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Candidate Notes on 06-S2201 |
SPONSOR'S INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: Sen. OBAMA: Because what air traffic controllers do is vital to our safety, I became very concerned by a letter I received from Illinois air traffic controller Michael Hannigan. He wrote that "the air traffic controllers are not being allowed to negotiate in good faith with the FAA."
What was clear in Michael's plea was the sense that he and his colleagues felt that they were being treated unfairly.
The problem is this: the FAA Administrator currently has the extraordinary authority to impose wages and working conditions on her workers without arbitration. In order to do that, she merely has to declare an impasse in negotiations and if Congress does not stop her from imposing her terms and conditions within 60 days, the Administrator can go ahead and act unilaterally. That authority denies air traffic controllers and all other FAA employees the opportunity to engage in and conclude negotiations in good faith.
It is in the best interest of the agency and public safety to have management and labor cooperate in contract negotiations.
EXCERPTS OF BILL:
LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME:Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; never came to a vote.
Democrats participating in 06-S2201 | ||
| Neil Abercrombie | s1o | Hawaii Democrat |
| Gary Ackerman | s1o | New York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam. |
| Daniel Akaka | s1o | HI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Rodney Alexander | s1o | Louisiana Democrat |
| Tom Allen | s1o | Maine Democrat |
| Robert Andrews | s1o | NJ Former Democratic challenger; U.S. Rep. |
| Joe Baca | s1o | California Democrat |
| Brian Baird | s1o | Washington Democrat |
| Tammy Baldwin | s1o | Wisconsin Democrat |
| John Barrow | s1o | Georgia Democrat |
| Max Baucus | s1o | MT Democrat Sr Senator |
| Evan Bayh | s1o | IN Democratic Jr Senator |
| Melissa Bean | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Xavier Becerra | s1o | California Democrat |
| Shelley Berkley | s1o | Nevada Democrat |
| Howard Berman | s1o | California Democrat |
| Marion Berry | s1o | Arkansas Democrat |
| Joe Biden | s1o | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Jeff Bingaman | s1o | NM Democrat Jr Senator |
| Sanford Bishop | s1o | Georgia Democrat |
| Timothy Bishop | s1o | New York Democrat |
| Earl Blumenauer | s1o | Oregon Democrat |
| Dan Boren | s1o | Oklahoma Democrat |
| Leonard Boswell | s1o | Iowa Democrat |
| Rick Boucher | s1o | Virginia Democrat |
| Barbara Boxer | s1o | CA Democratic incumbent |
| Allen Boyd | s1o | Florida Democrat |
| Robert Brady | s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Corrine Brown | s1o | Florida Democrat |
| Sherrod Brown | s1o | OH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. |
| Robert Byrd | s1o | WV Democrat Sr Senator |
| Maria Cantwell | s1o | WA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Lois Capps | s1o | California Democrat |
| Michael Capuano | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Benjamin Cardin | s1o | Maryland Democrat |
| Dennis Cardoza | s1o | California Democrat |
| Russ Carnahan | s1o | Missouri Democrat |
| Tom Carper | s1o | DE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Julia Carson | s1o | Indiana Democrat |
| Ed Case | s1o | Hawaii Democrat |
| Ben Chandler | s1o | Kentucky Democrat |
| William Lacy Clay | s1o | Missouri Democrat |
| Emmanuel Cleaver | s1o | Missouri Democrat |
| Hillary Clinton | s1o | NY Democrat Jr Senator |
| James Clyburn | s1o | South Carolina Democrat |
| Kent Conrad | s1o | ND Democrat Sr Senator |
| John Conyers | s1o | Michigan Democrat |
| Jim Cooper | s1o | Tennessee Democrat |
| Jim Costa | s1o | California Democrat |
| Jerry Costello | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Bud Cramer | s1o | Alabama Democrat |
| Joseph Crowley | s1o | New York Democrat |
| Elijah Cummings | s1o | Maryland Democrat |
| Artur Davis | s1o | Alabama Democrat |
| Danny Davis | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Jim Davis | s1o | Florida Democrat |
| Lincoln Davis | s1o | Tennessee Democrat |
| Susan Davis | s1o | California Democrat |
