For the

week
ending
Feb. 18

N N N Internet Neutrality: Members voted, 244-181, to

strip the Federal Communications Commission of
funds to advance its rule aimed at keeping the
Internet equally available to all users. A yes vote
backed the amendment on grounds the FCC lacks
authority over Internet policy. (HR 1)

N N N Greenhouse Gases: Members voted, 239-185, to

halve funding for an Environmental Protection
Agency program requiring power plants and
refineries to report data on their emissions to the
agency. A yes vote was to shift half of the
program’s $16 billion budget to deficit reduction.

Y Y Federal Aviation Budget: Senators passed, 87-8,

a $35 billion two-year authorization of federal
aviation programs. A yes vote backed a bill (S 223)
that will upgrade the air-traffic control system,
continue taxpayer-subsidized air service to small
cities and increase federal taxation of aviation fuel.

Y Y Aviation Budget Cut: Voting 51-47, senators

tabled (killed) an amendment to cut the federal
aviation budget by more than $2 billion annually.
Backers said the cut is needed to reduce deficits,
while those opposed said it would imperil air safety.
A yes vote was to kill the proposed cut. (S 223)

Y Y Air-Service Subsidies: Senators voted, 61-38, to

keep the Essential Air Service program, which uses
$200 million in taxpayer subsidies each year to
provide air service to some 1.1 million travelers in
more than 150 small cities. A yes vote was to kill an
amendment to end the program. (S 223)
KEY VOTES AHEAD ©2011 Thomas Voting Reports www.rollcallvotes.com
Congress is in Presidents’ Day recess until the week of Feb. 28.