brink of default. Their irresponsible abdication of judgment has put millions of our children and our nation at risk. 1 Americans for Tax Reform, State Legislator: Taxpayer Protection Pledge, 2011, retrieved Oct. 18, 2012, available at 2 Americans for Tax Reform, U.S. House: Taxpayer Protection Pledge, 2011, retrieved Oct. 18, 2012, available at Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 1

6 Income and wealth inequality have grown hugely, threatening the very fabric of our democracy. Since 1979, the highest-income Americans (top 1 percent) have seen their incomes grow by 275 percent, while the bottom 20 percent has seen only an 18 percent increase. The top 1 percent holds more net worth than the bottom 90 percent combined. In 2008, the 400 highest-income taxpayers earned as much as the combined tax revenue of 22 state governments with almost 42 million citizens. And yet Grover Norquist has convinced 279 Members of Congress to pledge not to raise a single dollar in taxes from those who benefit most from unjust tax cuts and loopholes that have enriched the rich, ravaged the poor and middle class, and jeopardized our economy with a housing bubble created by bad mortgages that required massive bailouts of corporations too big to fail while millions of Americans lost their homes and pensions. If these reckless tax policies persist, cascading federal, state, and local budget cuts will continue to hurt millions of families, the misery of epidemic poverty will continue to grow, and a vanishing American dream will continue to disappear for millions of children. These facts led the CDF Action Council to include the Taxpayer Protection Pledge as a vote against children in its 2011 Scorecard. How Members of Congress Scored On the whole, the 112 th Congress was a do-nothing Congress. But many did respond to our calls to defend health care reform, invest in children, and prevent the national budget from being balanced on the backs of babies. Thanks to public pressure, child advocates in the House and Senate supported critical votes outlined in the 2011 CDF Action Council Scorecard. We are grateful that 141 Members of Congress scored 100 percent and 223 Members scored between 80 and 100 percent. Please thank them for voting against the following proposals that would have eliminated essential supports for low-income children and families: Repeal of the landmark Affordable Care Act The Ryan House budget Elimination of Eligibility Provisions for the Food Stamp Program Balanced Budget Amendment The bad news is that 302 Members of Congress scored below 60 percent a failing grade and 21 of these Members scored zero on our Scorecard. If your members are among them, please let them hear from you and hold them accountable. By keeping score, we remind our political leaders that we are paying attention. Our Scorecard makes clear that America s greatest deficit is not one of money but of values and priorities. We cannot leave millions of children without hope or a vision of a future worth striving for in our materially powerful but spiritually poor nation. Let us demand that all our political leaders pledge not to ask children to sacrifice their hopes and health and food and education while asking for no sacrifice from powerful billionaires and corporations who have already reaped more than their fair share. 2 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

7 How the CDF Action Council Compiles This Congressional Scorecard The 2011 Children s Defense Fund Action Council Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard scores eight Senate and 10 House votes in 2011 that affected the lives of countless children. The votes in the 2011 Congressional Scorecard cover a range of issues, including early childhood, child health, hunger and nutrition, K-12 and higher education, child welfare, and other protections for low-income families. This scorecard also includes in the final tabulation whether members of the 112 th Congress have taken the Americans for Tax Reform s anti-children Taxpayer Protection Pledge. In compiling the scorecard, members who served only part of a term are scored only on votes cast while in office. Members not voting and votes cast as present are scored as votes against children. While we acknowledge that some missed votes are unavoidable due to illness or emergency, it is not possible for us to objectively determine the reason behind each missed vote. Certainly Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who has always scored well on the CDF Action Council s Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard, stands out this year. The tragic shooting in Tucson on January 8, 2011 that claimed six lives and left Congresswoman Giffords with traumatic brain injuries kept her off the House floor for much of the year. It should also be noted that the Speaker of the House holds a unique position. Although entitled to participate in debate and to vote, the Speaker traditionally votes only when the vote would be decisive and on matters of special importance such as constitutional amendments. As a result, the Speaker s overall score may not reflect true policy preferences. Information on how a Representative or Senator voted on each selected bill comes from the Congressional Quarterly s automated Internet legislative database (cq.com) and is based on the Congressional Quarterly s record of the votes. These votes are also checked by CDF against the House and Senate roll call votes to ensure consistency. The CDF Action Council hopes this Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard will serve as an important educational tool as you review the actions of your Members of Congress. Please call, write, and visit your Senators and Representative in Washington, D.C., and in their district offices and urge them to support children. To find out who represents you in Congress visit You can also sign up for Action Alerts from the CDF Action Council or CDF, its sister organization, to find out when Congress is making critical decisions about children and to let them know your views by entering your zip code and in the Get Alerts section of our website. This annual Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard is part of the CDF Action Council s ongoing public education, policy analysis, and advocacy for children. It should not be taken as an endorsement of any candidate for public office Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 3

8 Best and Worst U.S. Senators for Children The average Senate score for children was 59 percent. There were 42 Senators who scored 100 percent and 7 Senators who scored zero percent. The Best Senators for Children Scored 100 Percent Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) 100% Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) 100% Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) 100% Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) 100% Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 100% Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) 100% Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 100% Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) 100% Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) 100% Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) 100% Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) 100% Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) 100% Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) 100% Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) 100% Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) 100% Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 100% Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) 100% Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) 100% Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) 100% Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) 100% Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) 100% Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) 100% Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI) 100% Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 100% Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) 100% Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) 100% Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) 100% Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) 100% Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) 100% Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) 100% Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) 100% Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) 100% Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) 100% Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) 100% Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) 100% Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) 100% Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) 100% Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) 100% Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) 100% Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) 100% Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) 100% Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) 100% The Worst Senators for Children Scored Zero Percent Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) 0% Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) 0% Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) 0% Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) 0% Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) 0% Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) 0% Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) 0% 4 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