| Mark Dayton | s1o | MN Democrat Jr Senator |
| Peter Defazio | s1o | Oregon Democrat |
| Diana DeGette | s1o | Colorado Democrat |
| Bill Delahunt | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Rosa DeLauro | s1o | Connecticut Democrat |
| Norm Dicks | s1o | Washington Democrat |
| John Dingell | s1o | Michigan Democrat |
| Chris Dodd | s1o | CT Democratic incumbent |
| Byron Dorgan | s1o | ND Democratic incumbent |
| Mike Doyle | s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Richard Durbin | s1o | IL Democrat Sr Senator |
| Chet Edwards | s1o | Texas Democrat (Until 2004) |
| Rahm Emanuel | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Anna Eshoo | s1o | California Democrat |
| Bob Etheridge | s1o | North Carolina Democrat |
| Lane Evans | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Sam Farr | s1o | California Democrat |
| Chaka Fattah | s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Russell Feingold | s1o | POTUS Democrat |
| Dianne Feinstein | s1o | CA Democrat Sr Senator |
| Bob Filner | s1o | California Democrat |
| Harold Ford | s1o | Tennessee Democrat |
| Barney Frank | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Charles Gonzalez | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| Bart Gordon | s1o | Tennessee Democrat |
| Al Green | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| Gene Green | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| Raul Grijalva | s1o | Arizona Democrat |
| Luis Gutierrez | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Tom Harkin | s1o | IA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Jane Harman | s1o | California Democrat |
| Alcee Hastings | s1o | Florida Democrat |
| Stephanie Herseth | s1o | South Dakota Democratic Challenger |
| Brian Higgins | s1o | New York Democrat |
| Maurice Hinchey | s1o | New York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam. |
| Ruben Hinojosa | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| Tim Holden | s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Rush Holt | s1o | New Jersey Democrat |
| Mike Honda | s1o | California Democrat |
| Darlene Hooley | s1o | Oregon Democrat |
| Steny Hoyer | s1o | Maryland Democrat |
| Daniel Inouye | s2i | HI Democratic incumbent |
| Jay Inslee | s1o | Washington Democrat |
| Steve Israel | s1o | New York Democrat |
| Jesse Louis Jackson | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| William Jefferson | s1o | Louisiana Democrat |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| Tim Johnson | s1o | SD Democrat Sr Senator |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones | s1o | Ohio Democrat |
| Paul Kanjorski | s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Marcy Kaptur | s1o | Ohio Democrat |
| Patrick Kennedy | s1o | Rhode Island Democrat |
| Ted Kennedy | s1o | MA Democrat Sr Senator |
| John Kerry | s1o | MA Democrat Jr Senator |
| Dale Kildee | s1o | Michigan Democrat |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | s1o | Michigan Democrat |
| Ron Kind | s1o | Wisconsin Democrat |
| Dennis Kucinich | s1o | Ohio Democrat |
| James Langevin | s1o | Rhode Island Democrat |
| Tom Lantos | s1o | California Democrat |
| Rick Larsen | s1o | Washington Democrat |
| John Larson | s1o | Connecticut Democrat |
| Frank Lautenberg | s2i | NJ Democrat Sr Senator |
| Barbara Lee | s1o | California Democrat |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| Carl Levin | s1o | MI Democrat Sr Senator |
| John Lewis | s1o | Georgia Democrat |
| Joseph Lieberman | s1o | CT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004 |
| Blanche Lambert Lincoln | s1o | AR Democratic incumbent |
| Dan Lipinski | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Zoe Lofgren | s1o | California Democrat |
| Nita Lowey | s1o | New York Democrat |
| Steve Lynch | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Carolyn Maloney | s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Ed Markey | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Jim Marshall | s1o | Georgia Democrat |
| Jim Matheson | s1o | Utah Democrat |
| Doris Matsui | s1o | California Democrat |
| Carolyn McCarthy | s1o | New York Dem./Ind./Working-Families |
| Betty McCollum | s1o | Minnesota Democrat |
| Jim McDermott | s1o | Washington Democrat |
