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The Vote in Congress

On August 1, 2001, the House of Representatives passed an energy bill that called for drilling for oil and natural gas in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Before final passage, Ed Markey (D-MA) proposed an amendment that would have barred drilling in the refuge. The amendment was defeated, 206 to 223. Following is the tally of votes by state. A "yes" vote is a vote to protect the coastal plain from drilling; a "no" vote is a vote to allow drilling.

 

Alabama

Missouri

*Aderholt, Robert, no

*Akin, Todd, no

*Bachus, Spencer, no

*Blunt, Roy, no

*Callahan, Sonny, no

*Clay Jr., William "Lacy", yes

*Cramer, Robert E. "Bud", no

*Emerson, Jo Ann, no

*Everett, Terry, no

*Gephardt, Dick, yes

*Hilliard, Earl F., no

*Graves, Sam, no

*Riley, Bob, no

*Hulshof, Kenny, no

*McCarthy, Karen, yes

Alaska

*Skelton, Ike, no

*Young, Don, no

Montana

Arizona

*Rehberg, Dennis, no

*Flake, Jeff, no

*Hayworth, J.D., no

Nebraska

*Kolbe, Jim, no

*Bereuter, Doug, no

*Pastor, Ed, yes

*Osborne, Tom, no

*Shadegg, John, no

*Terry, Lee, no

*Stump, Bob, no

Nevada

Arkansas

*Berkley, Shelley, yes

*Berry, Marion, no

*Gibbons, Jim, no

*Ross, Mike, no

*Snyder, Vic, yes

New Hampshire

*Bass, Charles, yes

California

*Sununu, John E., no

*Baca, Joe, no

*Becerra, Xavier, yes

New Jersey

*Berman, Howard, yes

*Andrews, Robert E., yes

*Bono, Mary, no

*Ferguson, Michael, yes

*Calvert, Ken, no

*Frelinghuysen, Rodney, yes

*Capps, Lois, yes

*Holt, Rush, yes

*Condit, Gary, yes

*LoBiondo, Frank, yes

*Cox, Christopher, no

*Menendez, Bob, yes

*Cunningham, Randy "Duke", no

*Pallone Jr., Frank, yes

*Davis, Susan, yes

*Pascrell Jr., Bill, yes

*Dooley, Cal, no

*Payne, Donald M., yes

*Doolittle, John, no

*Rothman, Steven, yes

*Dreier, David, no

*Roukema, Marge, yes

*Eshoo, Anna G., yes

*Saxton, Jim, yes

*Farr, Sam, yes

*Smith, Chris, yes

*Filner, Bob, yes

*Gallegly, Elton, no

New Mexico

*Harman, Jane, yes

*Skeen, Joe, no

*Herger, Wally, no

*Udall, Tom, yes

*Honda, Mike, yes

*Wilson, Heather, no

*Horn, Stephen, yes

*Hunter, Duncan, no

New York

*Issa, Darrell, no

*Ackerman, Gary, yes

*Lantos, Tom, yes

*Boehlert, Sherwood L., yes

*Lee, Barbara, yes

*Crowley, Joseph, yes

*Lewis, Jerry, no

*Engel, Eliot, yes

*Lofgren, Zoe, yes

*Fossella, Vito, no

*McKeon, Buck, no

*Gilman, Benjamin A., yes

*Matsui, Robert, yes

*Grucci, Felix, no

*Millender-McDonald, Juanita, yes

*Hinchey, Maurice, yes

*Miller, Gary, no

*Houghton, Amo, yes

*Miller, George, yes

*Israel, Steve, yes

*Napolitano, Grace, yes

*Kelly, Sue, yes

*Ose, Doug, no

*King, Pete, no

*Pelosi, Nancy, yes

*LaFalce, John J., yes

*Pombo, Richard, no

*Lowey, Nita, yes

*Radanovich, George P., no

*McCarthy, Carolyn, yes

*Rohrabacher, Dana, no

*McHugh, John M., yes

*Roybal-Allard, Lucille, yes

*McNulty, Michael R., yes

*Royce, Ed, no

*Maloney, Carolyn, yes

*Sanchez, Loretta, yes

*Meeks, Gregory W., yes

*Schiff, Adam, yes

*Nadler, Jerrold, yes

*Sherman, Brad, yes

*Owens, Major, yes

