Thread: How your Congress Person voted on HR4437, enforcing laws.

(May 3, 2006 - Washington, DC - PipeLineNews.org via CIS - A new Zogby poll of likely voters, using neutral language (see wording on following pages), finds that Americans prefer the House of Representatives’ enforcement-only bill by 2-1 over Senate proposals to legalize illegal immigrants and greatly increase legal immigration.) The poll was conducted for the Center for Immigration Studies. The Congress person who voted Nay voted against HR4437.

oCongress Person____________________HR 4437, 2005
___________________________________Immigration
___________________________________Enforce Laws
·Abercrombie, Neil, Hawaii, 1st _________Nay
·Ackerman, Gary, New York, 5th ____________Nay
·Aderholt, Robert, Alabama, 4th
·Akin, Todd, Missouri, 2nd
·Alexander, Rodney, Louisiana, 5th
·Allen, Tom, Maine, 1st _____________________Nay
·Andrews, Robert E., New Jersey, 1st _________Nay
·Baca, Joe, California, 43rd _________________Nay
·Bachus, Spencer, Alabama, 6th
·Baird, Brian, Washington, 3rd _______________Nay
·Baker, Richard, Louisiana, 6th
·Baldwin, Tammy, Wisconsin, 2nd_____________Nay
· Barrett, J.Gresham, South Carolina, 3rd
· Barrow, John, Georgia, 12th
· Bartlett, Roscoe, Maryland, 6th____________________________________Nay
· Barton, Joe, Texas, 6th
· Bass, Charles, New Hampshire, 2nd
· Bean, Melissa L., Illinois, 8th
· Beauprez, Bob, Colorado, 7th
· Becerra, Xavier, California, 31st ________________________________Nay
· Berkley, Shelley, Nevada, 1st_____________________________________Nay
· Berman, Howard, California, 28th ________________________________Nay
· Berry, Marion, Arkansas, 1st
· Biggert, Judy, Illinois, 13th
· Bilirakis, Michael, Florida, 9th
· Bishop, Rob, Utah, 1st
· Bishop Jr., Sanford D., Georgia, 2nd _____________________________Nay
· Bishop, Timothy, New York, 1st ________________________________Nay
· Blackburn, Marsha, Tennessee, 7th
· Blumenauer, Earl, Oregon, 3rd ___________________________________Nay
· Blunt, Roy, Missouri, 7th