| Jim McGovern | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Mike McIntyre | s1o | North Carolina Democrat |
| Michael McNulty | s1o | New York Democratic/Ind./Cons. |
| Marty Meehan | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Kendrick Meek | s1o | Florida Democrat |
| Gregory Meeks | s1o | New York Dem./Working-Families |
| Robert Menendez | s1o | New Jersey Democrat |
| Michael Michaud | s1o | Maine Democrat |
| Barbara Mikulski | s1o | MD Democratic incumbent |
| Juanita Millender-McDonald | s1o | California Democrat |
| Brad Miller | s1o | North Carolina Democrat |
| George Miller | s1o | California Democrat |
| Dennis Moore | s1o | Kansas Democrat |
| Gwen Moore | s1o | Wisconsin Democrat |
| James Moran | s1o | Virginia Democrat |
| Patty Murray | s2i | WA Democratic incumbent |
| John Murtha | s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Jerrold Nadler | s1o | New York Dem./Lib./Working-Families |
| Grace Napolitano | s1o | California Democrat |
| Richard Neal | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Ben Nelson | s1o | NE Democrat Jr Senator |
| Bill Nelson | s1o | FL Democrat Sr Senator |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | s1o | District of Columbia Democrat |
| Barack Obama | s2p | IL Democratic Jr Senator |
| James Oberstar | s1o | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor |
| John Olver | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Solomon Ortiz | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| Major Owens | s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families |
| Frank Pallone | s1o | New Jersey Democrat |
| Bill Pascrell | s1o | New Jersey Democrat |
| Ed Pastor | s1o | Arizona Democrat |
| Donald Payne | s1o | New Jersey Democrat |
| Nancy Pelosi | s1o | California Democrat |
| Collin Peterson | s1o | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor |
| Earl Pomeroy | s1o | North Dakota Democrat |
| David Eugene Price | s1o | North Carolina Democrat |
| Mark Pryor | s1o | AR Democratic Jr. Senator |
| Nick Rahall | s1o | West Virginia Democrat |
| Jack Reed | s1o | RI Democrat Sr Senator |
| Harry Reid | s1o | NV Democratic incumbent |
| Silvestre Reyes | s1o | Texas Democrat |
| John Rockefeller | s1o | WV Democratic Jr Senator |
| Mike Ross | s1o | Arkansas Democrat |
| Steven Rothman | s1o | New Jersey Democrat |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | s1o | California Democrat |
| Dutch Ruppersberger | s1o | Maryland Democrat |
| Bobby Rush | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Tim Ryan | s1o | Ohio Democrat |
| Martin Sabo | s1o | Minnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor |
| John Salazar | s1o | Colorado Democrat |
| Ken Salazar | s1o | CO Democratic Jr Senator |
| Linda Sanchez | s1o | California Democrat |
| Loretta Sanchez | s1o | California Democrat |
| Jan Schakowsky | s1o | Illinois Democrat |
| Adam Schiff | s1o | California Democrat |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | s1o | Florida Democrat |
| Allyson Schwartz | s1o | Pennsylvania Democrat |
| Bobby Scott | s1o | Virginia Democrat |
| David Scott | s1o | Georgia Democrat |
| Jose Serrano | s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Brad Sherman | s1o | California Democrat |
| Louise Slaughter | s1o | New York Democrat |
| David Adam Smith | s1o | Washington Democrat |
| Vic Snyder | s1o | Arkansas Democrat |
| Hilda Solis | s1o | California Democrat |
| John Spratt | s1o | South Carolina Democrat |
| Debbie Stabenow | s1o | MI Democrat Jr Senator |
| Pete Stark | s1o | California Democrat |
| Ted Strickland | s1o | OH Democrat |
| Bart Stupak | s1o | Michigan Democrat |
| John Tanner | s1o | Tennessee Democrat |
| Ellen Tauscher | s1o | California Democrat |
| Bennie Thompson | s1o | Mississippi Democrat |
| Mike Thompson | s1o | California Democrat |
| John Tierney | s1o | Massachusetts Democrat |
| Mark Udall | s1o | CO Democratic Senate Challenger; US Rep. |
| Tom Udall | s1o | New Mexico Democrat |
| Chris Van Hollen | s1o | Maryland Democrat |
| Nydia Velazquez | s1o | New York Democrat/Working-Families |
| Peter Visclosky | s1o | Indiana Democrat |
| Maxine Waters | s1o | California Democrat |
| Diane Watson | s1o | California Democrat |