*Solis, Hilda, yes

*Quinn, Jack, no

*Stark, Fortney Pete, no

*Rangel, Charles B., yes

*Tauscher, Ellen, yes

*Reynolds, Thomas M., no

*Thomas, Bill, no

*Serrano, José E., yes

*Thompson, Mike, yes

*Slaughter, Louise, yes

*Waters, Maxine, yes

*Sweeney, John E., yes

*Watson, Diane E., yes

*Towns, Edolphus, no

*Waxman, Henry, yes

*Velázquez, Nydia M., yes

*Woolsey, Lynn, yes

*Walsh, Jim, yes

*Weiner, Anthony D., yes

Colorado

*DeGette, Diana, yes

North Carolina

*Hefley, Joel, no

*Ballenger, Cass, no

*McInnis, Scott, no

*Burr, Richard, no

*Schaffer, Bob, no

*Clayton, Eva, yes

*Tancredo, Tom, no

*Coble, Howard, no

*Udall, Mark, yes

*Etheridge, Bob, yes

*Hayes, Robin, no

Connecticut

*Jones, Walter B., no

*DeLauro, Rosa L., yes

*McIntyre, Mike, yes

*Johnson, Nancy L., yes

*Myrick, Sue, no

*Larson, John B., yes

*Price, David, yes

*Maloney, James H., yes

*Taylor, Charles H., no

*Shays, Christopher, yes

*Watt, Mel, yes

*Simmons, Rob, yes

North Dakota

Delaware

*Pomeroy, Earl, yes

*Castle, Michael N., yes

Ohio

Florida

*Boehner, John A., no

*Bilirakis, Michael, no

*Brown, Sherrod, yes

*Boyd, Allen, no

*Chabot, Steve, no

*Brown, Corrine, yes

*Gillmor, Paul, no

*Crenshaw, Ander, no

*Hall, Tony P., yes

*Davis, Jim, yes

*Hobson, David, no

*Deutsch, Peter, yes

*Jones, Stephanie Tubbs, yes

*Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, no

*Kaptur, Marcy, yes

*Foley, Mark, yes

*Kucinich, Dennis J., yes

*Goss, Porter, no

*LaTourette, Steven C., no

*Hastings, Alcee L., yes

*Ney, Robert W., no

*Keller, Ric, no

*Oxley, Michael G., no

*Meek, Carrie, yes

*Portman, Rob, no

*Mica, John, no

*Pryce, Deborah, no

*Miller, Dan, no

*Regula, Ralph, no

*Putnam, Adam, no

*Sawyer, Thomas, yes

*Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, no

*Strickland, Ted, yes

*Scarborough, Joe, no

*Tiberi, Pat, no

*Shaw Jr., E. Clay, no

*Traficant Jr., James A., no

*Stearns, Cliff, no

*Thurman, Karen, yes

Oklahoma

*Weldon, Dave, no

*Carson, Brad, no

*Wexler, Robert, yes

*Istook Jr., Ernest J., no

*Young, C.W. Bill, no

*Largent, Steve, no

*Lucas, Frank D., no

Georgia

*Watkins, Wes, no

*Barr, Bob, no

*Watts Jr., J.C., no

*Bishop Jr., Sanford D., no

*Chambliss, Saxby, no

Oregon

*Collins, Mac, no

*Blumenauer, Earl, yes

*Deal, Nathan, no

*DeFazio, Peter, yes

*Isakson, Johnny, no

*Hooley, Darlene, yes

*Kingston, Jack, no

*Walden, Greg, no

*Lewis, John, yes

*Wu, David, yes

*Linder, John, no

*McKinney, Cynthia, yes

Pennsylvania

*Norwood, Charlie, no

*Borski, Bob, yes

*Brady, Robert, no

Hawaii

*Coyne, William J., yes

*Abercrombie, Neil, yes

*Doyle, Mike, yes

*Mink, Patsy T., yes

*English, Phil, no

*Fattah, Chaka, yes

Idaho

*Gekas, George, no

*Otter, Butch, no

*Greenwood, James C., yes

*Simpson, Mike, no

*Hart, Melissa, , no

*Hoeffel, Joseph M., yes

Illinois

*Holden, Tim, yes

*Biggert, Judy, no

*Kanjorski, Paul E., no

*Blagojevich, Rod, yes

*Mascara, Frank, no

*Costello, Jerry, yes

*Murtha, John, no

*Crane, Phil, no

*Peterson, John E., no

*Davis, Danny K., yes

*Pitts, Joseph R., no

