amendment no. 4499. The LeMieux amendment would establish a $30 billion small business lending fund administered by the Treasury Department. The substitute would provide for a variety of small-business tax provisions, including a revival of an expired bonus depreciation provision to allow companies to write off assets more quickly. [Vote 218, 7/22/10] XXXX Voted Against Small Business Tax Initiatives And Small Business Lending. In June 2010, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Reid, D-Nev., motion to proceed to the bill that would include small-business tax initiatives and authorize a small-business lending fund. [Vote 202, 6/29/10] XXXX Voted Against Small Business Lending Programs, Extending Unemployment Benefits. In April 2010, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Baucus, D-Mont., substitute amendment no. 3721 that would extend for two months certain expired government programs, including unemployment insurance benefits. It also would extend certain satellite TV laws and small business lending programs for one month. [Vote 116, 4/15/10] XXXX Voted Against Small Business Lending Programs, Extending Unemployment Benefits. In April 2010, XXXX voted against a motion to invoke cloture (thus limiting debate) on the Baucus, D-Mont., substitute amendment no. 3721 that would extend for two months certain expired government programs, including unemployment insurance benefits. It also would extend certain satellite TV laws and small business lending programs for one month. [Vote 116, 4/15/10] PAYROLL TAX XXXX Voted For Omnibus Spending Bill That Would Prevent Government Shutdown, Extend Payroll Tax Cut for Two Months. In 2011, XXXX voted for adoption of the conference report on the bill that would provide approximately $915 billion in discretionary appropriations for fiscal 2012. Included in that total is approximately $518.8 billion in base Defense funding, $32.1 billion for the Energy Department and related agencies, $21.5 billion in discretionary funding for Financial Services, $41.3 billion for Homeland Security, $29.2 billion for Interior- Environment, $156.3 billion in discretionary funding for Labor-HHS-Education, $4.3 billion for Legislative Branch, $73.7 billion in discretionary funding for Military Construction-VA and $33.5 billion for the State Department and foreign assistance. The bill was adopted (thus cleared for the president) by a vote of 67-32. [HR 2055, Vote #235, 12/17/11; ABC News, 12/17/11] XXXX Missed The Vote On The Payroll Tax Cut Extension Compromise. In 2012, XXXX missed the vote on adoption of the conference report on the bill that would extend the 4.2 percent employee payroll tax rate through 2012. It also would renew long-term unemployment benefits into January 2013, with three stages of reductions. The current Medicare reimbursement rate for physicians would be preserved through 2012, preventing a scheduled 27.4 percent payment cut. The cost of the legislation would be partially offset by requiring larger pension payments from newly hired federal employees and from lawmakers, by auctioning blocks of electromagnetic spectrum used by television broadcasters and by reducing funds for certain programs tied to the 2010 health care overhaul. The conference report was adopted (thus cleared for the president) by a vote of 60-36. [HR 3630, Vote #22, 2/17/12] XXXX Voted For Omnibus Spending Bill That Would Prevent Government Shutdown, Extend Payroll Tax Cut for Two Months. In 2011, XXXX voted for adoption of the conference report on the bill that would provide approximately $915 billion in discretionary appropriations for fiscal 2012. Included in that total is approximately $518.8 billion in base Defense funding, $32.1 billion for the Energy Department and related agencies, $21.5 billion in discretionary funding for Financial Services, $41.3 billion for Homeland Security, $29.2 billion for Interior- Environment, $156.3 billion in discretionary funding for Labor-HHS-Education, $4.3 billion for Legislative Branch, $73.7 billion in discretionary funding for Military Construction-VA and $33.5 billion for the State Department and foreign assistance. The bill was adopted (thus cleared for the president) by a vote of 67-32. [HR 2055, Vote #235, 12/17/11; ABC News, 12/17/11] ESTATE TAX 273