| Full Name: | Roland W. Burris |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Berlean; 2 Children: Rolanda, Roland II |
| Birth Date: | 08/03/1937 |
| Birth Place: | Centralia, IL |
Summary
Roland W. Burris
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
S Amdt 4214 - National Guard Deployment on Southern U.S. Land Border
Amendment (Nay)
May 27, 2010 - -Rescinds $250 million in unobligated amounts made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("stimulus bill") to offset the aforementioned appropriation for ...
S Amdt 1399 - Requiring Completion of Reinforced Border Fencing
Amendment (Nay)
July 8, 2009 - Deems vehicle barriers, motion sensitive cameras and other forms of "virtual fencing" ineffective, and therefore do not meet the requirement of being a pedestrian ...
HR 1 - Appropriations, Tax Law Amendments, and Unemployment Benefit Amendments ("Stimulus Bill")
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 13, 2009 - Allows an income tax credit of up to $400 for individuals with an adjusted gross income of less than $70,000 or $800 for joint ...
Recent Public Statements
Letter to The Honorable Daniel Inouye, Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations
Nov. 23, 2010 - Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) and 41 of his Senate colleagues called on the leaders of the Senate Committee on Appropriations to extend funding ...
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act--Motion to Proceed
Nov. 18, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT Mr. BURRIS. Madam President, as you know, one of the first duties delegated to freshman Senators is the high honor of presiding ...
Letter to The Honorable Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State
More Public Statements
Oct. 29, 2010 - Senators Query Secretary Clinton On Pending Decision On TransCanada Tar Sands Pipeline Led by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), 11 U.S. ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-2010 | Federation for American Immigration Reform Positions | 0% |
| 2009-2010 | American Immigration Lawyers Association U.S. Senate Score | 100% |
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Telecom Services & Equipment ($1,200,000.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