oCongress Person____________________________ HR 4437, 2005
§___________________________________________Immigr ation Bill
§ ___________________________________Enforce Laws
· Boehlert, Sherwood L., New York, 24th
· Boehner, John A., Ohio, 8th _____________________________Nay
· Bonilla, Henry, Texas, 23rd
· Bonner, Jo, Alabama, 1st
· Bono, Mary, California, 45th
· Boozman, John, Arkansas, 3rd
· Bordallo, Madeleine, Guam
· Boren, Dan, Oklahoma, 2nd
· Boswell, Leonard, Iowa, 3rd
· Boucher, Rick, Virginia, 9th
· Boustany Jr., Charles W., Louisiana, 7th
· Boyd, Allen, Florida, 2nd ________________________________Nay
· Bradley, Jeb, New Hampshire, 1st
· Brady, Kevin, Texas, 8th
· Brady, Robert, Pennsylvania, 1st ________________________Nay
· Brown, Corrine, Florida, 3rd ______________________________Nay
· Brown, Henry, South Carolina, 1st
· Brown, Sherrod, Ohio, 13th ______________________________Nay
· Brown-Waite, Virginia, Florida, 5th
· Burgess, Michael, Texas, 26th
· Burton, Dan, Indiana, 5th
· Butterfield, G.K., North Carolina, 1st _______________________Nay
· Buyer, Steve, Indiana, 4th
· Calvert, Ken, California, 44th
· Camp, Dave, Michigan, 4th
· Cannon, Chris, Utah, 3rd
· Cantor, Eric, Virginia, 7th
· Capito, Shelley Moore, West Virginia, 2nd
· Capps, Lois, California, 23rd _______________________________Nay
· Capuano, Michael E., Massachusetts, 8th _________________Nay
· Cardin, Benjamin L., Maryland, 3rd ________________________Nay
· Cardoza, Dennis, California, 18th _________________________Nay
· Carnahan, Russ, Missouri, 3rd _________________________Nay
· Carson, Julia, Indiana, 7th _________________________Nay
· Carter, John, Texas, 31st
· Case, Ed, Hawaii, 2nd
· Castle, Michael N., Delaware, At Large
· Chabot, Steve, Ohio, 1st
· Chandler, Ben, Kentucky, 6th
· Chocola, Chris, Indiana, 2nd
· Christian-Christensen, Donna M., U.S. Virgin Islands
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_____________________________HR 4437, 2005
§_____________________________Immigration Bill
§_____________________________Enforce Laws
· Congress Person
· Clay Jr., William "Lacy", Missouri, 1st ___________________Nay
· Cleaver, Emanuel, Missouri, 5th _______________________Nay
· Clyburn, James E., South Carolina, 6th ___________________Nay
· Coble, Howard, North Carolina, 6th
· Cole, Tom, Oklahoma, 4th
· Conaway, K. Michael, Texas, 11th
· Conyers Jr., John, Michigan, 14th _______________________Nay
· Cooper, Jim, Tennessee, 5th _____________________________Nay
· Costa, Jim, California, 20th _______________________________Nay
· Costello, Jerry, Illinois, 12th
· Cox, Christopher, California, 48th
· Cramer, Robert E. "Bud", Alabama, 5th
· Crenshaw, Ander, Florida, 4th
· Crowley, Joseph, New York, 7th ________________________Nay
· Cubin, Barbara, Wyoming, At Large
· Cuellar, Henry, Texas, 28th ______________________________Nay
· Culberson, John, Texas, 7th
· Cummings, Elijah, Maryland, 7th ________________________Nay
· Cunningham, Randy "Duke", California, 50th
· Davis, Artur, Alabama, 7th
· Davis, Danny K., Illinois, 7th
· Davis, Geoff, Kentucky, 4th
· Davis, Jim, Florida, 11th
· Davis, Jo Ann S., Virginia, 1st
· Davis, Lincoln, Tennessee, 4th
· Davis, Susan, California, 53rd
· Davis, Tom, Virginia, 11th
· Deal, Nathan, Georgia, 10th
· DeFazio, Peter, Oregon, 4th
· DeGette, Diana, Colorado, 1st
· Delahunt, William, Massachusetts, 10th
· DeLauro, Rosa L., Connecticut, 3rd
· DeLay, Tom, Texas, 22nd Ousted
· Dent, Charles W., Pennsylvania, 15th
· Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Florida, 21st
· Diaz-Balart, Mario, Florida, 25th
· Dicks, Norman D., Washington, 6th
· Dingell, John, Michigan, 15th
· Doggett, Lloyd, Texas, 25th
· Doolittle, John, California, 4th
· Doyle, Mike, Pennsylvania, 14th
· Drake, Thelma D., Virginia, 2nd
§__________________________________________HR 4437, 2005
§__________________________________________Immigra tion Bill
§__________________________________________Enforce Laws
·Congress Person
· Dreier, David, California, 26th
· Duncan Jr., John J., Tennessee, 2nd
· Edwards, Chet, Texas, 17th
· Ehlers, Vernon J., Michigan, 3rd
· Emanuel, Rahm, Illinois, 5th
· Emerson, Jo Ann, Missouri, 8th
· Engel, Eliot, New York, 17th
· English, Phil, Pennsylvania, 3rd
· Eshoo, Anna G., California, 14th
· Etheridge, Bob, North Carolina, 2nd
· Evans, Lane, Illinois, 17th
· Everett, Terry, Alabama, 2nd
· Faleomavaega, Eni F. H., American Samoa
· Farr, Sam, California, 17th
· Fattah, Chaka, Pennsylvania, 2nd
· Feeney, Tom, Florida, 24th
· Ferguson, Michael, New Jersey, 7th
· Filner, Bob, California, 51st
· Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pennsylvania, 8th
· Flake, Jeff , Arizona, 6th
· Foley, Mark, Florida, 16th
· Forbes, J. Randy, Virginia, 4th
· Ford, Harold, Tennessee, 9th , Running for Senate.
· Fortenberry, Jeff, Nebraska, 1st
· Fortuno, Luis G., Puerto Rico
· Fossella, Vito, New York, 13th
· Foxx, Virginia, North Carolina, 5th
· Frank, Barney, Massachusetts, 4th
· Franks, Trent, Arizona, 2nd
· Frelinghuysen, Rodney, New Jersey, 11th
· Gallegly, Elton, California, 24th
· Garrett, Scott, New Jersey, 5th
· Gerlach, Jim, Pennsylvania, 6th
· Gibbons, Jim, Nevada, 2nd
· Gilchrest, Wayne, Maryland, 1st
· Gillmor, Paul, Ohio, 5th
· Gingrey, Phil, Georgia, 11th
· Gohmert, Louie, Texas, 1st
· Gonzalez, Charlie A., Texas, 20th
· Goode Jr., Virgil H., Virginia, 5th
· Goodlatte, Bob, Virginia, 6th

