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Sen. Arlen Specter

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2005 2010 Senator PA Republican
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The votes below were taken by roll call, a voting procedure that records a vote from every Senator or Representative on the bill under consideration. This Member of Congress may have voted on other bills by the process known as "voice vote", but these votes are not recorded.
BillVoted
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
On the Motion (Gregg Motion to Instruct Conferees (Discretionary Spending) re: S. Con. Res. 70 )
Nay
May 15, 2008
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
On the Motion (Vitter Motion to Instruct Conferees (OCS) re: S. Con. Res. 70 )
Aye
May 15, 2008
S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
On the Motion (DeMint Motion to Instruct Conferees (China - India) re: S. Con. Res. 70 )
Nay
May 15, 2008

Voting Trends Analysis

The information below is an initial analysis of voting trends for this Member of Congress, calculated by cross-referencing all of this member's votes from the current 110th Congress (Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009). The results are intended to offer some helpful context for the place that this Member of Congress occupies in the Congressional landscape. In the next steps of site development, OpenCongress will incorporate more detailed analyses of voting trends to give you a comprehensive snapshot of every Member of Congress.

Arlen Specter in the News feed

May 16, 2008 Arlen Specter has good reason to keep an eye on NFL, Spygate

By Sam Farmer, ON THE NFL Say what you want about Sen. Arlen Specter and his obsession with the New England Patriots' videotaping scandal. ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
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May 16, 2008 Maybe Bill Belichick can save CBS News

... things to get off his chest now that former video employee Matt Walsh has had his say with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa. ...

Source: Newsday, NY
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May 16, 2008 The story behind Herald walkthrough article

Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh confirmed this in his meetings this week with the league and Sen. Arlen Specter. An internal investigation by the ...

Source: Boston Herald, United States
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Arlen Specter in the Blogs feed

May 17, 2008 Sen. Arlen Specter Demands Investigation of Spying... In The NFL

Threat Level notes that "Arlen Specter, the Republican leader of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation into 'Spygate.'" Not the administration's various warrantless eavesdropping programs,

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May 17, 2008 Sen. Arlen Specter Demands Investigation of Spying… In The NFL

Sometimes, no amount of snark can top the real world. Threat Level. Originally Syndicated via RSS from Techdirt.

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May 17, 2008 After Further Review, the Play Stands

Senator Arlen Specter, however, believes that a further, thorough investigation should be done, if not by the NFL, then by Congress. Based on the newly uncovered evidence and his own conversation with Mr. Walsh, Sen. ...

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Campaign Contributions

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Top Funding Industry: Lawyers & Lobbyists
Top Contributor: Blank Rome LLP ($201,800)
IndustryDonation% of total
Lawyers & Lobbyists $2,890,450 21.0 %
Finance/Insur/RealEst $2,546,071 18.5 %
Health $1,762,205 12.8 %
Misc Business $1,496,838 10.9 %
Other $1,326,661 9.6 %
Communic/Electronics $973,892 7.1 %
Ideology/Single-Issue $664,611 4.8 %
Construction $585,513 4.3 %
Energy/Nat Resource $459,653 3.3 %
Transportation $328,015 2.4 %
Agribusiness $304,088 2.2 %
Labor $270,559 2.0 %
Defense $151,223 1.1 %
Total:$13,759,779

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