OnTheIssues.org
  Home Issues Candidates Recent Grid Archive Senate VoteMatch_Quiz
 Notebooks:   |   Bill   Sponsorships   Policy   Reports   Memberships/   Affiliations   Group   Ratings   Court   Rulings   Congressional   Surveys 
       

Bill Sponsorships
Policy Reports
Memberships / Affiliations
Group Ratings
Court Rulings
Senate Surveys


Bill Sponsorships:
Congressional bills 2011-2012
Congressional bills 2009-2010
2008 Presidential Contenders' bills
Congressional bills 1998-2008
2010 Senate signature bills
2008 Senate signature bills
2008 Presidential signature bills
Pres. Barack Obama's Senate signature bills
V.P. Joe Biden's Senate signature bills
Rep. Ron Paul's House signature bills
Sen. John McCain's Senate signature bills
Sen. Hillary Clinton's Senate signature bills


Memberships:
Congressional memberships 2012
Congressional memberships 2001-2011
112th Congress Committees
Congressional Caucuses
Congressional Group Ratings


Surveys:
Surveys: Collection of all surveys in one summary.
2012 Project Vote Smart
2012 Christian Coalition voter guide
2010 Christian Coalition voter guide
2010 Faith2Action.org voter guide
2010 Project Vote Smart
Contract From America
Contract With America


Reports & Letters:
Governmental Reports
Resolutions
Resolutions 2011
Letters
Letters 2011
Supreme Court Rulings
Supreme Court 2011:


Grids:
2008 Presidential
2004 Presidential
2000 Presidential
2008 Issues
2004 Issues
2000 Issues


Senate Votes:
2008-2011
Through 2011
Through 2009
Through 2007
Through 2003
1994-1999


House Votes:
2008-2011
Through 2011
1994-2004
1999-2003


  

    This page contains excerpts from government reports, signed by elected officials.

98-RMSP6 on Sep 9, 1998

Report: the Republican Main Street Partnership issue stance:
Source: Republican Main St. Partnership Issue Paper: Fiscal Policy
Not only has the Republican-led Congress achieved a balanced budget for the first time since 1969, but it has also created a budget surplus -- a feat not previously even imaginable. It is currently projected that the Fiscal Year 1999 budget surplus will be along the order of some $80 billion, of which $66 billion is earmarked for Social Security. This envious state of affairs would seem to indicate that equitable, far-reaching tax reductions may be in order -- not as an ideological or political strategy, but as a primary element of an economic growth policy and a legitimate tool for holding down unnecessary government growth in times of surplus.

The United States is enjoying steady economic prosperity thanks in no small measure to prudent fiscal policies implemented by the Republican-led Congress. However, we must look not only at the positive side of the economy but also at the problems the economy faces -- at the present time and into the twenty-first century. Limiting government spending (i.e., spending caps) is a good beginning to address some difficulties. In addition, current and future Congresses should maintain a balanced federal budget, pay down the national debt (which will help protect Social Security for current and future generations), redefine the federal government's role in the society and, finally, think about fair tax reductions for the American people and the businesses that drive our economy. [We need] an evaluation of implementing tax cuts based on their social fairness.


    Participating counts on VoteMatch question 11. Question 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy Scores: -2=Strongly oppose; -1=Oppose; 0=neutral; 1=Support; 2=Strongly support.
  • Topic: Tax Reform
  • Headline: Implement socially fair, broad-based tax cuts (Score: 1)

  • 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 98-RMSP6

Tim Johnson s1aSD Democratic Sr Senator (retiring 2014) 
Arlen Specter s1aPA Former Democratic incumbent (elected as Republican) 



