earned by civilian uniformed personnel in a month in which they provided security, safety, fire management, or medical services during the initial response in a terrorist attack zone. [HR 622, Vote 9, 1/29/02] XXXX Backed Filibuster Against Police, Fire Fighters and Rescue Workers. In 2001, XXXX opposed effort to grant collective bargaining rights for police, fire fighters and rescue workers to unionize to lobby for higher wages, improved working conditions and better benefits. If passed, the motion would have ended the Republican filibuster on this issue. [HR 3061, Vote 323, 11/6/01; CQ Monitor, 11/1/2001] FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNICATIONS XXXX Voted Against $1.2 Billion to Improve First Responder Communications. In March 2006, XXXX voted against increasing FY07 homeland security funding by $8 billion, $6.2 billion of which would go directly to the Department of Homeland Security. The funding XXXX rejected included $1.6 billion to restore first responder funding cuts and $1.2 billion to make it easier for state and local agencies to deal with mass casualties and improve communications. The funding would be offset by closing a number of tax loopholes. [Vote 59, 3/16/06; Lieberman Press Release, 3/16/06] XXXX Voted $5 Billion for First Responder Communications. During debate on the Fiscal Year 2007 budget, XXXX voted against an amendment to add $5 billion to provide interoperable communications to first responders. [Vote 45, 3/15/06; CQ, 3/15/06; Stabenow Press Release, 3/15/06] XXXX Rejected $5 Billion for Communications Improvements. In September 2005, just weeks after Hurricane Katrina, XXXX voted against providing an additional $5 billion for interoperable communications grants for first responders. [Vote 227, 9/14/05; CQ, 3/14/05; Las Vegas Review-Journal, 9/18/05] XXXX Voted Against $5 Billion for Interoperable Communications. In July 2005, one week after the transit attacks in London, XXXX voted against providing $5 billion for interoperable communications grants for first responders. Sen. Debbie Stabenow argued that our first responders still didn’t have the communication equipment they need to deal with such emergencies. “Look at what just happened in London,” Stabenow said. “Shame on us if we do not prepare our first responders to be able to talk with each other.” [Vote 183, 7/14/05; AP, 7/14/05] XXXX Opposed $70 Million in Homeland Security Funds. In 2004, XXXX voted against an additional $70 million in funding for improving the interoperability of state and local communication systems. [Vote 172, 9/9/04] XXXX Voted Against $200 Million to Improve First Responder Communications. In 2003, XXXX voted against $3 billion for homeland security, including $200 million to improve communication between first responder agencies. [Vote 3, 1/16/03; AP, 1/16/03] 9/11 COMMISSION XXXX Voted Against Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission. In March 2007, XXXX opposed a bill that would have completed the work of the 9/11 commission. The commission, which was created in the wake of the September 11th attacks to investigate the terrorist attacks and help prevent additional attacks, developed with a series of proposals to help rectify the failures that allowed the first attacks to happen. The bill included within it several measures designed to practically implement the commission’s recommendations. [Vote 73, 3/13/07; New York Times, 3/14/07; Reuters, 3/13/07; AP, 3/13/07; CQ Today, 3/14/07; DPC Report, 2/28/07] XXXX Voted Against Implementing 9/11 Commission Recommendations. In September 2006, XXXX voted against a proposal to implement the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission, including screening all cargo entering U.S. ports and improving communications among first responders. [Vote 243, 9/13/06; NationalJournal’s CongressDaily, 9/13/06] NOTE: The Democratic amendment also would have called on the Bush administration to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq. 204