Bobby Rush Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Bobby Rush Voting Records in Congress

Corruption in Congress or Ethical "Challenges"

Earmarking Tendencies

State: Illinois Party: Democrat Former Occupation: Military, Community Activist, Minister Representative Since: 1993 Next Election: 2010

(Note: all corruption will not be listed. Since "corrupt" is a yes/no descriptor, further investigations become redundant after one incident is uncovered.)

Bobby Rush Corruption Investigation Results and/or Ethical Deficiencies Found:

Paybacks:

According to the Seattle Times, In FY 2008 Bobby Rush earmarked $1.04 Million taxpayer dollars for Illinois Institue of Technology after receipt of $2000 from executives. Interestingly, after donations ceased, Bobby Rush earmarked no additional funds for the Institute.

Bobby Rush Voting or Legislative History in Congress:

• Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:

  No, Representative Rush opposes reform

• Balanced Budget Amendment:

  No, Rush has not supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.

• Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) HouseVote#831 8/07:

  No, Bobby Rush prefers dependence upon importation of oil, opposing energy independence efforts that include drilling for US oil supplies.

• Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

  Yes, Rush supports increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.

• Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:

  Yes, Bobby Rush supports granting citizenship to those who manage to slip into the country illegally.

• Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:

  Yes, Bobby Rush supports federal government expansion of involvement and control over private industry.

• Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:

  Yes, supports taxpayer bailouts of private industry

• Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:

  Yes, Rush supports taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gamble and lose

• 2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:

  Yes, Supported the $787 Billion spending plan

• 2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:

  Representative Rush failed to cast a vote on the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill

• Health Care HR3590 12/09:

  Yes, Supported laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Bobby Rush Earmarking Tendencies:

• Light Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives

  • $12,357,375 of taxpayer money requested by Bobby Rush in 2009 budget specifically for entities and projects not considered worthy of financing through transparent means in the official federal budget.(Ref: Center for Responsive Politics and Taxpayers for Common Sense)

Charted Comparison of House Colleagues to Bobby Rush Voting Records

Charted Comparison Corruption Investigations for House of Representatives Colleagues of Rush