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Feingold Has Voted At Least 11 Times Against Funding For Veterans Programs
In December 2009, Feingold Voted Against The FY 2010 Omnibus, Which Included
Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the conference report on the
bill that would provide $446.8 billion in discretionary spending for federal departments and agencies
covered by six unfinished fiscal 2010 spending bills. The measure incorporates the following
previously separate appropriations bills from the 111th Congress: Commerce-Justice-Science;
Financial Services; Labor-HHS-Education; Military Construction-VA; State-Foreign Operations; and
Transportation-HUD. It also would prohibit the release or transfer of detainees held in Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, into the United States, for any reason other than prosecution. (H.R. 3288, Roll Call Vote #374:
Conference Report Agreed To 57-35, 12/13/09, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In December 2007, Feingold Voted Against The FY 2008 Omnibus, Which Included $3.7
Billion In Emergency Funding For Veterans Programs. Reid, D-Nev., motion to concur in
the House amendment to the bill that would provide $473.5 billion in discretionary spending in fiscal
2008 for all federal departments and agencies whose regular fiscal 2008 spending bills have not been
enacted. The measure incorporates 11 previously separate appropriations bills: Agriculture;
Commerce-Justice-Science; Energy-Water; Financial Services; Homeland Security; InteriorEnvironment; Labor-HHS-Education; Legislative Branch; Military Construction-VA; State-Foreign
Operations; and Transportation-HUD. It would provide $3.7 billion in emergency funding for
veterans' programs. (H.R. 2746, Roll Call Vote #441: Motion Agreed To 76-17, 12/18/07, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed
5/5/16)
In May 2007, Feingold Voted Against The FY 2007 Supplemental Appropriations Act,
Which Included $1.8 Billion For Veterans Medical Care. Reid, D-Nev., motion to concur in
the House amendments to the bill that would appropriate $120 billion in fiscal 2007 emergency
spending, including $94.4 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. It would establish
18 "benchmarks" for the Iraqi government and require the president to report on progress towards
meeting the benchmarks. It would permit, but not require, the president to withhold reconstruction
funds if the benchmarks were not met. It would provide $3.1 billion in funding for military base
closure expenses, $1.8 billion for veterans' medical care, $6.3 billion for hurricane relief and $3
billion in funding for agriculture disaster relief. It would raise the minimum wage to $7.25 per hour
over two years and provide $4.8 billion in small-business tax incentives. (H.R. 2206, Roll Call Vote #181: Motion
Agreed To 80-14, 5/24/07, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In November 2004, Feingold Voted Against The FY 2005 Omnibus, Which Included
Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the conference report on the
bill that would provide $388.4 billion in discretionary spending in fiscal 2005 for all federal
departments and agencies whose fiscal 2005 spending bills have not been enacted. The measure
incorporates nine previously separate appropriations bills: Agriculture; Commerce-Justice-State;
Energy and Water; Foreign Operations; Interior; Labor-HHS-Education; Transportation and
Treasury; Legislative Branch and VA-HUD. The total does not include a 0.8 percent across-the-board
cut in all discretionary accounts in the omnibus. States and localities would be barred from receiving
federal funding if they compel health care providers or insurance companies to provide, pay for or
refer abortion services. It also would provide $577 million for work on a nuclear waste storage facility
at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. (H.R. 4818, Roll Call Vote #215: Conference Report Agreed To 65-30, 11/20/04, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ
Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In January 2004, Feingold Voted Against The Fiscal 2004 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
That Included Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the
conference report on the bill that would provide a total of $820 billion in fiscal 2004, including
$328.1 billion in discretionary spending, for all federal departments and agencies whose regular fiscal
2004 spending bills have not been enacted. Discretionary spending totals include $16.9 billion for the
Agriculture Department, Food and Drug Administration, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
and related agencies; $37.7 billion for the Commerce, Justice and State departments and judicial
agencies; $545 million for the District of Columbia; $17.3 billion for foreign aid and export assistance;
$139.8 billion for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education departments; $27.5 billion
for the Transportation and Treasury departments and related independent agencies; and $91 billion
for the Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development departments. Media companies would
be allowed to own enough television stations to cover 39 percent of the national audience. The District
