The Koch brothers have pledged to spend $889M on 2016 races. We are the watchdog group tracking ALL money in politics. We're the Center for Responsive Politics, AMA!

Fuck that the "both sides are just as bad" is pure fucking bullshit the republican party AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME is fucking retarded and either genuinely ignorant or seriously fucking evil. repost: And this Money in Elections and Voting

Sets reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by electoral candidates to influence elections[1] (Reverse Citizens United) For Against Rep 0 42 Dem 54 0

Campaign Finance Disclosure Requirements[2] For Against Rep 0 39 Dem 59 0

DISCLOSE Act[3] For Against Rep 0 53 Dem 45 0

Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act[4] For Against Rep 8 38 Dem 51 3

Repeal Taxpayer Financing of Presidential Election Campaigns[5] For Against Rep 232 0 Dem 0 189

Backup Paper Ballots - Voting Record[6] For Against Rep 20 170 Dem 228 0

Environment

Stop "the War on Coal" Act of 2012[7] For Against Rep 214 13 Dem 19 162

Prohibit the Social Cost of Carbon in Agency Determinations[8] For Against Rep 218 2 Dem 4 186

"War on Terror"

Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention Amendment[9] For Against Rep 1 52 Dem 45 1

Patriot Act Reauthorization[10] For Against Rep 196 31 Dem 54 122

Repeal Indefinite Military Detention[11] For Against Rep 15 214 Dem 176 16

FISA Act Reauthorization of 2008[12] For Against Rep 188 1 Dem 105 128

FISA Reauthorization of 2012[13] For Against Rep 227 7 Dem 74 111

House Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison[14] For Against Rep 2 228 Dem 172 21

Senate Vote to Close the Guantanamo Prison[15] For Against Rep 3 32 Dem 52 3

Iraq Withdrawal Amendment[16] For Against Rep 2 45 Dem 47 2

Time Between Troop Deployments[17] For Against Rep 6 43 Dem 50 1

Prohibits the Use of Funds for the Transfer or Release of Individuals Detained at Guantanamo[18] For Against Rep 44 0 Dem 9 41

Habeas Corpus for Detainees of the United States[19] For Against Rep 5 42 Dem 50 0

Habeas Review Amendment[20] For Against Rep 3 50 Dem 45 1

Prohibits Detention of U.S. Citizens Without Trial[21] For Against Rep 5 42 Dem 39 12

Authorizes Further Detention After Trial During Wartime[22] For Against Rep 38 2 Dem 9 49

Prohibits Prosecution of Enemy Combatants in Civilian Courts[23] For Against Rep 46 2 Dem 1 49

Oversight of CIA Interrogation and Detention[24] For Against Rep 1 52 Dem 45 1

The Economy/Jobs

Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Bureau Act[25] For Against Rep 4 39 Dem 55 2

American Jobs Act of 2011 - $50 billion for infrastructure projects[26] For Against Rep 0 48 Dem 50 2

End the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection[27] For Against Rep 39 1 Dem 1 54

Kill Credit Default Swap Regulations[28] For Against Rep 38 2 Dem 18 36

Revokes tax credits for businesses that move jobs overseas[29] For Against Rep 10 32 Dem 53 1

Disapproval of President's Authority to Raise the Debt Limit[30] For Against Rep 233 1 Dem 6 175

Disapproval of President's Authority to Raise the Debt Limit[31] For Against Rep 42 1 Dem 2 51

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act[32] For Against Rep 3 173 Dem 247 4

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act[33] For Against Rep 4 36 Dem 57 0

Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension[34] For Against Rep 1 44 Dem 54 1

Reduces Funding for Food Stamps[35] For Against Rep 33 13 Dem 0 52

Minimum Wage Fairness Act[36] For Against Rep 1 41 Dem 53 1

Paycheck Fairness Act[37] For Against Rep 0 40 Dem 58 1

Equal Rights

Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013[38] For Against Rep 1 41 Dem 54 0

Exempts Religiously Affiliated Employers from the Prohibition on Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity[39] For Against Rep 41 3 Dem 2 52

Same Sex Marriage Resolution 2006[40] For Against Rep 6 47 Dem 42 2

Family Planning

Teen Pregnancy Education Amendment[41] For Against Rep 4 50 Dem 44 1

Family Planning and Teen Pregnancy Prevention[42] For Against Rep 3 51 Dem 44 1

Protect Women's Health From Corporate Interference Act[43] The 'anti-Hobby Lobby' bill. For Against Rep 3 42 Dem 53 1

Misc

Prohibit the Use of Funds to Carry Out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act[44] For Against Rep 45 0 Dem 0 52

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Funding Amendment[45] For Against Rep 1 41 Dem 54 0

Limits Interest Rates for Certain Federal Student Loans[46] For Against Rep 0 46 Dem 46 6

Student Loan Affordability Act[47] For Against Rep 0 51 Dem 45 1

Prohibiting Federal Funding of National Public Radio[48] For Against Rep 228 7 Dem 0 185

House Vote for Net Neutrality[49] For Against Rep 2 234 Dem 177 6

Senate Vote for Net Neutrality[50] For Against Rep 0 46 Dem 52 0

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