Proponents support voting YES because:
In Iraq, we were told we needed Halliburton to get a contract without any competition because they were the only ones who know how to put out oil well fires. So they got a contract on a cost-plus basis even though they had a history of overcharging the taxpayers. And then later we found out that they didn't do anything about putting out oil well fires in the first Gulf war; it was Bechtel, not
Democrats voting on 2007-156 | ||
| Neil Abercrombie | YES | Hawaii Democrat |
| Gary Ackerman | YES | New York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam. |
| Rodney Alexander | YES | Louisiana Democrat |
| Jason Altmire | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Rob Andrews | YES | New Jersey Democrat |
| Michael Arcuri | YES | New York Democrat |
| Joe Baca | YES | California Democrat |
| Brian Baird | YES | Washington Democrat |
| Tammy Baldwin | YES | Wisconsin Democrat |
| John Barrow | YES | Georgia Democrat |
| Melissa Bean | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| Xavier Becerra | YES | California Democrat |
| Shelley Berkley | YES | Nevada Democrat |
| Howard Berman | YES | California Democrat |
| Marion Berry | YES | Arkansas Democrat |
| Sanford Bishop | YES | Georgia Democrat |
| Timothy Bishop | YES | New York Democrat |
| Earl Blumenauer | YES | Oregon Democrat |
| Dan Boren | YES | Oklahoma Democrat |
| Leonard Boswell | YES | Iowa Democrat |
| Rick Boucher | YES | Virginia Democrat |
| Allen Boyd | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Nancy Boyda | YES | Kansas Democrat |
| Robert Brady | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Bruce Braley | YES | Iowa Democrat |
| Corrine Brown | YES | Florida Democrat |
| G.K. Butterfield | YES | North Carolina Democrat |
| Lois Capps | YES | California Democrat |
| Michael Capuano | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Dennis Cardoza | YES | California Democrat |
| Russ Carnahan | YES | Missouri Democrat |
| Chris Carney | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Julia Carson | YES | Indiana Democrat |
| Kathy Castor | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Ben Chandler | YES | Kentucky Democrat |
| Yvette Clarke | YES | New York Democrat |
| William Lacy Clay | YES | Missouri Democrat |
| Emmanuel Cleaver | YES | Missouri Democrat |
| James Clyburn | YES | South Carolina Democrat |
| Steve Cohen | YES | Tennessee Democrat |
| John Conyers | YES | Michigan Democrat |
| Jim Cooper | YES | Tennessee Democrat |
| Jim Costa | YES | California Democrat |
| Joe Courtney | YES | Connecticut Democrat |
| Bud Cramer | YES | Alabama Democrat |
| Joseph Crowley | YES | New York Democrat |
| Henry Cuellar | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Elijah Cummings | YES | Maryland Democrat |
| Artur Davis | YES | Alabama Democrat |
| Danny Davis | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| Lincoln Davis | YES | Tennessee Democrat |
| Susan Davis | YES | California Democrat |
| Peter Defazio | YES | Oregon Democrat |
| Diana DeGette | YES | Colorado Democrat |
| Bill Delahunt | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Rosa DeLauro | YES | Connecticut Democrat |
| Norm Dicks | YES | Washington Democrat |
| John Dingell | YES | Michigan Democrat |
| Lloyd Doggett | YES | Texas Democrat (Re-elected 2006) |
| Joe Donnelly | YES | Indiana Democrat |
| Mike Doyle | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Chet Edwards | YES | Texas Democrat (Until 2004) |
| Keith Ellison | YES | Minnesota Democrat |
| Brad Ellsworth | YES | Indiana Democrat |
| Rahm Emanuel | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| Eliot Engel | YES | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Anna Eshoo | YES | California Democrat |
| Bob Etheridge | YES | North Carolina Democrat |
| Sam Farr | YES | California Democrat |
| Chaka Fattah | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Bob Filner | YES | California Democrat |
| Barney Frank | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Gabby Giffords | YES | Arizona Democrat |
| Kirsten Gillibrand | YES | New York Democrat |
