U.S. Congress - Senator Jim DeMint, South Carolina (R) 
Senator Jim DeMint
Republican • South Carolina • 5th Term • Sworn In 1999
- 28 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 70 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 49 of 100)
- 83 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 93 of 100) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 94 of 100)
- Most often votes with:
- Sen. Mike Lee
- Sen. Ben Nelson
- Least often votes with:
- Sen. Susan Collins
- Sen. Richard Durbin
- Votes with party 79%
- Abstains: 2%
Person's Views
- Today: 24
- Past Seven Days: 248
- All-Time: 43,893
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
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S.2064Introduced Feb 06, 2012 81 Views
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate certain energy tax subsidies and lower the corporate income tax rate.
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S.2008 - Next Generation Television Marketplace Act of 2011Introduced Dec 16, 2011 100 Views
A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, title 17 of the United States Code, and the regulations of the Federal ...
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S.1975 - No More IMF Bailouts ActIntroduced Dec 08, 2011 78 Views
A bill to repeal the authority to provide certain loans to the International Monetary Fund, to prohibit loans to enable the Fund to provide fi...
Most Recent Co-Sponsored Bills
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S.2062 - Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2012Introduced Feb 02, 2012 47 Views
A bill to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to repeal certain provisions relating to criminal penalties and violations of foreign laws, a...
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S.2054 - Stop the Outrageous Pay at Fannie and Freddie ActIntroduced Feb 01, 2012 46 Views
A bill to suspend the current compensation packages for the senior executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to establish compensation for...
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S.2041Introduced Jan 31, 2012 208 Views
A bill to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project and provide for environmental protection and government oversight.
Recent Voting History
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012
Nay
(against party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012 Nay
(against party)
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H.R.658 FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011
On the Conference Report (Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 658)February 06, 2012 Nay
(against party)
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02/08/12
DeMint says GOP needs Ron Paul’s ideas
Sen. Jim DeMint, the Tea Party leader whose endorsement is highly coveted by GOP presidential candidates, said the eventual nominee must adopt some of Rep. Ron Paul’s ideas in order to expand the party enough to beat President Obama.
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Daily Oklahoman
02/08/12
Payroll tax cut extension committee mired down, but Max Baucus ready to make some deals
Do they have to deal? If you can believe Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), no. Senator Jim DeMint, Republican of South Carolina, said the Republicans should never have accepted the payroll tax cut in 2010 when President Obama pushed it as a condition for ...
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DAILY KOS
02/08/12
Charleston port project gets funding infusion
...within the South Carolina congressional delegation over the Charleston port as a reason for withholding funds after Sen. Jim DeMint and Rep. Joe Wilson refused to sign a delegation letter requesting the money. DeMint, a Greenville Republican who is amon
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Kansas.com
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DeMint says GOP needs Ron Paul’s ideas
Sen. Jim DeMint, the Tea Party leader whose endorsement is highly coveted by GOP presidential candidates, said the eventual nominee must adopt some of Rep. Ron Paul’s ideas in order to expand the party enough to beat President Obama.
Payroll tax cut extension committee mired down, but Max Baucus ready to make some deals
Do they have to deal? If you can believe Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), no. Senator Jim DeMint, Republican of South Carolina, said the Republicans should never have accepted the payroll tax cut in 2010 when President Obama pushed it as a condition for ...
Charleston port project gets funding infusion
...within the South Carolina congressional delegation over the Charleston port as a reason for withholding funds after Sen. Jim DeMint and Rep. Joe Wilson refused to sign a delegation letter requesting the money. DeMint, a Greenville Republican who is amon
Recent Blog Coverage
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02/08/12
Sen. Jim DeMint: Why Republicans Must Become More Libertarian ...
Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch sat down with South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint to talk about the nation's fiscal crises and the future of the Republican party. “A lot of the libertarian ideas that Ron Paul is talking ...
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Solomon Horn
02/08/12
GOP Sen. Jim DeMint on Why Republicans Must Become More ...
GOP Sen. Jim DeMint on Why Republicans Must Become More Libertarian. By JOHN ADAMS | February 8, 2012 - 10:00 am - Posted in Uncategorized. Well, no argument here. I don't think it will happen (it's been quite the ...
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JOHN ADAMS
02/07/12
Jim DeMint: Why Republicans Must Become More Libertarian - Big ...
Tags: Libertarain, Libertariansim, Matt Welch, Mitt Romney, Nick Gillespie, Reason Foundation, reason magazine, Reason TV, Ron Paul, Senator Jim DeMint, tea party movement. Posted Feb 7th 2012 at 7:03 pm in 2012 Budget, 2012 Election ...
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Sen. Jim DeMint: Why Republicans Must Become More Libertarian ...
Reason's Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch sat down with South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint to talk about the nation's fiscal crises and the future of the Republican party. “A lot of the libertarian ideas that Ron Paul is talking ...
GOP Sen. Jim DeMint on Why Republicans Must Become More ...
GOP Sen. Jim DeMint on Why Republicans Must Become More Libertarian. By JOHN ADAMS | February 8, 2012 - 10:00 am - Posted in Uncategorized. Well, no argument here. I don't think it will happen (it's been quite the ...
Jim DeMint: Why Republicans Must Become More Libertarian - Big ...
Tags: Libertarain, Libertariansim, Matt Welch, Mitt Romney, Nick Gillespie, Reason Foundation, reason magazine, Reason TV, Ron Paul, Senator Jim DeMint, tea party movement. Posted Feb 7th 2012 at 7:03 pm in 2012 Budget, 2012 Election ...
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On December 29, 2009 Jim DeMint was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
Following the attempted Christmas Day plane bombing, Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] came under fire for his hold on President Obama's nominee to head the Transportation Security Administration. DeMint has had his hold on the nominee, Erroll Southers, since September. His objection: he thinks Southers would allow TSA workers to unionize.
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