XXXX Opposed Permitting Taxpayer Funding of Federal Elections. XXXX, on March 21, 2001, voted against the Wellstone amendment to S.27, which would allow states to set up voluntary public financing systems that could be applied to federal congressional candidates who agree to limit personal and outside contributions, as well as campaign spending. [S 27, 3/21/01, Vote 42] XXXX Voted for “Paycheck Protection,” to Require Union Member Consent For Political Activities. In 2001, XXXX voted against the motion to table the Hatch amendment to require written disclosure to, and prior written consent by, corporate shareholders and union members before corporations or unions could use their treasuries' funds for political activities. The motion to table was agreed to, 69-31. [S 27, 3/21/01, Vote 43] XXXX Voted To Require Union Leaders to Notify Their Members of All Political Activity. In 2001, XXXX voted against the motion to table an amendment to the Campaign Finance Act of 2001 by Sen. Hatch that would have required union leaders to provide the employees they represent with detailed reports after each Federal election on all their direct and indirect expenditures on political activities. The measure would have required corporate leaders to provide the same reports to their employees. [S 27, 3/22/01, Vote 44] XXXX Voted to Require Labor Union Leaders to Notify Their Members of Expenditure of Funds. In 2001, XXXX voted against a motion to table an amendment requiring that labor unions annually provide notice to all employees who paid dues or made other payments to them as a condition of members or employment concerning their rights with respect to the expenditure of funds for activities unrelated to collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance adjustment. [S 27, 3/22/01, Vote 46] XXXX Voted Against a Constitutional Amendment to Allow Congress to Regulate Campaign Finance. XXXX, on March 26, 2001, voted against S.J.Res.4, which was a joint resolution to propose a constitutional amendment to grant Congress the power to set “reasonable” limits on contributions to and expenditures by campaigns in support of or opposition to candidates seeking election to federal office. It also would grant states the power to set similar limits for contributions and expenditures involving state or local elections. [S J Res. 4, 3/26/01, Vote 47] XXXX Voted To Subject Non-Profit Advocacy Groups to Late-Campaign Advertising Restrictions. In 2001, XXXX voted for an amendment to subject non-profit advocacy groups such as the National Right to Life Committee and the Sierra Club to the same restrictions on late-campaign advertising as are imposed on corporations and unions. The vote was on an amendment to the Campaign Finance Act. [S 27, 3/26/01, Vote 48; Associated Press, 3/26/01] XXXX Voted to Increase Contribution Limits. In 2001, XXXX voted to increase contribution limits for political candidates and parties. The motion to table was agreed to, 52-47. [S 27, 3/27/01, Vote 49] XXXX Voted to Increase Campaign Contribution Limits. In 2001, XXXX voted to increase campaign contributions limits (as they were set by law in 1974) and index them for inflation thereafter, as follows: the individual limit for contributions to a candidate would be increased from $1,000 to $2,500 per election; the individual limit for contributions to a national political party would be increased from $20,000 to $40,000 per calendar year; and the individual limit for contributions to other political parties would be increased from $5,000 to $7,500 per calendar year. The motion to table failed, 46-54. [S 27, 3/28/01, Vote 53] XXXX Opposed Lowering Campaign Contribution Limits. In 2001, XXXX voted to table an amendment that would lower campaign contribution limits. The amendment XXXX opposed would also provide that if the Supreme Court found that the current-law limits on spending by political parties on behalf of Federal candidates was unconstitutional, then broadcasters would only have to offer political parties their lowest broadcast rates if they agreed to continue to follow the unconstitutional limits. The motion to table failed, 46-54. [S 27, 3/28/01, Vote 54] XXXX Voted to Increase Campaign Contribution Limits. In 2001, XXXX voted to increase campaign contributions limits and index them for inflation thereafter, as follows: the individual limit for contributions to a candidate would be increased from $1,000 to $2,000 per election, and the individual limit for contributions to a 93