Hall of Shame & Hall of Glory: How they Voted
Past Report Card
Hall of Shame | Hall of Glory
Hall of ShameUS House of Represenatives Passes Extreme Anti-Choice Bill On May 4th, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives passed one of the most extreme bills limiting a woman's legal right to choose abortion. The deceptively-named No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (H.R.3) has the ultimate goal to deny all women access to insurance coverage for abortion care. Learn more about what this bill will do and how you can ensure it does not pass in the Sentate. NY Lawmakers who voted to pass H.R.3
Rep. Buerkle (R, NY)
Rep. Gibson (R, NY)
Rep. Grimm (R, NY) - Representing Staten Island & parts of Brooklyn
Rep. Hanna (R, NY)
Rep. Hayworth (R, NY)
Rep. King (R, NY)
Rep. Reed (R, NY)
................................................................................................................................... US House of Represenatives Votes to Gut Planned Parenthood of all Federal FundingIn a 240 to 185 vote on February 18, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to bar Planned Parenthood from all federal funding. Republican Mike Pence of Indiana led this effort against women's healthcare. Millions of women will potentially lose their primary health care, in addition to the men and children who currently benefit from Planned Parenthood's services. Roughly $363 million went to Planned Parenthood under Title X for services including cervical and breast cancer screenings, STI testing, contraception, and sex education. If passed in the Senate, these funds would be cut completely from Planned Parenthood. This bill comes out of an overwhelmingly-conservative Congress, which aims to eliminate funding to organizations that provide abortion services. Planned Parenthood is already prohibited from using federal dollars for abortion services, which comprise only 3% of their operations.
See how the Congress voted NY State Congress members against women:
(voted for the funding ban)
Ann Marie Buerkle, 25th District
Chris Gibson, 20th District
Michael Grimm, 13th District
Nan Hayworth, 19th District
Pete King, 3rd District
Tom Reed, 29th District
................................................................................................................................... US Senate disappoints equal pay advocates with failure to pass Paycheck Fairness Act On November 16, 2010, New York State Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Shumer voted to PASS the Paycheck Fairness Act. However, the US Senate failed to secure enough votes to invoke cloture on the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would have brought the bill before the Senate for an up or down vote before the end of this session. This critical bill would have greatly advanced equal pay for women and would have deterred wage discrimination by closing loopholes in the Equal Pay Act and barring retaliation against workers who disclose their wages to coworkers. See how the Senate voted.
Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY Contact
Charles Schumer, D-NY Contact
................................................................................................................................... Eight State Senators Vote to Keep Monserrate in the SenateSenator Hiram Monserrate was convicted in a domestic violence incident in the fall of 2009. The NYS Senate overwhelmingly voted in favor of expelling him (53-8). NOW-NYC urged the Senate to remove Monserrate for his offenses. Executive Director Sonia Ossorio says, "Allowing Hiram Monserrate to remain a lawmaker in a state with an established zero tolerance domestic violence policy would be a slap in the face to all New Yorkers." Read NOW-NYC's Press Release
The eight "no" votes on the expulsion resolution, which was sponsored by Sen. Brian Foley, were:
Eric Adams, D-Brooklyn Contact
Ruben Diaz Sr., D-Bronx Contact
Martin Dilan, D-Brooklyn Contact
Pedro Espada, Jr. [Majority Leader] D-Bronx Contact
Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn Contact
Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens
Kevin Parker, D-Brookyn Contact
John Sampson, [Conference Leader] D-Brooklyn Contact
Note: Sen. Tom Morahan was excused.
