John McCain, friend of the tax loophole
There’s all this talk about how the Democratic candidates are friendly to big business and the rich. Let’s take a look at a slice of their voting records and see who seems to be in favor of tax loopholes, shall we? Also, pay close attention to the things that McCain votes *AGAINST FUNDING*.
Murray Amdt. No. 2719
Purpose: To fully fund the No Child Left Behind Act for fiscal year 2005 and lower the national debt by closing tax loopholes.
Date: March 10, 2004
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama, not yet a senator
Lincoln Amdt No. 3106
Purpose: To restore the discretionary budget for the Department of Agriculture with an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 16, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Akaka Amdt No. 3071
Purpose: To increase funding for Title I grants and reduce debt by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 16, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Stabenow Amdt No. 3141
Purpose: To provide an assured stream of funding for veteran’s health care that will take into account the annual changes in the veteran’s population and inflation to be paid for by restoring the pre-2001 top rate for income over $1 million, closing corporate tax loopholes and delaying tax cuts for the wealthy.
Date: March 16, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Dorgan Amdt No. 3102
Purpose: To increase funding by $1 billion for various tribal programs and provide necessary additional funding based on recommendations from Indian country, by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 16, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Sarbanes Amdt No. 3103
Purpose: To restore funding for the civil works programs of the Corps of Engineers, the Federal Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund, the National Park Service, the Forest Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Federal conservation programs, and other natural resource needs, through an offset achieved by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 16, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Reed Amdt. No. 3074
Purpose: To increase funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by $3,318,000,000 for fiscal year 2007, increasing the funds available to carry out that program to the fully authorized level of $5,100,000,000, to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 16, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Byrd Amdt. No. 3086
Purpose: To preserve a national intercity passenger rail system by providing adequate funding of $1.45 billion for Amtrak in Fiscal Year 2007 and to fully offset this additional funding by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 15, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Menendez Amdt. No. 3054
Purpose: To provide an additional $965 million to make our ports more secure by increasing port security grants, increasing inspections, improving existing programs, and increasing research and development, and to fully offset this additional funding by closing tax loopholes.
Date: March 15, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Stabenow Amdt. No. 3056
Purpose: To provide $5 billion for our emergency responders so that they can field effective and reliable interoperable communications equipment to respond to natural disasters, terrorist attacks and the public safety needs of America’s communities and fully offset this by closing tax loopholes and collecting more from the tax gap.
Date: March 15, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Murray Amdt. No. 3063
Purpose: To restore funding for the Community Development Block Grant Program to the fiscal 2004 level by closing tax loopholes previously slated for elimination in Senate-passed legislation.
Date: March 15, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Akaka Amdt. No. 3007
Purpose: To increase Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 14, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Kennedy Amdt. No. 3028
Purpose: To support college access and job training by: (1) restoring program cuts slated for vocational education, TRIO, GEAR UP, Perkins Loans, and other student aid programs; (2) increasing investment in student aid programs, including increasing the maximum Pell Grant to $4,500; and (3) restoring cuts slated for job training programs; paid for by closing $6.3 billion in corporate tax loopholes.
Date: March 14, 2006
Clinton (D-NY), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Nay
Obama (D-IL), Yea
It’s a bit telling, isn’t it?
