program for shipbuilders); spending on the Great Lakes Fishery Commission ($500,000 for the Great Lakes Fishery Commission to control sea lampreys in Lake Champlain); the Mental Health Association of Tarrant County, Texas ($225,000); the AIDS Research Institute at the University of California at San Francisco; the Geisinger Health System in Harrisburg, Pa.; and the Jobs for America’s Graduates program. [S 762, 4/3/03, Vote 118; Gannett News Service, 4/4/03; Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor, 4/3/03] MISCELLANEOUS XXXX Voted Against Giving the President Authority on Emergency Spending. In March 2005, XXXX voted for an amendment that would strike language in the resolution giving the president the authority to designate an emergency spending requirement. [S Con Res 18, 3/17/05, Vote 67] XXXX Voted to Make Emergency Spending Harder. In 2001, XXXX voted for an amendment that would establish a 60-vote point of order against all emergency spending and establish a 60-vote point of order against waiving across-the-board spending cuts and direct scoring provisions in legislation. [H Con Res 18, 4/5/01, Vote 78] XXXX Voted to Create a Supermajority Budget Rule. In 1998, XXXX voted to create a budget rule that would require a supermajority point of order against provision that would increase mandatory spending. [Vote 60, 4/1/98] XXXX Voted to Requiring a Three-Fifths Majority Vote on Budget Resolutions. In 1997, XXXX voted for requiring a three-fifths majority vote to pass a budget resolution that projects a deficit for FY 2002 or later. [Vote 146, 6/27/97] XXXX Voted Against Allowing Budget Surplus to Accumulate. In 1997, XXXX voted against allowing the budget surplus to accumulate. [Vote 22, 2/27/97] XXXX Voted Against Allowing Congress to Waive Spending Restrictions for Emergencies. In 1997, XXXX voted against allowing Congress to waive spending restrictions if there was a major disaster or emergency. [Vote 18, 2/26/97] 33