9 Best and Worst U.S. Representatives for Children The average House of Representative score for children was 51 percent. There were 99 Representatives who scored 100 percent and 14 Representatives who scored zero percent. The Best Representatives for Children Scored 100 Percent Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) 100% Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) 100% Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) 100% Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) 100% Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) 100% Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA) 100% Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) 100% Rep. George Butterfield (D-NC) 100% Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) 100% Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) 100% Rep. John Carney (D-DE) 100% Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) 100% Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) 100% Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) 100% Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) 100% Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) 100% Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) 100% Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) 100% Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) 100% Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) 100% Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) 100% Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) 100% Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) 100% Rep. Norman Dicks (D-WA) 100% Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) 100% Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) 100% Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) 100% Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) 100% Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) 100% Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) 100% Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) 100% Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) 100% Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) 100% Rep. Al Green (D-TX) 100% Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA) 100%* Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) 100% Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) 100%* Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) 100% Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) 100% Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) 100% Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) 100% Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) 100% Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 100% Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) 100% Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) 100% Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) 100% Rep. Eddie Johnson (D-TX) 100% Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) 100% Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) 100% Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) 100% Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) 100% Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) 100% Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) 100% Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) 100% Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) 100% Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) 100% Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) 100% Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) 100% Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) 100% Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) 100% Rep. George Miller (D-CA) 100% Rep. Brad Miller (D-NC) 100% * Member not eligible for all votes included in scorecard. (continued next page) 2011 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 5

10 Best and Worst U.S. Representatives for Children The Best Representatives for Children Scored 100 Percent Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) 100% Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) 100% Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) 100% Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) 100% Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) 100% Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) 100% Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) 100% Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) 100% Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) 100% Rep. David Price (D-NC) 100% Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) 100% Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) 100% Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) 100% Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) 100% Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) 100% Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) 100% Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) 100% Rep. Linda S nchez (D-CA) 100% Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) 100% Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) 100% Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) 100% Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) 100% Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) 100% Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) 100% Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) 100% Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) 100% Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) 100% Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) 100% Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) 100% Rep. Nydia Vel zquez (D-NY) 100% Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) 100% Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) 100% Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) 100%* Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) 100% Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) 100% Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) 100% Rep. David Wu (D-OR) 100%* * Member not eligible for all votes included in scorecard. 6 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

11 Best and Worst U.S. Representatives for Children The Worst Representatives for Children Scored Zero Percent Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) 0% Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) 0% Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) 0% Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) 0% Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) 0% Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) 0%* Rep. Timothy Huelskamp (R-KS) 0% Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) 0% Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) 0% Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) 0% Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) 0% Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) 0% Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) 0% Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) 0% * Member not eligible for all votes included in scorecard Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 7

12 U.S. Senators with Failing Scores for Children In 2011 there were 48 Senators with failing scores of 60 percent or below. Senator and Score Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) 13% Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) 13% Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) 25% Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) 13% Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) 13% Sen. Scott Brown(R-MA) 38% Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) 13% Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) 13% Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) 25% Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) 13% Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) 38% Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) 50% Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) 0% Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) 13% Sen. Michael Crapo (R-ID) 13% Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) 0% Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) 50%* Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) 13% Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) 13% Sen. Charles Chuck Grassley (R-IA) 25% Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) 13% Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) 14%* Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) 25% Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) 13% Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) 13% Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) 13% Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) 13% Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) 0% Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) 0% Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) 13% Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) 13% Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) 38% Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) 13% Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 13% Sen. Jerry Moran(R-KS) 0% Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) 25% Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) 13% Sen. Robert Portman (R-OH) 13% Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) 13% Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) 13% Sen. Mark Rubio (R-FL) 25% Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) 0% Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) 0% Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) 50% Sen. John Thune (R-SD) 13% Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) 13% Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) 13% Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) 13% * Member not eligible for all votes included in scorecard. 8 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

13 U.S. Representatives with Failing Scores for Children In 2011 there were 254 Representatives with failing scores of 60 percent or below. Representative and Score Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) 20% Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) 20% Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) 20% Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) 20% Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) 30% Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) 20% Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH) 20% Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) 10% Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) 20% Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) 10% Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) 60% Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) 10% Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) 30% Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH) 20% Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI) 20% Rep. Rick Berg (R-ND) 20% Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) 20% Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) 20% Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) 20% Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) 10% Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) 20% Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) 10% Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) 0% Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) 20% Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) 20% Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK) 40% Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) 20% Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) 20% Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) 20% Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) 10% Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) 20% Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) 20% Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) 20% Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) 10% Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) 10% Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) 20% Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) 20% Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) 10% Rep. Quico Canseco (R-TX) 30% Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) 20% Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) 20% Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) 60% Rep. John Carter (R-TX) 20% Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) 20% Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) 20% Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) 0% Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) 60% Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) 20% Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) 10% Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) 20% Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) 20% Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN) 20% Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) 20% Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) 20% Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) 20% Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) 20% Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) 20% Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) 20% Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) 30% Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) 30% Rep. Bob Dold (R-IL) 30% Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) 60% Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) 30% Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) 20% Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) 0% Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) 0% Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) 20% Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) 20% Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) 20% Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) 20% Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) 20% Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) 10% Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) 20% Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) 10% Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) 20% Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) 20% 2011 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 9

14 Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) 30% Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) 10% Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) 10% Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) 20% Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) 20% Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) 10% Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) 20% Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) 20% Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) 20% Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) 10% Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) 20% Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) 10% Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) 20% Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) 20% Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) 10% Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) 20% Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) 20% Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) 0% Rep. Timothy Griffin (R-AR) 20% Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) 30% Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) 40% Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) 20% Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) 20% Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) 20% Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) 30% Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) 20% Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) 10% Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) 20% Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) 20% Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY) 20% Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) 20% Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) 0% Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) 20% Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) 20% Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) 20% Rep. Timothy Huelskamp (R-KS) 0% Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) 0% Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) 10% Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) 20% Rep. Robert Hurt (R-VA) 20% Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) 20% Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) 10% Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) 20% Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) 20% Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL) 40% Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) 40% Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) 0% Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) 20% Rep. Peter King (R-NY) 20% Rep. Steve King (R-IA) 10% Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) 20% Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) 20% Rep. John Kline (R-MN) 20% Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) 10% Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) 0% Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA) 20% Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) 20% Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) 20% Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) 20% Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) 20% Rep. Christopher Lee (R-NY) 50% Rep. Jerry Lewis(R-CA) 20% Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) 20% Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) 20% Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) 20% Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) 20% Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) 30% Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) 20% Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL) 20% Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) 20% Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) 10% Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) 50% Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) 20% Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) 30% Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) 10% Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) 20% Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) 20% Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC) 60% Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) 20% Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) 40% Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) 20% Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA) 20% Rep. John Mica (R-FL) 20% Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) 20% Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA) 10% Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) 10% Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) 0% 10 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

