Politician
American politician and educator (born 1949)
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Supports protections and safety-net access for legal immigrants, opposes 'public charge' restrictions, and favors bipartisan immigration legislation.
🗳 Yea on S2 (2026-06-05)🗳 Yea on S2 (2026-06-05)🗳 Yea on S2 (2026-06-04)
Opposes President Trump's use of executive tariff authority, calling for legislation to give Congress more control over trade decisions.
Opposes measures, such as the FY26 Intelligence Authorization Act as passed, that reduce congressional oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies.
Has consistently voted against restrictions on abortion access, including parental notification and partial-birth abortion bans, supporting abortion rights.
Voted to expand federal funding for research using additional embryonic stem cell lines.
S. 5402 — A bill to extend authorizations for aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, multi-benefit watershed health projects, and WaterSMART grants, and for other purposes.
S. 5275 — Presidential Tax Accountability and Audit Integrity Act
S. 5081 — Congressional Trade Powers Reform Act of 2026
S. 5040 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose limitations on high-income taxpayers with large retirement account balances.
S. 891 — RARE Act
S. 888 — Oregon Recreation Enhancement Act
