Posted on 10/06/2004 7:01:45 AM PDT by harpu
2003 Vote To Raise Income Taxes By $90 Billion. (S. 1689, CQ Vote #373: Motion Agreed To 57-42: R 50-1; D 7-40; I 0-1, 10/2/03, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Security Supplemental/Small Business Tax Hike To Pay For The Bill,” 10/2/03)
2003 Vote To Increase Superfund Taxes By $15.6 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 23, CQ Vote # 97: Rejected 43-56: R 1-50; D 41-6, I 1-0, 3/25/03, Kerry Voted Yea)
1999 Vote To Increase Tobacco Taxes By $133 Billion To Pay For Prescription Drug Benefit. (S. Con. Res. 20, CQ Vote #76: Motion Rejected 54-44: R 12-41; D 42-3, 3/25/99, Kerry Voted Yea)
1998 Vote To Raise Taxes By $755 Billion By Increasing Cigarette Tax By $1.10 A Pack And By Increasing Tobacco Company Payments. (S. 1415, CQ Vote #143: Motion Agreed To 72-26: R 27-26; D 45-0, 5/20/98, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1415, CQ Vote #150: Motion Rejected 42-56: R 0-54; D 42-2, 6/9/98, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1415, CQ Vote #153: Motion Rejected 43-55: R 0-53; D 43-2, 6/10/98, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1415, CQ Vote #156: Motion Rejected 43-56: R 0-54; D 43-2, 6/11/98, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1415, CQ Vote #161: Motion Rejected 57-42: R 14-40; D 43-2, 6/17/98, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1415, CQ Vote #162: Motion Rejected 53-46: R 11-43; D 42-3, 6/17/98, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Tobacco Bill/Strike $755 Billion Payments,” 5/20/98)
1998 Vote To Increase Taxes By $2 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 86, CQ Vote #82: Motion Rejected 47-51: R 4-50; D 43-1, 4/2/98)
1998 Vote To Raise Taxes By $311 Million On Hard-Rock Mining Companies. (S. Con. Res. 86, CQ Vote #67: Motion Agreed To 55-44: R 44-10; D 11-34; 4/2/98, Kerry Voted Nay)
1997 Vote To Raise Marketing Assessment On Tobacco By $34 Million. (S. 1033, CQ Vote #198: Motion Agreed To 52-48: R 40-15; D 12-33, 7/23/97, Kerry Voted Nay)
1997 Vote To Raise Taxes By $83 Million On Mining Involving Uranium, Asbestos, Lead, And Mercury. (S. 949, CQ Vote #158: Motion Rejected 37-61: R 6-49; D 31-12, 6/27/97, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Taxpayer Relief Act/Depletion Allowance Limitations,” 6/27/97)
1997 Vote To Increase Cigarette Taxes By $12 Billion. (S. 949, CQ Vote #149: Rejected 30-70: R 0-55; D 30-15, 6/27/97, Kerry Voted Yea)
1997 Vote To Raise Taxes On Hard-Rock Miners By $700 Million. (S. 949, CQ Vote #131: Motion Rejected 36-63; R 7-47; D 29-16, 6/26/97, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Taxpayer Relief Act/Hardrock Mining Depletion Allowance,” 6/26/97)
1997 Vote To Raise Personal And Corporate Income Taxes By $16 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 27, CQ Vote #89: Adopted 51-49: R 51-4; D 0-45, 5/23/97, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Resolution/Vouchers To Escape Dangerous Schools,” 5/23/97)
1997 Vote To Raise Tobacco Taxes By $30 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 27, CQ Vote #76: Motion Agreed To 55-45: R 47-8; D 8-37, 5/21/97, Kerry Voted Nay)
1997 Vote To Raise Corporate Taxes By $15.8 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 27, CQ Vote #72: Motion Agreed To 61-39: R 52-3; D 9-36, 5/20/97, Kerry Voted Nay)
1996 Vote To Raise Taxes By $65 Billion By Extending Expiring Taxes, Closing Corporate Tax Loopholes, And Closing Other Tax Expenditure Loopholes. (S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #136: Motion Agreed To 61-39: R 51-2; D 10-37, 5/22/96, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Resolution/$65 Billion Tax-Spending Hike, No Defense Firewall,” 5/22/96)
1996 Vote To Raise Corporate Taxes By $56 Billion By Ending “Preferences.” (S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #126: Motion Agreed To 52-48: R 49-4; D 3-44, 5/22/96, Kerry Voted Nay)
1996 Vote To Raise Corporate Taxes By $7.3 Billion By Ending “Preferences.” (S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #125: Motion Agreed To 55-45: R 52-1; D 3-44, 5/22/96, Kerry Voted Nay)
