CEO insanity

Many Banks paid out more money in bonuses than they made all thanks to government TARP money.

For example: "Goldman Sachs, for instance earned $US2.3 billion, paid out $US4.8 billion in bonuses and received $US10 billion in TARP funding, while JP Morgan Chase earned $US5.6 billion, paid $8.69 billion in bonuses and received $25 billion in TARP funding" http://www.usfst.com/Bonuses-break-the-bank/

Here's another article about the crazy large CEO salaries and bonuses that have no correlation with reality. http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/08/14/ceo-salaries-pay-no-heed-to-recession/

CNN Refuses to Run Insurance Critical Ad

http://theplumline.whorunsgov.com/health-care/cnn-refusing-to-run-ad-critical-of-insurance-industry/

Talk about biased.

Why Isn't the Government Doing Something Useful?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/26/climate-change-bill-may-h_n_221564.html

The House version of the "Let's Tax the Poor By Making Them Pay More For Things Like Electricity" more commonly refered to as the "Climate Change" Bill passed today.

I wonder when the government will get around to doing something useful or beneficial, instead of like today where the House passed a bill that will hurt Americans. They talk about this being good for the environment, but they ignore the science. Since President Obama was lobbing for this crazy bill, he can't be counted on to veto it, so the Senate is our only hope at sanity! Carbon dioxide is not a pollutant! But it never seems to matter how many times I explain it or how eloquently I speak. I'm surrounded by parrots who squawk really loud. :(

Remember kids, positive reinforcement works so much better than negative. I thought the cash for trading in an old car for new with better fuel economy was a good idea. It's too bad my old car isn't old enough or gass guzzleing enough for the deal though.

Please write to your Senators and explain to them just how crappy this bill is and that you don't want your electric bill to get bigger than it already is.

CO2 Cap and Trade, The New Resressive Tax

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123655590609066021.html

I just found this interesting article about the proposed cap and trade for CO2 emissions.

The whole thing disgusts me.

It's not about saving the environment; its about increasing taxes on the people who can least afford to pay them. Say they do this cap and trade thing and the electric company has to pay for the CO2 they make. It's an added cost to the business, but they'll just pass that cost on to customers, and higher electric bills will hurt the poor most of all.

Different geographic areas will pay more tax than others. If your electric company uses coal to produce electricity, you will pay more for electricity under cap and trade. This is extremely biased against the residents of Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wyoming, the states with the most electricity from coal.

This isn't just about your electric bill though, the cost of pretty much everything would go up. CO2 is made by the vehicles getting things to the stores, and by other manufacturing processes.

All this talk is not about CO2 harming the environment. Many plants like increased CO2, and grow faster in that environment http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/02/09/high-co2-boosts-plant-respiration-potentially-affecting-climate-and-crops/

It is about finding something to tax, because the rich and powerful don't want to pay their fair share. This is just another way to hurt the little guy.

Women's Health in El Salvador

I found this article from the New York Times Magazine while browsing around the internet. It's a interesting article about the current abortion laws in El Salvador, and it disgusted me. In El Salvador abortion is illegal, and both the woman seeking an abortion and the doctor or otherwise performing it face jail time if caught. There is no exception for the health or the life of the mother, nothing for rape or incest. Doctors are even scared to end ectopic pregnancies, where a fertilized egg gets stuck in the fallopian tube. That situation does not result in a baby, but in pain and possible death for the woman. If done early, a simple operation can remove the fetus. If its allowed to grow until the organ ruptures it becomes a medical emergency. In El Salvador, the unlucky women are forced to wait until the fetus dies on its own or their fallopian tube ruptures, before the operation is allowed.

I just don't understand the view that a group of cells is more important than an already living life.

There are people that want these sorts of laws in the United States too. They must truly hate women and want to cause all kinda of needless suffering.

Earth Hour: A Great Idea For The Wrong Reason

I recently heard about this thing called Earth Hour. On Saturday, March 28th, many people will be turning off their lights 8:30 to 9:30 PM. I think it could make for some cool satellite pictures, and the concept is pretty cool, except for one thing: the whole reason they are doing this, global warming. I'm sure you've guessed by now that I don't intend to turn off my lights then.
I've explained already that global warming was not the result of human actions. Besides that, plants flourish with more carbon dioxide in the air. Past warm periods have also been beneficial to humans as well. Just see my past in depth post: http://rationalityspeaks.blogspot.com/2008/06/global-warming-and-global-cooling.html

What about a see the stars, turn out the lights event! That would be fun! Just think about people in cities being able to see the stars, telling each other about the different constellations. People gathering around telescopes to check out the sky! Who's up for this type of event instead?



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Hour

http://www.earthhour.org/about/

There Is No Such Thing As Too Big Too Fail

So, the government decides to bail out AIG and look what they do with the money! Although, with what Chris Dodd put into the bill, I'm sure they knew AIG would do this.

http://www.eransworld.com/my-rants/american-international-group-aig-10-wanted-fugitives/

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/11/earlyshow/main4661900.shtml?source=mostpop_story

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/21/aig.bonuses/index.html

This is just disgusting. They should have let AIG go bankrupt and deal with it from there.

