S. 2045 (106th): American Competitiveness in the Twenty-first Century Act of 2000 (On Passage of the Bill)

Voted against importing more foreign workers in 2000.
Sen.ZZlastnameZZ voted against S.2045, the Abraham foreign worker bill to increase the number of foreign high-tech workers. On the heels of the release of a GAO report finding no proof of a high-tech worker shortage and evidence of abuse in the H-1B program, Sen. ZZlastnameZZ voted against this foreign worker bill that contained no worker protections. The bill passed the Senate 96-1.

Action Type: 
Floor Final
Chamber: 
Senate
Endorsement: 
No Position
Timestamp: 
Tuesday, October 3, 2000 (All day)
Document Link: 
View on govTrack.us

Supported 

  • [230] Senator Daniel Akaka - 2000-10-03
  • [894] Senator Wayne Allard - 2000-10-03
  • [476] Senator Max Baucus - 2000-10-03
  • [900] Senator Evan Bayh - 2000-10-03
  • [812] Senator Robert Bennett - 2000-10-03
  • [162] President Joseph Biden - 2000-10-03
  • [549] Senator Jeff Bingaman - 2000-10-03
  • [447] Senator Kit Bond - 2000-10-03
  • [49] Senator Barbara Boxer - 2000-10-03
  • [343] Senator John Breaux - 2000-10-03
  • [317] Former Governor Sam Brownback - 2000-10-03
  • [330] Senator Jim Bunning - 2000-10-03
  • [477] Senator Conrad Burns - 2000-10-03
  • [881] Senator Robert Byrd - 2000-10-03
  • [134] Senator Ben Campbell - 2000-10-03
  • [904] Senator Lincoln Chafee - 2000-10-03
  • [465] Senator Thad Cochran - 2000-10-03
  • [395] Senator Susan Collins - 2000-10-03
  • [504] Senator Kent Conrad - 2000-10-03
  • [248] Senator Larry Craig - 2000-10-03
  • [251] Senator Mike Crapo - 2000-10-03
  • [739] Senator Tom Daschle - 2000-10-03
  • [616] Governor Mike DeWine - 2000-10-03
  • [148] Senator Christopher Dodd - 2000-10-03
  • [548] Senator Pete Domenici - 2000-10-03
  • [506] Senator Byron Dorgan - 2000-10-03
  • [255] Senator Dick Durbin - 2000-10-03
  • [483] Senator John Edwards - 2000-10-03
  • [890] Senator Mike Enzi - 2000-10-03
  • [862] Senator Russell Feingold - 2000-10-03
  • [258] Senator Peter Fitzgerald - 2000-10-03
  • [745] Senator Bill Frist - 2000-10-03
  • [166] Senator Bob Graham - 2000-10-03
  • [235] Senator Chuck Grassley - 2000-10-03
  • [519] Senator Judd Gregg - 2000-10-03
  • [510] Senator Chuck Hagel - 2000-10-03
  • [236] Senator Tom Harkin - 2000-10-03
  • [811] Senator Orrin Hatch - 2000-10-03
  • [763] Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison - 2000-10-03
  • [655] Senator James Inhofe - 2000-10-03
  • [229] Senator Daniel Inouye - 2000-10-03
  • [836] Senator James Jeffords - 2000-10-03
  • [741] Senator Tim Johnson - 2000-10-03
  • [359] Former Senator John Kerry - 2000-10-03
  • [860] Senator Herb Kohl - 2000-10-03
  • [35] Senator Jon Kyl - 2000-10-03
  • [344] Senator Mary Landrieu - 2000-10-03
  • [524] Senator Frank Lautenberg - 2000-10-03
  • [835] Senator Patrick Leahy - 2000-10-03
  • [400] Senator Carl Levin - 2000-10-03
  • [22] Senator Blanche Lincoln - 2000-10-03
  • [466] Senator Trent Lott - 2000-10-03
  • [295] Senator Richard Lugar - 2000-10-03
  • [33] Senator John McCain - 2000-10-03
  • [328] Senator Mitch McConnell - 2000-10-03
  • [379] Senator Barbara Mikulski - 2000-10-03
  • [908] Senator Zell Miller - 2000-10-03
  • [840] Senator Patty Murray - 2000-10-03
  • [653] Senator Don Nickles - 2000-10-03
  • [722] Senator Jack Reed - 2000-10-03
  • [556] Senator Harry Reid - 2000-10-03
  • [319] Senator Pat Roberts - 2000-10-03
  • [882] Senator John Rockefeller - 2000-10-03
  • [683] Senator Rick Santorum - 2000-10-03
  • [378] Senator Paul Sarbanes - 2000-10-03
  • [565] Senator Charles Schumer - 2000-10-03
  • [6] Senator Jeff Sessions - 2000-10-03
  • [4] Senator Richard Shelby - 2000-10-03
  • [669] Senator Gordon Smith - 2000-10-03
  • [392] Senator Olympia Snowe - 2000-10-03
  • [682] Senator Arlen Specter - 2000-10-03
  • [1] Senator Ted Stevens - 2000-10-03
  • [888] Senator Craig Thomas - 2000-10-03
  • [618] Senator George Voinovich - 2000-10-03
  • [820] Senator John Warner - 2000-10-03
  • [667] Senator Ron Wyden - 2000-10-03
  • [2] Senator Frank Murkowski - 2000-10-03
  • [20] Senator Tim Hutchinson - 2000-10-03
  • [206] Senator Max Cleland - 2000-10-03
  • [480] Senator Jesse Helms - 2000-10-03
  • [675] Representative Bob Smith - 2000-10-03
  • [526] Senator Robert Torricelli - 2000-10-03
  • [727] Senator Strom Thurmond - 2000-10-03
  • [743] Senator Fred Thompson - 2000-10-03
  • [761] Senator Phil Gramm - 2000-10-03
  • [401] Senator Spencer Abraham - 2000-10-03
  • [449] Senator John Ashcroft - 2000-10-03
  • [557] Senator Richard Bryan - 2000-10-03
  • [838] Senator Slade Gorton - 2000-10-03
  • [432] Senator Rod Grams - 2000-10-03
  • [508] Representative Bob Kerrey - 2000-10-03
  • [167] Senator Connie Mack, III - 2000-10-03
  • [563] Senator Daniel Moynihan - 2000-10-03
  • [821] Senator Charles Robb - 2000-10-03
  • [163] Senator William Roth - 2000-10-03
  • [430] Senator Paul Wellstone - 2000-10-03

Opposed 

  • [728] Senator Ernest Hollings - 2000-10-03

Avoided 

  • [46] Senator Dianne Feinstein - 2000-10-03
  • [358] Senator Edward Kennedy - 2000-10-03
  • [149] Senator Joseph Lieberman - 2000-10-03
Author: 
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]
Sync Rule: 
Do not import