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Rating Group: Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

2003 Positions

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Issues: Science

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State Office Name Party Rating
Joe Biden, Jr. 67%
Jeff Bingaman 67%
Barbara Boxer 67%
Robert Byrd 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell Democratic 67%
Tom Carper 67%
Lincoln Chafee 67%
Hillary Clinton 67%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins Republican 67%
Jon Corzine 67%
Chris Dodd 67%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin Democratic 67%
Russ Feingold 67%
Dianne Feinstein 67%
Tom Harkin 67%
Daniel Inouye 67%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
Timothy Johnson 67%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 67%
Herb Kohl 67%
Mary Landrieu 67%
Frank Lautenberg 67%
Patrick Leahy 67%
Carl Levin 67%
Blanche Lincoln 67%
Barbara Mikulski 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray Democratic 67%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 67%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed Democratic 67%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Paul Sarbanes 67%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer Democratic 67%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Arlen Specter 67%
Debbie Stabenow 67%
Ted Stevens 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden Democratic 67%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Bob Beauprez 50%
Marion Berry 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. Democratic 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case Democratic 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn Democratic 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis Democratic 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
John Dingell 50%
John Doolittle 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Lane Evans 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Scott Garrett 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Gene Green 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer Democratic 50%
Henry Hyde 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Pete King 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch Democratic 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Brad Miller 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Randy Neugebauer 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Butch Otter 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. Democratic 50%
Steve Pearce 50%
Jon Porter, Sr. 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
David Scott 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
State Office Name Party Rating
Joe Biden, Jr. 67%
Jeff Bingaman 67%
Barbara Boxer 67%
Robert Byrd 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Jr Maria Cantwell D 67%
Tom Carper 67%
Lincoln Chafee 67%
Hillary Clinton 67%
ME U.S. Senate - Sr Susan Collins R 67%
Jon Corzine 67%
Chris Dodd 67%
IL U.S. Senate - Sr Dick Durbin D 67%
Russ Feingold 67%
Dianne Feinstein 67%
Tom Harkin 67%
Daniel Inouye 67%
James Merrill Jeffords 67%
Timothy Johnson 67%
Edward Kennedy, Sr. 67%
Herb Kohl 67%
Mary Landrieu 67%
Frank Lautenberg 67%
Patrick Leahy 67%
Carl Levin 67%
Blanche Lincoln 67%
Barbara Mikulski 67%
WA U.S. Senate - Sr Patty Murray D 67%
Bill Nelson, Sr. 67%
RI U.S. Senate - Sr Jack Reed D 67%
Jay Rockefeller IV 67%
Paul Sarbanes 67%
NY U.S. Senate - Sr Chuck Schumer D 67%
Olympia Snowe 67%
Arlen Specter 67%
Debbie Stabenow 67%
Ted Stevens 67%
OR U.S. Senate - Sr Ron Wyden D 67%
Rodney Alexander 50%
Joe Baca, Sr. 50%
Bob Beauprez 50%
Marion Berry 50%
Rob Bishop 50%
GA U.S. House - 2 Sanford Bishop, Jr. D 50%
Mary Bono Mack 50%
Leonard Boswell 50%
Rick Boucher 50%
Ben Cardin 50%
HI U.S. House - 1 Ed Case D 50%
SC U.S. House - 6 Jim Clyburn D 50%
Howard Coble 50%
Jerry Costello 50%
Elijah Cummings 50%
IL U.S. House - 7 Danny Davis D 50%
James Davis 50%
Lincoln Diaz-Balart 50%
John Dingell 50%
John Doolittle 50%
Rahm Emanuel 50%
Bob Etheridge 50%
Lane Evans 50%
Michael Ferguson 50%
Scott Garrett 50%
Charlie Gonzalez 50%
Gene Green 50%
Jane Harman 50%
Rubén Hinojosa, Sr. 50%
MD U.S. House - 5 Steny Hoyer D 50%
Henry Hyde 50%
Steve Israel 50%
Ernest Istook, Jr. 50%
Sheila Jackson Lee 50%
William Lewis Jenkins 50%
Nancy Johnson 50%
Dale Kildee 50%
Pete King 50%
Jim Langevin 50%
Sandy Levin 50%
MA U.S. House - 8 Stephen Lynch D 50%
Michael McNulty 50%
Kendrick Meek, Sr. 50%
Bob Menendez 50%
Brad Miller 50%
Alan Mollohan 50%
Dennis Moore 50%
Jim Moran, Jr. 50%
Jack Murtha 50%
Randy Neugebauer 50%
Charles Norwood, Jr. 50%
Solomon Ortiz, Sr. 50%
Butch Otter 50%
NJ U.S. House - 6 Frank Pallone, Jr. D 50%
Steve Pearce 50%
Jon Porter, Sr. 50%
Silvestre Reyes 50%
Dana Rohrabacher 50%
Mike Ross 50%
Bobby Rush 50%
Loretta Sanchez 50%
David Scott 50%
Bill Shuster 50%
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