CSPIA: One Year Stay For Testing

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09115.html

Good news for artisans of children's items. The CPSC has granted a one year stay for testing. The Feb 10 deadline was fast approaching, and this give a bit of breathing room. Now they need to figure out some worthwhile exceptions to this crazy law. Where on Earth did they come up with the idea that blue yarn + purple yarn = DEADLY LEAD ??? Last I checked, alchemy doesn't work.

While I agree that some products need testing. They went about this all wrong. They should require testing from the problem toy companies, not the artists and crafters already making safe toys and children's items!

CPSIA Gets a Little Attention

I have read so many great articles/posts and seen videos about this horrible law that explain it better than I could, so I want to highlight a few of them.

This affects way more people than many realize: not just parents, and creators of handmade children's products, but readers, store owners, teachers, librarians, environmentalists, toy collectors, and the American and World economies as a whole. Small business are important!

Read the mess here: http://www.cpsc.gov/about/cpsia/cpsia.html

Handmade Toy Alliance
http://www.handmadetoyalliance.org/

Here's an article in Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/16/cpsia-safety-toys-oped-cx_wo_0116olson.html

Some news stories about CPSIA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvKFFvw2Nds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjwNu7w2BSQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87UduX5S6E0

Mr. Sun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RT8MFgvyhw

Video Blogger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIOwYFv-QA0

And the Bloggers
http://joeyandaleethea.typepad.com/blog/2008/12/cpsia-of-2008.html
http://magdalenejewelsblogs.blogspot.com/2008/12/carnival-atrocities-of-cpsia.html
http://ellebelleblog.blogspot.com/2008/12/did-you-know.html
http://sewitsforyou.blogspot.com/2008/12/cpsia-law-100th-post.html
http://madebymelissa.blogspot.com/2008/12/what-is-cpsia-all-about.html

Thank you Ron Paul for voting against this horrible bill. To everyone who voted for this: shame on you and, and pull your heads out of your asses and fix this law!

Single Payer FAQ

Some Frequently Asked Questions from Physicians for a National Health Program about a Single Payer Health Insurance Program

http://www.pnhp.org/facts/singlepayer_faq.php#socialized

I was just looking around for more information on Single Payer and found some great stuff I wanted to share.

Here's a little video about the basics. http://www.grahamazon.com/sp/whatissinglepayer.php

Some information about Taiwan and their single payer system http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89651916

This one is about Japan's system http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89626309 while Japan has a multi- payer system, insurance companies can't deny people because of pre-existing conditions and they have to cover all doctor visits. Premiums are low because the government sets the price for many procedures and medications.

National Health Care/ Single Payer Healthcare

This is a topic that has become increasingly important and something that I dearly hope our next President can tackle.

There is a lot wrong with the for profit health care system we have in the United States. Whether or not you can go to the doctor should not depend on how much money you have or if you can afford health insurance.

If you have had to not see a doctor because of money or have been screwed by a doctor's office or your insurance company, you probably agree with me on this.

If you still think that America has the best health care in the world, here are some facts for you:


The United States ranks 23rd in infant mortality, down from 12th in 1960 and 21st in 1990

The United States ranks 20th in life expectancy for women down from 1st in 1945 and 13th in 1960

The United States ranks 21st in life expectancy for men down from 1st in 1945 and 17th in 1960. http://cthealth.server101.com/the_case_for_universal_health_care_in_the_united_states.htm

The U.S. spends more on health care per capita ($4,637 in 2000) and as a proportion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) than any other nation in the world http://www.commonwealthfund.org/usr_doc/leatherman_chbk_520.pdf?section=4039

From Guaranteed Healthcare here are the Top 10 reasons for a single payer system:

1. Healthcare for everyone, period

2. Portability. If you change jobs or are unemployed, you still get healthcare.

3. Uniform benefits. Everyone gets the same care, not better care for those who can pay more.

4. Prevention. Everyone can afford preventative care which improves health and lowers costs.

5. Choice of physician. No more worries about, "Is this doctor in my preferred network?"

6. Ending insurance industry interference with care. Caregivers and patients decide what's needed, not an insurance company deciding what's covered.

7. Reducing administrative waste.

8. Cost savings. A single payer system would cover everyone with the savings from reducing waste.

Taiwan, shifting from a U.S. healthcare model, adopted a single-payer system in 1995, boosting health coverage from 57% to 97% with little if any increase in overall healthcare spending.

9. Common sense budgeting including setting fair prices and getting volume discounts.

10. Public oversight. The public sets the policies and administers, instead of our current for profit system. http://www.guaranteedhealthcare.org/fact/top-10-reasons-enacting-single-payer-healthcare-system

http://www.grahamazon.com/sp/
http://www.pnhp.org/
http://www.healthcare-now.org/

Change.org

http://www.change.org/

I checked out this site the other day. It's a pretty cool idea. People vote on what issues they think are the most important. There will be two rounds of voting. First to get the top ideas in each category, and then to get the top 10 ideas overall.

From Change.org :
"The "Top 10 Ideas for America" will be presented to the Obama Administration on Inauguration Day. We will then build a national campaign to advance each idea in Congress, marshaling the resources of Change.org, MySpace, and our dozens of partner organizations and millions of combined members."

