Wally Herger Voting Records, Corruption Findings, Earmarking Tendencies

Wally Herger Voting Records in Congress

Corruption in Congress or Ethical "Challenges"

Earmarking Tendencies

Party: Republican
Former Occupation: Business
Representative Since: 1987

Next Election: 2010

Wally Herger Corruption Investigation Results and/or Ethical Deficiencies Found:

No Corruption in Congress Found

Wally Herger Recent Voting or Legislative History:

Tort Reform - Medical Malpractice Reform S11 7/03:
Yes, Representative Herger supports reform to punish frivolous filers and to stem “lottery type” payouts
Balanced Budget Amendment:
Yes, Herger has supported requiring Congress to spend within government means.
Oil Drilling in US - ANWR (Alaska) A2358 11/05, Offshore VA A1566 6/07:
Yes, Wally Herger supports energy independence including drilling for US oil supplies.
Cap and Trade HR 2454 6/09:
No, Herger opposes increased taxes and surcharges on US production of goods and energy.
Amnesty/Citizenship for Illegal Border Crossers S2611 5/06:
No, Wally Herger supports border control and citizenship only for those following legal guidelines.
Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act HR 4173 12/09:
No, Wally Herger 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:
Yes, Herger supported taxpayer bailouts for financial institutions that gambled and lost
2009 Stimulus Bill HR1 2/09:
No, Opposed the $787 Billion spending plan
2009 Omnibus HR1105 3/09: No, Representative Herger opposed the 9000+ earmark, 8.3% government expansion bill
Health Care HR3590 12/09:
No, Wally Herger opposed laying groundwork for federal takeover of Healthcare delivery

Wally Herger Earmarking Tendencies:

Light Compared to Colleagues in House of Representatives
- $12,776,450 of taxpayer money requested by Wally Herger 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)