| Bart Gordon | YES | Tennessee Democrat |
| Al Green | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Gene Green | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Raul Grijalva | YES | Arizona Democrat |
| Luis Gutierrez | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| John Hall | YES | New York Democrat |
| Ralph Moody Hall | NO | Texas Democrat |
| Phil Hare | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| Jane Harman | YES | California Democrat |
| Alcee Hastings | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Stephanie Herseth | YES | South Dakota Democratic Challenger |
| Brian Higgins | YES | New York Democrat |
| Maurice Hinchey | YES | New York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam. |
| Ruben Hinojosa | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Mazie Hirono | YES | Hawaii Democrat |
| Paul Hodes | YES | New Hampshire Democrat |
| Tim Holden | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Rush Holt | YES | New Jersey Democrat |
| Mike Honda | YES | California Democrat |
| Darlene Hooley | YES | Oregon Democrat |
| Steny Hoyer | YES | Maryland Democrat |
| Jay Inslee | YES | Washington Democrat |
| Steve Israel | YES | New York Democrat |
| Jesse Louis Jackson | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | YES | Texas Democrat |
| William Jefferson | YES | Louisiana Democrat |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Hank Johnson | YES | Georgia Democrat |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | YES | Ohio Democrat |
| Steve Kagen | YES | Wisconsin Democrat |
| Paul Kanjorski | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Marcy Kaptur | YES | Ohio Democrat |
| Dale Kildee | YES | Michigan Democrat |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | YES | Michigan Democrat |
| Ron Kind | YES | Wisconsin Democrat |
| Ron Klein | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Dennis Kucinich | YES | Ohio Democrat |
| Nicholas Lampson | YES | Texas Democrat (Re-elected 2006) |
| James Langevin | YES | Rhode Island Democrat |
| Rick Larsen | YES | Washington Democrat |
| John Larson | YES | Connecticut Democrat |
| Barbara Lee | YES | California Democrat |
| Sander Levin | YES | Michigan Democrat |
| John Lewis | YES | Georgia Democrat |
| Dan Lipinski | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| David Loebsack | YES | Iowa Democrat |
| Zoe Lofgren | YES | California Democrat |
| Nita Lowey | YES | New York Democrat |
| Steve Lynch | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Tim Mahoney | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Carolyn Maloney | YES | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Ed Markey | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Jim Marshall | YES | Georgia Democrat |
| Jim Matheson | YES | Utah Democrat |
| Doris Matsui | YES | California Democrat |
| Carolyn McCarthy | YES | New York Dem./Ind./Working-Families |
| Betty McCollum | YES | Minnesota Democrat |
| Jim McDermott | YES | Washington Democrat |
| Jim McGovern | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Mike McIntyre | YES | North Carolina Democrat |
| Jerry McNerney | YES | California Democrat |
| Michael McNulty | YES | New York Democratic/Ind./Cons. |
| Marty Meehan | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Kendrick Meek | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Gregory Meeks | YES | New York Dem./Working-Families |
| Michael Michaud | YES | Maine Democrat |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | YES | California Democrat |
| Brad Miller | YES | North Carolina Democrat |
| Harry Mitchell | YES | Arizona Democrat |
| Alan Mollohan | YES | West Virginia Democrat |
| Dennis Moore | YES | Kansas Democrat |
| Gwen Moore | YES | Wisconsin Democrat |
| James Moran | YES | Virginia Democrat |
| Chris Murphy | YES | Connecticut Democrat |
| Patrick Murphy | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| John Murtha | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Jerrold Nadler | YES | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families |