15 Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) 20% Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) 20% Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) 30% Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) 10% Rep. Richard Nugent (R-FL) 20% Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) 20% Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) 20% Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) 20% Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) 20% Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) 20% Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) 20% Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) 20% Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) 10% Rep. Thomas Petri (R-WI) 20% Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) 20% Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) 30% Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) 0% Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) 10% Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) 20% Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) 10% Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) 20% Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) 20% Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) 30% Rep. David Reichert (R-WA) 10% Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) 10% Rep. Reid Ribble(R-WI) 20% Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) 10% Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) 20% Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) 20% Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) 20% Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R-AL) 20% Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) 20% Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) 20% Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) 40% Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) 20% Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) 20% Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) 20% Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) 20% Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) 50% Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) 20% Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA) 20% Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) 30% Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) 20% Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) 20% Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) 20% Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) 20% Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) 20% Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) 10% Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) 10% Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) 10% Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) 20% Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) 20% Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) 60% Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) 20% Rep. Michael Simpson (R-ID) 20% Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) 10% Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) 20% Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) 10% Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) 20% Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) 20% Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) 0% Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) 20% Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) 20% Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) 20% Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) 20% Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) 20% Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) 20% Rep. Bob Turner (R-NY) 20% Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) 20% Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) 20% Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) 20% Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) 20% Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) 0% Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) 20% Rep. Allen West (R-FL) 20% Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) 10% Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) 20% Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) 20% Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) 30% Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) 40% Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) 20% Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) 50% Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) 30% Rep. Bill Young(R-FL) 20% Rep. Don Young (R-AK) 20% Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) 20% 2011 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 11

16 The Taxpayer Protection Pledge As of 2011, 278 Members of Congress 41 Senators and 237 Representatives have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Below is the list of U.S. Senators and Representatives who have signed the Pledge along with their CDF Action Council scores. Senator and Score Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) 13% Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) 13% Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) 13% Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) 13% Sen. Scott Brown(R-MA) 38% Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) 13% Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) 13% Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) 25% Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) 13% Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) 0% Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) 13% Sen. Michael Crapo (R-ID) 13% Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) 0% Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) 13% Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) 13% Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) 13% Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) 14% Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) 13% Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) 13% Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) 13% Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) 13% Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) 0% Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) 0% Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) 13% Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) 13% Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) 13% Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 13% Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) 0% Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) 25% Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) 75% Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) 13% Sen. Robert Portman (R-OH) 13% Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) 13% Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) 13% Sen. Mark Rubio (R-FL) 25% Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) 0% Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) 0% Sen. John Thune (R-SD) 13% Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) 13% Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) 13% Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) 13% Representative and Score Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) 20% Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) 20% Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) 20% Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) 20% Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) 30% Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) 20% Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) 80% Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH) 20% Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) 10% Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) 20% Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) 10% Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) 10% Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) 30% Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH) 20% Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI) 20% Rep. Rick Berg (R-ND) 20% Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) 20% Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) 20% 12 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

17 Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) 20% Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) 10% Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) 20% Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) 10% Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) 0% Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) 20% Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) 20% Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) 20% Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) 20% Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) 20% Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) 10% Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) 20% Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) 20% Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) 20% Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) 10% Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) 10% Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) 20% Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) 20% Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) 10% Rep. Quico Canseco (R-TX) 30% Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) 20% Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) 20% Rep. John Carter (R-TX) 20% Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) 20% Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) 20% Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) 0% Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) 60% Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) 20% Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) 10% Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) 20% Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) 20% Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN) 20% Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) 20% Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) 20% Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) 20% Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) 20% Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) 20% Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) 20% Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) 30% Rep. Bob Dold (R-IL) 30% Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) 30% Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) 20% Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) 0% Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) 0% Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) 20% Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) 20% Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) 20% Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) 20% Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) 20% Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) 10% Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) 20% Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) 10% Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) 20% Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) 20% Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) 30% Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) 10% Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) 10% Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) 20% Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) 20% Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) 10% Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) 20% Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) 20% Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) 20% Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) 20% Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) 10% Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) 20% Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) 20% Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) 10% Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) 20% Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) 0% Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO) 20% Rep. Timothy Griffin (R-AR) 20% Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) 30% Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) 40% Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) 20% Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) 20% Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) 20% Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) 20% Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) 10% Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) 20% Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) 20% 2011 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 13

18 Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY) 20% Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) 20% Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) 0% Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) 20% Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) 20% Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) 20% Rep. Timothy Huelskamp (R-KS) 0% Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) 0% Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) 10% Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) 20% Rep. Robert Hurt (R-VA) 20% Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) 20% Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) 10% Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) 20% Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL) 40% Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) 40% Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) 0% Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) 20% Rep. Steve King (R-IA) 10% Rep. Peter King (R-NY) 20% Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) 20% Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) 20% Rep. John Kline (R-MN) 20% Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) 10% Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) 0% Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA) 20% Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) 20% Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) 20% Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) 20% Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) 20% Rep. Jerry Lewis(R-CA) 20% Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) 20% Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) 20% Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) 20% Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) 20% Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) 30% Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) 20% Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL) 20% Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) 20% Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) 10% Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) 20% Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) 30% Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) 10% Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) 20% Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) 20% Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) 20% Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) 40% Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) 20% Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA) 20% Rep. John Mica (R-FL) 20% Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA) 10% Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) 10% Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) 20% Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) 0% Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) 20% Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) 20% Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) 30% Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) 10% Rep. Richard Nugent (R-FL) 20% Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) 20% Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) 20% Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) 20% Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) 20% Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) 20% Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) 20% Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) 20% Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) 10% Rep. Thomas Petri (R-WI) 20% Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) 20% Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) 0% Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) 10% Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) 20% Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) 10% Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) 20% Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) 20% Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) 30% Rep. David Reichert (R-WA) 10% Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) 10% Rep. Reid Ribble(R-WI) 20% Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) 10% 14 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

19 Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) 20% Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) 20% Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) 20% Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R-AL) 20% Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) 20% Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) 20% Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) 40% Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) 20% Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) 20% Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) 20% Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) 20% Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) 20% Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA) 20% Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) 30% Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) 20% Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) 20% Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) 20% Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) 20% Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) 20% Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) 10% Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) 10% Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) 10% Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) 20% Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) 20% Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) 20% Rep. Michael Simpson (R-ID) 20% Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) 20% Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) 10% Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) 20% Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) 10% Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) 20% Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) 20% Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) 0% Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) 20% Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) 20% Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) 20% Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) 20% Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) 20% Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) 20% Rep. Bob Turner (R-NY) 20% Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) 20% Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) 20% Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) 20% Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) 20% Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) 0% Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) 20% Rep. Allen West (R-FL) 20% Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) 10% Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) 20% Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) 20% Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) 20% Rep. Bill Young(R-FL) 20% Rep. Don Young (R-AK) 20% Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) 20% 2011 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 15

20 Best and Worst State Congressional Delegations for Children Best State Delegations for Children State State Delegation Average Rank Delaware 100% 1 Hawaii 100% 1 Rhode Island 100% 1 Connecticut 97% 4 Vermont 92% 5 Massachusetts 90% 6 Maryland 82% 7 Oregon 81% 8 New Mexico 78% 9 Maine 73% 10 Worst State Delegations for Children State State Delegation Average Rank Kentucky 32% 40 Nebraska 32% 40 Arizona 30% 42 Tennessee 28% 43 Alabama 23% 44 Oklahoma 21% 45 Wyoming 19% 46 South Carolina 19% 46 Utah 17% 48 Idaho 14% 49 Kansas 10% Children s Defense Fund Action Council

21 State Delegation Scores and Rankings State Delegation Rankings for Children State State Delegation Average Rank Delaware 100% 1 Hawaii 100% 1 Rhode Island 100% 1 Connecticut 97% 4 Vermont 92% 5 Massachusetts 90% 6 Maryland 82% 7 Oregon 81% 8 New Mexico 78% 9 Maine 73% 10 Montana 73% 10 New York 72% 12 California 70% 13 West Virginia 68% 14 Washington 67% 15 New Jersey 63% 16 Colorado 60% 17 Minnesota 59% 18 Michigan 56% 19 North Carolina 56% 19 Iowa 55% 21 Virginia 51% 22 Illinois 50% 23 Alaska 48% 24 North Dakota 48% 24 Wisconsin 47% 26 Missouri 46% 27 Pennsylvania 45% 28 South Dakota 41% 29 Ohio 39% 30 Nevada 39% 30 Texas 39% 30 Georgia 38% 33 New Hampshire 38% 33 Florida 38% 33 Arkansas 37% 36 (continued next page) 2011 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 17

22 State Delegation Scores and Rankings State Delegation Rankings for Children (continued) Louisiana 36% 37 Indiana 34% 38 Mississippi 33% 39 Kentucky 32% 40 Nebraska 32% 40 Arizona 30% 42 Tennessee 28% 43 Alabama 23% 44 Oklahoma 21% 45 Wyoming 19% 46 South Carolina 19% 46 Utah 17% 48 Idaho 14% 49 Kansas 10% Children s Defense Fund Action Council

23 How Your Members Votes Affect Children Key Senate 2011 Children s Votes 1. Defunding the Affordable Care Act H Con Res 35, Senate Vote 59; Adoption rejected on 4/14/2011 Status: Failed to Proceed to Final Passage CDF Action Council Position: No. This concurrent resolution included a provision that would have barred the use of FY 2011 funds to implement the Affordable Care Act. Defunding the Affordable Care Act would have denied at least 16 million children, parents, and childless adults eligibility for Medicaid; threatened the successful Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which now provides health coverage for more than seven million and is expected to double in size by 2015; and permitted insurance companies to unjustly deny health coverage to children with pre-existing conditions and set annual limits and lifetime caps on their coverage. 2. Ryan Budget H Con Res 34, Senate Vote 77; Motion to proceed rejected on 5/25/2011 Status: Failed to Proceed to Final Passage CDF Action Council Position: No. The House Budget proposal, known as the Ryan Budget, threatened to dismantle the safety net for children and low-income families. Over 10 years, the proposal would have slashed $4.3 trillion in critical services, nearly two-thirds of which directly support children and low-income families while giving huge tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans. It would also have cut Medicaid by more than $770 billion, repealed the landmark health reform legislation, cut funding for the 9.4 million students relying on Pell Grants to attend college, restricted access for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/food stamps), and cut the Child Tax Credit. 3. Motion to Table the Cut, Cap and Balance Act HR 2560, Senate Vote 116; Motion agreed to on 7/22/2011 Status: Failed to Proceed to Final Passage CDF Action Council Position: Yes. This motion killed a House-passed deficit reduction plan known as Cut, Cap and Balance, which threatened crucial supports for children. Its deep cuts in spending disproportionately fell on programs affecting children and low-income families and would have locked in these cuts over 10 years. It also would have required that any vote to raise the debt ceiling be accompanied by the passage of a balanced budget amendment that would have serious consequences for children and our country s economic future. 4. American Jobs Act S 1660, Senate Vote 160; Cloture motion rejected on 10/11/2011 Status: Failed to Proceed to Final Passage CDF Action Council Position: Yes. The $447 billion jobs package called the American Jobs Act (AJA) would have provided job opportunities that would be fully paid for through a combination of revenue increases and spending cuts. The AJA included $30 billion to renovate 35,000 public schools; $35 billion to preserve the jobs of over 280,000 teachers and first responders such as police and firefighters; a $15 billion neighborhood stabilization fund to help improve and repair low-income housing; and an extension of unemployment benefits Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 19

24 5. Elimination of Eligibility Provisions for the Food Stamps Program HR 2112, Senate Vote 182; Adoption of amendment rejected on 10/21/2011 Status: Failed to Proceed to Final Passage CDF Action Council Position: No. This amendment to an FY 2012 appropriations bill would have eliminated categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Currently, categorical eligibility allows states to expand access to SNAP/food stamp benefits by raising the income eligibility level from 130 percent of the federal poverty level up to as high as 200 percent. The passage of this amendment would have eliminated this option, cutting one million low-income people in more than 40 states from SNAP. The amendment also would have eliminated free school breakfast and lunch for 200,000 low-income children. 6. Balanced Budget Amendment S J Res 10, Senate Vote 229; Rejected on 12/14/2011 Status: Failed to Proceed to Final Passage CDF Action Council Position: No. This balanced budget amendment would have amended the U.S. Constitution to require the federal government to balance its budget each year regardless of future financial circumstances or national emergencies. Its passage would have required a cap on total federal spending that would force severe cuts in critical programs serving children from cradle to career such as Medicaid, SNAP/food stamps, Early Head Start and Head Start, and K-12 and higher education. 7. Extension of Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance HR 3630, Senate Vote 232; Adopted on 12/17/2011 Status: Became Public Law CDF Action Council Position: Yes. This bill helped children in families suffering from the recession by extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits, both of which provide relief to low- and middle-income families. The bill extended both programs until February 2012, ultimately paving the way for a year-long extension. The Senate extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits did not include the harmful conditions that the House had previously put forward, such as the reduction of unemployment eligibility from 99 to 59 weeks. 8. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge (the Pledge ) CDF Action Council Position: No. The pledge promoted by Americans for Tax Reform is a commitment to taxpayers and to the American people that a member will oppose: 1) any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rate for individuals and businesses; and 2) any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates. CDF believes that those who commit to this no-new-taxes pledge are putting the future of millions of our children in jeopardy and has scored such a commitment as a no vote for children. 20 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

25 Key House of Representatives 2011 Children s Votes 1. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act HR 2, House Vote 14; Passed on 1/19/2011 Status: Failed to Pass the Senate CDF Action Council Position: No. This bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have denied at least 16 million children, parents, and childless adults eligibility for Medicaid; threatened the successful Children s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) which now provides more than seven million children health coverage and is expected to double in size by 2015; and permitted insurance companies to unjustly deny health coverage to children with pre-existing conditions and set annual limits and lifetime caps on their coverage. 2. Prohibition of Gainful Employment Regulations HR 1, House Vote 92; Adopted on 2/18/2011 Status: Failed to Pass the Senate CDF Action Council Position: No. This amendment to a 2011 continuing appropriations bill would have prevented the Department of Education from issuing agency rules regarding gainful employment requirements in the Higher Education Act. The Department of Education s proposed rules made federal funding for for-profit colleges contingent upon an institution s demonstrated ability to prepare students for success in the workforce. Such a regulation would protect vulnerable students many of whom are low-income students of color who are too often preyed upon by these institutions and end up with scarce job prospects and exorbitant debt. 3. Adoption of the Ryan Budget H Con Res 34, House Vote 277; Adopted on 4/15/2011 Status: Failed to Be Adopted in Senate CDF Action Council Position: No. The House Budget proposal, known as the Ryan Budget, threatened to dismantle the safety net for children and low-income families. Over 10 years, the proposal would have slashed $4.3 trillion in critical services, nearly two-thirds of which directly support children and low-income families while giving huge tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans. It would also have cut Medicaid by more than $770 billion, repealed the landmark health reform legislation, cut funding for the 9.4 million students relying on Pell Grants to attend college, restricted access for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/food stamps), and cut the Child Tax Credit. 4. Cut, Cap and Balance Act HR 2560, House Vote 606; Passed on 7/19/2011 Status: Failed to pass in the Senate CDF Action Council Position: No. The deficit reduction plan known as Cut, Cap and Balance proposed deep spending cuts that would have fallen disproportionately on programs affecting children and low-income families and would have locked in these cuts over 10 years. It also would have required that any vote to raise the debt ceiling be accompanied by the passage of a balanced budget amendment that would have serious consequences for children and our country s economic future Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 21

26 4. High-Quality Charter School Definition HR 2218, House Vote 703; Rejected on 9/13/2011 Status: Amendment Not Adopted CDF Action Council Position: No. This amendment to the Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act would have eliminated a key provision in the federal charter school program that defines a high-quality charter school as one that is showing achievement gains for students from historically disadvantaged groups, including low-income and minority students, students with disabilities, and students who are non-native English speakers. The amendment would have relaxed subgroup accountability, allowed achievement gaps to persist, and rewarded schools that may not serve all of their students. 5. Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act HR 2883, House Vote 720; Motion agreed to on 9/21/2011 and approved by unanimous consent in the Senate on 9/22/2011 Status: Became Public Law CDF Action Council Position: Yes. This bill, among other things, continued funding for the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program, the only source of guaranteed prevention funding to keep children safely with their families and out of foster care, and restored waiver authority for up to ten states a year to invest in prevention and permanence for children. It also clarified that the new protections for educational stability for children in foster care apply not only to children just entering foster care but also to children as they move from foster home to foster home. 7. National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act HR 822, House Vote 852; Passed on 11/16/2011 Status: Failed to Pass the Senate CDF Action Council Position: No. This bill would require states that allow the carrying of concealed firearms to recognize concealed-carry permits issued by other states, even as concealed-carry eligibility rules and other regulations vary from state to state. The most recent analysis of data from 23 high-income countries reported that 87 percent of children under age 15 killed by guns in these nations lived in the United States. Ill-conceived concealed-carry legislation perpetuates the myth that guns promote personal safety and increases the exposure of children to gun violence. 8. Balanced Budget Amendment HJ Res 2, House Vote 858; Motion rejected on 11/18/2011 Status: Failed to Proceed to Final Passage CDF Action Council Position: No. The balanced budget amendment would have amended the U.S. Constitution to require the federal government to balance its budget each year regardless of future financial circumstances or national emergencies. Its passage would have required a cap on total federal spending that would force severe cuts in critical programs serving children from cradle to career such as Medicaid, SNAP/food stamps, Early Head Start and Head Start, and K-12 and higher education. 22 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

27 9. Extension of Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance HR 3630, House Vote 923; Passed on 12/13/2011 Status: Failed to Pass the Senate CDF Action Council Position: No. This bill would have extended the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance, both of which provide relief to low- and middle-income families. However, the overall bill was unacceptable because it tied the extensions to unacceptable conditions and restrictions: it would have reduced the maximum duration of unemployment insurance from 99 to 59 weeks; required unemployment insurance recipients to submit to drug testing; and offset the bill s cost in part by cutting funding for the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. 10. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge (the Pledge ) CDF Action Council Position: No. The pledge promoted by Americans for Tax Reform is a commitment to taxpayers and to the American people that a member will oppose: 1) any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rate for individuals and businesses; and 2) any net reduction or elimination of deductions and credits, unless matched dollar for dollar by further reducing tax rates. CDF believes that those who commit to this no-new-taxes pledge are putting the future of millions of our children in jeopardy and has scored such a commitment as a no vote for children Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 23

28 How Member Voted + Member voted with the CDF Action Council position. Member voted against the CDF Action Council position. A I Member did not vote or voted present. These are counted as votes against the CDF Action Council position. Ineligible to vote because not in Congress at the time. Key Senate 2011 Children s Votes 1. Defunding the Affordable Care Act 2. Ryan Budget 3. Motion to table the Cut, Cap and Balance Act 4. American Jobs Act 5. Elimination of eligibility provisions for the food stamps program 6. Balanced Budget Amendment 7. Extension of Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance 8. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge (the Pledge ) Key House of Representatives 2011 Children s Votes 1. Repeal of the Affordable Care Act 2. Prohibition of gainful employment regulations 3. Adoption of the Ryan Budget 4. Cut, Cap and Balance Act 5. High-quality Charter School Definition 6. Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovation Act 7. National Right to Carry Reciprocity 8. Balanced Budget Amendment 9. Extension of Payroll Tax Cut and Unemployment Insurance 10. The Taxpayer Protection Pledge (the Pledge ) 24 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

29 Congressional Members Scores by State Delegation A L A B A M A Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) 0% Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) 0% Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL) 20% + + Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) 20% + + Rep. Jo Bonner (R-AL) 20% + + Rep. Mo Brooks (R-AL) 20% + + Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) 20% + + Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R-AL) 20% + + Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) 90% State Delegation Average 23% State Rank 44 A L A S K A Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK) 100% Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) 25% + + Rep. Don Young (R-AK) 20% A + + State Delegation Average 48% State Rank 24 A R I Z O N A Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) 13% + Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) 13% A + Rep. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) 10% + Rep. Trent Franks (R-AZ) 10% + Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) 10% A A A A A A A A A + Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) 20% + + Rep. Raul Grijalva(D-AZ) 90% A Rep. Ed Pastor (D-AZ) 90% Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) 20% A + + Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) 20% + + State Delegation Average 30% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 25

30 26 Children s Defense Fund Action Council A R K A N S A S Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) 13% + Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR) 100% Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) 20% + + Rep. Timothy Griffin (R-AR) 20% + + Rep. Mike Ross (D-AR) 50% Rep. Steve Womack (R-AR) 20% + + State Delegation Average 37% State Rank 36 C A L I F O R N I A Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 100% Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) 100% Rep. Joe Baca (D-CA) 70% A Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) 90% A + + Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) 100% Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA) 100% Rep. Brian Bilbray (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. John Campbell (R-CA) 10% + Rep. Lois Capps (D-CA) 100% Rep. Dennis Cardoza (D-CA) 60% Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA) 100% Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA) 80% Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) 100% Rep. Jeff Denham (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. David Dreier (R-CA) 30% Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) 100% Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) 100% Rep. Bob Filner (D-CA) 70% A A + Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA) 100% Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA) 100% I I I Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) 100% + + I I I I I I I + Rep. Wally Herger (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) 100% Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) 20% + + A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page 21. (continued next page)

31 C A L I F O R N I A ( c o n t i n u e d ) Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) 100% Rep. Jerry Lewis(R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) 100% Rep. Dan Lungren (R-CA) 30% Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) 100% Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) 10% + Rep. Buck McKeon (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) 100% Rep. George Miller (D-CA) 100% Rep. Gary Miller (R-CA) 10% A + Rep. Grace Flores Napolitano (D-CA) 90% A + + Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) 20% + + A Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) 90% Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA) 100% Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) 40% Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) 100% Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA) 20% + + Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) 100% Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) 90% Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) 90% A Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) 100% Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) 100% Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) 100% Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) 100% Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) 100% Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) 100% Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) 100% State Delegation Average 70% State Rank 13 C O L O R A D O Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) 100% Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) 100% Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO) 10% Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) 100% Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) 20% A Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO) 0% Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) 90% Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) 100% Rep. Scott Tipton (R-CO) 20% State Delegation Average 60% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 27

32 C O N N E C T I C U T Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) 100% Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) 100% Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) 90% Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) 100% Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) 100% Rep. John Larson (D-CT) 90% A Rep. Chris Murphy (D-CT) 100% State Delegation Average 97% State Rank 4 D E L A W A R E Sen. Thomas Carper (D-DE) 100% Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) 100% Rep. John Carney (D-DE) 100% State Delegation Average 100% State Rank 1 F L O R I D A Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) 100% Sen. Mark Rubio (R-FL) 25% + + Rep. Sandy Adams (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) 100% Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Kathy Castor (D-FL) 80% + + A Rep. Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL) 80% A + + Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) 30% Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL) 90% Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. John Mica (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL) 10% + (continued next page) A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

33 F L O R I D A ( c o n t i n u e d ) Rep. Richard Nugent (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. David Rivera (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Dennis Ross (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL) 10% + Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) 90% Rep. Daniel Webster (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Allen West (R-FL) 20% + + Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) 90% Rep. Bill Young(R-FL) 20% + + State Delegation Average 38% State Rank 33 G E O R G I A Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) 13% + Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) 13% + Rep. John Barrow (D-GA) 60% Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) 80% Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA) 10% A + - Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-GA) 20% A + + Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) 0% Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) 100% Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) 20% + + Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) 90% A Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) 10% + Rep. Austin Scott (R-GA) 10% + Rep. David Scott (D-GA) 90% Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) 10% + Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA) 50% State Delegation Average 38% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 29

34 H A W A I I Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) 100% Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-HI) 100% Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) 100% Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) 100% State Delegation Average 100% State Rank 1 I D A H O Sen. Michael Crapo (R-ID) 13% + Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) 13% + Rep. Raul Labrador (R-ID) 10% + Rep. Michael Simpson (R-ID) 20% + + State Delegation Average 14% State Rank 49 I L L I N O I S Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) 100% Sen. Mark Kirk (R-IL) 0% Rep. Judy Biggert (R-IL) 20% + + Rep. Jerry Costello (D-IL) 70% Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) 100% Rep. Bob Dold (R-IL) 30% Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) 80% A + Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) 10% + Rep. Jesse Jackson (D-IL) 100% Rep. Timothy Johnson (R-IL) 40% Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) 20% + + Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) 80% Rep. Donald Manzullo (R-IL) 20% + + Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) 100% Rep. Peter Roskam (R-IL) 20% + + Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) 100% A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page 21. (continued next page) 30 Children s Defense Fund Action Council

35 I L L I N O I S ( c o n t i n u e d ) Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) 100% Rep. Bobby Schilling (R-IL) 20% + + Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) 20% + + Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL) 20% + + A Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) 0% State Delegation Average 50% State Rank 23 I N D I A N A Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) 25% + + Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) 38% Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) 20% + + Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN) 10% + Rep. Andre Carson (D IN) 90% Rep. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) 60% Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN) 10% + Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN) 20% + + Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) 0% Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) 80% A Rep. Todd Young (R-IN) 20% + + State Delegation Average 34% State Rank 38 I O W A Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) 25% + + Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) 100% Rep. Leonard Boswell (D-IA) 70% Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) 90% Rep. Steve King (R-IA) 10% + Rep. Tom Latham (R-IA) 20% + + Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA) 70% A + + State Delegation Average 55% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 31

