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| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | Senator | PA | Republican |
| See All 5 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Aging (Special)
- Senate Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Defense
- Homeland Security
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Judiciary
- Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
- Constitution, Civil Rights and Property Rights
- Crime and Drugs
- Senate Veterans' Affairs
Most Recent Sponsored Bills
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
| On the Concurrent Resolution (H. Con. Res. 398 ) |
Nay July 31, 2008 |
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S.3001 Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S. 3001 ) |
Nay July 31, 2008 |
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H.R.4137 College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 On the Conference Report (H.R. 4137 Conference Report ) |
Aye July 31, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
- Democrat most often votes with: Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
- Republican least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
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Arlen Specter in the News
September 05, 2008 Warning to NFL: Senator Arlen Spector hasn't forgotten Spygate
MINNEAPOLIS - Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) still refuses to give the New England Patriots [team stats] or the NFL a pass on Spygate and says he’s hellbent on his crusade against pigskin cheating. “I don’t do anything except with vigor,” Specter tol
Source: Boston Herald
September 05, 2008 Pa. delegates take in the sights
ST. PAUL, MINN. — The Pennsylvania GOP delegation has cruised on a paddleboat up the Mississippi River, toured one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes, heard from Sen. John McCain’s mother and lunched at a local steakhouse. Inside the Republican convention
Source: Centre Daily Times
September 04, 2008 Specter's view of VP nominee? A lot of potential
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter , when askedif Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is ready to leadthe nation, said: "I think she has the potential. All we know about her is positive." ST. PAUL, Minn. - The senior senator from Pennsylvania chose his words
Source: philly.com
Arlen Specter in the Blogs
September 05, 2008 PAC Chair protects Lobbyist and President
Tim asked the question on the minds of everyone in the room when he asked Senator Arlen Specter (PA) about where mental health parity fits in with reform. He answered the question with good confidence that the mental health parity bill ...
Source: OT at the 2008 Conventions
September 05, 2008 Pittsburgh to get "smart" surveillance system...
The closed-circuit wireless surveillance network could include microphones that detect the sound of a gunshot and alert dispatchers, said Sen. Arlen Specter. He said images caught by cameras would be an aid in prosecuting crimes. ...
Source: blendz's spot
September 05, 2008 Jill Porter: Obama should have picked Hillary
IT'S SAFE TO SAY that Democrats awoke yesterday with a serious case of Post-Palin Depression. "Electrifying!" said US Sen. Arlen Specter of Palin's poised and feisty speech that had Republican conventioneers swooning.
Source: Daily News - Columnists
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On July 01, 2008 Arlen Specter was featured on the homepage of OpenCongress:
On Thursday, after what The Politico is calling "eleventh-hour dealing with the White House," Arlen Specter (R-PA) placed a tie-breaking "nay" vote on a bill that would have delayed a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors. According to The Politico, Specter, who has Hodgkin’s disease, "acknowledged that he voted no after White House representatives assured him that they would work with him on an administrative fix to increase Medicare reimbursements for oncologists."
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Blank Rome LLP ($201,800)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $2,890,450 | 21.0 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $2,546,071 | 18.5 % |
| Health | $1,762,205 | 12.8 % |
| Misc Business | $1,496,838 | 10.9 % |
| Other | $1,326,661 | 9.6 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $973,892 | 7.1 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $664,611 | 4.8 % |
| Construction | $585,513 | 4.3 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $459,653 | 3.3 % |
| Transportation | $328,015 | 2.4 % |
| Agribusiness | $304,088 | 2.2 % |
| Labor | $270,559 | 2.0 % |
| Defense | $151,223 | 1.1 % |
| Total: | $13,759,779 |
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Stay away from Football.
18 and 19 year kids are being killed every day in War.
Maybe you could focus some effort on the kids dying famileys instead of a football team.
I'm sorta disappointed at the Senator for not going after 'W' for not telling the truth about Iraq. I am not disappointed in him for going after 'Good(bad)ell' for letting the 'Pats(ies)' off the hook for cheating.
I have lost confidence in Goodell for being a stand-up Commissioner. He hits, with penalties, the players like they committed murder and lets the Owners and Coaches get away with murder!!!