There are all sorts of ideas on the site, some more important than others and some overlapping.

You do have to create a sign it, but I had fun browsing through all the ideas and voting. I hope that they can get these ideas heard.

Restricting Sudafed Purchases Annoys Customers and Does Not Stop Meth

So I have a cold. It's not fun. Say around 10pm I decide that I'd like some decongestant to help with my stuffed up nose. Well, that's just too bad, since the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 was included in the Patriot Act in 2006. Now Sudafed is kept behind the counter. You have to ask a pharmacist for it and show your id. Well, the fake stuff didn't work against my cold. Later, I went to the pharmacy, stood in line, showed my id and bought the cold medicine.

From the FDA site: http://www.fda.gov/CDER/news/methamphetamine.htm

This law is ridiculus. All it does is inconvience people who'd like a little relief from a cold, people who'd like to breath through their nose.

The reason for all this trouble is that psudoephedrine can be used to make methamphetamines, an illegal drug. The idea is that the law will stop people from going to multiple pharmacies and buying out the psudoephedrine.

Well, news flash, this law isn't stopping people from making and selling meth. There are other ways to get the ingredients to make meth here in the US, and meth is made in large quantites in Mexico and imported.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9193186

We should not let a few bad apples spoil it for the rest of us. As an simple, midterm comprimse, how about letting any cashier check id to buy cold medicine, just like a cashier can check id for alcohol. That way if the pharmacy is closed, customers can still buy the Sudafed. I think an even better solution is to scrap this law and go after the root cause. Why do people want to use meth? Focus and education and prevention, before people get addicted. As long as there are people looking to buy, there will be dealers selling it. If the dealers and producers stop making a ton of money, it won't be worth it to them anymore.

Looking for How your Reps Voted?

Senate
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=s2008-213

Alabama
Nay	AL	Sessions, Jefferson [R]
Nay	AL	Shelby, Richard [R]
Alaska
Aye	AK	Murkowski, Lisa [R]
Aye	AK	Stevens, Ted [R]
Arizona
Aye	AZ	Kyl, Jon [R]
Aye	AZ	McCain, John [R]
Arkansas
Aye	AR	Lincoln, Blanche [D]
Aye	AR	Pryor, Mark [D]
California
Aye	CA	Boxer, Barbara [D]
Aye	CA	Feinstein, Dianne [D]
Colorado
Aye	CO	Salazar, Ken [D]
Nay	CO	Allard, Wayne [R]
Connecticut
Aye	CT	Dodd, Christopher [D]
Aye	CT	Lieberman, Joseph [I]
Delaware
Aye	DE	Biden, Joseph [D]
Aye	DE	Carper, Thomas [D]
Florida
Aye	FL	Martinez, Mel [R]
Nay	FL	Nelson, Bill [D]
Georgia
Aye	GA	Chambliss, C. [R]
Aye	GA	Isakson, John [R]
Hawaii
Aye	HI	Akaka, Daniel [D]
Aye	HI	Inouye, Daniel [D]
Idaho
Aye	ID	Craig, Larry [R]
Nay	ID	Crapo, Michael [R]
Illinois
Aye	IL	Durbin, Richard [D]
Aye	IL	Obama, Barack [D]
Indiana
Aye	IN	Bayh, B. [D]
Aye	IN	Lugar, Richard [R]
Iowa
Aye	IA	Grassley, Charles [R]
Aye	IA	Harkin, Thomas [D]
Kansas
Nay	KS	Brownback, Samuel [R]
Nay	KS	Roberts, Pat [R]
Kentucky
Aye	KY	McConnell, Mitch [R]
Nay	KY	Bunning, Jim [R]
Louisiana
Nay	LA	Landrieu, Mary [D]
Nay	LA	Vitter, David [R]
Maine
Aye	ME	Collins, Susan [R]
Aye	ME	Snowe, Olympia [R]
Maryland
Aye	MD	Cardin, Benjamin [D]
Aye	MD	Mikulski, Barbara [D]
Massachusetts
Aye	MA	Kerry, John [D]
No Vote	MA	Kennedy, Edward [D]
Michigan
Aye	MI	Levin, Carl [D]
Nay	MI	Stabenow, Debbie Ann [D]
Minnesota
Aye	MN	Coleman, Norm [R]
Aye	MN	Klobuchar, Amy [D]
Mississippi
Nay	MS	Cochran, Thad [R]
Nay	MS	Wicker, Roger [R]
Missouri
Aye	MO	Bond, Christopher [R]
Aye	MO	McCaskill, Claire [D]
Montana
Aye	MT	Baucus, Max [D]
Nay	MT	Tester, Jon [D]
Nebraska
Aye	NE	Hagel, Charles [R]
Aye	NE	Nelson, Ben [D]
Nevada
Aye	NV	Ensign, John [R]
Aye	NV	Reid, Harry [D]
New Hampshire
Aye	NH	Gregg, Judd [R]
Aye	NH	Sununu, John [R]
New Jersey
Aye	NJ	Lautenberg, Frank [D]
Aye	NJ	Menendez, Robert [D]
New Mexico
Aye	NM	Bingaman, Jeff [D]
Aye	NM	Domenici, Pete [R]
New York
Aye	NY	Clinton, Hillary [D]
Aye	NY	Schumer, Charles [D]
North Carolina
Aye	NC	Burr, Richard [R]
Nay	NC	Dole, Elizabeth [R]
North Dakota
Aye	ND	Conrad, Kent [D]
Nay	ND	Dorgan, Byron [D]
Ohio
Aye	OH	Brown, Sherrod [D]
Aye	OH	Voinovich, George [R]
Oklahoma
Aye	OK	Coburn, Thomas [R]
Nay	OK	Inhofe, James [R]
Oregon
Aye	OR	Smith, Gordon [R]
Nay	OR	Wyden, Ron [D]
Pennsylvania
Aye	PA	Casey, Robert [D]
Aye	PA	Specter, Arlen [R]
Rhode Island
Aye	RI	Reed, John [D]
Aye	RI	Whitehouse, Sheldon [D]
South Carolina
Aye	SC	Graham, Lindsey [R]
Nay	SC	DeMint, Jim [R]
South Dakota
Aye	SD	Thune, John [R]
Nay	SD	Johnson, Tim [D]
Tennessee
Aye	TN	Alexander, Lamar [R]
Aye	TN	Corker, Bob [R]
Texas
Aye	TX	Cornyn, John [R]
Aye	TX	Hutchison, Kay [R]
Utah
Aye	UT	Bennett, Robert [R]
Aye	UT	Hatch, Orrin [R]
Vermont
Aye	VT	Leahy, Patrick [D]
Nay	VT	Sanders, Bernard [I]
Virginia
Aye	VA	Warner, John [R]
Aye	VA	Webb, Jim [D]
Washington
Aye	WA	Murray, Patty [D]
Nay	WA	Cantwell, Maria [D]
West Virginia
Aye	WV	Byrd, Robert [D]
Aye	WV	Rockefeller, John [D]
Wisconsin
Aye	WI	Kohl, Herbert [D]
Nay	WI	Feingold, Russell [D]
Wyoming
Nay	WY	Barrasso, John [R]
Nay	WY	Enzi, Michael [R]

