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Vote number 2003-196 $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years
on May 23, 2003 regarding bill HR.2
Results: Bill passed 50-50; VP decided Yes

H.R. 2 Conference Report; Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Vote to adopt the conference report on the bill that would make available $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. It would provide $20 billion in state aid that consists of $10 billion for Medicaid and $10 billion to be used at states' judgment. The agreement contains a new top tax rate of 15 percent on capital gains and dividends through 2007 (5 percent for lower-income taxpayers in 2007 and no tax in 2008). Income tax cuts enacted in 2001 and planned to take effect in 2006 would be accelerated. The child tax credit would be raised to $1,000 through 2004. The standard deduction for married couples would be double that for a single filer through 2004. Tax breaks for businesses would include expanding the deduction that small businesses could take on investments to $100,000 through 2005.

Categorized under Tax Reform

Voting NO counts for 2 points on VoteMatch question 11:
Make taxes more progressive;
Voting YES counts for -2 points on VoteMatch question 11.

Voting YES counts as answer A on AmericansElect question 1;
Voting NO counts as answer D on AmericansElect question 1

Economy: When you think about the US budget deficit, which of the following solutions is closest to your opinion?
  • A: Cutting existing programs
  • B: More spending cuts than tax increases (mix of both solutions)
  • C: More tax increases than spending cuts (mix of both solutions)
  • D: Raising Taxes
  • E: Unsure


Democrats voting on 2003-196

Max Baucus NOMT Democratic Sr Senator
Barbara Boxer NOCA Democratic Jr Senator
John Breaux NOLA Former Democratic incumbent; retired 2004
Robert Byrd NOWV Former Democratic Senator
Maria Cantwell NOWA Democratic Jr Senator
Tom Carper NODE Democratic Sr Senator
Hillary Clinton NONY Former Democratic Senator (NY); now Secretary of State
Jon Corzine NONJ Former Democratic Senator (now Governor)
Tom Daschle NOSD Former Democratic Senator
Mark Dayton NOMN Former Democratic Senator (Retired 2006)
Richard Durbin NOIL Democratic Sr Senator
John Edwards NONC Former Democrat Senator; retired to run for President, 2004
Russell Feingold NOWI Former Democratic Senator
Dianne Feinstein NOCA Democratic Sr Senator
Bob Graham NOFL Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Tom Harkin NOIA Democratic Jr Senator
Fritz Hollings NOSC Former Democratic Sr Senator; retired 2004
Daniel Inouye NOHI Democratic Sr Senator
Tim Johnson NOSD Democratic Sr Senator
Ted Kennedy NOMA Former Democrat Senator (until 2009)
John Kerry NOMA Democratic Sr Senator
Mary Landrieu NOLA Democratic Sr Senator
Frank Lautenberg NONJ Democratic Sr Senator
Patrick Leahy NOVT Democratic Sr Senator
Carl Levin NOMI Democratic Sr Senator
Blanche Lambert Lincoln NOAR Former Democratic Senator
Barbara Mikulski NOMD Democratic Sr Senator
Zell Miller YESGA Former Democratic Senator; retired 2004
Patty Murray NOWA Democratic Sr Senator
Ben Nelson YESNE Democratic Sr Senator
Bill Nelson NOFL Democratic Sr Senator
Mark Pryor NOAR Democratic Sr Senator
Jack Reed NORI Democratic Sr Senator
Harry Reid NONV Democratic Sr Senator
John Rockefeller NOWV Democratic Sr Senator
Paul Sarbanes NOMD Former Democrat Senator (Retired 2006)
Charles Schumer NONY Democratic Sr Senator
Arlen Specter YESPA Former Democratic incumbent (elected as Republican)
Debbie Stabenow NOMI Democratic Jr Senator
Ron Wyden NOOR Democratic Sr Senator


Republicans voting on 2003-196

Lamar Alexander YESTN Republican Sr Senator
George Allen YESVA Republican Challenger
Robert Bennett YESUT Former Republican Senator
Conrad Burns YESMT Former Republican Senator (MT, 1989-2007)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell YESCO Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Lincoln Chafee NORI Former Republican Senator (Lost re-election, 2006)
Saxby Chambliss YESGA Republican Sr Senator
Thad Cochran YESMS Republican Sr Senator
Susan Collins YESME Republican Jr Senator
John Cornyn YESTX Republican Jr Senator
Michael Crapo YESID Republican Sr Senator
Mike DeWine YESOH Former Republican Senator (lost re-election, 2006)
John Ensign YESNV Republican Jr Senator
Michael Enzi YESWY Republican Sr Senator
Peter Fitzgerald YESIL Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Bill Frist YESTN Former Republican Senator (retired 2006)
Lindsey Graham YESSC Republican Sr Senator
Chuck Grassley YESIA Republican Sr Senator
Orrin Hatch YESUT Republican Sr Senator
James Inhofe YESOK Republican Sr Senator
Trent Lott YESMS Former Republican Senator (MS, 1989-2007)
Richard Lugar YESIN Republican Sr Senator
John McCain NOAZ Republican Sr Senator
Mitch McConnell YESKY Republican Sr Senator
Lisa Murkowski YESAK Republican Sr Senator
Don Nickles YESOK Former Republican incumbent; retired 2004
Pat Roberts YESKS Republican Sr Senator
Rick Santorum YESPA Former Republican Senator (lost re-election, 2006)
Jeff Sessions YESAL Republican Sr Senator
Richard Shelby YESAL Republican Jr Senator
Olympia Snowe NOME Republican Sr Senator
Jim Talent YESMO Former Republican Jr Senator (MO, 2002-2007)
Craig Thomas YESWY Former Republican Senator (deceased in office 2007)


Independents voting on 2003-196

Jim Jeffords NOVT Former Independent Senator (retired 2006)



Total votes recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: YES 3; NO 37
Republicans: YES 30; NO 3
Independents: YES 0; NO 1