John Linder Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

John Linder Voting Records in Congress

Corruption in Congress or Ethical "Challenges"

Earmarking Tendencies

State: Georgia
Party: Republican
Former Occupation: Dentist
Representative Since: 2003

Next Election: 2010

John Linder Results of Corruption Investigation and/or Ethical Problems:

No Corruption Found

John Linder Voting or Legislative History in Congress:

Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:
Yes, Representative Linder supports reform to punish frivolous filers and to stem “lottery type” payouts
Balanced Budget Amendment:
Yes, Linder 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 Linder supports energy independence including drilling for US oil supplies.
Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:
No, Linder opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.
Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:
No, John Linder supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:
No, John Linder opposes federal government expansion of involvement and 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:
No, Linder does not support 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 Linder opposed the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill
Health Care HR3590 12/09:
No, John Linder opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

John Linder Earmarking Tendencies:

John Linder made no taxpayer funded earmark requests in FY 2009 or 2010 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)