1996 Senate Ratings

Rhode Island--Wyoming

1996 ACU Senate Vote Reference	ACU Percentage Ratings
1.Endangered Species Act Moratorium 2. "Emergency" Designation 3. Product Liability Overhaul 4. Restructuring the State Department 5. Death Penalty Delays 6. Medical Savings Account 7. Term Limits 8. Tax Limitation 9. Social Security Tax Deduction 10. Maintaining Budgetary Firewalls	11. Tax Cuts 12. Missle Defenses 13. Welfare For Politicians 14. Defense Cut 15. Small Business Exemptions 16. Minimmum Wage Increase 17. Better Labor-Management Relations 18. Welfare Reform 19. Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination 20. Partial Birth Abortions	96 --1996 ACU Ratings L--Lifetime ACU Ratings 95 -- 1995 ACU Ratings + -- Favorable - -- Unfavorable ? -- Not voting P -- Present O -- Not then a member/Absent Republicans in CAPS

1996 ACU Senate Vote Reference

ACU Percentage Ratings

1.Endangered Species Act Moratorium
2. "Emergency" Designation
3. Product Liability Overhaul
4. Restructuring the State Department
5. Death Penalty Delays
6. Medical Savings Account
7. Term Limits
8. Tax Limitation
9. Social Security Tax Deduction
10. Maintaining Budgetary Firewalls

11. Tax Cuts
12. Missle Defenses
13. Welfare For Politicians
14. Defense Cut
15. Small Business Exemptions
16. Minimmum Wage Increase
17. Better Labor-Management Relations
18. Welfare Reform
19. Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination
20. Partial Birth Abortions

96 --1996 ACU Ratings
L--Lifetime ACU Ratings
95 -- 1995 ACU Ratings

+ -- Favorable
- -- Unfavorable
? -- Not voting
P -- Present
O -- Not then a member/Absent

Republicans in CAPS

STATE SENATOR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 96 L 95
RHODE
ISLAND

Pell C - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 7 5

CHAFEE J - - + + + - + - - + + + + + + - + + - - 60 30 35

SOUTH
CAROLINA

THURMOND S + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + 95 90 96

Hollings E - - - - + - - - - - - - - + - - + + - - 20 42 35

SOUTH
DAKOTA

PRESSLER L + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + 95 79 96

Daschle T - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 16 4

TENN ESSEE

THOMPSON F - + + + + + + + + + + + - + + - + + + + 85 84 83

FRIST B + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + 95 89 83

TEXAS

GRAMM P + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 93 100

HUTCHISON K + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 94 87

UTAH

HATCH O + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 92 83

BENNETT R + + + + + + + + - + + + + + + + + + + + 95 91 81

VERMONT

Leahy P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + 5 5 0

JEFFORDS J - - + + + + + - + + - - - - - - + + - - 45 30 23

VIRGINIA

WARNER J + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + - + + + + 95 80 91

Robb C - - - - + - - - - + - - - + - - - + - - 20 23 13

WASH INGTON

GORTON S + + + + + - + + - + + + + + + - + + + + 85 62 74

Murray P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 0 0

WEST
VIRGINIA

Byrd R - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - - + + - 15 28 26

Rockefeller J - - + ? + - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - 16 11 9

WISCONSIN

Kohl H - + + - - - + - - - - - - - - - - + - - 20 17 17

Feingold R - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + - - 10 10 13

WYOMING

SIMPSON A + + - + + + + - - + + + - + + - + + - - 65 78 59

THOMAS C + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 100 89 83

STATE	SENATOR	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	96	L	95
RHODE ISLAND
	Pell C	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	7	5
	CHAFEE J	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	60	30	35

SOUTH CAROLINA
	THURMOND S	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	95	90	96
	Hollings E	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	+	+	-	-	20	42	35

SOUTH DAKOTA
	PRESSLER L	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	95	79	96
	Daschle T	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	16	4

TENN ESSEE
	THOMPSON F	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	85	84	83
	FRIST B	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	95	89	83

TEXAS
	GRAMM P	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	100	93	100
	HUTCHISON K	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	100	94	87

UTAH
	HATCH O	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	100	92	83
	BENNETT R	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	95	91	81

VERMONT
	Leahy P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	5	5	0
	JEFFORDS J	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	45	30	23

VIRGINIA
	WARNER J	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	95	80	91
	Robb C	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	20	23	13

WASH INGTON
	GORTON S	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	85	62	74
	Murray P	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0

WEST VIRGINIA
	Byrd R	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	15	28	26
	Rockefeller J	-	-	+	?	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	16	11	9

WISCONSIN
	Kohl H	-	+	+	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	20	17	17
	Feingold R	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	10	10	13

WYOMING
	SIMPSON A	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	65	78	59
	THOMAS C	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	100	89	83