1996 Vote To Raise Corporate Taxes By $18 Billion By Ending “Preferences.” (S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #120: Motion Agreed To 55-45: R 53-0; D 2-45, 5/22/96, Kerry Voted Nay)
1996 Vote To Raise Corporate Taxes By $13 Billion By Ending “Preferences” And Reinstating Expired Taxes. (S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #115: Rejected 45-53: R 0-52; D 45-1, 5/16/96, Kerry Voted Yea)
Voted For Democrat Alternative To FY 1996 Budget That Would Have Increased Taxes By $238 Billion By Closing Loopholes For “Wealthy.” (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #215: Rejected 39-60: R 0-54; D 39-6, 5/25/95, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Resolution/Conrad Substitute,” 5/25/95)
1995 Vote To Raise Taxes On Businesses By $60 To $70 Billion. (S. 1357, CQ Vote #521: Motion Rejected 25-73: R 1-52; D 24-21, 10/27/95, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Balanced Budget Reconciliation/Tax Expenditure Reductions,” 10/27/95)
1995 Vote To Raise Corporate Taxes By $6 Billion By Eliminating “Tax Breaks.” (H.R. 4, CQ Vote #406: Motion Agreed To 50-48: R 50-2; D 0-46, 9/11/95, Kerry Voted Nay)
1995 Vote To Raise Taxes By $9.4 Billion By Eliminating “Tax Breaks.” (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #231: Adopted 67-32: R 23-31; D 44-1, 5/25/95, Kerry Voted Yea)
1995 Vote To Raise Taxes For Individuals By $74 Million. (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #226: Adopted 45-55: R 2-52; D 43-3, 5/25/95, Kerry Voted Yea)
1995 Vote To Raise Cigarette Taxes By $84.33 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #223: Motion Agreed To 62-38: R 44-10; D 18-28, 5/25/95, Kerry Voted Nay)
1995 Vote To Raise Taxes By $8.8 Billion By Eliminating Loopholes. (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #220: Motion Agreed To 54-45: R 53-1; D 1-44, 5/25/95, Kerry Voted Nay)
1995 Vote To Raise Taxes By $28 Billion Over Seven Years By Closing Corporate Loopholes. (S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #219: Motion Agreed To 54-45: R 52-2; D 2-43, 5/25/95, Kerry Voted Nay)
1993 Vote For FY 1994 Budget Resolution, Which Increased Taxes By $295 Billion. (H. Con. Res. 64, CQ Vote #83: Adopted 54-45; R 0-43; D 54-2, 3/25/93, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Concurrent Budget Resolution/Final Passage,” 3/25/93)
1993 Vote To Raise Taxes By $790 Million By Taxing Diesel Fuel Used By Barges. (S. Con. Res. 18, CQ Vote #52: Motion Agreed To 55-44: R 2-41; D 53-3, 3/23/93, Kerry Voted Yea)
1992 Vote To Increase Taxes By $7.7 Billion. “The Dole amendment would strike two tax increases, the permanent extension of the personal exemption phaseout (PEP tax) and the limitation on itemized deductions (Pease tax).” (H.R. 11, CQ Vote #240: Rejected 34-59: R 31-8; D 3-51, 9/25/92, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Revenue Act/PEP and Pease Taxes,” 9/25/92)
1992 Vote To Raise Taxes By $70.9 Billion. (H.R. 4210, CQ Vote #51: Passed 50-47: R 0-43; D 50-4, 3/13/92, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4210, CQ Vote #54: Adopted 50-44: R 0-41; D 50-3, 3/20/92, Kerry Voted Yea)
1992 Vote To Increase Taxes On Certain Drug Companies By $2 Billion. (H.R. 4210, CQ Vote #38: Motion Agreed To 61-36: R 41-2; D 20-34, 3/11/92, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Tax Bill/Amend Tax Treatment For Pharmaceutical Companies,” 3/11/92)
1990 Vote To Increase Taxes By $37 Billion By Reinstating Windfall Profits Tax On Domestic Crude Oil. (S. 3209, CQ Vote #288, Rejected 33-67: R 7-38; D 26-29, 10/18/90, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Reconciliation Bill/Metzenbaum Windfall Profits Tax,” 10/18/90)
1990 Vote To Raise Income Taxes By $60.4 Billion On Individuals Making More Than $200,000 Per Year. The sense of the Senate amendment said the Senate should work toward establishing a tax rate of 35 percent for those who make more than $200,000 yearly. (S. 3209, CQ Vote #289: Rejected 44-56: R 5-40; D 39-16, 10/18/90, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Reconciliation Bill/Levin Tax Hike,” 10/18/90)
