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Candidate Notes on 2007-S261

 


2007-S261 on Jan 4, 2007

Sen. CANTWELL. I reintroduce today the Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act of 2007. This legislation has won the unanimous approval of the Senate several times, but unfortunately has not yet reached the finish line.

There is no doubt, animal fighting is terribly cruel. Dogs and roosters are drugged to make them hyper-aggressive and forced to keep fighting even after suffering severe injuries such as punctured eyes and pierced lungs. It's all done for "entertainment" and illegal gambling. Some dogfighters steal pets to use as bait for training their dogs, while others allow trained fighting dogs to roam neighborhoods and endanger the public.

The Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act will strengthen current law by making the interstate transport of animals for the purpose of fighting a felony and increase the punishment to three years of jail time. This is necessary because the current misdemeanor penalty has proven ineffective--considered a "cost of doing business"

by those in the animal fighting industry which continues unabated nationwide.

These enterprises depend on interstate commerce, as evidenced by the animal fighting magazines that advertise and promote them. Our bill also makes it a felony to move cockfighting implements in interstate or foreign commerce. These are razor-sharp knives known as "slashers" and ice pick-like gaffs designed exclusively for cockfights and attached to the birds' legs for fighting.

This is long overdue legislation. It's time to get this felony animal fighting language enacted. It's time for Congress to strengthen the federal law so that it can provide as a meaningful deterrent against animal fighting. Our legislation does not expand the federal government's reach into a new area, but simply aims to make current law more effective. It is explicitly limited to interstate and foreign commerce, so it protects states' rights in the two states where cockfighting is still allowed.