| Grace Napolitano | YES | California Democrat |
| Richard Neal | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| James Oberstar | YES | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor |
| David Obey | YES | Wisconsin Democrat |
| John Olver | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Solomon Ortiz | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Frank Pallone | YES | New Jersey Democrat |
| Bill Pascrell | YES | New Jersey Democrat |
| Ed Pastor | YES | Arizona Democrat |
| Donald Payne | YES | New Jersey Democrat |
| Ed Perlmutter | YES | Colorado Democrat |
| Collin Peterson | YES | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor |
| Earl Pomeroy | YES | North Dakota Democrat |
| David Eugene Price | YES | North Carolina Democrat |
| Nick Rahall | YES | West Virginia Democrat |
| Silvestre Reyes | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Ciro Rodriguez | YES | Texas Democrat |
| Steven Rothman | YES | New Jersey Democrat |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | YES | California Democrat |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | YES | Maryland Democrat |
| Tim Ryan | YES | Ohio Democrat |
| John Salazar | YES | Colorado Democrat |
| Linda Sanchez | YES | California Democrat |
| Loretta Sanchez | YES | California Democrat |
| John Sarbanes | YES | Maryland Democrat |
| Jan Schakowsky | YES | Illinois Democrat |
| Adam Schiff | YES | California Democrat |
| Allyson Schwartz | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Bobby Scott | YES | Virginia Democrat |
| David Scott | YES | Georgia Democrat |
| Jose Serrano | YES | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Joe Sestak | YES | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Carol Shea-Porter | YES | New Hampshire Democrat |
| Brad Sherman | YES | California Democrat |
| Heath Shuler | YES | North Carolina Democrat |
| Albio Sires | YES | New Jersey Democrat |
| Ike Skelton | YES | Missouri Democrat |
| Vic Snyder | YES | Arkansas Democrat |
| Hilda Solis | YES | California Democrat |
| Zack Space | YES | Ohio Democrat |
| John Spratt | YES | South Carolina Democrat |
| Pete Stark | YES | California Democrat |
| Bart Stupak | YES | Michigan Democrat |
| Betty Sutton | YES | Ohio Democrat |
| Ellen Tauscher | YES | California Democrat |
| Gene Taylor | YES | Mississippi Democrat |
| Bennie Thompson | YES | Mississippi Democrat |
| Mike Thompson | YES | California Democrat |
| John Tierney | YES | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Ed Towns | YES | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Mark Udall | YES | Colorado Democrat |
| Tom Udall | YES | New Mexico Democrat |
| Chris Van Hollen | YES | Maryland Democrat |
| Nydia Velazquez | YES | New York Democrat/Working-Families |
| Peter Visclosky | YES | Indiana Democrat |
| Tim Walz | YES | Minnesota Democrat |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Maxine Waters | YES | California Democrat |
| Diane Watson | YES | California Democrat |
| Mel Watt | YES | North Carolina Democrat |
| Henry Waxman | YES | California Democrat |
| Anthony Weiner | YES | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Peter Welch | YES | Vermont Democrat |
| Robert Wexler | YES | Florida Democrat |
| Charlie Wilson | YES | Ohio Democrat |
| Lynn Woolsey | YES | California Democrat |
| David Wu | YES | Oregon Democrat |
| Albert Wynn | YES | Maryland Democrat |
| John Yarmuth | YES | Kentucky Democrat |
Republicans voting on 2007-156 | ||
| Robert Aderholt | YES | Alabama Republican |
| Todd Akin | NO | Missouri Republican |
| Michele Bachmann | YES | Minnesota Republican |
| Spencer Bachus | YES | Alabama Republican |
| Richard Hugh Baker | YES | Louisiana Republican |
| Gresham Barrett | YES | South Carolina Republican |
| Roscoe Bartlett | YES | Maryland Republican |
| Joe Linus Barton | NO | Texas Republican |
| Judy Biggert | YES | Illinois Republican |
| Brian Bilbray | NO | California Republican (re-elected 2006) |
| Gus Bilirakis | YES | Florida Republican |
| Rob Bishop | NO | Utah Republican |
| Marsha Blackburn | YES | Tennessee Republican |