House
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2008-101

Alabama
Nay	AL-1	Bonner, Jo [R]
Nay	AL-2	Everett, Terry [R]
Nay	AL-3	Rogers, Michael [R]
Nay	AL-4	Aderholt, Robert [R]
Aye	AL-5	Cramer, Robert [D]
Nay	AL-6	Bachus, Spencer [R]
Aye	AL-7	Davis, Artur [D]
Alaska
Aye	AK-0	Young, Donald [R]
Arizona
No Vote	AZ-1	Renzi, Rick [R]
Nay	AZ-2	Franks, Trent [R]
Nay	AZ-3	Shadegg, John [R]
Aye	AZ-4	Pastor, Edward [D]
Aye	AZ-5	Mitchell, Harry [D]
Nay	AZ-6	Flake, Jeff [R]
Aye	AZ-7	Grijalva, Raul [D]
Aye	AZ-8	Giffords, Gabrielle [D]
Arkansas
Aye	AR-1	Berry, Robert [D]
Aye	AR-2	Snyder, Victor [D]
Nay	AR-3	Boozman, John [R]
Aye	AR-4	Ross, Mike [D]
California
Aye	CA-1	Thompson, C. [D]
Nay	CA-2	Herger, Walter [R]
Nay	CA-3	Lungren, Daniel [R]
Nay	CA-4	Doolittle, John [R]
Aye	CA-5	Matsui, Doris [D]
No Vote	CA-6	Woolsey, Lynn [D]
Aye	CA-7	Miller, George [D]
Aye	CA-8	Pelosi, Nancy [D]
Aye	CA-9	Lee, Barbara [D]
Aye	CA-10	Tauscher, Ellen [D]
Aye	CA-11	McNerney, Jerry [D]
Aye	CA-13	Stark, Fortney [D]
Aye	CA-14	Eshoo, Anna [D]
Aye	CA-15	Honda, Michael [D]
Aye	CA-16	Lofgren, Zoe [D]
Aye	CA-17	Farr, Sam [D]
Aye	CA-18	Cardoza, Dennis [D]
Nay	CA-19	Radanovich, George [R]
Aye	CA-20	Costa, Jim [D]
Nay	CA-21	Nunes, Devin [R]
Nay	CA-22	McCarthy, Kevin [R]
Aye	CA-23	Capps, Lois [D]
Aye	CA-24	Gallegly, Elton [R]
Nay	CA-25	McKeon, Howard [R]
Nay	CA-26	Dreier, David [R]
Aye	CA-27	Sherman, Brad [D]
Aye	CA-28	Berman, Howard [D]
Aye	CA-29	Schiff, Adam [D]
Aye	CA-30	Waxman, Henry [D]
Aye	CA-31	Becerra, Xavier [D]
Aye	CA-32	Solis, Hilda [D]
Aye	CA-33	Watson, Diane [D]
Aye	CA-34	Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D]
Aye	CA-35	Waters, Maxine [D]
Aye	CA-36	Harman, Jane [D]
Aye	CA-37	Richardson, Laura [D]
Aye	CA-38	Napolitano, Grace [D]
Aye	CA-39	Sanchez, Linda [D]
Nay	CA-40	Royce, Edward [R]
Nay	CA-41	Lewis, Jerry [R]
Nay	CA-42	Miller, Gary [R]
Aye	CA-43	Baca, Joe [D]
Nay	CA-44	Calvert, Ken [R]
Aye	CA-45	Bono Mack, Mary [R]
Nay	CA-46	Rohrabacher, Dana [R]
Aye	CA-47	Sanchez, Loretta [D]
Nay	CA-48	Campbell, John [R]
Nay	CA-49	Issa, Darrell [R]
Nay	CA-50	Bilbray, Brian [R]
Aye	CA-51	Filner, Bob [D]
Nay	CA-52	Hunter, Duncan [R]
Aye	CA-53	Davis, Susan [D]
Colorado
Aye	CO-1	DeGette, Diana [D]
Aye	CO-2	Udall, Mark [D]
Aye	CO-3	Salazar, John [D]
No Vote	CO-4	Musgrave, Marilyn [R]
Nay	CO-5	Lamborn, Doug [R]
Nay	CO-6	Tancredo, Thomas [R]
Aye	CO-7	Perlmutter, Ed [D]
Connecticut
Aye	CT-1	Larson, John [D]
Aye	CT-2	Courtney, Joe [D]
Aye	CT-3	DeLauro, Rosa [D]
Aye	CT-4	Shays, Christopher [R]
Aye	CT-5	Murphy, Christopher [D]
Delaware
Aye	DE-0	Castle, Michael [R]
