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Lois Capps Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies


Lois Capps Voting Records on Recent Issues Determining America’s Future

Corruption in Congress or Ethical "Challenges"

Earmarking Tendencies




Party: Democrat

Former Occupation: Nurse

Representative Since: 1998

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.)


Lois Capps Indications of Corruption or Ethics Problems:

Paybacks: According to the Seattle Times Favor Factory Investigation, Capps has a history of rewarding donors with taxpayer funded earmarks. In 2008 she funneled $2.4 Million to Innovative Micro Technology after receipt of $4000, $1.6 Million to Textron after receipt of $4000, and $950,000 to D.C company Green Hills Software after receipt of $1000.
Lois Capps Recent Voting or Legislative History:

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

    No, Representative Capps votes against reform

  • Balanced Budget Amendment:

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

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

    No, Lois Capps prefers oil importation from other countries over US production.

  • Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:

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

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

    Yes, Lois Capps supports citizenship for those who enter the country illegally.

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

    Yes, Lois Capps supports federal government expansion of involvement in area of 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, Capps 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:

    Yes, Representative Capps supported the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill

  • Health Care HR3590 12/09:

    Yes, Lois Capps supported laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery


Lois Capps Earmark History:

Medium-High Earmark History Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives

  • $44,692,000 of taxpayer money requested by Lois Capps 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 Lois Capps Voting Records


    Charted Comparison Corruption Investigations for House of Representatives Colleagues of Capps


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