XXXX Voted For $28.9 Billion in Defense and Security Spending. In July 2002, XXXX voted for a bill that would provide approximately $28.9 billion in supplemental appropriations for fiscal 2002. The agreement would include $14.5 billion for the Defense Department, $6.7 billion for homeland security programs and $5.5 billion for post-Sept. 11 recovery efforts in New York. It also would provide $2.1 billion for foreign aid, including funds to rebuild Afghanistan and fight terrorism in Israel, and U.S. embassy security. XXXX was one of only seven Senators to oppose this legislation. [HR 4775, Vote 188, 7/24/02] XXXX Voted for $393 Billion in Defense Spending. In June 2002, XXXX voted for a bill that would authorize approximately $393 billion for defense-related programs for fiscal 2003, including $8.2 billion for shipbuilding, up to $7.8 billion for ballistic missile defense and a military pay raise of 4.1 percent. It also would set aside $10 billion to fund operating costs for the war on terrorism and would allow the president to decide whether $814 million is designated for missile defense or counter-terrorism. It would allow the Pentagon to redirect funding for the Crusader howitzer to study new artillery systems. [S 2514, Vote 165, 6/27/02] XXXX Voted for No-Bid Contracts. In June 2002, XXXX voted for a motion to table an amendment that would allow private and public agencies to compete for new Defense Department contracts based on current department standards. It also would codify a contracting prohibition on work currently performed in the public sector unless the agency can show a savings of at least 10 percent. [S 2514, Vote 162, 6/25/02] XXXX Voted For Defense/Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. In June 2002, XXXX voted for passage of an appropriations bill that would provide approximately $31.6 billion in appropriations including $14 billion for the Defense Department, $5.8 billion for homeland security programs and $5.5 billion for post 9-11 recovery efforts in New York. [HR 4775, Vote 145, 6/7/02] XXXX Opposed Requiring All-Or-Nothing For Non-Defense Emergency Funds. In 2002, XXXX voted for tabling an amendment that would have struck a provision in the bill that would require the president to designate all emergency non-defense funds before making any of those funds available. The motion to table was agreed to, 58- 36. [HR 4775, Vote 143, 6/6/02] XXXX Voted for Defense Authorization Bill; Military Pay Raise. In 2001, XXXX voted for the defense authorization bill that provided $317.5 billion for the Defense Department, $19 billion more than fiscal 2001. The bill includes $881 million for a new counter-terrorism program and a 4.6 percent military pay raise. HR 3338 was adopted on a 94-2 vote. [HR 3338, Vote 380, 12/20/01] XXXX One of Only 24 Senators to Support Protecting A Pentagon Preference For Purchasing Products From Federal Prisoners. In 2001, XXXX voted for an attempt to protect a Pentagon preference for purchasing products from federal prisoners. The amendment would strike requirements that the Defense Department to conduct market research before buying any product from Federal Prison Industries (FPI). The amendment’s sponsor argued that the Department of Defense program that requires the DOD to give preference in purchasing some products to FPI was a valuable tool for rehabilitation and also defrayed some of the costs of incarceration. The vote was on a motion to table the Warner (for Gramm) amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2002. XXXX was one of only 24 Senators to support protecting a pentagon preference. [S 1438, Vote 287, 9/25/01; Associated Press, 9/25/01] XXXX Voted Not to Deny Top Tax Bracket Cuts Before New Defense Spending. In 2001, XXXX voted against waiving the Budget Act for the consideration of the McCain/Conrad/Levin motion to commit the Tax Relief Act of 2001 (H.R. 1836) to the Finance Committee with instructions. The McCain/Conrad/Levin motion to commit the bill to the Finance Committee would instruct the Committee to report the bill back forthwith with an amendment to deny any tax rate reductions for the top 2 brackets and to make it out of order to consider any legislation proposing such reductions until after the President had submitted a comprehensive defense budget amendment to Congress and the Congressional Budget Office had provided reestimates of the budget authority and outlays necessary to implement the President's defense budget amendment. The motion was rejected, 43-56. [HR 1836, Vote 127, 5/21/01] 317