Florida
Nay	FL-1	Miller, Jeff [R]
Aye	FL-2	Boyd, F. [D]
Aye	FL-3	Brown, Corrine [D]
Nay	FL-4	Crenshaw, Ander [R]
No Vote	FL-5	Brown-Waite, Virginia [R]
Nay	FL-6	Stearns, Clifford [R]
Nay	FL-7	Mica, John [R]
No Vote	FL-8	Keller, Ric [R]
Nay	FL-9	Bilirakis, Gus [R]
Nay	FL-10	Young, C. W. [R]
Aye	FL-11	Castor, Kathy [D]
Nay	FL-12	Putnam, Adam [R]
Aye	FL-13	Buchanan, Vern [R]
Nay	FL-14	Mack, Connie [R]
Nay	FL-15	Weldon, David [R]
Aye	FL-16	Mahoney, Tim [D]
Aye	FL-17	Meek, Kendrick [D]
Aye	FL-18	Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R]
Aye	FL-19	Wexler, Robert [D]
Aye	FL-20	Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D]
Aye	FL-21	Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R]
Aye	FL-22	Klein, Ron [D]
Aye	FL-23	Hastings, Alcee [D]
Nay	FL-24	Feeney, Tom [R]
Aye	FL-25	Diaz-Balart, Mario [R]
Georgia
Nay	GA-1	Kingston, Jack [R]
Aye	GA-2	Bishop, Sanford [D]
Nay	GA-3	Westmoreland, Lynn [R]
Aye	GA-4	Johnson, Henry [D]
Aye	GA-5	Lewis, John [D]
Nay	GA-6	Price, Tom [R]
Nay	GA-7	Linder, John [R]
Nay	GA-8	Marshall, James [D]
Nay	GA-9	Deal, Nathan [R]
Nay	GA-10	Broun, Paul [R]
Nay	GA-11	Gingrey, John [R]
Aye	GA-12	Barrow, John [D]
Aye	GA-13	Scott, David [D]
Hawaii
Aye	HI-1	Abercrombie, Neil [D]
Aye	HI-2	Hirono, Mazie [D]
Idaho
Nay	ID-1	Sali, Bill [R]
Nay	ID-2	Simpson, Michael [R]
Illinois
No Vote	IL-1	Rush, Bobby [D]
Aye	IL-2	Jackson, Jesse [D]
Aye	IL-3	Lipinski, Daniel [D]
Aye	IL-4	Gutierrez, Luis [D]
Aye	IL-5	Emanuel, Rahm [D]
Nay	IL-6	Roskam, Peter [R]
Aye	IL-7	Davis, Danny [D]
Aye	IL-8	Bean, Melissa [D]
Aye	IL-9	Schakowsky, Janice [D]
Aye	IL-10	Kirk, Mark [R]
Aye	IL-11	Weller, Gerald [R]
Aye	IL-12	Costello, Jerry [D]
Aye	IL-13	Biggert, Judy [R]
Aye	IL-15	Johnson, Timothy [R]
Nay	IL-16	Manzullo, Donald [R]
Aye	IL-17	Hare, Phil [D]
Aye	IL-18	LaHood, Ray [R]
Nay	IL-19	Shimkus, John [R]
Indiana
Aye	IN-1	Visclosky, Peter [D]
Aye	IN-2	Donnelly, Joe [D]
Nay	IN-3	Souder, Mark [R]
Nay	IN-4	Buyer, Stephen [R]
Nay	IN-5	Burton, Dan [R]
Nay	IN-6	Pence, Mike [R]
Aye	IN-8	Ellsworth, Brad [D]
Aye	IN-9	Hill, Baron [D]
Iowa
Aye	IA-1	Braley, Bruce [D]
Aye	IA-2	Loebsack, David [D]
Aye	IA-3	Boswell, Leonard [D]
Nay	IA-4	Latham, Thomas [R]
Nay	IA-5	King, Steve [R]
Kansas
Nay	KS-1	Moran, Jerry [R]
Aye	KS-2	Boyda, Nancy [D]
Aye	KS-3	Moore, Dennis [D]
Aye	KS-4	Tiahrt, Todd [R]
Kentucky
Nay	KY-1	Whitfield, Edward [R]
Nay	KY-2	Lewis, Ron [R]
Aye	KY-3	Yarmuth, John [D]
Nay	KY-4	Davis, Geoff [R]
Nay	KY-5	Rogers, Harold [R]
Aye	KY-6	Chandler, Ben [D]
Louisiana
Aye	LA-2	Jefferson, William [D]
Aye	LA-3	Melancon, Charles [D]
Nay	LA-4	McCrery, James [R]