1989 Vote To Raise Cigarette And Alcohol Taxes By $1.8 Billion. (H.R. 2072, CQ Vote #76: Agreed To 71-20: R 33-6; D 38-14, 6/1/89, Kerry Voted Nay)
1988 Vote To Increase Taxes By $800 Million On Cigarettes, Distilled Spirits, Wine, And Beer. (S. 2238, CQ Vote #354, Agreed To 60-33; R 24-18; D 36-15, 10/6/88, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Tax Corrections Act/Excise Taxes,” 10/6/88)
1987 Vote To Raise Taxes By $23.2 Billion. (H.R. 3545, CQ Vote #419: Adopted 61-28: R 18-23; D 43-5, 12/21/87, Kerry Voted Yea)
1987 Vote To Increase Taxes By $300 Million On Poultry Industry And Cattle Feeding Companies. (S. 1920, CQ Vote #403: Agreed To 53-41: R 21-24; D 32-17, 12/10/87, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Reconciliation/Accrual Method of Accounting,” 12/10/87)
1987 Vote To Increase Taxes By $137 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 49, CQ Vote #87: Adopted 57-42: R 3-42; D 54-0, 5/6/87, Kerry Voted Yea; H. Con. Res. 93, CQ Vote #97, Adopted 56-42: R 3-42; D 53-0, 5/6/87, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Resolution/Chiles II,” 5/6/87; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Resolution/Final Passage,” 5/6/87)
1986 Vote To Raise Taxes By $174 Million. (S. Con Res. 120, CQ Vote #86: Adopted 55-40: R 17-32; D 38-8, 4/30/86, Kerry Voted Yea)
1986 Voted To Raise Taxes By $2.7 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 120, CQ Vote #83: Rejected 32-65: R 1-49; D 31-16, 4/29/86, Kerry Voted Yea)
1986 Voted To Increase Taxes By $145 Million. (S. Con. Res. 120, CQ Vote #79: Agreed To 56-40: R 43-6; D 13-34, 4/24/86, Kerry Voted Nay)
1986 Vote To Raise Taxes By $9.2 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 120, CQ Vote #78: Agreed To 54-41: R 40-9; D 14-32, 4/24/86, Kerry Voted Nay)
1986 Vote To Raise Taxes By $300 Million. (S. Con. Res. 120, CQ Vote #77: Adopted 60-38: R 20-31; D 40-7, 4/23/86, Kerry Voted Yea)
1985 Vote To Increase Corporate Taxes By $10.5 Billion. (S. Con. Res. 32, CQ Vote #75, Agreed To 61-37: R 49-3; D 12-34, 5/9/85, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Resolution/Minimum Corporate Tax,” 5/10/85)
1985 Votes To Increase Cigarette Taxes By $4.9 Billion (S. Con. Res. 32, CQ Vote #66: Agreed To 49-47: R 41-9; D 8-38, 5/9/85, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 32, CQ Vote #70: Agreed To 50-46: R 38-12; D 12-34, 5/9/85, Kerry Voted Nay)
1985 Vote For $51 Billion In New Taxes. (S. Con. Res. 32, CQ Vote #52, Rejected 43-54: R 1-50; D 42-4, 5/8/85, Kerry Voted Yea)
In 1985, Kerry Voted To Limit Amount Of Farm Losses That Could Be Deducted From Non-Farm Income – A $2.6 Billion Tax Increase. The Republican Policy Committee said “The proposed change would discourage new farmers … from entering farming. Without the ability to write off these large costs, they will face a great disincentive to enter the sector.” The Joint Committee On Taxation said the measure would result in a $2.6 billion tax increase. (S. Con. Res. 32, CQ Vote #43: Motion Rejected 38-57: R 8-43; D 30-14, 5/7/85, Kerry Voted Yea; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Budget Resolution/’Tax-Loss Farming,’” 5/7/85)
1985 Vote To Increase Taxes By $3.8 Billion By Taxing Personal Cars That Are Used For Business Purposes. (H.R. 1869, CQ Vote #23: Adopted 51-42: R 30-17; D 21-25, 4/3/85, Kerry Voted Nay; Senate Republican Policy Committee, “Auto Recordkeeping Rules/Use Of Business Autos,” 4/3/85)
Voted At Least Three Times Against Requiring Three-Fifths Majority To Raise Taxes. (S. 1722, CQ Vote #204: Motion Rejected 37-62: R 36-7; D 1-55, 9/24/91, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 11, CQ Vote #236: Motion Rejected 32-60: R 30-9; D 2-51, 9/24/92, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 3167, CQ Vote #339: Rejected 40-56: R 38-3; D 2-53, 10/28/93, Kerry Voted Nay)
