U.S. Congress - Rep. Arlen Specter, (D) 
Arlen Specter
Democrat • 5 Terms • Sworn In 1981
- 134 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 3 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 49 of 440)
- 306 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 20 of 440) 10 Made Into Law (Ranks 31 of 440)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Sen. Thomas Coburn
- Votes with party 87%
- Abstains: 5%
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Specter's Final Shots
...what's likely his last public appearance in Philadelphia after representing Pennsylvaniansin Washingtonfor30 years,Sen. Arlen Specter ...
Obama Foe Darrell Issa Sets House ...
...Sestak revealed last February that the White House had offered an administration job to dissuade him from running against Sen. Arlen S...
Incoming House Oversight chair ple...
...administration for offering then-Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) a job in the administration to prevent him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specte...
Republicans Vow to Attack Spending
...in reference to Social Security. Toomey was one of the Tea Party movement's early stars, effectively forcing incumbent Sen. Arlen Spec...
Sen. Specter defied labels
...- As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years, the one-time corruption-busting Philadelphia prosecutor and architect of the "sin...
Too soon for legacy? A look at Sen...
...As Arlen Specter leaves the Senate after 30 years of roll calls, debates, dealmaking and votes, the one-time corruption-busting Philad...
Reminiscing with Sen. Arlen Specter
...thought was the stimulus vote had cost me my seat and that of the 10,000 votes that I've cast in the United States Senate, the most im...
The career of Sen. Arlen Specter
...events in the timeline of outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter's career in politics: 1959: Is hired as an assistant district attorney in Philad...
Tea Party Republicans Vow to Attac...
...in reference to Social Security. Toomey was one of the Tea Party movement's early stars, effectively forcing incumbent Sen. Arlen Spec...
Excerpts from Dec. 23 interview wi...
...30 years in the U.S. Senate, Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is leaving office. In an interview with reporters in his office just before...
Blog Coverage
MAYOR NUTTER, SENATOR SPECTER, CON...
Philadelphia, January 3, 2010- Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Senator Arlen Specter, Congressman Robert Brady and Liberty Property Trust hosted...
South Capitol Street › Memo To Tea...
Pat Toomey, a Tea party darling who beat Congressman Joe Sestak to take Senator Arlen Specter's longtime Senate seat, seems to be getting...
DAILY GRINDER: Officials, Environm...
Senator Arlen Specter won't shut up. And now we're pretty sure this was about the right time for him to move on with his life, lest he en...
That's My Opinion: Townhall... Oba...
It wasn't a sure bet for Democrats; despite victories in 2008, the party's hopes for that majority depended on the defection of formerly ...
POLITIVCAL WIRE'S HEADLINES – 1/4 ...
Bonus Quote of the Day. “When I'm asked about legacy, I say it's too early to talk about legacy.” – Outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), q...
Prosperity Floweth Not From Bills ...
Senator Arlen Specter does what liberals always do when they talk too much; they prove that they don't have a shred of a clue. By now Mr....
White Civil Rights » Will the New ...
Anyone who gets in front of the Tea Party steamroller is likely to get flattened in his next election just ask Senator Bob Bennet or Sena...
South Capitol Street › Bonus Quote...
Outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), quoted by the AP while noting that he is 80 years old. Taegan Goddard's Political Wire. This was writ...
SUNLIT UPLANDS: Human Events Names...
He told Arlen Specter he would be supporting Pat Toomey. That conversation is widely pinpointed as the moment Specter decided to leave th...
Incoming House Oversight chair ple...
a job in the administration to prevent him from challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in the Democratic Senate primary. Sestak refused the offer...
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