John Boozman Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

John Boozman Voting Records and Legislative History on Issues Guiding the Future of the US

Indications of Corruption or Ethical Breaches

Earmarking Summary for John Boozman

Party: Republican Former Occupation: Optometrist Representative Since: 2001 Next Election: 2010

John Boozman Indications of Corruption or Ethics Problems:

No Corruption in Congress Found

John Boozman Recent Voting or Legislative History:

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

  Yes, Representative Boozman supports reform to punish frivolous filers and to stem “lottery type” payouts

• Balanced Budget Amendment:

  Yes, Boozman has supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.

• Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) A2358 11/05, Offshore VA A1566 6/07:

  Yes, John Boozman supports energy independence including drilling for US oil supplies.

• Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

  No, Boozman opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.

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

  No, John Boozman supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.

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

  No, John Boozman opposes federal government expansion of involvement in area of control over private industry.

• Auto Company Bailouts HR 7005 12/08:

  No, Does not support taxpayer bailouts of private industry

• Bank Bailouts -TARP HR1424 10/08:

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

• 2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:

  No, Opposed the $787 Billion spending plan

• 2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09:

  No, Representative Boozman opposed the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill

• Health Care HR3590 12/09:

  No, John Boozman opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

John Boozman Earmark History:

Medium Earmark History Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives