Vol 1 No 15 | Week of August 25


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Votes in Congress


SENATE VOTES (NJ)

Cloture Motion On The Nomination Of William Pryor
Vote Rejected (53-44, 3 Not Voting)

The Senate rejected a motion to move to a final vote on the nomination of William H. Pryor to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg voted NO
Sen. Jon Corzine voted NO


Energy Policy Act
Vote Passed (84-14, 2 Not Voting)

Breaking the impasse holding up the energy bill, Senate Republicans and Democrats agreed to pass last year's energy bill and let a conference committee deal with the leftover issues.

Sen. Frank Lautenberg voted NO
Sen. Jon Corzine voted YES


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VOTES (NJ District 10)

Commerce, Justice, State, the Judiciary Appropriations FY 2004
Vote Passed (400-21, 13 Not Voting)

The House passed this $37.9 billion bill funding the Departments of Commerce, Justice and State for the upcoming 2004 fiscal year.

Rep. Donald Payne voted YES


Foreign Operations Appropriations, FY 2004
Vote Passed (370-50, 14 Not Voting)

The House approved this $17.1 billion appropriations bill that funds foreign aid programs for the 2004 fiscal year.

Rep. Donald Payne voted NO


School Readiness Act
Vote Passed (217-216, 2 Not Voting)

The House passed this Head Start reauthorization bill by one vote.

Rep. Donald Payne voted NO


Pharmaceutical Market Access Act
Vote Passed (243-186, 6 Not Voting)

The House approved this bill that would allow U.S.-made drugs to be reimported from Canada and the European Union.

Rep. Donald Payne voted NO




 
 



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