Nay	LA-5	Alexander, Rodney [R]
Aye	LA-7	Boustany, Charles [R]
Maine
Aye	ME-1	Allen, Thomas [D]
Aye	ME-2	Michaud, Michael [D]
Maryland
Aye	MD-1	Gilchrest, Wayne [R]
Aye	MD-2	Ruppersberger, C.A. [D]
Aye	MD-3	Sarbanes, John [D]
No Vote	MD-4	Wynn, Albert [D]
Aye	MD-5	Hoyer, Steny [D]
Nay	MD-6	Bartlett, Roscoe [R]
Aye	MD-7	Cummings, Elijah [D]
Aye	MD-8	Van Hollen, Christopher [D]
Massachusetts
Aye	MA-1	Olver, John [D]
Aye	MA-2	Neal, Richard [D]
Aye	MA-3	McGovern, James [D]
Aye	MA-4	Frank, Barney [D]
Aye	MA-5	Tsongas, Niki [D]
Aye	MA-6	Tierney, John [D]
Aye	MA-7	Markey, Edward [D]
Aye	MA-8	Capuano, Michael [D]
Aye	MA-9	Lynch, Stephen [D]
Aye	MA-10	Delahunt, William [D]
Michigan
Aye	MI-1	Stupak, Bart [D]
Nay	MI-2	Hoekstra, Peter [R]
Nay	MI-3	Ehlers, Vernon [R]
Nay	MI-4	Camp, David [R]
Aye	MI-5	Kildee, Dale [D]
Aye	MI-6	Upton, Frederick [R]
No Vote	MI-7	Walberg, Timothy [R]
Nay	MI-8	Rogers, Michael [R]
Aye	MI-9	Knollenberg, Joseph [R]
Aye	MI-10	Miller, Candice [R]
Nay	MI-11	McCotter, Thaddeus [R]
Aye	MI-12	Levin, Sander [D]
Aye	MI-13	Kilpatrick, Carolyn [D]
Aye	MI-14	Conyers, John [D]
Aye	MI-15	Dingell, John [D]
Minnesota
Aye	MN-1	Walz, Timothy [D]
Nay	MN-2	Kline, John [R]
Aye	MN-3	Ramstad, James [R]
Aye	MN-4	McCollum, Betty [D]
Aye	MN-5	Ellison, Keith [D]
Nay	MN-6	Bachmann, Michele [R]
Aye	MN-7	Peterson, Collin [D]
Aye	MN-8	Oberstar, James [D]
Mississippi
Aye	MS-2	Thompson, Bennie [D]
Aye	MS-3	Pickering, Charles [R]
Aye	MS-4	Taylor, Gene [D]
Missouri
Aye	MO-1	Clay, William [D]
Nay	MO-2	Akin, W. [R]
Aye	MO-3	Carnahan, Russ [D]
Aye	MO-4	Skelton, Ike [D]
Aye	MO-5	Cleaver, Emanuel [D]
Nay	MO-6	Graves, Samuel [R]
Nay	MO-7	Blunt, Roy [R]
Aye	MO-8	Emerson, Jo Ann [R]
Nay	MO-9	Hulshof, Kenny [R]
Montana
Nay	MT-0	Rehberg, Dennis [R]
Nebraska
Nay	NE-1	Fortenberry, Jeffrey [R]
Nay	NE-2	Terry, Lee [R]
Nay	NE-3	Smith, Adrian [R]
Nevada
Aye	NV-1	Berkley, Shelley [D]
Nay	NV-2	Heller, Dean [R]
Nay	NV-3	Porter, Jon [R]
New Hampshire
Aye	NH-1	Shea-Porter, Carol [D]
Aye	NH-2	Hodes, Paul [D]
New Jersey
Aye	NJ-1	Andrews, Robert [D]
Aye	NJ-2	LoBiondo, Frank [R]
Aye	NJ-3	Saxton, H. [R]
Nay	NJ-4	Smith, Christopher [R]
Nay	NJ-5	Garrett, E. [R]
Aye	NJ-6	Pallone, Frank [D]
Aye	NJ-7	Ferguson, Michael [R]
Aye	NJ-8	Pascrell, William [D]
Aye	NJ-9	Rothman, Steven [D]
Aye	NJ-10	Payne, Donald [D]
Aye	NJ-11	Frelinghuysen, Rodney [R]
Aye	NJ-12	Holt, Rush [D]
Aye	NJ-13	Sires, Albio [D]
New Mexico
Nay	NM-1	Wilson, Heather [R]
Nay	NM-2	Pearce, Steven [R]
Aye	NM-3	Udall, Tom [D]
New York
Aye	NY-1	Bishop, Timothy [D]
Aye	NY-2	Israel, Steve [D]
Aye	NY-3	King, Peter [R]
