John Ashcroft on Labor & Farming

More focus on agricultural trade abroad

AGRICULTURE

Led the charge to end unilateral food and medicine embargoes which do more harm to U.S. farmers than foreign tyrants. (S. 1771, 1999; S. 2536, 2000)
Won enactment of legislation creating a permanent U.S. Agriculture Trade Ambassador to ensure that America’s farmers and ranchers always have a seat at the table in world trade talks. (P.L. 106-200, 2000)

Source: JohnAshcroft.org, campaign web site Nov 7, 2000

Voted YES on killing an increase in the minimum wage.

The Kennedy (D-MA) Amdt would have increased the minimum wage by $1 an hour over two years, to $5.65 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2001. The Kennedy Amdt would have also provided $9.5 billion in tax cuts over five years.
Status: Motion to Table Agreed to Y)50; N)48; NV)2 Reference: Motion to table Kennedy Amdt #2751; Bill S. 625 ; vote number 1999-356 on Nov 9, 1999

Voted YES on allowing workers to choose between overtime & comp-time.

This bill would have allowed workers to choose between overtime and compensatory time.
Status: Cloture Motion Rejected Y)53; N)47 Reference: Motion to invoke cloture on a Committee amdt to S. 4; Bill S. 4 ; vote number 1997-68 on May 15, 1997

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