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Herb Kohl (D) United States Senior Senator - Incumbent

Senator Herb Kohl
Senate Committees
•Appropriations Committee
•Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Chairman)
•Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
•Subcommittee on Defense
•Subcommittee on Homeland Security
•Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
•Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
•Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

•Committee on the Judiciary
•Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights (Chairman)
• Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs
•Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security

• Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging
Background Info

•Assumed office January 3, 1989

•The League of Conservation Voters gave Senator Kohl a 74% rating, indicating pro-environment votes.(Dec 2003)
















Sources: Wikipedia, Kohl.Senate.gov, Ontheisues.org





Voting Trends
  • Voted NO on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
  • Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)

  • Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)

  • Voted YES on disallowing an oil-leasing program in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Nov 2005)

  • Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)

  • Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)

  • Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)

  • Voted YES on banning drilling in the ANWR. (Mar 2005)

  • EPA must do better on mercury clean up. (Apr 2004)

  • Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)

  • Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)

  • Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)

  • Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)

  • Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior.(Jan 2001)

  • Voted NO on preserving budget for ANWR oil drilling. (Apr 2000)

  • Voted NO on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat.(Sep 1999)

  • Voted NO on ending discussion of CAFE fuel efficiency standards. (Sep 1999)

  • Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)

  • Voted YES on transportation demo projects. (Mar 1998)

  • Voted YES on reducing funds for road building in National Forests. (Sep 1997)

  • Voted YES on approving a nuclear waste repository. (Apr 1997)

  • Voted YES on continuing desert protection in California. (Oct 1994)

  • Voted YES on do not require ethanol in gasoline. (Aug 1994)

  • Voted YES on requiring EPA risk assessments. (May 1994)

Source: Ontheissues.org



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