of Columbia would be authorized to start a five-year program to provide students with vouchers to
cover tuition at private schools. (H.R. 2673, Roll Call Vote #3: Conference Report Agreed To 65-28, 1/22/04, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ
Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In February 2003, Feingold Voted Against The Fiscal 2003 Omnibus Appropriations
Bill That Included Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the
conference report on the joint resolution that would provide $397.4 billion in fiscal 2003 spending for
all Cabinet departments and government agencies covered in 11 unfinished spending bills. The
included bills are: Agriculture, Treasury-Postal, Transportation, VA-HUD, Legislative Branch, Energy
and Water, District of Columbia, Labor-HHS, Commerce-Justice-State, Interior and Foreign
Operations. The agreement would provide a 0.65 percent across-the-board cut to many programs to
offset additional increased funding primarily for education. It would provide $10 billion for
intelligence and military activities, an additional $3.1 billion for drought relief, $1.5 billion for state
election overhaul efforts, and an increase in Medicare payments to physicians by $54 billion over 10
years. (H. J. Res. 2, Roll Call Vote #34: Conference Report Agreed To 76-20, 2/13/03, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In November 2001, Feingold Was One Of Only Seven Senators To Vote Against The
Fiscal 2002 Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the conference
report on the bill that would provide $112.7 billion for the departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) and
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and related agencies, including the EPA, NASA, and the
National Science Foundation. The agreement would require the EPA to adopt a new standard for
arsenic in the drinking water consistent with the Safe Drinking Water Act, and would provide $407
million for the AmeriCorps community service program. (H.R. 2620, Roll Call Vote #334: Conference Report Agreed To
87-7, 11/8/01, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In October 2000, Feingold Was One Of Only Eight Senators To Vote Against The Fiscal
2001 Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the conference report
on the bill that would appropriate $107.3 billion in fiscal 2001 for the Veterans Affairs and Housing
and Urban Development departments and independent agencies (EPA, NASA and the FEMA) as well
as $23.6 billion for the Energy Department and Army Corps of Engineers, and other independent
agencies. It would appropriate $30.6 billion for HUD programs and $47 billion for VA programs and
benefits. The corps would receive $4.5 billion for water programs and the Energy Department would
get $13.5 billion for defense nuclear programs. (H.R. 4635, Roll Call Vote #278: Conference Report Agreed To 85-8, 10/19/00,
Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In October 1999, Feingold Was One Of Only Five Senators To Vote Against The Fiscal
2000 Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the conference report
on the bill to provide $99.5 billion for the departments of Veterans Affairs (VA), Housing and Urban
Development (HUD), and 17 independent agencies. The report would provide $44.3 billion in VA
funding and $25.9 billion for HUD. The conference report total includes $4.2 billion in advance
funding for HUD's Section 8 rental subsidy program for 2002. The funding for the current year
includes $344 million to expand the program to an additional 60,000 low-income families. The
report would provide $11 billion in total funding for the Section 8 program, including the advance
funding. The report would provide $2.5 billion in emergency funding for the Federal Emergency
Management Agency to deal with the damage caused by Hurricane Floyd and to provide reserve
money for other potential disasters. (H.R. 2684, Roll Call Vote #328: Conference Report Agreed To 93-5, 10/15/99, Feingold Voted
Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In December 1995, Feingold Voted Against The Fiscal 1996 Funding For The
Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the conference report to provide
$80,606,927,000 in new budget authority for the departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and
Urban Development, and for certain independent agencies for fiscal 1996. The conference report
provides $9,313,234,061 less than the $89,920,161,061 provided in fiscal 1995 and $9,262,835,093
less than the $89,869,762,093 requested by the administration. (H.R. 2099, Roll Call Vote #606: Conference Report
Agreed To 54-44, 12/14/95, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed 5/5/16)
In September 1994, Feingold Was One Of Nine Senators To Vote Against The Fiscal
1995 Funding For The Department Of Veterans Affairs. Adoption of the conference report to
provide $90,118,186,061 in fiscal 1995 budget authority for the Veterans Affairs and the Housing and
Urban Development departments, and for independent agencies such as the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. The administration had requested
$90,318,793,061. (H.R. 4624, Roll Call Vote #306: Conference Report Agreed To 90-9, 9/27/94, Feingold Voted Nay; CQ Summary, Accessed
5/5/16)