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2007-HJR67 on Dec 6, 2007

• Whereas the defense of the US is contingent unconditional moral and monetary support from the Congress;
• Whereas the US is engaged in a long war with those who employ terror;
• Whereas current equipment is being worn out and damaged and must be rebuilt or replaced;
• Whereas there is a broad consensus that there must be significant personnel increases of 94,000 soldiers within the next 5 years;
• Whereas the defense budget is scheduled to drop in the coming years, to just 3.2% of GDP by 2012;
• Whereas a defense budget of 4% of GDP is far lower than during the Cold War and almost a full percentage point lower than the 'hollow force' era following the Vietnam War;
• Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House, That it is the policy of the United States to commit a minimum of 4% of the Nation's gross domestic product to the base defense budget in order to meet the fundamental National security requirements of the United States.

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  Participating counts on VoteMatch question 15. Question 15: Expand the military Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
  • Topic: Homeland Security
  • Headline: Set minimum spending on defense at 4% of GDP (Score: 2)
    
    
  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred
  • Surveys: '+' supports; '-' opposes.
  
  
  

  Democrats participating in 2007-HJR67
  Jim Marshall	s1o	Georgia Former Democrat (until 2010)

  
  
  

  Republicans participating in 2007-HJR67
  Todd Akin	s1o	Missouri Republican (Senate run 2012)
  Gresham Barrett	s1o	South Carolina Republican (until 2010)
  Roscoe Bartlett	s1o	Maryland Republican
  Paul Broun	s1o	GA Republican Challenger
  Saxby Chambliss	s1o	GA Republican Sr Senator (retiring 2014)
  Tom Cole	s1o	Oklahoma Republican
  David Davis	s1o	Tennessee Republican (Unseated 2008)
  John Doolittle	s1o	California Republican (Retiring 2008)
  Trent Franks	s1p	Arizona Republican
  Phil Gingrey	s1o	GA Republican Challenger
  Lindsey Graham	s1o	SC Republican Sr Senator
  Duncan Hunter	s1o	California Republican (Retiring 2008)
  James Inhofe	s1o	OK Republican Sr Senator
  Steve King	s1o	Iowa Republican
  John Kline	s1o	Minnesota Republican
  Randy Kuhl	s1o	New York Republican (Unseated 2008)
  Doug Lamborn	s1o	Colorado Republican
  Frank LoBiondo	s1o	New Jersey Republican
  Thad McCotter	s1o	Michigan Republican
  Jeff Miller	s1o	Florida Republican
  Randy Neugebauer	s1o	Texas Republican
  Rick Renzi	s1o	Arizona Republican (Retiring 2008)
  Jim Saxton	s1o	New Jersey Republican (Retiring 2008)
  Mac Thornberry	s1o	Texas Republican
  Joe Wilson	s1o	South Carolina Republican
  Robert Wittman	s1o	Virginia Republican

  
  
  

  Independents participating in 2007-HJR67
  Elizabeth Dole	s1p	NC Former Cabinet Member (Labor Sec'y) and Senator
  Virgil Goode	s1o	POTUS Constitution Party Challenger
  Mel Martinez	s1o	FL Former GOP Senator (resigned 2009); previously HUD Secy.

  
  
  

  Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

  Democrats: 1 Republicans: 26 Independents: 3