*Evans, Lane, yes

*Platts, Todd, no

*Gutierrez, Luis, yes

*Sherwood, Don, no

*Hastert, Denny, no

*Shuster, Bill, no

*Hyde, Henry, no

*Toomey, Patrick J., no

*Jackson Jr., Jesse L., yes

*Weldon, Curt, no

*Johnson, Timothy V., yes

*Kirk, Mark, yes

Rhode Island

*LaHood, Ray, yes

*Kennedy, Patrick, yes

*Lipinski, William O., NV

*Langevin, Jim, yes

*Manzullo, Donald, no

*Phelps, David, no

South Carolina

*Rush, Bobby L., yes

*Brown, Henry, no

*Schakowsky, Jan, yes

*Clyburn, James E., no

*Shimkus, John, no

*DeMint, Jim, no

*Weller, Jerry, no

*Graham, Lindsey, no

*Spence, Floyd D., NV

Indiana

*Spratt,John, NV

*Burton, Dan, no

*Buyer, Steve, no

South Dakota

*Carson, Julia, yes

*Thune, John, no

*Hill, Baron, yes

*Hostettler, John N., no

Tennessee

*Kerns, Brian, no

*Bryant, Ed, no

*Pence, Mike, no

*Clement, Bob, yes

*Roemer, Tim, yes

*Duncan Jr., John J., no

*Souder, Mark E., no

*Ford, Harold, yes

*Visclosky, Peter, yes

*Gordon, Bart, yes

*Hilleary, Van, no

Iowa

*Jenkins, William L., no

*Boswell, Leonard, yes

*Tanner, John, no

*Ganske, Greg, no

*Wamp, Zach, no

*Latham, Tom, no

*Leach, Jim, yes

Texas

*Nussle, Jim, no

*Armey, Dick, no

*Barton, Joe, no

Kansas

*Bentsen, Ken, yes

*Moore, Dennis, yes

*Bonilla, Henry, no

*Moran, Jerry, no

*Brady, Kevin, no

*Ryun, Jim, no

*Combest, Larry, no

*Tiahrt, Todd, no

*Culberson, John, no

*DeLay, Tom, no

Kentucky

*Doggett, Lloyd, yes

*Fletcher, Ernie, no

*Edwards, Chet, no

*Lewis, Ron, no

*Frost, Martin, yes

*Lucas, Ken, no

*Gonzalez, Charlie A., yes

*Northup, Anne, no

*Granger, Kay, no

*Rogers, Harold, no

*Green, Gene, no

*Whitfield, Ed, no

*Hall, Ralph M., no

*Hinojosa, Rubén, yes

Louisiana

*Jackson Lee, Sheila, yes

*Baker, Richard, no

*Johnson, Eddie Bernice, yes

*Cooksey, John, no

*Johnson, Sam, no

*Jefferson, William J., no

*Lampson, Nick, yes

*John, Christopher, no

*Ortiz, Solomon P., no

*McCrery, Jim, no

*Paul, Ron, no

*Tauzin, Billy, no

*Reyes, Silvestre, no

*Vitter, David, no

*Rodriguez, Ciro D., yes

*Sandlin, Max, no

Maine

*Sessions,Pete, no

*Allen, Tom, yes

*Smith, Lamar, no

*Baldacci, John E., yes

*Stenholm, Charlie, no

*Thornberry, Mac, no

Maryland

*Turner, Jim, no

*Bartlett, Roscoe, yes

*Cardin, Benjamin L., yes

Utah

*Cummings, Elijah, yes

*Cannon, Chris, no

*Ehrlich Jr., Robert L., no

*Hansen, James V., no

*Gilchrest, Wayne, yes

*Matheson, Jim, yes

*Hoyer, Steny H., yes

*Morella, Constance, yes

Vermont

*Wynn, Albert, yes

*Sanders, Bernie, yes

Massachusetts

Virginia

*Capuano, Michael E., yes

*Boucher, Rick, yes

*Delahunt, William, yes

*Cantor, Eric, no

*Frank, Barney, yes

*Davis, Jo Ann S., no

*McGovern, James, yes

*Davis, Tom, yes

*Markey, Ed, yes

*Forbes, J. Randy, no

*Meehan, Marty, yes

*Goode Jr., Virgil H., no

*Neal, Richard E., yes

*Goodlatte, Bob, no

*Olver, John, yes

*Moran, Jim, yes

*Tierney, John, yes

*Schrock, Ed, no

*Scott, Robert C. "Bobby", yes

Michigan

*Wolf, Frank, no

*Barcia, Jim, yes

*Bonior, David E., yes

Washington

*Camp, Dave, no

*Baird, Brian, yes