Democrats participating in 2007-S261

Neil Abercrombie s1oHawaii Democrat
Gary Ackerman s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tom Allen s1oMaine Democrat
Jason Altmire s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Robert Andrews s1oNJ Former Democratic challenger; U.S. Rep.
Michael Arcuri s1oNew York Democrat
Joe Baca s1oCalifornia Democrat
Brian Baird s1oWashington Democrat
Tammy Baldwin s1oWisconsin Democrat
Evan Bayh s1oIN Democratic Jr Senator
Melissa Bean s1oIllinois Democrat
Xavier Becerra s1oCalifornia Democrat
Shelley Berkley s1oNevada Democrat
Howard Berman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Joe Biden s1oDE Democrat Jr Senator
Jeff Bingaman s1oNM Democrat Jr Senator
Timothy Bishop s1oNew York Democrat
Earl Blumenauer s1oOregon Democrat
Leonard Boswell s1oIowa Democrat
Barbara Boxer s1oCA Democratic incumbent
Robert Brady s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Corrine Brown s1oFlorida Democrat
Sherrod Brown s1oOH Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep.
Maria Cantwell s1pWA Democrat Jr Senator
Lois Capps s1oCalifornia Democrat
Michael Capuano s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Dennis Cardoza s1oCalifornia Democrat
Russ Carnahan s1oMissouri Democrat
Chris Carney s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Julia Carson s1oIndiana Democrat
Bob Casey s1oPA Democratic challenger, state treasurer
Kathy Castor s1oFlorida Democrat
William Lacy Clay s1oMissouri Democrat
Emmanuel Cleaver s1oMissouri Democrat
Hillary Clinton s1oNY Democrat Jr Senator
James Clyburn s1oSouth Carolina Democrat
Steve Cohen s1oTennessee Democrat
Kent Conrad s1oND Democrat Sr Senator
Jim Costa s1oCalifornia Democrat
Jerry Costello s1oIllinois Democrat
Joe Courtney s1oConnecticut Democrat
Bud Cramer s1oAlabama Democrat
Joseph Crowley s1oNew York Democrat
Elijah Cummings s1oMaryland Democrat
Artur Davis s1oAlabama Democrat
Danny Davis s1oIllinois Democrat
Susan Davis s1oCalifornia Democrat
Peter Defazio s1oOregon Democrat
Diana DeGette s1oColorado Democrat
Bill Delahunt s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Rosa DeLauro s1oConnecticut Democrat
Norm Dicks s1oWashington Democrat
Chris Dodd s1oCT Democratic incumbent
Lloyd Doggett s1oTexas Democrat (Re-elected 2006)
Mike Doyle s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Richard Durbin s1oIL Democrat Sr Senator
Keith Ellison s1oMinnesota Democrat
Rahm Emanuel s1oIllinois Democrat
Eliot Engel s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Anna Eshoo s1oCalifornia Democrat
Bob Etheridge s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
Eni Faleomavaega s1oSamoa Democrat
Sam Farr s1oCalifornia Democrat
Chaka Fattah s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Russell Feingold s1oPOTUS Democrat
Dianne Feinstein s1oCA Democrat Sr Senator
Bob Filner s1oCalifornia Democrat
Barney Frank s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Gabby Giffords s1oArizona Democrat
Charles Gonzalez s1oTexas Democrat
Al Green s1oTexas Democrat
Gene Green s1oTexas Democrat
Raul Grijalva s1oArizona Democrat
Luis Gutierrez s1oIllinois Democrat
John Hall s1oNew York Democrat
Ralph Moody Hall s1oTexas Democrat
Phil Hare s1oIllinois Democrat
Tom Harkin s1oIA Democrat Jr Senator
Jane Harman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Alcee Hastings s1oFlorida Democrat
Stephanie Herseth s1oSouth Dakota Democratic Challenger
Brian Higgins s1oNew York Democrat
Maurice Hinchey s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Lib./Working-Fam.
Tim Holden s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Rush Holt s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Mike Honda s1oCalifornia Democrat
Darlene Hooley s1oOregon Democrat
Jay Inslee s1oWashington Democrat
Steve Israel s1oNew York Democrat
Jesse Louis Jackson s1oIllinois Democrat
Eddie Bernice Johnson s1oTexas Democrat
Hank Johnson s1oGeorgia Democrat
Tim Johnson s1oSD Democrat Sr Senator
Steve Kagen s1oWisconsin Democrat
Paul Kanjorski s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Marcy Kaptur s1oOhio Democrat
Patrick Kennedy s1oRhode Island Democrat
Ted Kennedy s1oMA Democrat Sr Senator
John Kerry s1oMA Democrat Jr Senator, ran for President 2004
Dale Kildee s1oMichigan Democrat
Carolyn Kilpatrick s1oMichigan Democrat
Ron Kind s1oWisconsin Democrat
Ron Klein s1oFlorida Democrat
Herbert Kohl s1oWI Democrat Sr Senator
Dennis Kucinich s1oOhio Democrat
James Langevin s1oRhode Island Democrat
Tom Lantos s1oCalifornia Democrat
Rick Larsen s1oWashington Democrat
Frank Lautenberg s1oNJ Democrat Sr Senator
