Lincoln Chafee

Lincoln Chafee

Republican

RI

Senator

Last year in office: 2007

Lincoln Chafee is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. Chafee first took office in Congress in 1999 and left office in 2007.

Data as of Jan 3, 2007 · How these numbers are calculated

Lincoln Chafee: Voting Record & Political Positions

Lincoln Chafee's Voting Record at a Glance

  • Legislative effectiveness: sponsored 18 bills and sponsored or cosponsored 392, 17 of which were enacted into law.

Top Issues Lincoln Chafee Votes On

  • Taxation
  • Health Insurance
  • Defense Spending
  • Immigration
  • Infrastructure
  • Climate Change

How Lincoln Chafee Voted on Recent Bills

  • Nay on “Africa Investment Incentive Act of 2006” (2006-12-09) — Motion Agreed to
  • Nay on “Minimum Wage bill” (2006-07-29) — Cloture Motion Rejected
  • Nay on “Tax Reconciliation bill” (2006-05-11) — Bill Passed
  • Nay on “Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit bill” (2003-06-26) — Amendment Rejected
  • Yea on “Authorization bill FY2007, Defense” (2006-06-22) — Amendment Agreed to
  • Nay on “Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006” (2006-06-15) — Motion to Table Failed

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