Aye	NY-4	McCarthy, Carolyn [D]
Aye	NY-5	Ackerman, Gary [D]
Aye	NY-6	Meeks, Gregory [D]
Aye	NY-7	Crowley, Joseph [D]
Aye	NY-8	Nadler, Jerrold [D]
Aye	NY-9	Weiner, Anthony [D]
Aye	NY-10	Towns, Edolphus [D]
Aye	NY-11	Clarke, Yvette [D]
Aye	NY-12	Velazquez, Nydia [D]
Aye	NY-13	Fossella, Vito [R]
Aye	NY-14	Maloney, Carolyn [D]
No Vote	NY-15	Rangel, Charles [D]
Aye	NY-16	Serrano, José [D]
Aye	NY-17	Engel, Eliot [D]
Aye	NY-18	Lowey, Nita [D]
Aye	NY-19	Hall, John [D]
Aye	NY-20	Gillibrand, Kirsten [D]
Aye	NY-21	McNulty, Michael [D]
Aye	NY-22	Hinchey, Maurice [D]
Aye	NY-23	McHugh, John [R]
Aye	NY-24	Arcuri, Michael [D]
Aye	NY-25	Walsh, James [R]
Nay	NY-26	Reynolds, Thomas [R]
Aye	NY-27	Higgins, Brian [D]
Aye	NY-28	Slaughter, Louise [D]
Nay	NY-29	Kuhl, John [R]
North Carolina
Aye	NC-1	Butterfield, George [D]
Aye	NC-2	Etheridge, Bob [D]
Nay	NC-3	Jones, Walter [R]
Aye	NC-4	Price, David [D]
Nay	NC-5	Foxx, Virginia [R]
Nay	NC-6	Coble, Howard [R]
Aye	NC-7	McIntyre, Mike [D]
Aye	NC-8	Hayes, Robin [R]
Nay	NC-9	Myrick, Sue [R]
Nay	NC-10	Mchenry, Patrick [R]
Aye	NC-11	Shuler, Heath [D]
Aye	NC-12	Watt, Melvin [D]
Aye	NC-13	Miller, R. [D]
North Dakota
Aye	ND-0	Pomeroy, Earl [D]
Ohio
Nay	OH-1	Chabot, Steven [R]
Nay	OH-2	Schmidt, Jean [R]
Nay	OH-3	Turner, Michael [R]
Nay	OH-4	Jordan, Jim [R]
Nay	OH-5	Latta, Robert [R]
Aye	OH-6	Wilson, Charles [D]
Aye	OH-7	Hobson, David [R]
Nay	OH-8	Boehner, John [R]
Aye	OH-9	Kaptur, Marcy [D]
Aye	OH-10	Kucinich, Dennis [D]
Aye	OH-11	Jones, Stephanie [D]
Nay	OH-12	Tiberi, Patrick [R]
Aye	OH-13	Sutton, Betty [D]
Aye	OH-14	LaTourette, Steven [R]
Aye	OH-15	Pryce, Deborah [R]
Aye	OH-16	Regula, Ralph [R]
Aye	OH-17	Ryan, Timothy [D]
Aye	OH-18	Space, Zachary [D]
Oklahoma
Aye	OK-1	Sullivan, John [R]
Aye	OK-2	Boren, Dan [D]
Nay	OK-3	Lucas, Frank [R]
Nay	OK-4	Cole, Tom [R]
Nay	OK-5	Fallin, Mary [R]
Oregon
Aye	OR-1	Wu, David [D]
Nay	OR-2	Walden, Greg [R]
Aye	OR-3	Blumenauer, Earl [D]
Aye	OR-4	DeFazio, Peter [D]
Aye	OR-5	Hooley, Darlene [D]
Pennsylvania
Aye	PA-1	Brady, Robert [D]
Aye	PA-2	Fattah, Chaka [D]
Aye	PA-3	English, Philip [R]
Aye	PA-4	Altmire, Jason [D]
Nay	PA-5	Peterson, John [R]
Aye	PA-6	Gerlach, Jim [R]
Aye	PA-7	Sestak, Joe [D]
Aye	PA-8	Murphy, Patrick [D]
Nay	PA-9	Shuster, William [R]
Aye	PA-10	Carney, Christopher [D]
Aye	PA-11	Kanjorski, Paul [D]
Aye	PA-12	Murtha, John [D]
Aye	PA-13	Schwartz, Allyson [D]
Aye	PA-14	Doyle, Michael [D]
Aye	PA-15	Dent, Charles [R]
Nay	PA-16	Pitts, Joseph [R]
Aye	PA-17	Holden, Tim [D]
Aye	PA-18	Murphy, Tim [R]
Aye	PA-19	Platts, Todd [R]
Rhode Island
Aye	RI-1	Kennedy, Patrick [D]
