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Some of the things Obama voted on. Now remember his policies for lower incomes and health care etc. You might find his voting history and his speeches on his policies are a tad diffrent.

11/7/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 304: On the Amendment
Allard Amdt. No. 2423; To authorize a program to provide health, medical, and life insurance benefits to workers at the Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Colorado, who would otherwise fail to qualify for such benefits because of an early physical completion date.

11/3/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 297: On the Motion
Motion To Waive CBA Re: Lautenberg Amdt. No. 2381; To require certification prior to beneficiary enrollment in a prescription drug plan or an MA-PD plan that has a gap in the coverage of prescription drugs under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.

10/26/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 274: On the Amendment
Coburn Amdt. No. 2232; To increase funding for the AIDS drug assistance program

Rejected Session 1, roll call 295: On the Amendment
Byrd Amdt. No. 2367; To replace title VIII of the bill with an amendment to section 214(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to impose a fee on employers who hire certain non-immigrants.

10/26/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 273: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Re: Clinton Amdt. No. 2292; To provide additional funding for part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

10/26/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 272: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Re: Dodd Amdt. No. 2254; To increase appropriations for Head Start programs.

10/26/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 271: On the Amendment
Gregg Amdt. No. 2253, As Modified; To increase appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $1,276,000,000, with an across-the-board reduction.

10/26/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 270: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Reed Amdt. No. 2194, As Further Modified; To provide for appropriations for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

10/26/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 269: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Re: Byrd Amdt. No. 2275; To provide additional funding for title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

10/25/05 Rejected Session 1, roll call 268: On the Motion
Motion to Waive CBA Re: Kennedy Amdt. No. 2213; To increase the maximum Federal Pell Grant award from $200 to $4250.

Sen. Obama voted in favor of the Akaka Amendment (SA 1186) to S. 1387 The Akaka Amendment would exempt children of Filipino World War II veterans naturalized pursuant to the Immigration Act of 1990 from numerical limits on worldwide immigration. This additional exemption from caps on visa issuance would serve only to increase the flow of immigration into the United States.The Akaka Amendment passed by a vote of 97 to 9.

Sen. Obama voted in favor of a motion to invoke cloture and bring S. 1639, the “corrected and updated” version of S. 1348, the guestworker-amnesty bill that would grant an amnesty, would authorize the importation of millions of new foreign workers, and would do little to curb our illegal immigration crisis, to the Senate floor. Two weeks prior to this vote, the Senate rejected cloture on the “grand bargain” substitute amendment to S. 1348 by a 45-50 margin, thus halting – for the time being – the bill’s progress toward final passage. President Bush then stepped in to plead with Senate Republicans to give the “compromise” another look and Senate Majority Leader Reid then brought the proposal back to the Senate as a new bill, S. 1369. The motion to invoke cloture passed by a vote of 64 to 35.

3/14/08 Vote 82: S CON RES 70: DeMint Amdt. No. 4339; To provide for a deficit-neutral reserve fund for providing an above the line Federal income tax deduction for individuals purchasing health insurance outside the workplace. No

3/13/08 Vote 72: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. DeMint Amdt. No. 4340; To create a point of order against bills that would raise gasoline prices. No

3/13/08 Vote 67: S CON RES 70: Brownback Amdt. No. 4284; To provide funds for a Commission on Budgetary Accountability and Review of Federal Agencies. No

3/13/08

Vote 66: S CON RES 70: Allard Amdt. No. 4232; To pay down the Federal debt and eliminate government waste by reducing spending 5 percent on programs rated (as mandated under the Government Performance and Results Act (Public Law 103-62)) ineffective by the Office of Management and Budget Program Assessment Rating Tool. No

No 3/13/08 Vote 61: On the Motion: Motion to Waive C.B.A. Cornyn Amdt. No. 4242; To protect the family budget by providing for a budget point of order against legislation that increases income taxes on taxpayers, including hard-working middle-income families, entrepreneurs, and college students. No