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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | KY | Republican |
| See All 8 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
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H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On Passage of the Bill (H. R. 1424 As Amended ) |
Nay (against party)
October 01, 2008 |
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H.R.1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 On the Amendment (Dodd Amdt. No. 5685 ) |
Nay (against party)
October 01, 2008 |
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H.R.7081 United States-India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Act On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 7081 ) |
Aye (with party)
October 01, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Votes with party: 87%
- Abstains: 3%
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Jim Bunning in the News
October 07, 2008 Fed assumes powerful new role in financial crisis
And Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., an opponent of Fed and Treasury bailouts, said recently, "The greed on Wall Street is only exceeded by the stupidity of the ...
October 05, 2008 Mitch McConnell and the 24-year itch
McConnellâs fellow Kentucky Republican, Sen. Jim Bunning, took the politically popular position of opposing a bailout. Bunning had previously opposed ...
October 03, 2008 Mike Gallagher's Exclusive Interview With John McCain
GALLAGHER: From Senator Jim Bunning, letâs play what the good senator from Kentucky and your senate college said about the Paulson plan. ...
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Jim Bunning in the Blogs
October 07, 2008 US Senate Death Watch
Other, more remote possibilities would include Jim Bunning of Kentucky (76, Republican with a Democratic governor) and Dianne Feinstein of California (75, Democrat with a Republican governor). -- Back when I was a young wonk-wannabe, ...
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October 07, 2008 The Free Market Preachers Have Long Practised State Welfare for ...
According to Senator Jim Bunning, the proposal to purchase $700bn of dodgy debt by the US government was "financial socialism, it is un-American". The economics professor Nouriel Roubini called George Bush, Henry Paulson and Ben ...
Source: At Home He's A Turista
October 07, 2008 The AIG Bailout and Its Meaning
One of the sternest critics of the AIG bailout is Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky. Bunning stated "Once again the Fed has put the taxpayers on the hook for billions of dollars to bail out an institution that put greed ahead of ...
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On July 21, 2008 Jim Bunning was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Jim Bunning (R-KY) is leading opposition in the Senate to the Bush administration's plan to bail out GSEs Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by . At a hearing with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson last week he said, “When I picked up my newspaper yesterday, I thought I woke up in France. But no, it turns out socialism is alive and well in America. The Treasury Secretary is asking for a blank check to buy as much Fannie and Freddie debt or equity as he wants.” He has threatened to filibuster the bill when it hits the floor.
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Those who vote for unconstitutional warrentless wiretaps and vote to protect the criminals that violate our privacy are not worthy of the position they hold. It's impossible to justify undermining the very essence of our constitution in order to protect it. Another sell out.
I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! for voting nay on S 3101 (Medicare Competitive Bidding Delay)...lets just turn this country into a socialistic society. Do you realize that by allowing competitive bidding you are making large companies get bigger and shutting down thousands of smaller Durable Medical Equipment companies, thus thousands of jobs have been lost. Medicare recipients have not been educated on this issue and are in for a scare. Thanks again....greed and money= US government!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUSH wants to bail out Wall street but the unemployed can just wait and starve!
The Congress, the Senate and BUSH are criminal, despicable, naive,and in very dangerous water. To ignore the unemployed and not take care of them is so shortsighted its beyond belief. More Extended benefits need to be passed now! The seven weeks is really a joke as unemployment WILL continue to rise and rise. It needs to be a total of 52 or more as it was in the past. Wake up politician's (PUBLIC SERVANT) as your day is coming, and you be joining the unemployed and learn first hand what it can feel like to be jobless. More jobs will be lost, more Banks will fail and you can only blame yourselves for letting Bush and Cheney get away with robbing the working American public who are as dumb and naive as Sarah Palin!
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