Aye	RI-2	Langevin, James [D]
South Carolina
Nay	SC-1	Brown, Henry [R]
Nay	SC-2	Wilson, Addison [R]
Nay	SC-3	Barrett, James [R]
Nay	SC-4	Inglis, Bob [R]
Aye	SC-5	Spratt, John [D]
Aye	SC-6	Clyburn, James [D]
South Dakota
Aye	SD-0	Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D]
Tennessee
Nay	TN-1	Davis, David [R]
Nay	TN-2	Duncan, John [R]
Aye	TN-3	Wamp, Zach [R]
Aye	TN-4	Davis, Lincoln [D]
Aye	TN-5	Cooper, Jim [D]
Aye	TN-6	Gordon, Barton [D]
Nay	TN-7	Blackburn, Marsha [R]
Aye	TN-8	Tanner, John [D]
Aye	TN-9	Cohen, Steve [D]
Texas
Nay	TX-1	Gohmert, Louis [R]
No Vote	TX-2	Poe, Ted [R]
Nay	TX-3	Johnson, Samuel [R]
Nay	TX-4	Hall, Ralph [R]
Nay	TX-5	Hensarling, Jeb [R]
Nay	TX-6	Barton, Joe [R]
Nay	TX-7	Culberson, John [R]
Nay	TX-8	Brady, Kevin [R]
Aye	TX-9	Green, Al [D]
Nay	TX-10	McCaul, Michael [R]
Nay	TX-11	Conaway, K. [R]
Nay	TX-12	Granger, Kay [R]
Nay	TX-13	Thornberry, William [R]
Nay	TX-14	Paul, Ronald [R]
Nay	TX-15	Hinojosa, Rubén [D]
Aye	TX-16	Reyes, Silvestre [D]
Aye	TX-17	Edwards, Thomas [D]
Aye	TX-18	Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D]
Nay	TX-19	Neugebauer, Randy [R]
No Vote	TX-20	Gonzalez, Charles [D]
Aye	TX-21	Smith, Lamar [R]
Nay	TX-22	Lampson, Nicholas [D]
Aye	TX-23	Rodriguez, Ciro [D]
Nay	TX-24	Marchant, Kenny [R]
Aye	TX-25	Doggett, Lloyd [D]
Nay	TX-26	Burgess, Michael [R]
Aye	TX-27	Ortiz, Solomon [D]
Aye	TX-28	Cuellar, Henry [D]
Aye	TX-29	Green, Raymond [D]
No Vote	TX-30	Johnson, Eddie [D]
Nay	TX-31	Carter, John [R]
Nay	TX-32	Sessions, Peter [R]
Utah
Nay	UT-1	Bishop, Rob [R]
Aye	UT-2	Matheson, Jim [D]
Nay	UT-3	Cannon, Christopher [R]
Vermont
No Vote	VT-0	Welch, Peter [D]
Virginia
Nay	VA-1	Wittman, Rob [R]
Nay	VA-2	Drake, Thelma [R]
Aye	VA-3	Scott, Robert [D]
Nay	VA-4	Forbes, James [R]
Nay	VA-5	Goode, Virgil [R]
Nay	VA-6	Goodlatte, Robert [R]
Nay	VA-7	Cantor, Eric [R]
Aye	VA-8	Moran, James [D]
Aye	VA-9	Boucher, Frederick [D]
Nay	VA-10	Wolf, Frank [R]
Aye	VA-11	Davis, Thomas [R]
Washington
Aye	WA-1	Inslee, Jay [D]
Aye	WA-2	Larsen, Rick [D]
Aye	WA-3	Baird, Brian [D]
Nay	WA-4	Hastings, Doc [R]
Nay	WA-5	McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R]
Aye	WA-6	Dicks, Norman [D]
Aye	WA-7	McDermott, James [D]
Nay	WA-8	Reichert, Dave [R]
Aye	WA-9	Smith, Adam [D]
West Virginia
Aye	WV-1	Mollohan, Alan [D]
Aye	WV-2	Capito, Shelley [R]
Aye	WV-3	Rahall, Nick [D]
Wisconsin
Nay	WI-1	Ryan, Paul [R]
Aye	WI-2	Baldwin, Tammy [D]
Aye	WI-3	Kind, Ronald [D]
Aye	WI-4	Moore, Gwen [D]
Aye	WI-5	Sensenbrenner, F. [R]
Nay	WI-6	Petri, Thomas [R]
Aye	WI-7	Obey, David [D]
Aye	WI-8	Kagen, Steve [D]
Wyoming
Nay	WY-0	Cubin, Barbara [R]