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WASHINGTON — Here's how Arizona members of Congress voted on major roll calls last week.
HOUSE
ELECTRONIC RECORDS PRESERVATION
The House voted 286-137 on Wednesday to pass a bill (HR 5811) requiring federal agencies, including the White House, to preserve all e-mail messages and other electronic records under the purview of the National Archives. Now awaiting Senate action, the bill is a response, in part, to White House admissions it cannot account for hundreds of e-mails sought by congressional investigators. The bill awaits Senate action.
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
Yes: Democrats Ed Pastor, Harry Mitchell, Raúl Grijalva, Gabrielle Giffords
No: Republicans Trent Franks, John Shadegg, Jeff Flake
Not voting: Republican Rick Renzi
SENATE
GOVERNMENT SPY POWERS
The Senate voted 69-28 on Wednesday to send President Bush a bill (HR 6304) to renew the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) through 2012 and grant retroactive immunity to telecommunications firms that helped the government spy on Americans after 9/11 without court warrants. The bill would permit surveillance without specific warrants on totally foreign communications passing through U.S. switching points; authorize the secret FISA court to issue blanket warrants for surveillance of communications between U.S. and foreign locations; and continue the existing requirement that strictly domestic spying targeting Americans be authorized by the FISA court on a case-by-case basis.
By establishing FISA as the exclusive basis for intelligence spying, the bill debunks the Bush administration doctrine that presidents have inherent executive authority to conduct surveillance as they see fit.
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
Yes: Republican Jon Kyl
Not voting: Republican John McCain.
TELECOMS' RETROACTIVE IMMUNITY
On Wednesday the Senate, voting 32 for and 66 against, refused to strip HR 6304 (above) of retroactive immunity for companies such as AT&T, Sprint Nextel and Verizon that have been sued over their helping the administration spy on Americans without court warrants for several years after 9/11.
A yes vote was to deny telecom immunity.
No: Kyl
Not voting: McCain
MEDICARE DOCTOR PAYMENTS
The Senate voted 69-30 on Wednesday to advance a bill (HR 6331) to rescind the administration's 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors that took effect July 1, with the $20 billion multiyear cost offset mainly by cuts in the privately run, federally subsidized Medicare Advantage program. The bill was then sent to President Bush on a non-record vote. The bill would increase Medicare payments to doctors by 1.1 percent in January and establish equal co-payment levels for mental and physical ailments.
A yes vote was to pass the bill.
No: Kyl
Not voting: McCain
GEN. PETRAEUS CONFIRMATION
The Senate voted 95-2 on Thursday to approve the appointment of Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, 55, as commander of the U.S. Central Command, which conducts U.S. military operations in the Middle East, East Africa and Central Asia. Petraeus has been commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq.
A yes vote was to confirm Petraeus.
Yes: Kyl
Not voting: McCain
HOUSING BILL ADVANCE
The Senate voted 84-12 on Thursday to advance a housing-recovery bill (HR 3221) that, in part, would enable lenders to refinance hundreds of thousands of at-risk mortgages in return for government backing of the reworked loans. This moved the bill toward Senate passage expected the following week.
A yes vote was to advance the bill.
No: Kyl
Not voting: McCain
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