The Commish. has let the Patsies cheat teams that probably could be SB champs, Rams,Eagles, Panthers. The Rams had a dynasty lost because of the Patsies and they should suffer the same fate!!!
Goodell should put pressure on Patsies owner to force them to:
1.relinquish their rings,
2.force 'Belicheat' to resign and...
3.announce them as forfeits! or...
4.He should resign! The integrity of the game has been lost!
good thinking dipshit
Why is it that no action is being taken on Bill S.1060?
Get off the backside of your butt and do SOMETHING for this country. Rip the environmentalists a new body cavity and get our own oil in our system so we can save the 6.1 TRILLION dollars the arabs are going to reap from this latest increase in a barrel of oil. What must we do to heat our homes? Paying more than 3 bucks a gallon for heating oil is ludicrous because our government can't stand up for us. Give more money to the world, The cost of making ethanol is costing more than it's worth in burning in a car. All that's accomplishing is to drive up the cost of food. Nice going, a real snooker job on congress for this fiasco. Go environmentalists and Al Gore, wreck this country as fast as you can.
If ever there was a time that our economy needed a boost it is NOW. If they continue to ignore the need for an extension on Unemployment we are going to be facing a new mortgage crisis.........All the unemployed who's checks have run out and can't find a job, now defaulting on mortgages also!!!!!! Please wake up and quit denying the seriousness of the economic situation we are in.The housing market bottomed out and we are seeing the trickle down effect of that crisis, everyone can eventually become effected. Please act now before it's too late............
ML Wexford PA
What have you done to make my life bearble? You are investigating the Patriots for taping defensive signals from opposing teams, stated that this may have had something to do with the inept Eagles losing the Super Bowl, all the while letting illegals cash in on my grandkids college tuition, and other goodies they are entitled ????? to. Get off your butt and make some waves in stemming the illegals coming into these United States. I didn't give four years of my life to the U.S. to see people like you turning their backs on LEGAL citizens. I'm angry because the illegals have better rights than I or my siblings and grandchildren. Because of people like you and Kennedy and the rest of the ELITE in Washington we are suffering. We are mad as hell and we won't put up with you bureaucrats much longer. DO SOMETHING WORTH WHILE THAT BENEFITS US for a change.
What have you done to make my life bearble? You are investigating the Patriots for taping defensive signals from opposing teams, stated that this may have had something to do with the inept Eagles losing the Super Bowl, all the while letting illegals cash in on my grandkids college tuition, and other goodies they are entitled ????? to. Get off your butt and make some waves in stemming the illegals coming into these United States. I didn't give four years of my life to the U.S. to see people like you turning their backs on LEGAL citizens. I'm angry because the illegals have better rights than I or my siblings and grandchildren. Because of people like you and Kennedy and the rest of the ELITE in Washington we are suffering. We are mad as hell and we won't put up with you bureaucrats much longer. DO SOMETHING WORTH WHILE THAT BENEFITS US for a change. I sincerely believe you will compeletly ignore this post. May the returns not be with you.
I have been out of work since November 2007. My unemployment benefits have run out. My money has run out. I unable to obtain employment and need more time to continue my search for employment. I am at risk of losing my car. Gas prices continue to rise daily. I am highly skilled in my field. My State Rhode Island is one of the hardest hit with unemployment. I am 53 old and have worked hard all my life. I've paid taxes all my life, and this is how my country is treating me. Unbelievable. The Senate, House and President continue to play games as peoples life's are put in jeopardy. Totally disgusting. So all the extra time that I am not spending on looking for employment, I will dedicate to making sure any politician that votes nay on not extending unemployment insurance will be out of a job their next term by informing the public of their decision in every forum available. I will encourage others to do so as well. It is time in this country for the people to take control of their government again and take it out of the hands of the uninformed, out of touch, uncompassionate, ignorant, greedy, self absorbed fools that are the true terrorists ruining this country. Pass a fxxkxxg bill extending unemployment benefits or you will be out of a fxxkxxg job!!!!!!!!! Try to remember you work for all the PEOPLE of this country! And all those PEOPLE will remember how you vote on this issue.
I'm actually very proud of Specter for being one of the few Republicans who actually acts as an independent person and not simply an extension of his party. Sure, the Patriots thing is not the greatest use of his time, but I think his overall record is positive. I think senators and representatives in all parties should emulate his independence.
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