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Robert 'Bud' E. Cramer

Full Name: Robert 'Bud' E. Cramer
Gender: Male
Family: Widowed; 1 Daughter: Hollan C. Gaines
Birth Date: 08/22/1947
Birth Place: Huntsville, AL
Home City: Huntsville, AL
Religion: Methodist

Recent Key Votes

HR 1586 - Aid To States for Medicaid, Teacher Employment, and Other Purposes
Legislation (NA)

Aug. 10, 2010 - Appropriates $10 billion for the Education Jobs Fund to be allocated to states for the retention, rehiring, or hiring of elementary and secondary education ...

H Amdt 773 - Ending Moratorium on Deepwater Drilling Rigs that Meet Certain Safety Standards
Legislation (NA)

July 30, 2010 - Exempts applicants for a permit to drill from the moratorium against drilling in the Outer Continental Shelf if the Secretary of the Interior determines ...

HR 5982 - Tax Law Amendments
Legislation (NA)

July 30, 2010 - Repeals Section 9006 of HR 3590 (the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"), a provision that requires corporations to report the amount of any ...

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Recent Public Statements

Final E-Newsletter

Nov. 21, 2008 - Final E-Newsletter It is difficult to believe that my time in Congress will soon come to a close. After 28 years of public service, it ...

North Alabama's New Congressman

Nov. 5, 2008 - North Alabama's New Congressman Last night the people of North Alabama chose a new Congressman to represent Alabama's Fifth Congressional district. I am certain that ...

Cramer Announces Passage of Nasa Authorization Bill

Oct. 2, 2008 - CRAMER ANNOUNCES PASSAGE OF NASA AUTHORIZATION BILL U.S. Representative Bud Cramer (Ala.-05) announced today that the House of Representatives last weekend passed H.R. 6063 to ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2008-2011 Global Exchange Percent Loyalty to Finance, Insurance, Real Estate Lobby 50%
1999 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 50%
2000 National Foreign Trade Council Positions 100%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $35,133.44
Total Spent $156,005.15
Cash On Hand $1,038,645.40
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Robert Cramer REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major parties including: John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.

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