·Congress Person______________________________ HR 4437, 2005
§____________________________________________Immig ration Bill
§____________________________________________Enfor ce Laws
· Gordon, Bart, Tennessee, 6th
· Granger, Kay, Texas, 12th
· Graves, Sam, Missouri, 6th
· Green, Al, Texas, 9th
· Green, Gene, Texas, 29th
· Green, Mark, Wisconsin, 8th
· Grijalva, Raul, Arizona, 7th
· Gutierrez, Luis, Illinois, 4th
· Gutknecht, Gil, Minnesota, 1st
· Hall, Ralph M., Texas, 4th
· Harman, Jane, California, 36th_____________________________Nay
· Harris, Katherine, Florida, 13th , Running for Senate.
· Hart, Melissa, Pennsylvania, 4th
· Hastert, Denny, Illinois, 14th
· Hastings, Alcee L., Florida, 23rd ________________________Nay
· Hastings, Doc, Washington, 4th ________________________Nay
· Hayes, Robin, North Carolina, 8th
· Hayworth, J.D., Arizona, 5th ______________________________Nay
· Hefley, Joel, Colorado, 5th
· Hensarling, Jeb, Texas, 5th
· Herger, Wally, California, 2nd
· Herseth, Stephanie, South Dakota, At Large
· Higgins, Brian, New York, 27th
· Hinchey, Maurice, New York, 22nd ________________________Nay
· Hinojosa, Rubén, Texas, 15th ____________________________Nay
· Hobson, David, Ohio, 7th ________________________________Nay
· Hoekstra, Pete, Michigan, 2nd
· Holden, Tim, Pennsylvania, 17th
· Holt, Rush, New Jersey, 12th ______________________________Nay
· Honda, Mike, California, 15th ______________________________Nay
· Hooley, Darlene, Oregon, 5th _____________________________Nay
· Hostettler, John N., Indiana, 8th
· Hoyer, Steny H., Maryland, 5th ____________________________Nay
· Hulshof, Kenny, Missouri, 9th
· Hunter, Duncan, California, 52nd
· Hyde, Henry, Illinois, 6th
· Inglis, Bob, South Carolina, 4th
· Inslee, Jay, Washington, 1st ________________________________Nay
· Israel, Steve, New York, 2nd _______________________________Nay
· Issa, Darrell, California, 49th
· Istook Jr., Ernest J., Oklahoma, 5th
· Jackson Jr., Jesse L., Illinois, 2nd ________________________Nay
·Congress Person_______________________________HR 4437, 2005
§_____________________________________________Immi gration Bill
§_____________________________________________Enfo rce Laws
· Jackson Lee, Sheila, Texas, 18th ______________________Nay
· Jefferson, William J., Louisiana, 2nd ____________________Nay
· Jenkins, William L., Tennessee, 1st
· Jindal, Bobby, Louisiana, 1st
· Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Texas, 30th __________________Nay
· Johnson, Nancy L., Connecticut, 5th
· Johnson, Sam, Texas, 3rd
· Johnson, Timothy V., Illinois, 15th
· Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, Ohio, 11th ___________________Nay
· Jones, Walter B., North Carolina, 3rd
· Kanjorski, Paul E., Pennsylvania, 11th
· Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, 9th _______________________________Nay
· Keller, Ric, Florida, 8th
· Kelly, Sue, New York, 19th
· Kennedy, Mark, Minnesota, 6th
· Kennedy, Patrick, Rhode Island, 1st ______________________Nay
· Kildee, Dale, Michigan, 5th _______________________________Nay
· Kilpatrick, Carolyn, Michigan, 13th _______________________Nay
· Kind, Ron, Wisconsin, 3rd ________________________________Nay
· King, Pete, New York, 3rd
· King, Steve, Iowa, 5th
· Kingston, Jack, Georgia, 1st
· Kirk, Mark, Illinois, 10th
· Kline, John, Minnesota, 2nd
· Knollenberg, Joseph , Michigan, 9th