Republicans participating in 98-RMSP6

Charlie Bass s1aNew Hampshire Republican (Retired 2012) 
Doug Bereuter s1aNebraska Republican (Until 2004) 
Judy Biggert s1aIllinois Republican 
Sherry Boehlert s1aNew York Republican/Independence 
Ken Calvert s1aCalifornia Republican 
Dave Camp s1aMichigan Republican (Retiring 2014) 
Shelley Moore Capito s1aWest Virginia Republican (Senate run 2014) 
Lincoln Chafee s1aRI Former Republican Senator (Lost re-election, 2006) 
Susan Collins s1aME Republican Sr Senator 
Tom Davis s1aVirginia Republican (Retiring 2008) 
David Dreier s1aCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2012) 
Vernon Ehlers s1aMichigan Republican (until 2010) 
Phil English s1aPennsylvania Republican (Unseated 2008) 
Mark Foley s1aFlorida Republican 
Rodney Frelinghuysen s1aNew Jersey Republican 
Greg Ganske s1aIA Former Republican Nominee (2002) 
Jim Geringer s1aWY Former Republican Governor (1995-2002) 
Paul Gillmor s1aOhio Republican (Deceased 2007) 
Benjamin Gilman s1aNew York Republican 
Porter Goss s1aFlorida Republican (Until 2004) 
Kay Granger s1aTexas Republican 
Bill Graves s1aKS Former Republican Governor (1995-2002) 
Jim Greenwood s1aPennsylvania Republican (Until 2004) 
Melissa Hart s1aPennsylvania Republican 
Dave Hobson s1aOhio Republican (Retiring 2008) 
Steve Horn s1aCalifornia Republican 
Amo Houghton s1aNew York Republican/Conservative 
Johnny Isakson s1aGA Republican Jr Senator; previously Representative 
Nancy Lee Johnson s1aConnecticut Republican 
Sue Kelly s1aNew York Republican (until 2007) 
Mark Kirk s1aIL Republican Jr Senator 
Jim Kolbe s1aArizona Republican 
Ray LaHood s1aIllinois Republican (Retiring 2008) 
Steven LaTourette s1aOhio Republican 
Jim Leach s1aIowa Republican 
Jerry Lewis s1aCalifornia Republican (Retiring 2012) 
John McCain s1aAZ Republican Sr Senator 
Jim McCrery s1aLouisiana Republican (Retiring 2008) 
Connie Morella s1aMaryland Republican 
Doug Ose s1aCalifornia Republican challenger 
George Pataki s1aNY Former Republican Governor (1995-2006) 
Tom Petri s1aWisconsin Republican 
Deborah Pryce s1aOhio Republican 
Jack Quinn s1aNew York Republican/Ind./Cons. 
Jim Ramstad s1aMinnesota Republican (Retiring 2008) 
Ralph Regula s1aOhio Republican (Retiring 2008) 
Pat Roberts s1aKS Republican Sr Senator 
Marge Roukema s1aNew Jersey Republican 
John Rowland s1aCT Former Republican Governor (1995-2004) 
Clay Shaw s1aFlorida Republican 
Christopher Shays s1aConnecticut Republican (Unseated 2008) 
Rob Simmons s1aConnecticut Republican 
Gordon Harold Smith s1aOR Former Republican Senator (lost re-election, 2008) 
Olympia Snowe s1aME Republican Sr Senator 
Ted Stevens s1aAK Former Republican Sr Senator 
Fred Upton s1aMichigan Republican 
Jim Walsh s1aNew York Rep./Ind. (Retiring 2008) 



Independents participating in 98-RMSP6

Michael Castle s1aDE 2010 Senate Challenger (lost primary); previously Gov.& Rep. 
Jim Jeffords s1aVT Former Independent Senator (retired 2006) 
George Nethercutt s1aWA 2004 former Republican challenger; US Representative 



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 2
Republicans: 57
Independents: 3


















Reproduction of material from any OnTheIssues.org pages without written permission is prohibited.
Copyright © 1999-2022 Jesse Gordon and OnTheIssues.org , all rights reserved.
OnTheIssues.org 1770 Massachusetts Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140

E-mail us at:submit at OnTheIssues.org
(Editorial staff, for news and corrections)
Business information (Dr. Naomi Lichtenberg, for partnerships and advertising)
Political information (Jesse Gordon, for content and technical matters)
About Us (We report about campaigns; please don't write us if you want to reach any campaign!)
  Newsletter     Signup  
Email:
  
Zip:
    
Or click for More Info.