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Smith's Club for Growth Report Card

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2007

Contact: Eric Fought
(402) 434-2184
eric@nebraskademocrats.org

Smith’s Club for Growth Report Card

Vote on Farm Bill doesn’t discount otherwise perfect voting record for his radical anti-farmer benefactors

LINCOLN, Neb. – Last weekend, following passage of the 2007 Farm Bill in the House, 3rd District Republican Congressman Adrian Smith applauded his vote for the bill.

According to a story in the Omaha World Herald, “Smith, a first-term congressman, was supported in his election campaign last year by the Club for Growth, which strongly opposes new taxes and large farm subsidies. Smith said his support for the farm bill shows that he and the group are not always going to agree.” [Omaha World-Herald, 7/28/07]

However, a look at Smith’s voting record tells the real story. The Club for Growth has listed 13 other “key votes” since Smith was sworn in [http://www.clubforgrowth.org/key_vote_alert/]. What follows is Smith’s record on those Club for Growth initiatives:

1. “NO” on Minimum Wage Hike (H.R. 2):
Adrian Smith voted NO; the bill passed 315-116-4

2. “NO” on “Employee Free Choice Act” (H.R. 800):
Adrian Smith voted NO; the bill passed 241-185-8.

3. “YES” on Sessions Amendment to the “Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2007” (H.R. 1401):
Adrian Smith voted YES; the amendment failed 130-299-9.

4. “YES” on the Ryan Substitute Amendment (H. Con. Res. 99): Adrian Smith voted YES; the amendment failed 160-268-10.

5. “NO” on Medicare Fair Prescription Drug Price Act of 2007 (S. 3): Adrian Smith voted NO; the bill passed 255-170-10.

6. “NO” on shareholder vote on Executive Compensation Act (H.R. 1257): Adrian Smith voted NO; the bill passed 269-134-30.

7. “YES” on Bachus/Biggert Amendment to the Federal Housing Finance Reform Act (H.R. 1427): Adrian Smith voted YES; the amendment failed 148-269-20.

8. Signing the Campbell/Ryan Letter to President Bush. The letter offers support by the signers to sustain any Bush veto on FY08 appropriations bills that go over the President’s request.
Adrian Smith signed the letter.

9. “NO” on the Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 1252):
Adrian Smith voted NO; the bill passed 284-141-7.

10. “YES” on Culberson/Feeny/King/McHenry Amendment (#57) to the DHS Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2638 / H. RES. 473): Adrian Smith voted YES; the amendment failed 145-277-15.

11. Sponsorship of the “Tax Increase Prevention Act” (H.R. 2734 )The Club for Growth plans to positively score the sponsorship and co-sponsorship of Rep. Tim Walberg’s “Tax Increase Prevention Act” (H.R. 2734) that would make all of the Bush tax cuts permanent. Adrian Smith signed on as one of the original cosponsors.

12. “YES” on 4% across the board cut on the Leg. Branch Approps Bill (HR 2771): Adrian Smith voted YES; the amendment failed 177-231-29.

13. “YES” on Pence-Flake-Hensarling Fairness Doctrine Amendment to the Financial Services Approps Bill (H.R. 2829):
Adrian Smith voted YES; the amendment passed 309-115-1-12.

[Source: Smith Watch – http://nethirddistrict.blogspot.com]

THE SMITH RECORD

Club for Growth: 13, People of Nebraska: 1

“The Club for Growth has certainly seen a return on their investment in Adrian Smith,” said Matt Connealy, Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. “One of 14 votes certainly isn’t a trend I’d be trying to highlight. It is clear who Adrian Smith works for, and the people of Nebraska’s 3rd District deserve much better.”

NDP