· Kolbe, Jim, Arizona, 8th
· Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, 10th ________________________Nay
· Kuhl Jr., John R. "Randy", New York, 29th
· Lahood, Ray, Illinois, 18th
· Langevin, Jim, Rhode Island, 2nd___________________________Nay
· Lantos, Tom, California, 12th ______________________________Nay
· Larsen, Rick, Washington, 2nd
· Larson, John B., Connecticut, 1st _________________________Nay
· Latham, Tom, Iowa, 4th
· LaTourette, Steven C., Ohio, 14th
· Leach, Jim, Iowa, 2nd __________________________________Nay
· Lee, Barbara, California, 9th ________________________________Nay
· Levin, Sander, Michigan, 12th ______________________________Nay
· Lewis, Jerry, California, 41st
· Lewis, John, Georgia, 5th __________________________________Nay
· Lewis, Ron, Kentucky, 2nd
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·Congress Person________________________________HR 4437, 2005
§______________________________________________Imm igration Bill
§______________________________________________Enf orce Laws
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· Linder, John, Georgia, 7th
· Lipinski, Daniel, Illinois, 3rd
· LoBiondo, Frank, New Jersey, 2nd
· Lofgren, Zoe, California, 16th _____________________________Nay
· Lowey, Nita, New York, 18th ______________________________Nay
· Lucas, Frank, Oklahoma, 3rd
· Lungren, Daniel E., California, 3rd
· Lynch, Stephen F., Massachusetts, 9th ____________________Nay
· Mack, Connie, Florida, 14th
· Maloney, Carolyn, New York, 14th ________________________Nay
· Manzullo, Donald, Illinois, 16th
· Marchant, Kenny, Texas, 24th
· Markey, Ed, Massachusetts, 7th
· Marshall, Jim, Georgia, 3rd
· Matheson, Jim, Utah, 2nd
· Matsui, Doris O., California, 5th
· McCarthy, Carolyn, New York, 4th
· McCaul, Michael T., Texas, 10th
· McCollum, Betty, Minnesota, 4th
· McCotter, Thaddeus, Michigan, 11th
· McCrery, Jim, Louisiana, 4th
· McDermott, Jim, Washington, 7th
· McGovern, James, Massachusetts, 3rd
· McHenry, Patrick T., North Carolina, 10th
· McHugh, John M., New York, 23rd
· McIntyre, Mike, North Carolina, 7th
· McKeon, Buck, California, 25th
· McKinney, Cynthia, Georgia, 4th
· McMorris, Cathy, Washington, 5th
· McNulty, Michael R., New York, 21st
· Meehan, Marty, Massachusetts, 5th
· Meek, Kendrick, Florida, 17th
· Meeks, Gregory W., New York, 6th
· Melancon, Charlie, Louisiana, 3rd
· Menendez, Bob, New Jersey, 13th
· Mica, John, Florida, 7th
· Michaud, Michael, Maine, 2nd
· Millender-McDonald, Juanita, California, 37th
· Miller, Brad, North Carolina, 13th
· Miller, Candice, Michigan, 10th
· Miller, Gary, California, 42nd
· Miller, George, California, 7th
·Congress Person________________________________HR 4437, 2005
§______________________________________________Imm igration Bill
§______________________________________________Enf orce Laws
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· Miller, Jeff, Florida, 1st
· Mollohan, Alan B., West Virginia, 1st
· Moore, Dennis, Kansas, 3rd
· Moore, Gwen, Wisconsin, 4th
· Moran, Jerry, Kansas, 1st
· Moran, Jim, Virginia, 8th
· Murphy, Tim, Pennsylvania, 18th
· Murtha, John, Pennsylvania, 12th
· Musgrave, Marilyn, Colorado, 4th
· Myrick, Sue, North Carolina, 9th
· Nadler, Jerrold, New York, 8th
· Napolitano, Grace, California, 38th
· Neal, Richard E., Massachusetts, 2nd
· Neugebauer, Randy, Texas, 19th