| Henry Waxman | s1o | California Democrat |
| Anthony Weiner | s1o | New York Democrat/Liberal |
| Robert Wexler | s1o | Florida Democrat |
| Lynn Woolsey | s1o | California Democrat |
| David Wu | s1o | Oregon Democrat |
| Ron Wyden | s1o | OR Democratic incumbent |
| Albert Wynn | s1o | Maryland Democrat |
Republicans participating in 06-S2201 | ||
| Gresham Barrett | s1o | South Carolina Republican |
| Joe Linus Barton | s1o | Texas Republican |
| Charlie Bass | s1o | New Hampshire Republican |
| Judy Biggert | s1o | Illinois Republican |
| Michael Bilirakis | s1o | Florida Republican |
| Rob Bishop | s1o | Utah Republican |
| Sherry Boehlert | s1o | New York Republican/Independence |
| Mary Bono | s1o | California Republican |
| Charles Boustany | s1o | Louisiana Republican |
| Jeb Bradley | s1o | New Hampshire Republican |
| Ginny Brown-Waite | s1o | Florida Republican |
| Dave Camp | s1o | Michigan Republican |
| Shelley Moore Capito | s1o | West Virginia Republican |
| Tom Cole | s1o | Oklahoma Republican |
| Geoff Davis | s1o | Kentucky Republican |
| Jo Ann Davis | s1o | Virginia Republican |
| Charles Dent | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart | s1o | Florida Republican |
| Jo Ann Emerson | s1o | Missouri Republican |
| Phil English | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Mike Ferguson | s1o | New Jersey Republican |
| Mark Foley | s1o | Florida Republican |
| Jim Gerlach | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Jim Gibbons | s1o | Nevada Republican |
| Katherine Harris | s1o | FL Republican challenger; US Representative |
| Melissa Hart | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Joel Hefley | s1o | Colorado Republican |
| John Hostettler | s1o | Indiana Republican |
| Nancy Lee Johnson | s1o | Connecticut Republican |
| Timothy Johnson | s1o | Illinois Republican |
| Sue Kelly | s2p | New York Republican/Conservative |
| Peter King | s1o | New York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life |
| Mark Kirk | s1o | Illinois Republican |
| John Kline | s1o | Minnesota Republican |
| Ron Lewis | s1o | Kentucky Republican |
| Frank LoBiondo | s1o | New Jersey Republican |
| Donald Manzullo | s1o | Illinois Republican |
| Kenny Marchant | s1o | Texas Republican |
| Michael McCaul | s1o | Texas Republican |
| Thad McCotter | s1o | Michigan Republican |
| John McHugh | s1o | New York Republican/Conservative |
| Buck McKeon | s1o | California Republican |
| Jeff Miller | s1o | Florida Republican |
| Tim Murphy | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Bob Ney | s1o | Ohio Republican |
| Ron Paul | s1o | POTUS Republican (Libertarian 1988) |
| Steve Pearce | s1o | New Mexico Republican |
| John Peterson | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Joseph Pitts | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Todd Platts | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Ted Poe | s1o | Texas Republican |
| Richard Pombo | s1o | California Republican |
| Jon Porter | s1o | Nevada Republican |
| Deborah Pryce | s1o | Ohio Republican |
| Jim Ramstad | s1o | Minnesota Republican |
| Dennis Rehberg | s1o | Montana Republican |
| Rick Renzi | s1o | Arizona Republican |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | s1o | Florida Republican |
| Paul Ryan | s1o | Wisconsin Republican |
| Jim Saxton | s1o | New Jersey Republican |
| Joe Schwarz | s1o | Michigan Republican |
| Christopher Shays | s1o | Connecticut Republican |
| Don Sherwood | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Bill Shuster | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Rob Simmons | s1o | Connecticut Republican |
| Christopher Smith | s1o | New Jersey Republican |
| John Sweeney | s1o | New York Republican/Conservative |
| Lee Terry | s1o | Nebraska Republican |
| Todd Tiahrt | s1o | Kansas Republican |
| Pat Tiberi | s1o | Ohio Republican |
| Jim Walsh | s1o | New York Rep./Ind./Conservative |
| Curt Weldon | s1o | Pennsylvania Republican |
| Jerry Weller | s1o | Illinois Republican |
| Heather Wilson | s1o | New Mexico Republican |
| Frank Wolf | s1o | Virginia Republican |
Independents participating in 06-S2201 | ||
| Donna Christensen | s1o | Virgin Islands - |
| Bernie Sanders | s1o | Vermont Independent |
| Democrats:
228
Republicans: 75 Independents: 2 |