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Hall of Glory:
NYS Passes Equal Marriage
NYS Senators who voted in favor of legislation:
Senator Saland (R, NY)
Senator McDonald (R, NY)
Senator Grisanti (R, NY)
Senator Alesi (R, NY)
Senator Valesky (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Savino (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Klein (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Carlucci (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Stewart-Cousins (D, NY)
Senator Stavisky (D, NY)
Senator Squadron (D, NY)
Senator Smith (D, NY)
Senator Serrano (D, NY)
Senator Sampson (D, NY)
Senator Rivera (D, NY)
Senator Perkins (D, NY)
Senator Peralta (D, NY)
Senator Parker (D, NY)
Senator Oppenheimer (D, NY)
Senator Montgomery (D, NY)
Senator Kruger (D, NY)
Senator Krueger (D, NY)
Senator Kennedy (D, NY)
Senator Huntley (D, NY)
Senator Hassell-Thompson (D, NY)
Senator Gianaris (D, NY)
Senator Espaillat (D, NY)
Senator Duane (D, NY)
Senator Dilan (D, NY)
Senator Breslin (D, NY)
Senator Avella (D, NY)
Senator Addabbo (D, NY)
Senator Adams (D, NY) ................................................................................................................................... NYS Senate passes Accountability of the Johns (Bill S618/A00253) Primary Sponsor: Assembly Member Amy Paulin Currently, in any prosecution for the crimes of patronizing a prostitute in the first or second degrees (sections 230.06 and 230.05 of the penal law), it is a defense that the defendant did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the person patronized was a child (section 230.07 of the penal law.) The burden to disprove this falls upon the prosecutors. By amending section 230.07 of the penal law to make it an affirmative defense, perpetrators will have to bear the burden of proving that they did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the person patronized was less than fourteen years of age. This bill will make it more difficult for children – both female and male – to be patronized for sex. This bill also serves to make it more difficult for those who are perpetrators of violence against children to act with impunity. NYS Senators who voted in support of this legislation:
Senator Valesky (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Savino (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Klein (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Carlucci (Ind. D, NY)
Senator Stewart-Cousins (D, NY)
Senator Stavisky (D, NY)
Senator Squadron (D, NY)
Senator Smith (D, NY)
Senator Serrano (D, NY)
Senator Sampson (D, NY)
Senator Rivera (D, NY)
Senator Perkins (D, NY)
Senator Peralta (D, NY)
Senator Parker (D, NY)
Senator Oppenheimer (D, NY)
Senator Montgomery (D, NY)
Senator Kruger (D, NY)
Senator Krueger (D, NY)
Senator Kennedy (D, NY)
Senator Huntley (D, NY)
Senator Hassell-Thompson (D, NY)
Senator Gianaris (D, NY)
Senator Espaillat (D, NY)
Senator Duane (D, NY)
Senator Dilan (D, NY)
Senator Breslin (D, NY)
Senator Avella (D, NY)
Senator Addabbo (D, NY)
Senator Adams (D, NY)
Senator Diaz (D, NY)
Senator Saland (R, NY)
Senator McDonald (R, NY)
Senator Grisanti (R, NY)
Senator Alesi (R, NY)
Senator Ball (R, NY)
Senator Bonacic (R, NY)
Senator DeFrancisco (R, NY)
Senator Farley (R, NY)
Senator Flanagan (R, NY)
Senator Fuschillo (R, NY)
Senator Gallivan (R, NY)
Senator Golden (R, NY)
Senator Griffo (R, NY)
Senator Hannon (R, NY)
Senator Johnson (R, NY)
Senator Lanza (R, NY)
Senator Larkin (R, NY)
Senator LaValle (R, NY)
Senator Libous (R, NY)
Senator Little (R, NY)
Senator Marcellino (R, NY)
Senator Martins (R, NY)
Senator Maziarz (R, NY)
Senator Nozzolio (R, NY)
Senator O'Mara (R, NY)
Senator Ranzenhofer (R, NY)
Senator Ritchie (R, NY)
Senator Robach (R, NY)
Senator Seward (R, NY)
Senator Skelos (R, NY)
Senator Young (R, NY)
Senator Zeldin (R, NY)
................................................................................................................................... NY State Sentators vote to Repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" New York State Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer voted on Saturday, December 18, 2010 to lift the "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy prohibiting gay men and women from serving openly in the armed forces. Gillibrand and Schumer were among 55 Democrats, eight Republicans and two independents who voted "yes" in favor of repealing the policy and allowing gays to serve openly in the military. Thirty-one Republicans voted against repealing the policy. See how the Senate voted. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY Contact
Charles Schumer, D-NY Contact ................................................................................................................................... International Violence Against Women Act (I-VAWA) Passes in SenateOn December 14, 2010, the bill to pass I-VAWA (S-2982; HR-4594), meant to combat violence against women globally, passed in the Senate. The now needs to be passed in Congress. Advocates say the bill will help support survivors of violence, hold perpetrators accountable, and prevent violence, and that the bill would promote and increase U.S. diplomatic attention to decreasing violence against women around the world. Read more.
Take Action: Urge your members of Congress to support I-VAWA by visiting www.congress.org and calling them at 202-224-3121. Support I-VAWA.
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