· Ney, Robert W., Ohio, 18th
· Northup, Anne, Kentucky, 3rd
· Norton, Eleanor Holmes, District of Columbia
· Norwood, Charlie, Georgia, 9th
· Nunes, Devin, California, 21st
· Nussle, Jim, Iowa, 1st ,Running for Governor
· Oberstar, James L., Minnesota, 8th
· Obey, David R., Wisconsin, 7th
· Olver, John, Massachusetts, 1st
· Ortiz, Solomon P., Texas, 27th
· Osborne, Tom, Nebraska, 3rd
· Otter, Butch, Idaho, 1st
· Owens, Major, New York, 11th_____________________________Nay
· Oxley, Michael G., Ohio, 4th
· Pallone Jr., Frank, New Jersey, 6th _______________________Nay
· Pascrell Jr., Bill, New Jersey, 8th ________________________Nay
· Pastor, Ed , Arizona, 4th ________________________________Nay
· Paul, Ron, Texas, 14th
· Payne, Donald M., New Jersey, 10th ______________________Nay
· Pearce, Steve, New Mexico, 2nd ________________________Nay
· Pelosi, Nancy, California, 8th _____________________________Nay
· Pence, Mike, Indiana, 6th
· Peterson, Collin C., Minnesota, 7th
· Peterson, John E., Pennsylvania, 5th
· Petri, Thomas, Wisconsin, 6th
· Pickering, Charles W. "Chip", Mississippi, 3rd
· Pitts, Joseph R., Pennsylvania, 16th
· Platts, Todd, Pennsylvania, 19th
·Congress Person_______________________________ HR 4437, 2005
§_____________________________________________Immi gration Bill
§_____________________________________________Enfo rce Laws
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· Poe, Ted, Texas, 2nd
· Pombo, Richard, California, 11th
· Pomeroy, Earl, North Dakota, At Large
· Porter, Jon, Nevada, 3rd
· Portman, Rob, Ohio, 2nd
· Price, David, North Carolina, 4th____________________________Nay
· Price, Tom, Georgia, 6th
· Pryce, Deborah, Ohio, 15th
· Putnam, Adam, Florida, 12th
· Radanovich, George P., California, 19th __________________Nay
· Rahall, Nick, West Virginia, 3rd ____________________________Nay
· Ramstad, Jim, Minnesota, 3rd
· Rangel, Charles B., New York, 15th _______________________Nay
· Regula, Ralph, Ohio, 16th
· Rehberg, Dennis, Montana, At Large
· Reichert, David G., Washington, 8th
· Renzi, Rick, Arizona, 1st
· Reyes, Silvestre, Texas, 16th ____________________________Nay
· Reynolds, Thomas M., New York, 26th
· Rogers, Harold, Kentucky, 5th
· Rogers, Mike, Alabama, 3rd
· Rogers, Mike, Michigan, 8th
· Rohrabacher, Dana, California, 46th
· Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Florida, 18th _______________________Nay
· Ross, Mike, Arkansas, 4th
· Rothman, Steven, New Jersey, 9th ________________________Nay
· Roybal-Allard, Lucille, California, 34th ____________________Nay
· Royce, Ed, California, 40th
· Ruppersberger, Dutch, Maryland, 2nd ____________________Nay
· Rush, Bobby L., Illinois, 1st ______________________________Nay
· Ryan, Paul, Wisconsin, 1st
· Ryan, Tim, Ohio, 17th ____________________________________Nay
· Ryun, Jim, Kansas, 2nd
· Sabo, Martin Olav, Minnesota, 5th ________________________Nay
· Salazar, John T., Colorado, 3rd
· Sanchez, Linda, California, 39th __________________________Nay
· Sanchez, Loretta, California, 47th ________________________Nay
· Sanders, Bernie, Vermont, At Large _______________________Nay
· Saxton, Jim, New Jersey, 3rd
· Schakowsky, Jan, Illinois, 9th ____________________________Nay
· Schiff, Adam, California, 29th ______________________________Nay
·Congress Person________________________________HR 4437, 2005
