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Jim Bunning

Full Name: Jim Bunning
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Theis; 9 Children
Birth Date: 10/23/1931
Birth Place: Campbell County, KY
Home City: Southgate, KY
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

S Amdt 3962 - Home Loan Regulation Modifications
Amendment (Nay)

May 12, 2010 - -Prohibits creditors from issuing mortgage loans unless a determination can be made that the borrower has a "reasonable ability" to repay the loan and all ...

S Amdt 3955 - Establishing New Mortgage Underwriting Requirements and Eliminating a Risk Retention Requirement
Amendment (Yea)

May 12, 2010 - Repeals a requirement that, no later than 270 days after the date of enactment, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal ...

S Amdt 3938 - Study on Ending the Conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Amendment (Nay)

May 11, 2010 - Requires the study to include an analysis of the following (Sec. 1077): The role of the federal government in supporting a sustainable housing ...

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Recent Public Statements

Bunning Votes to Prevent Tax Hike on American Families and Small Businesses

Dec. 15, 2010 - U.S. Senator Jim Bunning issued the following statement in support of the bipartisan tax package that was approved in the Senate by a vote of ...

Farewell to the Senate

Dec. 9, 2010 - Mr. BUNNING. Madam President, I thank the Senator from Missouri, a dear friend of mine and someone who has unusual wisdom in his remarks today. ...

Letter to His Excellency Mr. Wang Qishan Vice Premier of the State Council The People's Republic of China

Dec. 6, 2010 - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and 30 other Senators sent a letter today to Wang Qishan, Vice Premier ...

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $925,112.00
Total Spent $945,241.00
Cash On Hand $69,346.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Jim Bunning REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2004 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST Jim Bunning REFUSED TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY: Major News Organizations and key national leaders of both 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

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View Jim Bunning's Congressional Election 1998 National Political Awareness Test
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