Barbara Lee s1oCalifornia Democrat
Sheila Jackson Lee s1oTexas Democrat
Carl Levin s1oMI Democrat Sr Senator
Sander Levin s1oMichigan Democrat
John Lewis s1oGeorgia Democrat
Joseph Lieberman s1oCT Democratic Jr Senator; Gore's VP nominee; ran for Pres. 2004
Dan Lipinski s1oIllinois Democrat
Zoe Lofgren s1oCalifornia Democrat
Nita Lowey s1oNew York Democrat
Steve Lynch s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Carolyn Maloney s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Ed Markey s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Doris Matsui s1oCalifornia Democrat
Carolyn McCarthy s1oNew York Dem./Ind./Working-Families
Claire McCaskill s1oMO Democratic challenger; state Auditor
Betty McCollum s1oMinnesota Democrat
Jim McDermott s1oWashington Democrat
Jim McGovern s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Mike McIntyre s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
Jerry McNerney s1oCalifornia Democrat
Michael McNulty s1oNew York Democratic/Ind./Cons.
Marty Meehan s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Gregory Meeks s1oNew York Dem./Working-Families
Robert Menendez s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Michael Michaud s1oMaine Democrat
Barbara Mikulski s1oMD Democratic incumbent
Juanita Millender-McDonald s1oCalifornia Democrat
Brad Miller s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
George Miller s1oCalifornia Democrat
Harry Mitchell s1oArizona Democrat
Dennis Moore s1oKansas Democrat
Gwen Moore s1oWisconsin Democrat
James Moran s1oVirginia Democrat
Patrick Murphy s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Patty Murray s1oWA Democratic incumbent
John Murtha s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Jerrold Nadler s1oNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Grace Napolitano s1oCalifornia Democrat
Richard Neal s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Bill Nelson s1oFL Democrat Sr Senator
Eleanor Holmes Norton s1oDistrict of Columbia Democrat
Barack Obama s1oIL Democratic Jr Senator
James Oberstar s1oMinnesota Democrat/Farmer/Labor
John Olver s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Frank Pallone s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Bill Pascrell s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Donald Payne s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Ed Perlmutter s1oColorado Democrat
Earl Pomeroy s1oNorth Dakota Democrat
David Eugene Price s1oNorth Carolina Democrat
Nick Rahall s1oWest Virginia Democrat
Charles Rangel s1oNew York Dem./Lib./Working-Families
Jack Reed s1oRI Democrat Sr Senator
Silvestre Reyes s1oTexas Democrat
Steven Rothman s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Lucille Roybal-Allard s1oCalifornia Democrat
Dutch Ruppersberger s1oMaryland Democrat
Bobby Rush s1oIllinois Democrat
Tim Ryan s1oOhio Democrat
John Salazar s1oColorado Democrat
Ken Salazar s1oCO Democratic Jr Senator
Linda Sanchez s1oCalifornia Democrat
Loretta Sanchez s1oCalifornia Democrat
John Sarbanes s1oMaryland Democrat
Jan Schakowsky s1oIllinois Democrat
Adam Schiff s1oCalifornia Democrat
Debbie Wasserman Schultz s1oFlorida Democrat
Allyson Schwartz s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Bobby Scott s1oVirginia Democrat
David Scott s1oGeorgia Democrat
Jose Serrano s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Joe Sestak s1oPennsylvania Democrat
Carol Shea-Porter s1oNew Hampshire Democrat
Brad Sherman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Albio Sires s1oNew Jersey Democrat
Louise Slaughter s1oNew York Democrat
David Adam Smith s1oWashington Democrat
Vic Snyder s1oArkansas Democrat
Hilda Solis s1oCalifornia Democrat
Zack Space s1oOhio Democrat
John Spratt s1oSouth Carolina Democrat
Debbie Stabenow s1oMI Democrat Jr Senator
Pete Stark s1oCalifornia Democrat
Betty Sutton s1oOhio Democrat
Ellen Tauscher s1oCalifornia Democrat
Bennie Thompson s1oMississippi Democrat
Mike Thompson s1oCalifornia Democrat
John Tierney s1oMassachusetts Democrat
Ed Towns s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Mark Udall s1oCO Democratic Senate Challenger; US Rep.
Chris Van Hollen s1oMaryland Democrat
Peter Visclosky s1oIndiana Democrat
Tim Walz s1oMinnesota Democrat
Maxine Waters s1oCalifornia Democrat
Diane Watson s1oCalifornia Democrat
Henry Waxman s1oCalifornia Democrat
Anthony Weiner s1oNew York Democrat/Liberal
Robert Wexler s1oFlorida Democrat
Charlie Wilson s1oOhio Democrat
Lynn Woolsey s1oCalifornia Democrat
David Wu s1oOregon Democrat
Ron Wyden s1oOR Democratic incumbent
Albert Wynn s1oMaryland Democrat
John Yarmuth s1oKentucky Democrat



