Rep. Jones voted to support President Bush's Veto of S-CHIP.
Rep. Jones voted against cracking down on the oil and gas industries price gouging.
Big oil and gas industries have given Rep. Jones $65,408.
Rep. Jones voted to strip overtime protection from millions of workers.
Big drug interests have given $30,635 to Jones over the Representative's career. They know who their friends are.
Jones has taken $1,000 from House Majority Leader John Boehner (.John Boehner actually handed out checks from the tobacco industry on the floor of the US Congress)
Jones received $10,000 from House Majority Leader John Boehner's "Freedom Project" PAC.
Jones voted the GOP party line 86% of the time.
Walter Jones has taken $11,373 from Tom DeLay's ARMPAC. And lots more.
Jones took $1,250 from convicted DeLay associate Jack Abramoff.
Jones Voted with Tom DeLay 82% of the time (through 3/31/2006) Tom Delay is currently under Indictment in Texas and has resigned from the US Congress.
Rep. Jones voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable. Halliburton gave Jones $1,500.
Walter Jones is always telling us that he supports the troops, but:
Rep. Walter Jones voted against granting a bonus to grant a $1,500 bonus to every American service member serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, including National Guard and Reserve forces
Rep. Walter Jones voted to protect the companies responsible from lawsuits by communities that need their help to clean up these systems. 1,861 water systems in 29 states have been contaminated with MTBE, exposing as many as 45 million Americans to this potential carcinogen
Jones Voted Against Cracking Down On Price Gouging. from oil companies on down to local gas stations, with an emphasis on those who profit most. HR3402, 9/28/2005 Vote# 500]
Jones Voted Against Protecting Health Coverage For Breast Cancer Treatment. In 2004, Jones, along with every Republican present, voted against a motion to include a provision in Association Health Plan (AHP) legislation that would prohibit plans that allow reductions in breast cancer coverage. The measure failed, 196-218. HR4281 5/13/2004 Vote# 173]
Jones Voted Against Fully Funding Couterterrorism Efforts. In 2004, Jones, along with every Republican member present, voted against an amendment to the Intelligence funding bill to increase funding for counterterrorism programs - exact budgets for intelligence are classified. Proponents of the increase argued the underlying bill would authorize less than one-third of the money needed in fiscal 2005 for counterterrorism. [CQ Weekly, 6/26/04; HR4548 6/23/2004 Vote# 299]
Jones Voted Against $242 Million Boost For Clean Water Fund. In 2005, Jones, along with every Republican present, voted against a proposal to restore cuts in funding to the Clean Water State Revolving Fund by $242 million - restoring the program to last year's spending level. A key part of the Clean Water Act, the Clean Water Fund helps local communities with sewage treatment plant infrastructure. HR2361 5/19/2005 Vote# 198]
Jones Voted Against Helping Workers Whose Jobs Have Been Outsourced. In 2005, Jones, along with every Republican present, voted against a motion to a job training reauthorization bill to provide extra assistance to workers whose jobs have been outsourced overseas. 109th Congressional Record, pg. H915, 3/2/05; HR27 3/2/2005 Vote# 47]
Jones Voted Against Additional Job Assistance to Veterans Returning from Overseas. The vote opposed a motion to a job training reauthorization bill to provide extra assistance to veterans who are returning from conflicts overseas. Many veterans returning from the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq may need skills and training to obtain or retain their jobs while Reservists who have spent a year or more overseas have put their careers on hold to serve our country. Four out of 10 members of the Guard and Reserve forces lose income when they leave their civilian jobs for active duty. Many left for the war thinking they would be deployed for 6 months and have ended up staying for a year or even longer and may be shipped out again. Additionally, many Guard and Reservists are self-employed or run small businesses and face the daunting task of reestablishing their businesses after their release from active duties. The 2 years after they return from service are the most difficult. The motion failed, 197-228. [Statement by Reps. Kildee and DeLauro, 109th Congressional Record, pg. H915, 3/2/05; HR27 3/2/2005 Vote# 47]
Jones Voted against a bonus for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans: HR 3289,Vote #554, No
Jones Voted Against Providing Aid To Failing Schools. In 2003, Jones, and nearly every Republican present, voted against an amendment to prevent the Department of Education from penalizing schools failing to meet standards set out in the No Child Left Behind Act until schools receive the full amount of funds authorized under the law. The funding level for Title I programs provided in the bill was $6.1 billion less than authorized by the 2001 law. The amendment was rejected, 199-223. [Congressional Quarterly Daily Monitor, 7/11/03; HR2660 7/10/2003 Vote# 350]
Jones Voted Against Allowing More Workers to Receive Overtime. In 2004, Jones, and all but one Republican present, voted for a motion to block consideration of a proposal requiring the Labor Department to retain the eligibility of all workers who currently qualify for overtime pay. Although the new overtime regulations were scaled down from the original version, millions of employees could lose the right to overtime pay and could find themselves working longer hours with less in their paychecks to show for it. A motion to kill the eligibility retention plan passed, 216-199. [Associated Press, May 18, 2004; Economic Policy Institute. HR2660 5/18/2004 Vote# 181
Rep. Jones voted against bipartisan reform of the Endangered Species Act
Vote on preventing price gouging: HR 3402, Vote #500, 9/28/2005 No
Contributions from oil and gas industries: $65,408.00
Vote to block the stripping of overtime protection: HR 2660,Vote #351, 7/10/2003 No
Contributions from drug interests: $30,635.00
Contributions from John Boehner: $1,000.00
"Freedom Project" PAC Contributions: $10,000.00
Voting percentage with GOP caucus:
calculated through: www.cq.com 86%
Contributions from ARMPAC: $11,373.00
Contributions from Abramoff: $1,250.00
Voting percentage with Tom DeLay: 82%
Vote to stop contracts to corporations that overcharge: HR 4939,Vote#60, No
Contributions from Halliburton: $1,500.00
Vote to hold MTBE producers accountable: HR 6, Vote #373, No
Vote on Endangered Species Act reform: HR 3824, Vote #505, No
You decide.