§______________________________________________Imm igration Bill
§______________________________________________Enf orce Laws
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· Schwartz, Allyson L., Pennsylvania, 13th _______________Nay
· Schwarz, John J.H. "Joe", Michigan, 7th
· Scott, David, Georgia, 13th ______________________________Nay
· Scott, Robert C. "Bobby", Virginia, 3rd __________________Nay
· Sensenbrenner, F. James, Wisconsin, 5th
· Sessions, Pete, Texas, 32nd
· Serrano, José E., New York, 16th _______________________Nay
· Shadegg, John, Arizona, 3rd
· Shaw Jr., E. Clay , Florida, 22nd
· Shays, Christopher, Connecticut, 4th
· Sherman, Brad, California, 27th _______________________Nay
· Sherwood, Don, Pennsylvania, 10th
· Shimkus, John, Illinois, 19th
· Shuster, Bill, Pennsylvania, 9th
· Simmons, Rob, Connecticut, 2nd
· Simpson, Mike, Idaho, 2nd
· Skelton, Ike, Missouri, 4th
· Slaughter, Louise, New York, 28th _______________________Nay
· Smith, Adam, Washington, 9th _______________________Nay
· Smith, Chris, New Jersey, 4th ____________________________Nay
· Smith, Lamar, Texas, 21st
· Snyder, Vic, Arkansas, 2nd _______________________________Nay
· Sodrel, Michael E., Indiana, 9th
· Solis, Hilda, California, 32nd ______________________________Nay
· Souder, Mark E., Indiana, 3rd ____________________________Nay
· Spratt, John, South Carolina, 5th
· Stark, Fortney Pete, California, 13th
· Stearns, Cliff, Florida, 6th
· Strickland, Ted, Ohio, 6th
· Stupak, Bart, Michigan, 1st
· Sullivan, John, Oklahoma, 1st
· Sweeney, John E., New York, 20th
· Tancredo, Tom, Colorado, 6th
· Tanner, John, Tennessee, 8th
· Tauscher, Ellen, California, 10th
· Taylor, Charles H., North Carolina, 11th
· Taylor, Gene, Mississippi, 4th
· Terry, Lee, Nebraska, 2nd
· Thomas, Bill, California, 22nd
· Thompson, Bennie G., Mississippi, 2nd
· Thompson, Mike, California, 1st
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·Congress Person________________________________HR 4437, 2005
§______________________________________________Imm igration Bill
§______________________________________________Enf orce Laws
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· Thornberry, Mac, Texas, 13th
· Tiahrt, Todd, Kansas, 4th
· Tiberi, Pat, Ohio, 12th
· Tierney, John, Massachusetts, 6th
· Towns, Edolphus, New York, 10th
· Turner, Michael, Ohio, 3rd
· Udall, Mark, Colorado, 2nd
· Udall, Tom, New Mexico, 3rd
· Upton, Fred, Michigan, 6th
· Van Hollen, Chris, Maryland, 8th
· Velázquez, Nydia M., New York, 12th
· Visclosky, Peter, Indiana, 1st
· Walden, Greg, Oregon, 2nd
· Walsh, Jim, New York, 25th
· Wamp, Zach, Tennessee, 3rd
· Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Florida, 20th
· Waters, Maxine, California, 35th
· Watson, Diane E., California, 33rd
· Watt, Mel, North Carolina, 12th
· Waxman, Henry, California, 30th
· Weiner, Anthony D., New York, 9th
· Weldon, Curt, Pennsylvania, 7th
· Weldon, Dave, Florida, 15th
· Weller, Jerry, Illinois, 11th
· Westmoreland, Lynn A., Georgia, 8th
· Wexler, Robert, Florida, 19th
· Whitfield, Ed, Kentucky, 1st
· Wicker, Roger, Mississippi, 1st
· Wilson, Heather, New Mexico, 1st
· Wilson, Joe, South Carolina, 2nd
· Wolf, Frank, Virginia, 10th
· Woolsey, Lynn, California, 6th
· Wu, David, Oregon, 1st
· Wynn, Albert, Maryland, 4th
· Young, C.W. Bill, Florida, 10th
· Young, Don, Alaska, At Large