| Roy Blunt | NO | Missouri Republican |
| John Boehner | NO | Ohio Republican |
| Jo Bonner | NO | Alabama Republican |
| Mary Bono | YES | California Republican |
| John Boozman | YES | Arkansas Republican |
| Charles Boustany | YES | Louisiana Republican |
| Kevin Brady | NO | Texas Republican |
| Ginny Brown-Waite | YES | Florida Republican |
| Vern Buchanan | YES | Florida Republican |
| Michael Burgess | NO | Texas Republican |
| Dan Burton | NO | Indiana Republican |
| Steve Buyer | NO | Indiana Republican |
| Ken Calvert | NO | California Republican |
| Dave Camp | YES | Michigan Republican |
| John Campbell | NO | California Republican |
| Chris Cannon | NO | Utah Republican |
| Eric Cantor | NO | Virginia Republican |
| Shelley Moore Capito | YES | West Virginia Republican |
| John Carter | YES | Texas Republican |
| Michael Castle | YES | Delaware Republican |
| Steve Chabot | YES | Ohio Republican |
| John Howard Coble | YES | North Carolina Republican |
| Tom Cole | YES | Oklahoma Republican |
| Mike Conaway | NO | Texas Republican |
| Ander Crenshaw | YES | Florida Republican |
| Barbara Cubin | NO | Wyoming Republican |
| John Culberson | NO | Texas Republican |
| David Davis | YES | Tennessee Republican |
| Geoff Davis | YES | Kentucky Republican |
| Tom Davis | NO | Virginia Republican |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | YES | Florida Republican |
| Mario Diaz-Balart | YES | Florida Republican |
| John Doolittle | NO | California Republican |
| Thelma Drake | YES | Virginia Republican |
| David Dreier | NO | California Republican |
| Jimmy Duncan | YES | Tennessee Republican |
| Vernon Ehlers | YES | Michigan Republican |
| Jo Ann Emerson | YES | Missouri Republican |
| Phil English | YES | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Terry Everett | NO | Alabama Republican |
| Mary Fallin | YES | Oklahoma Republican |
| Tom Feeney | NO | Florida Republican |
| Mike Ferguson | YES | New Jersey Republican |
| Jeff Flake | YES | Arizona Republican |
| Randy Forbes | YES | Virginia Republican |
| Jeff Fortenberry | YES | Nebraska Republican |
| Vito Fossella | NO | New York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life |
| Virginia Foxx | NO | North Carolina Republican |
| Trent Franks | NO | Arizona Republican |
| Rodney Frelinghuysen | YES | New Jersey Republican |
| Elton Gallegly | NO | California Republican |
| Scott Garrett | YES | New Jersey Republican |
| Jim Gerlach | YES | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Wayne Gilchrest | YES | Maryland Republican |
| Paul Gillmor | YES | Ohio Republican |
| Phil Gingrey | YES | Georgia Republican |
| Louie Gohmert | YES | Texas Republican |
| Virgil Goode | YES | Virginia Republican |
| Bob Goodlatte | YES | Virginia Republican |
| Kay Granger | YES | Texas Republican |
| Samuel Graves | YES | Missouri Republican |
| Doc Hastings | YES | Washington Republican |
| Robin Hayes | YES | North Carolina Republican |
| Dean Heller | YES | Nevada Republican |
| Jeb Hensarling | YES | Texas Republican |
| Wally Herger | NO | California Republican |
| Dave Hobson | YES | Ohio Republican |
| Peter Hoekstra | NO | Michigan Republican |
| Kenny Hulshof | YES | Missouri Republican |
| Duncan Hunter | NO | California Republican |
| Bob Inglis | YES | South Carolina Republican |
| Darrell Issa | NO | California Republican |
| Bobby Jindal | YES | Louisiana Republican |
| Sam Johnson | NO | Texas Republican |
| Timothy Johnson | YES | Illinois Republican |
| Walter Beaman Jones | YES | North Carolina Republican |
| Jim Jordan | YES | Ohio Republican |
| Ric Keller | YES | Florida Republican |
| Peter King | YES | New York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life |
| Steve King | NO | Iowa Republican |
| Jack Kingston | YES | Georgia Republican |
| Mark Kirk | YES | Illinois Republican |
| John Kline | YES | Minnesota Republican |
| Joe Knollenberg | YES | Michigan Republican |
| Randy Kuhl | YES | New York Republican |
| Ray LaHood | YES | Illinois Republican |
| Doug Lamborn | NO | Colorado Republican |
| Tom Latham | YES | Iowa Republican |