36 32 Children s Defense Fund Action Council K A N S A S Sen. Jerry Moran(R-KS) 0% Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) 13% A + Rep. Timothy Huelskamp (R-KS) 0% Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) 10% + Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS) 10% + Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS) 30% State Delegation Average 10% State Rank 50 K E N T U C K Y Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) 13% + Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) 13% + A Rep. Ben Chandler (D-KY) 60% Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) 20% + + Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) 20% + + Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY) 20% + + Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) 20% + + Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) 90% State Delegation Average 32% State Rank 40 L O U I S I A N A Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) 100% Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) 13% + Rep. Rodney Alexander (R-LA) 20% + + Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) 20% + + Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) 20% + + Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) 10% + Rep. Jeff Landry (R-LA) 20% + + Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) 100% Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) 20% + + State Delegation Average 36% State Rank 37 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page 21.

37 M A I N E Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) 50% Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) 50% Rep. Michael Michaud (D-ME) 90% Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) 100% State Delegation Average 73% State Rank 10 M A R Y L A N D Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) 100% Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) 100% Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) 10% + Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) 100% Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) 100% Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) 10% + Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD) 100% Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) 100% Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD) 100% Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) 100% State Delegation Average 82% State Rank 7 M A S S A C H U S E T T S Sen. Scott Brown(R-MA) 38% Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) 88% + + A Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) 80% A A Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) 100% Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA) 100% Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) 100% Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) 100% Rep. James McGovern (D-MA) 100% Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) 100% Rep. John Olver (D-MA) 80% + + A A + + Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) 100% Rep. Niki Tsongas (D-MA) 100% State Delegation Average 90% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 33

38 M I C H I G A N Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) 100% Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) 100% Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) 30% Rep. Dan Benishek (R-MI) 20% + + Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) 20% + + Rep. Hansen Clarke (D-MI) 100% Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) 100% Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) 90% Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) 0% Rep. Dale Kildee (D-MI) 100% Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI) 100% Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) 20% + + Rep. Candice Miller (R-MI) 20% + + Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) 90% Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) 20% + + Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) 20% + + Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI) 20% + + State Delegation Average 56% State Rank 19 M I N N E S O T A Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) 100% Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) 100% Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) 10% + A A A A Rep. Chip Cravaack (R-MN) 20% + + Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) 90% A Rep. John Kline (R-MN) 20% + + Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) 90% + A Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) 20% + + Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) 70% Rep. Tim Walz (D-MN) 70% State Delegation Average 59% State Rank 18 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

39 M I S S I S S I P P I Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) 38% Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) 13% + Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) 20% + + Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-MS) 20% + + Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) 20% + + Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) 90% State Delegation Average 33% State Rank 39 M I S S O U R I Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) 13% + Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) 88% Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) 20% + + Rep. Russ Carnahan (D-MO) 100% Rep. Williams Lacy Clay (D-MO) 90% Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) 100% Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO) 20% + + Rep. Sam Graves (R MO) 20% + + Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) 20% + + Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) 20% + + Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO) 20% + + State Delegation Average 46% State Rank 27 M O N T A N A Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) 100% Sen. John Tester (D-MT) 88% Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) 30% State Delegation Average 73% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 35

40 N E B R A S K A Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) 13% + Sen. Ben Nelson(D-NE) 75% Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) 30% Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) 20% + + Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE) 20% + + State Delegation Average 32% State Rank 40 N E V A D A Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) 50% I I I I I I + Sen. Dean Heller (R-NV) 14% I + Sen. Harry Reid, H. (D-NV) 88% Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV) 20% I I I I I + Rep. Shelley Berkley (D-NV) 80% Rep. Joe Heck (R-NV) 20% + + Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) 0% I I I I I I State Delegation Average 39% State Rank 30 N E W H A M P S H I R E Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) 13% + Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) 100% Rep. Charlie Bass (R-NH) 20% + + Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH) 20% + + State Delegation Average 38% State Rank 33 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 25 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

41 N E W J E R S E Y Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) 100% Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) 100% Rep. Robert Andrews (D-NJ) 80% Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) 20% + + Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) 10% + Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) 100% Rep. Leonard Lance (R-NJ) 20% + + Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) 20% + + Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) 100% Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) 100% Rep. Donald Payne (D-NJ) 80% A Rep. Steven Rothman (D-NJ) 90% Rep. Jon Runyan (R-NJ) 20% + + Rep. Albio Sires (D-NJ) 90% Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) 20% + + State Delegation Average 63% State Rank 16 N E W M E X I C O Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) 100% Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) 100% Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) 80% Rep. Ben Luj n (D-NM) 90% Rep. Steve Pearce (R-NM) 20% + + State Delegation Average 78% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 37

42 N E W Y O R K Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) 88% + + A Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) 88% + A Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) 100% Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY) 100% Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY) 20% + + Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) 90% + A Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) 90% Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) 80% + + A Rep. Chris Gibson (R-NY) 20% + + Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) 40% Rep. Richard Hanna (R-NY) 30% Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-NY) 20% + + Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) 90% Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) 80% A Rep. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) 71% I I I Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) 90% Rep. Peter King (R-NY) 20% A + + Rep. Christopher Lee (R-NY) 50% I I I I I I I I + Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY) 90% Rep. Carolyn Maloney(D-NY) 90% Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY) 90% Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) 80% + A Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) 100% Rep. Bill Owens (D-NY) 80% Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) 100% Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY) 20% + + Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY) 90% Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) 100% Rep. Paul Tonko (D-NY) 80% A Rep. Edolphus Ed Towns (D-NY) 80% A Rep. Bob Turner (R-NY) 20% I I I I I A + Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) 100% Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) 100% I I I I I I + State Delegation Average 72% State Rank 12 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 25 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

43 N O R T H C A R O L I N A Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) 13% + Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) 100% Rep. George Butterfield (D-NC) 100% Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) 20% + + A Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-NC) 20% + + Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) 10% + Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) 40% Rep. Larry Kissell (D-NC) 70% Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) 20% + + Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC) 60% Rep. Brad Miller (D NC) 100% Rep. Sue Myrick (R-NC) 20% + + Rep. David Price (D-NC) 100% Rep. Heath Shuler (D-NC) 60% Rep. Melvin Watt (D-NC) 100% State Delegation Average 56% State Rank 19 N O R T H D A K O T A Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) 100% Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) 25% + + Rep. Rick Berg (R-ND) 20% + + State Delegation Average 48% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 39