This was back in Feb or March but it is a good idea to keep reminding people not to let their congressmen change their minds (unless they were the nay voters like mine!) while the Senate stalls around trying to override it with an amnesty plan.

BTT

Hayworth, J.D., Arizona, 5th ______________________________Nay

This is INCORRECT...J.D. is one of the good guys!

Go to http: //clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll661.xml . Look in the Noes Section.
NOES 182 , Hayworth
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Voted on floor of the House against final passage of border security and enforcement bill in 2005

Rep. Hayworth voted againstH.R. 4437, the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005. H.R. 4437, as amended and passed, includes major improvements in interior enforcement and border security, as well as a reduction in legal immigration numbers. Among its most significant provisions are: a requirement that all businesses must use an electronic system to check if all new hires have the legal right to work in the country; additional security fencing along the Mexican border; a mandate that the federal government cooperate with local authorities in picking up all illegal aliens they detain; and elimination of the visa lottery program that each year awards 50,000 green cards to randomly selected winners. H.R. 4437 passed by a vote of 239 to 182. (source: NumbersUSA)

I am shocked at this. He has one of the most vocal opponents of illegals and even wrote a book about it. I know he has been hailed by Gordon Liddy as one of the "good guys." We deserve an answer from him. I have heard him on talk radio praising he house bill.

There were certain provisions in HR 4437 that even the people who are totally against illegal immigration didn't like. You have to read the individual comments about it.

I believe it has something to do with the provision that made them all felons and therefore we would wind up having them all in our prisons instead of deported.

They need to enforce the laws the agreed to in the past.

Why would anyone take their word they will enforce any new laws?




“It is far, far better to err in the spirit of charity than to be frozen in the ice of indifference”---FDR.

You are absolutely right, Bob. But HR 4437 was designed to make the laws tougher. Even the toughest laws, if left unenforced are pretty useless.

I believe the border fence was also part of the original HR4437 as passed by the house last December. The Senate wasted six months debating about it and then did pretty much nothing because the people won't agree to let them give amnesty to 20 million illegal aliens, which are probably closer in numbers to 25 or 30 million now that they have left the border wide open after the Senate wrote an engraved invitation to more illegals.