2000. [Vote 284, 10/26/00; Associated Press, 10/27/00; Congressional Quarterly Weekly, 10/27/00] XXXX Voted to Allow Seniors With Significant Retirement to Create Tax Breaks for Wealthy Americans. In 1998, XXXX voted for senior citizens with significant retirement income to roll over their IRA's to Roth IRAs creating a tax break for Americans who do not need one, provide a means by which people with retirement incomes over $100,000 a year can shelter income for their heirs and result in a decline in tax revenues in the next ten to fifteen years, at a time when the costs of entitlements will be increasing. [Vote 120, 5/6/98] XXXX Voted Against Funding for Federal Retiree Programs. In 1997, XXXX voted against $25.4 billion to fund the Treasury Department, the Executive Office of the President, federal construction and federal retiree programs. [Vote 264, 10/1/97] 254