Republicans participating in 2007-S261

Todd Akin s1oMissouri Republican
Wayne Allard s1oCO Republican Jr Senator
Spencer Bachus s1oAlabama Republican
Roscoe Bartlett s1oMaryland Republican
Judy Biggert s1oIllinois Republican
Brian Bilbray s1oCalifornia Republican (re-elected 2006)
Gus Bilirakis s1oFlorida Republican
Rob Bishop s1oUtah Republican
Marsha Blackburn s1oTennessee Republican
Mary Bono s1oCalifornia Republican
John Boozman s1oArkansas Republican
Henry Brown s1oSouth Carolina Republican
Ginny Brown-Waite s1oFlorida Republican
Vern Buchanan s1oFlorida Republican
Dan Burton s1oIndiana Republican
Steve Buyer s1oIndiana Republican
Dave Camp s1oMichigan Republican
John Campbell s1oCalifornia Republican
Shelley Moore Capito s1oWest Virginia Republican
Michael Castle s1oDelaware Republican
Steve Chabot s1oOhio Republican
John Howard Coble s1oNorth Carolina Republican
Norm Coleman s1oMN Republican Jr Senator
Susan Collins s1oME Republican Jr Senator
Barbara Cubin s1oWyoming Republican
Geoff Davis s1oKentucky Republican
Jo Ann Davis s1oVirginia Republican
Tom Davis s1oVirginia Republican
Nathan Deal s1oGeorgia Republican
Charles Dent s1oPennsylvania Republican
Elizabeth Dole s1oNC Republican Sr Senator
John Doolittle s1oCalifornia Republican
Thelma Drake s1oVirginia Republican
David Dreier s1oCalifornia Republican
Vernon Ehlers s1oMichigan Republican
Jo Ann Emerson s1oMissouri Republican
Phil English s1oPennsylvania Republican
John Ensign s1oNV Republican Jr Senator
Terry Everett s1oAlabama Republican
Mike Ferguson s1oNew Jersey Republican
Randy Forbes s1oVirginia Republican
Vito Fossella s1oNew York Rep./Cons./Right-To-Life
Trent Franks s1oArizona Republican
Rodney Frelinghuysen s1oNew Jersey Republican
Elton Gallegly s1pCalifornia Republican
Scott Garrett s1oNew Jersey Republican
Jim Gerlach s1oPennsylvania Republican
Wayne Gilchrest s1oMaryland Republican
Paul Gillmor s1oOhio Republican
Phil Gingrey s1oGeorgia Republican
Judd Gregg s1oNH Republican incumbent
Chuck Hagel s1oNE Republican Jr Senator
Doc Hastings s1oWashington Republican
Dean Heller s1oNevada Republican
Wally Herger s1oCalifornia Republican
Peter Hoekstra s1oMichigan Republican
Kenny Hulshof s1oMissouri Republican
Bob Inglis s1oSouth Carolina Republican
Walter Beaman Jones s1oNorth Carolina Republican
Ric Keller s1oFlorida Republican
Peter King s1oNew York Rep./Ind./Cons./Right-To-Life
Mark Kirk s1oIllinois Republican
John Kline s1oMinnesota Republican
Joe Knollenberg s1oMichigan Republican
Randy Kuhl s1oNew York Republican
Jon Kyl s1oAZ Republican Jr Senator
Ray LaHood s1oIllinois Republican
Tom Latham s1oIowa Republican
Steven LaTourette s1oOhio Republican
Ron Lewis s1oKentucky Republican
John Linder s1oGeorgia Republican
Frank LoBiondo s1oNew Jersey Republican
Richard Lugar s1oIN Republican Sr Senator
Dan Lungren s1oCalifornia Republican
Donald Manzullo s1oIllinois Republican
Thad McCotter s1oMichigan Republican
Patrick McHenry s1oNorth Carolina Republican
John McHugh s1oNew York Republican/Conservative
Buck McKeon s1oCalifornia Republican
Cathy McMorris-Rodgers s1oWashington Republican
John Mica s1oFlorida Republican
Candice Miller s1oMichigan Republican
Gary Miller s1oCalifornia Republican
Jeff Miller s1oFlorida Republican
Tim Murphy s1oPennsylvania Republican
Marilyn Musgrave s1oColorado Republican
Sue Myrick s1oNorth Carolina Republican
Charlie Norwood s1oGeorgia Republican
Mike Pence s1oIndiana Republican
John Peterson s1oPennsylvania Republican
Tom Petri s1oWisconsin Republican
Joseph Pitts s1oPennsylvania Republican
Todd Platts s1oPennsylvania Republican
Jon Porter s1oNevada Republican
Tom Price s1oGeorgia Republican
Deborah Pryce s1oOhio Republican
Adam Putnam s1oFlorida Republican
Jim Ramstad s1oMinnesota Republican
Ralph Regula s1oOhio Republican
Dennis Rehberg s1oMontana Republican
Dave Reichert s1oWashington Republican
Rick Renzi s1oArizona Republican
Mike Rogers s1oMichigan Republican
Peter Roskam s1oIllinois Republican
Ed Royce s1oCalifornia Republican
Paul Ryan s1oWisconsin Republican
Jim Saxton s1oNew Jersey Republican
Jean Schmidt s1oOhio Republican
John Shadegg s1oArizona Republican
Christopher Shays s1oConnecticut Republican
John Shimkus s1oIllinois Republican
Bill Shuster s1oPennsylvania Republican
Christopher Smith s1oNew Jersey Republican
Lamar Smith s1oTexas Republican
Olympia Snowe s1oME Republican Sr Senator
Mark Souder s1oIndiana Republican
Arlen Specter s1oPA Republican incumbent
Tom Tancredo s1oColorado Republican
Lee Terry s1oNebraska Republican
Todd Tiahrt s1oKansas Republican
Pat Tiberi s1oOhio Republican
Fred Upton s1oMichigan Republican
David Vitter s1oLA Republican Jr Senator; previously US Representative
Tim Walberg s1oMichigan Republican
Greg Walden s1oOregon Republican
Jim Walsh s1oNew York Rep./Ind./Conservative
John Warner s1oVA Republican Sr Senator
Dave Weldon s1oFlorida Republican
Jerry Weller s1oIllinois Republican
Ed Whitfield s1oKentucky Republican
Joe Wilson s1oSouth Carolina Republican
Frank Wolf s1oVirginia Republican



Independents participating in 2007-S261

Darrell Issa s1oCAL Former Initiator of Recall
Bernie Sanders s1oVermont Independent



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 213
Republicans: 132
Independents: 2