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Rating Group: Friends Committee on National Legislation

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State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Byrd 100%
John Kerry 100%
Karen McCarthy 100%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
Jeff Bingaman 89%
Barbara Boxer 89%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 89%
Tom Carper 89%
Hillary Clinton 89%
Kent Conrad 89%
Jon Corzine 89%
Thomas Daschle 89%
Chris Dodd 89%
Byron Dorgan 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 89%
Russ Feingold 89%
Dianne Feinstein 89%
Tom Harkin 89%
James Merrill Jeffords 89%
Timothy Johnson 89%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Herb Kohl 89%
Frank Lautenberg 89%
Patrick Leahy 89%
Carl Levin 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 89%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 89%
Harry Reid 89%
Jay Rockefeller IV 89%
Paul Sarbanes 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 89%
Debbie Stabenow 89%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 88%
George Miller 88%
Jim Oberstar 88%
Henry Waxman 88%
Howard Berman 86%
John Edwards 83%
Gary Ackerman 78%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 78%
Thomas Allen 78%
Rob Andrews 78%
Brian Baird 78%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin Democratic 78%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 78%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley Democratic 78%
Tim Bishop 78%
Lois Capps 78%
Mike Capuano 78%
Ben Cardin 78%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 78%
Jim Cooper 78%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 78%
James Davis 78%
Susan Davis 78%
Mark Dayton 78%
Peter DeFazio 78%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette Democratic 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro Democratic 78%
Norm Dicks 78%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II Democratic 78%
Rahm Emanuel 78%
Eliot Engel 78%
Anna Eshoo 78%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Lane Evans 78%
Sam Farr 78%
Bob Filner 78%
Barney Frank 78%
Raul Grijalva 78%
Luis Gutiérrez 78%
Jane Harman 78%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 78%
Maurice Hinchey 78%
Joseph Hoeffel 78%
Rush Holt, Jr. 78%
Mike Honda 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Jay Inslee 78%
Steve Israel 78%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 78%
Eddie Johnson 78%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur Democratic 78%
Patrick Kennedy 78%
Ron Kind 78%
Gerald Kleczka 78%
Dennis Kucinich 78%
Jim Langevin 78%
Tom Lantos 78%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen Democratic 78%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson Democratic 78%
James Leach 78%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee Democratic 78%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
William Lipinski 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren Democratic 78%
Nita Lowey 78%
State Office Name Party Rating
Robert Byrd 100%
John Kerry 100%
Karen McCarthy 100%
Joe Biden, Jr. 89%
Jeff Bingaman 89%
Barbara Boxer 89%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 89%
Tom Carper 89%
Hillary Clinton 89%
Kent Conrad 89%
Jon Corzine 89%
Thomas Daschle 89%
Chris Dodd 89%
Byron Dorgan 89%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 89%
Russ Feingold 89%
Dianne Feinstein 89%
Tom Harkin 89%
James Merrill Jeffords 89%
Timothy Johnson 89%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 89%
Herb Kohl 89%
Frank Lautenberg 89%
Patrick Leahy 89%
Carl Levin 89%
Barbara Mikulski 89%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 89%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 89%
Harry Reid 89%
Jay Rockefeller IV 89%
Paul Sarbanes 89%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 89%
Debbie Stabenow 89%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 89%
Earl Blumenauer 88%
Chaka Fattah, Sr. 88%
George Miller 88%
Jim Oberstar 88%
Henry Waxman 88%
Howard Berman 86%
John Edwards 83%
Gary Ackerman 78%
Daniel Akaka, Sr. 78%
Thomas Allen 78%
Rob Andrews 78%
Brian Baird 78%
WI U.S. Senate - Jr Tammy Baldwin D 78%
Frank Ballance, Jr. 78%
NV Mayor Shelley Berkley D 78%
Tim Bishop 78%
Lois Capps 78%
Mike Capuano 78%
Ben Cardin 78%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 78%
Jim Cooper 78%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 78%
James Davis 78%
Susan Davis 78%
Mark Dayton 78%
Peter DeFazio 78%
CO U.S. House - 1 Diana DeGette D 78%
CT U.S. House - 3 Rosa DeLauro D 78%
Norm Dicks 78%
TX U.S. House - 37 Lloyd Doggett II D 78%
Rahm Emanuel 78%
Eliot Engel 78%
Anna Eshoo 78%
Bob Etheridge 78%
Lane Evans 78%
Sam Farr 78%
Bob Filner 78%
Barney Frank 78%
Raul Grijalva 78%
Luis Gutiérrez 78%
Jane Harman 78%
Alcee Hastings, Sr. 78%
Maurice Hinchey 78%
Joseph Hoeffel 78%
Rush Holt, Jr. 78%
Mike Honda 78%
Darlene Hooley 78%
Jay Inslee 78%
Steve Israel 78%
Jesse Jackson, Jr. 78%
Eddie Johnson 78%
OH U.S. House - 9 Marcy Kaptur D 78%
Patrick Kennedy 78%
Ron Kind 78%
Gerald Kleczka 78%
Dennis Kucinich 78%
Jim Langevin 78%
Tom Lantos 78%
WA U.S. House - 2 Rick Larsen D 78%
CT U.S. House - 1 John Larson D 78%
James Leach 78%
CA Mayor Barbara Lee D 78%
Blanche Lincoln 78%
William Lipinski 78%
CA U.S. House - 18 Zoe Lofgren D 78%
Nita Lowey 78%
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