*Conyers Jr., John, yes

*Dicks, Norman D., yes

*Dingell, John D., yes

*Dunn, Jennifer, yes

*Ehlers, Vernon J., yes

*Hastings, Doc, no

*Hoekstra, Pete, no

*Inslee, Jay, yes

*Kildee, Dale, yes

*Larsen, Rick, yes

*Kilpatrick, Carolyn, yes

*McDermott, Jim, yes

*Knollenberg, Joe, no

*Nethercutt Jr., George R., no

*Levin, Sander, yes

*Smith, Adam, yes

*Rivers, Lynn N., yes

*Rogers, Mike, no

West Virginia

*Smith, Nick, no

*Capito, Shelley Moore, no

*Stupak, Bart, yes

*Mollohan, Alan B., no

*Upton, Fred, no

*Rahall, Nick, yes

 

Minnesota

Wisconsin

*Gutknecht, Gil, no

*Baldwin, Tammy, yes

*Kennedy, Mark, yes

*Barrett, Tom, yes

*Luther, William P., yes

*Green, Mark, no

*McCollum, Betty, yes

*Kind, Ron, yes

*Oberstar, James L., no

*Kleczka, Gerald D., yes

*Peterson, Collin C., no

*Obey, David R., yes

*Ramstad, Jim, yes

*Petri, Thomas, yes

*Sabo, Martin Olav, yes

*Ryan, Paul, no

*Sensenbrenner, F. James, yes

Mississippi

*Pickering, Charles W. "Chip", no

Wyoming

*Shows, Ronnie, no

*Cubin, Barbara, no

*Taylor, Gene, no

 

*Thompson, Bennie G., no

 

*Wicker, Roger, no

 


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What You
Can Do

Some members of Congress have been trying to open the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for 30 years, but the issue became more urgent with the election of George W. Bush, who has put the power of the presidency behind drilling.

The most important thing you can do right now is to urge your senators to oppose any bill that would permit drilling. (The current bill is S. 388.) To find out how your representative voted on the House energy bill, click here. For congressional phone numbers or mailing addresses, visit capitolconnect.com/audubon or call the Capitol switchboard (202-224-3121). To send e-mails through the Audubon Society web site, click here.

The situation on Capitol Hill is fluid as Audubon goes to press. Check the Audubon Society's Protect the Arctic web site for the latest information. To receive the Audubon Advisory, a biweekly update from the Audubon Society's Washington, D.C., office, call 800-659-2622 or send an e-mail to audubonaction@audubon.org. The information is also available here.

To receive a free "Protect the Arctic" kit, click here. You can also order a free video to show at a house party or other event designed to get your family and friends involved in protecting the refuge. Another video, Arctic Dance: The Mardy Murie Story, is available for $35.25 by calling 800-345-9556 or clicking here. Murie, considered the matriarch of Alaskan and American conservationists, helped press for the law creating the Arctic Refuge.

Individual choices have a cumulative effect on the amount of energy the United States uses. The popularity of SUVs and minivans, for instance, has lowered the average U.S. fuel economy from 26 miles per gallon in 1988 to 24 today. If you're buying a new vehicle, choose the most fuel-efficient one available. When possible, walk, bicycle, or use mass transit instead of driving. For more ideas, read "Green House" in the March-April issue of Audubon.