| Steven LaTourette | YES | Ohio Republican |
| Jerry Lewis | NO | California Republican |
| Ron Lewis | YES | Kentucky Republican |
| Frank LoBiondo | YES | New Jersey Republican |
| Frank Dean Lucas | YES | Oklahoma Republican |
| Dan Lungren | NO | California Republican |
| Connie Mack IV | NO | Florida Republican |
| Donald Manzullo | NO | Illinois Republican |
| Kenny Marchant | NO | Texas Republican |
| Kevin McCarthy | YES | California Republican |
| Michael McCaul | NO | Texas Republican |
| Thad McCotter | YES | Michigan Republican |
| Jim McCrery | NO | Louisiana Republican |
| Patrick McHenry | NO | North Carolina Republican |
| John McHugh | YES | New York Republican/Conservative |
| Buck McKeon | NO | California Republican |
| Cathy McMorris-Rodgers | YES | Washington Republican |
| John Mica | YES | Florida Republican |
| Candice Miller | YES | Michigan Republican |
| Gary Miller | NO | California Republican |
| Jeff Miller | NO | Florida Republican |
| Jerry Moran | YES | Kansas Republican |
| Tim Murphy | YES | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Marilyn Musgrave | NO | Colorado Republican |
| Sue Myrick | NO | North Carolina Republican |
| Randy Neugebauer | NO | Texas Republican |
| Devin Nunes | YES | California Republican |
| Ron Paul | YES | Texas Republican |
| Steve Pearce | NO | New Mexico Republican |
| Mike Pence | NO | Indiana Republican |
| Tom Petri | YES | Wisconsin Republican |
| Joseph Pitts | NO | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Todd Platts | YES | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Ted Poe | NO | Texas Republican |
| Jon Porter | YES | Nevada Republican |
| Tom Price | NO | Georgia Republican |
| Deborah Pryce | YES | Ohio Republican |
| Adam Putnam | YES | Florida Republican |
| Jim Ramstad | YES | Minnesota Republican |
| Ralph Regula | YES | Ohio Republican |
| Dennis Rehberg | YES | Montana Republican |
| Dave Reichert | YES | Washington Republican |
| Rick Renzi | YES | Arizona Republican |
| Thomas Reynolds | YES | New York Republican/Cons. (Until 2004) |
| Hal Rogers | YES | Kentucky Republican |
| Michael Rogers | NO | Alabama Republican |
| Mike Rogers | YES | Michigan Republican |
| Dana Rohrabacher | NO | California Republican |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | YES | Florida Republican |
| Peter Roskam | YES | Illinois Republican |
| Ed Royce | YES | California Republican |
| Paul Ryan | YES | Wisconsin Republican |
| Bill Sali | NO | Idaho Republican |
| Jean Schmidt | NO | Ohio Republican |
| James Sensenbrenner | NO | Wisconsin Republican |
| Pete Sessions | NO | Texas Republican |
| John Shadegg | NO | Arizona Republican |
| Christopher Shays | YES | Connecticut Republican |
| John Shimkus | YES | Illinois Republican |
| Bill Shuster | YES | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Mike Simpson | NO | Idaho Republican |
| Adrian Smith | YES | Nebraska Republican |
| Christopher Smith | YES | New Jersey Republican |
| Lamar Smith | NO | Texas Republican |
| Linda Smith | YES | Washington Republican Former (1994-) |
| Mark Souder | NO | Indiana Republican |
| Cliff Stearns | YES | Florida Republican |
| Tom Tancredo | NO | Colorado Republican |
| Lee Terry | YES | Nebraska Republican |
| Mac Thornberry | NO | Texas Republican |
| Todd Tiahrt | NO | Kansas Republican |
| Pat Tiberi | YES | Ohio Republican |
| Fred Upton | YES | Michigan Republican |
| Tim Walberg | NO | Michigan Republican |
| Greg Walden | YES | Oregon Republican |
| Jim Walsh | YES | New York Rep./Ind./Conservative |
| Zach Wamp | YES | Tennessee Republican |
| Dave Weldon | YES | Florida Republican |
| Jerry Weller | YES | Illinois Republican |
| Lynn Westmoreland | NO | Georgia Republican |
| Ed Whitfield | YES | Kentucky Republican |
| Roger Wicker | NO | Mississippi Republican |
| Heather Wilson | YES | New Mexico Republican |
| Joe Wilson | NO | South Carolina Republican |
| Bill Young | YES | Florida Republican |
| Don Young | NO | Alaska Republican |
Independents voting on 2007-156 | ||
| Tom Lantos | YES | California Former Democrat (until 2008) |