| Full Name: | Arlen Specter |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Joan; 2 Children: Shanin, Stephen |
| Birth Date: | 02/12/1930 |
| Birth Place: | Wichita, KS |
| Home City: | Philadephia, PA |
| Religion: | Jewish |
Summary
Arlen Specter
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 3353 - Payment to Social Security Recipients
Amendment (Yea)
March 3, 2010 - Specifies that no payments for calendar year 2009, as authorized in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1, the "Stimulus" Act), shall ...
HR 2638 - Continuing Appropriations
Legislation (Yea)
Sept. 27, 2008 - Appropriates funds necessary to continue until March 6, 2009 projects or activities that were conducted in fiscal year 2008 and for which funds or ...
S Amdt 4803 - GI Bill and Other Domestic Provisions
More Key Votes
Amendment (Yea)
May 22, 2008 - Appropriates payments to be made to fund the higher education of individuals who have served on active duty in the Armed Forces beginning on ...
Recent Public Statements
Closing Argument
Jan. 21, 2011 - Mr. SPECTER. Madam President, this is not a farewell address but, rather, a closing argument to a jury of my colleagues and the American people ...
Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions
Dec. 22, 2010 - By Mr. SPECTER: S. 4054. A bill to restore the law governing pleading and pleading motions that existed before the decisions of the Supreme Court ...
MSNBC "The Ed Show" - Transcript
More Public Statements
Dec. 21, 2010 - BREAK IN TRANSCRIPT SCHULTZ: Joining us now is Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter here on THE ED SHOW. Senator, I think you did the country a ...
Recent Interest Group Ratings
| Span | Name | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Disabled American Veterans U.S. Senate Score | 100% |
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $15,283,419.00 |
| Total Spent | $15,902,855.00 |
| Cash On Hand | $11,622.00 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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