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Vote number 1997-242 reducing funds for road-building in National Forests
on Sep 17, 1997 regarding bill HR.2107
Results: Rejected 51-49

Vote on an amendment to cut the $47.4 million provided for Forest Service road construction by $10 million, and to eliminate the purchaser credit program [which provides credits to timber companies to offset what they owe the government].

Categorized under Environment

Voting YES counts for 1 points on VoteMatch question 18:
Replace coal & oil with alternatives;
Voting NO counts for -1 points on VoteMatch question 18.

Voting YES counts as answer B on AmericansElect question 8;
Voting NO counts as answer C on AmericansElect question 8

Environment: Which of the following statements comes closest to your personal view?
  • A: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity
  • B: Natural resources exist for the benefit of humanity, but should be somewhat protected
  • C: Natural resources should be mostly protected, but also exist for the benefit of humanity
  • D: Natural resources exist on their own and should be completely protected
  • E: Unsure


Democrats voting on 1997-242

Max Baucus NOMT Democratic Sr Senator
Barbara Boxer YESCA Democratic Jr Senator
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Richard Bryan NONV Democratic Senator (Former)
Dale Bumpers YESAR Democratic Senator (Former)
Robert Byrd NOWV Former Democratic Senator
Max Cleland YESGA Democratic Senator (Former)
Tom Daschle YESSD Former Democratic Senator
Richard Durbin YESIL Democratic Sr Senator
Russell Feingold YESWI Former Democratic Senator
Dianne Feinstein YESCA Democratic Sr Senator
Wendell Ford YESKY Democratic Senator (Former)
John Glenn YESOH Democratic Senator (Former)
Bob Graham YESFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Tom Harkin YESIA Democratic Jr Senator
Fritz Hollings YESSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye YESHI Democratic Sr Senator
Tim Johnson YESSD Democratic Sr Senator
Ted Kennedy YESMA Former Democrat Senator (until 2009)
Bob Kerrey YESNE Former Democratic Senator
John Kerry YESMA Democratic Sr Senator
Mary Landrieu YESLA Democratic Sr Senator
Frank Lautenberg YESNJ Democratic Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy YESVT Democratic Sr Senator
Carl Levin NOMI Democratic Sr Senator
Barbara Mikulski YESMD Democratic Sr Senator
Carol Moseley-Braun YESIL Former Democratic Senator (Until 1998)
Pat Moynihan YESNY Democratic Senator (Former)
Patty Murray YESWA Democratic Sr Senator
Jack Reed YESRI Democratic Sr Senator
Harry Reid YESNV Democratic Sr Senator
Charles Robb YESVA Democratic Senator (Former)
John Rockefeller YESWV Democratic Sr Senator
Paul Sarbanes YESMD Former Democrat Senator (Retired 2006)
Arlen Specter NOPA Former Democratic incumbent (elected as Republican)
Bob Torricelli YESNJ Former Democratic Senator
Paul Wellstone YESMN Democratic Senator (Former)
Ron Wyden YESOR Democratic Sr Senator


Republicans voting on 1997-242

Spencer Abraham NOMI Republican Senator (Former)
John Ashcroft NOMO Republican Senator (Former)
Robert Bennett NOUT Former Republican Senator
Conrad Burns NOMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell NOCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
John Chafee YESRI Republican Senator (Former)
Thad Cochran NOMS Republican Sr Senator
Susan Collins NOME Republican Jr Senator
Paul Coverdell NOGA Republican Senator (Former)
Al D'Amato YESNY Former Republican Jr Senator
Mike DeWine YESOH Former Republican Senator (lost re-election, 2006)
Michael Enzi NOWY Republican Sr Senator
Lauch Faircloth NONC Republican Senator (Former)
Bill Frist YESTN Former Republican Senator (retired 2006)
Slade Gorton NOWA Republican Senator (Former)
Phil Gramm NOTX Former Republican Senator
Rod Grams NOMN Republican Senator (Former)
Chuck Grassley NOIA Republican Sr Senator
Orrin Hatch NOUT Republican Sr Senator
Jesse Helms NONC Former Republican Senator
Tim Hutchinson NOAR Former Republican Sr Senator (until 2002)
James Inhofe NOOK Republican Sr Senator
Dirk Kempthorne NOID Former Republican Governor; former Senate (retired 1998)
Trent Lott NOMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar NOIN Republican Sr Senator
Connie Mack NOFL Former Republican Senator (until 2000)
John McCain NOAZ Republican Sr Senator
Mitch McConnell NOKY Republican Sr Senator
Frank Murkowski NOAK Former Republican Senator; Former Governor
Don Nickles NOOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Pat Roberts NOKS Republican Sr Senator
William Roth YESDE Former Republican Senator (unseated, 2000)
Rick Santorum NOPA Former Republican Senator (lost re-election, 2006)
Jeff Sessions NOAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby NOAL Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe NOME Republican Sr Senator
Craig Thomas NOWY Former Republican Senator (deceased in office 2007)
Fred Thompson YESTN Former Republican Senator; 2004 candidate for Pres.
Strom Thurmond NOSC Former Republican Senator


Independents voting on 1997-242

Jim Jeffords YESVT Former Independent Senator (retired 2006)
Bob Smith NOFL 2010 Challenger; lost FL GOP primary; previous NH Senator



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 32; NO 6
Republicans: YES 6; NO 33
Independents: YES 1; NO 1