44 O H I O Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) 100% Sen. Robert Portman (R-OH) 13% + Rep. Steve Austria (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) 0% A A A A A A A A Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) 100% Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) 0% Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) 90% A Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) 100% Rep. Steven LaTourette (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH) 10% + Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) 80% Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) 20% + + A Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. Betty Sutton (D-OH) 90% A Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-OH) 20% + + Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH) 20% + + State Delegation Average 39% State Rank 30 O K L A H O M A Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) 13% A + Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) 13% + Rep. Dan Boren (D-OK) 40% Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) 20% + + Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) 20% + + Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) 20% + + Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) 20% + + State Delegation Average 21% State Rank 45 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

45 O R E G O N Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) 100% Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) 100% Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) 80% A + A Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) 80% Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) 90% Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) 20% + + Rep. David Wu (D-OR) 100% I I I I I + State Delegation Average 81% State Rank 8 P E N N S Y L V A N I A Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) 100% Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) 13% + Rep. Jason Altmire (D-PA) 70% Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA) 10% A + Rep. Robert Brady (D-PA) 100% Rep. Mark Critz (D-PA) 80% Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA) 20% + + Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA) 90% Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) 100% Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA) 20% + + Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA) 20% + + Rep. Tim Holden (D-PA) 70% Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) 20% + + Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) 10% A + Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA) 20% A + + Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA) 20% + + Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) 20% + + Rep. Todd Platts (R-PA) 30% Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) 100% Rep. Bill Shuster (R-PA) 20% + + Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) 20% + + State Delegation Average 45% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 41

46 R H O D E I S L A N D Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) 100% Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) 100% Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) 100% Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI) 100% State Delegation Average 100% State Rank 1 S O U T H C A R O L I N A Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) 0% Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC) 13% + Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) 100% Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC) 0% Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) 10% + Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) 0% Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC) 10% + Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) 20% + + State Delegation Average 19% State Rank 46 S O U T H D A K O T A Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD) 100% Sen. John Thune (R-SD) 13% + Rep. Kristi Noem (R-SD) 10% A + State Delegation Average 41% State Rank 29 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

47 T E N N E S S E E Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) 13% + Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) 0% Rep. Diane Black (R-TN) 20% + + Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) 10% + Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) 100% Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) 70% Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-TN) 30% Rep. John Duncan (R-TN) 0% Rep. Stephen Fincher (R-TN) 20% + + Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) 20% + + Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN) 20% + + State Delegation Average 28% State Rank 43 T E X A S Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) 13% + Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) 13% A + Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) 30% Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) 10% + Rep. Quico Canseco (R-TX) 30% Rep. John Carter (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Mike Conaway (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) 70% Rep. John Culberson (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) 100% Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) 10% A A + Rep. Charles Gonzalez (D-TX) 100% Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Al Green (D-TX) 100% Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) 90% Rep. Ralph Hall (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX) 100% (continued next page) 2011 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 43

48 T E X A S ( c o n t i n u e d ) Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) 100% Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Eddie Johnson (D-TX) 100% Rep. Kenny Marchant (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) 30% Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) 30% Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) 20% + + A A A A Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) 0% Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX) 80% Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) 20% + + Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) 10% A + Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) 20% + + State Delegation Average 39% State Rank 30 U T A H Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) 13% + Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) 13% + Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) 10% + Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) 0% Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT) 50% State Delegation Average 17% State Rank 48 V E R M O N T Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) 88% Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) 88% Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) 100% State Delegation Average 92% State Rank 5 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

49 V I R G I N I A Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) 100% Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) 88% A Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) 20% + + Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) 90% Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) 20% + + Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) 20% + + Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) 30% Rep. Robert Hurt (R-VA) 20% + + Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) 100% Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) 10% + Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) 90% Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) 30% Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) 40% State Delegation Average 51% State Rank 22 W A S H I N G T O N Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) 100% Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) 100% Rep. Norman Dicks (D-WA) 100% Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) 20% + + Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) 20% + + Rep. Jay Inslee (D-WA) 90% Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA) 90% Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) 100% Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) 20% + + Rep. David Reichert (R-WA) 10% A + A Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) 90% State Delegation Average 67% State Rank Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 45

50 W E S T V I R G I N I A Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) 88% Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) 100% Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) 20% + + Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) 40% Rep. Nick Rahall (D-WV) 90% State Delegation Average 68% State Rank 14 W I S C O N S I N Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) 0% Sen. Herbert Kohl (D-WI) 100% Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) 100% Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI) 20% + + Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) 70% Rep. Gwen Moore (D WI) 100% Rep. Thomas Petri (R WI) 20% + + Rep. Reid Ribble(R-WI) 20% + + Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) 30% Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) 10% + State Delegation Average 47% State Rank 26 W Y O M I N G Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) 25% + + Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY) 13% + Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) 20% + + State Delegation Average 19% State Rank 46 A key to the tabulated votes above can be found on page 26 of the Scorecard. Descriptions of the votes begin on page Children s Defense Fund Action Council

51 Moments in America for All Children Every second and a half Every 8 seconds Every 17 seconds Every 19 seconds Every 29 seconds Every 30 seconds Every 47 seconds Every 67 seconds Every 85 seconds Every 2 minutes Every 3 minutes Every 6 minutes Every 21 minutes Every hour and a half Every 3 hours Every 5-and-a-half hours Every 8 hours Every 10 hours a public school student receives an out-of-school suspension.* a public high school student drops out.* a child is arrested. a baby is born to an unmarried mother. a child is born into poverty. a public school student is corporally punished.* a child is abused or neglected. a baby is born without health insurance. a baby is born to a teen mother. a baby is born at low birthweight. a child is arrested for a drug offense. a child is arrested for a violent offense. a baby dies before his or her first birthday. a child dies from an accident. a child is killed by a firearm. a child is killed by abuse or neglect. a child commits suicide. a baby s mother dies due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth. * Based on 180 school days of seven hours each. The calculation for suspensions is based on data that show that 2,923,895 students received one or more out-of-school suspensions in 2009 but that do not show the exact number of suspensions each student received. As a result, we are underreporting the actual suspension rate. The rate for corporal punishment is underreported for the same reason Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard 47

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