Here is how members of Maryland's delegation on Capitol Hill were recorded on selected roll-call votes last week:
Y: YES N: NO X: NOT VOTING
HOUSE: BUDGET CUT
By 201 for and 214 against, the House declined to cut $36 million from legislation (HR 655) to accelerate research into hydrogen as a renewable, nonpolluting, affordable fuel.
A yes vote supported the budget cut.
Y N X Member
* N * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
Y * * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: SPENDING ISSUE
Voting 155 for and 257 against, the House rejected an amendment to HR 655 (above) concerning the Department of Energy research budget.
A yes vote opposed limiting Energy Department research and development spending.
Y N X Member
* N * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
* N * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: PRIORITIES
By 187 for and 207 against, the House rejected a Democratic motion on spending priorities. At issue was a bill (HR 1158) to rescind, or roll back, about $17 billion appropriated by Congress but not spent.
A yes vote supported the Democratic motion.
Y N X Member
* N * Ehrlich, Robert, R-2nd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * Bartlett, Roscoe G., R-6th
Y * * Wynn, Albert R., D-4th
Y * * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
Y * * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
SENATE: LAWSUITS
The Senate failed, 47 for and 52 against, to cut off debate on a bill to overhaul civil litigation (HR 956).
A yes vote was to move to final passage of the bill to change civil litigation in federal and state courts.
Y N X Member
* N * Mikulski, Barbara A., D
* N * Sarbanes, Paul S., D
SENATE: PUNITIVE DAMAGES
Voting 51-49, the Senate imposed a nationwide limit on punitive TTC damages in civil cases. The vote limited punitive damages in all state and federal civil suits, not just product suits, to twice the level of compensatory damages.
A yes vote was to limit punitive damages in federal and state civil suits.
Y N X Member
* N * Mikulski, Barbara A., D
* N * Sarbanes, Paul S., D
SENATE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Voting 53-47, the Senate broadened a pending product liability bill (HR 956, above) to cover medical malpractice. In part, the amendment limited punitive damages and attorneys' contingency fees in malpractice cases against health care providers.
A yes vote was to include medical malpractice in a pending product liability bill.
Y N X Member
* N * Mikulski, Barbara A., D
* N * Sarbanes, Paul S., D