18 Votes For Tax Increases Could Not Be Scored. (S. 1730, CQ Vote #296: Rejected 32-66: R 26-26; D 6-40, 11/12/85, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1127, CQ Vote #352: Agreed To 65-32; R 17-29; D 48-3, 10/27/87, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 3209, CQ Vote #280: Rejected 45-55: R 8-37; D 37-18, 10/18/90, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 3209, CQ Vote #285: Rejected 49-51: R 12-33; D 37-18, 10/18/90, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4210, CQ Vote #42: Motion Rejected 36-62: R 7-36; D 29-26, 3/12/92, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 4210, CQ Vote #48: Motion Rejected 36-61: R 35-8; D 1-53, 3/13/92, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1, CQ Vote #28: Motion Agreed To 73-25: R 52-0; D 21-25, 1/19/95, Kerry Voted Yea; H.J. Res. 1, CQ Vote #69: Motion Agreed To 59-40: R 52-0; D 7-40, 2/15/95, Kerry Voted Nay; H.J. Res. 1, CQ Vote #95: Motion Agreed To 63-37: R 53-0; D 10-37, 2/28/95, Kerry Voted Nay; S. Con. Res. 13, CQ Vote #222: Motion Rejected 44-56: R 2-52; D 42-4, 5/25/95, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 2099, CQ Vote #465: Motion Rejected 47-53: R 2-52, D 45-1, 9/27/95, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1357, CQ Vote #517: Motion Rejected 47-52: R 3-50; D 44-2, 10/26/95, Kerry Voted Yea; S. Con. Res. 57, CQ Vote #128: Motion Agreed To 59-41: R 13-40; D 46-1, 5/22/96, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 3756, CQ Vote #282: Motion Agreed To 58-41: R 49-4; D 9-37, 9/11/96, Kerry Voted Nay; S. 1650, CQ Vote #314: Motion Agreed To 54-46: R 52-2; D 1-44, 10/6/99, Kerry Voted Nay; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #147: Motion Rejected 41-58: R 0-49; D 41-9, 5/22/01, Kerry Voted Yea; H.R. 1836, CQ Vote #150: Motion Rejected 42-57: R 0-50; D 42-7, 5/22/01, Kerry Voted Yea; S. 1054, CQ Vote #175: Motion Rejected 37-63: R 2-49; D 35-13, 5/15/03, Kerry Voted Yea)
Last night Edwards said " Kerry voted 600? times to reduce taxes" Do you have info on that ?
Just a plea for consistency, that's all.
I am not wealthy, and if I made $200,000 a year I would consider myself very fortunate. But in today's world, can we consider a $200K income to be super rich?? If a married couple makes that much, owns a home, has kids to put through college then 200K may be comfortable but I don't think it should be considered "rich." If the Dems think this is a winning issue maybe they should rethink it.
This looks like good union break room material!
Semper Fi
I asked the same thing and could find no answers - since he moans that we haven't spent the whole $87 Billion (that he actually voted for, before he voted against it) maybe Edwards meant that Kerry wants to reduce the amount of our taxes the government holds on to, in order to make room for all the money "generated" by the new taxes he would propose.
Ping
We need to know Kerry's attendance for votes to raise taxes or votes to stop tax breaks.
Kerry is absent a lot. I bet he makes it a point to vote for his tax priorities.
This is an awesome amount of work and good for the RNC for doing it.
It's hard for Kerry to refuse the Senate record. He'll try, of course. LOL
refuse=refute
"Darn it, they keep looking at my Senate record! I told them I'm running on Vietnam!"
The Bush-Cheney campaign released a television ad August 23 accusing Kerry of casting "98 votes for tax increases." The number is an improvement on Bush's earlier claim that Kerry cast 350 votes for "higher taxes," which we described as inflated. But even the new, reduced total is padded.
Of the 98 votes for "tax increases," 43 were cast on budget measures that only set targets and don't actually legislate tax increases. Often, several votes are counted regarding a single tax bill.
The ad also strives to blame Kerry for raising taxes on the "middle class" and says "There's what Kerry says and then there's what Kerry does." But a close look shows the votes cited in this ad are in fact fairly consistent with Kerry's promise only to raise taxes on those making over $200,000 a year.
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