The Brown Record on National Security:Brown Has Voted At Least FORTY-ONE TIMES Against Defense Spending Bills During His Time In Congress. (Initial Passage + Conference Reports)
Brown Voted Against Conference Reports On Defense Bills At Least 15 Times Since 1993.
Brown Was In the Minority Of His Own Party On Six Of These Fifteen Votes
Brown Missed Votes on Four Defense Conference Reports Since 1993.
In Addition, Brown Voted Against EVERY Major Defense Spending Bill For Fiscal Year 1998.
Brown Voted At Least TEN Times To Cut Funding For Intelligence During The Time Between The First Attack On The World Trade Center And September 11th, 2001.
Brown Also Voted Against At Least TWO Times Against Final Conference Reports on Intelligence Budgets Since 1993, And Against At Least FOUR Defense Appropriations Conference Reports Containing Intelligence Funding.
Brown Voted At Least TWELVE Times To Cut Funding For Ballistic Missile Defense, Beginning In 1993.
Brown Voted At Least SIX Times Against Policies To Deploy Ballistic Missile Defense Systems.
Brown Voted At Least THREE Other Times Against Ballistic Missile Defense Programs
Brown Would Not Even Congratulate The U.S. Military And Defense Contractors For A Successful Missile Interception Test In 2001
Over The Last Nine Years, The Subcommittee On Asia And The Pacific Has Held At Least Thirteen Meetings Or Markups On North Korea But Brown Skipped ALL Of Them Except ONE.
Fiscal Year 2005
Brown Did Not Vote On The Conference Report For The Fiscal 2005 Supplemental Appropriations Bill. (H.R. 1268, CQ Vote #161: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 368-58: R 225-3; D 143-54; I 0-1, May 5, 2005, Brown did not vote)
Brown Did Not Vote On The Conference Report For The Fiscal 2005 Defense Authorization Bill. (H.R. 4200, CQ Vote #528: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 359-14: R 198-0; D 160-14; I 1-0, October 9, 2004, Brown did not vote)
Fiscal Year 2004
Fiscal 2004 Supplemental for Iraq and Afghanistan -- Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would appropriate $87.5 billion in emergency fiscal 2004 spending for military operations and reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan. Military operations would receive $64.7 billion. Reconstruction aid to Iraq would be comprised of grants totaling $18.6 billion. Reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan would receive $1.2 billion. Note: A ‘yea’ was a vote in support of the president’s position.” (H.R. 3289, CQ Vote #601: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 298-121: R 216-5; D 82-115; I 0-1, October 31, 2003, Brown voted Nay)Brown Did Not Vote On The Conference Report For The Fiscal 2004 Defense Authorization Bill. (H.R. 1588, CQ Vote # 617: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 362-40: R 218-0; D 144-39; I 0-1, November 7, 2003, Brown did not vote)
Fiscal Year 2002
Fiscal 2002 Defense Authorization -- Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would authorize $343.2 billion for defense programs, 10 percent more than the current level. It would provide $125 billion for operations and maintenance, $82.3 billion for military personnel, $62 billion for weapons procurement, $47.8 billion for research and development, $14.4 billion for the Energy Department, and $10.5 billion for military construction and family housing. The agreement also would authorize $8.3 billion for national missile defense programs and allow an additional round of base realignment and closures in 2005.” (S. 1438, CQ Vote #496: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 382-40: R 209-6; D 171-34; I 2-0, December 13, 2001, Brown voted Nay)Brown voted in the minority of his own party on this vote.Fiscal Year 2001
Fiscal 2001 Defense Appropriations -- Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to appropriate $287.8 billion in defense spending for fiscal year 2001. The measure would provide $3.3 billion more than President Clinton’s request and $15 billion more than appropriated in fiscal 2000. The measure includes $5 billion for ballistic missile defense and $689 million for the development of a joint strike fighter jet for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.” (H.R. 4576, CQ Vote #413: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 367-58: R 207-10; D 159-47; I 1-1, July 19, 2000, Brown voted Nay)Brown voted in the minority of his own party on this vote.Fiscal Year 2000
Military Construction/Supplemental Appropriations -- Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill that would appropriate $11.2 billion in emergency spending for fiscal 2000 and $8.83 billion for military construction for fiscal year 2001. The bill also included the provisions of H.R. 3908, which provided $12.7 billion for operations in Kosovo, anti-drug assistance to Columbia and natural disaster relief. Specifically, the bill appropriates $5 billion for operations in Kosovo and East Timor; $1.7 billion for anti-drug measures in Colombia; and an additional $4 billion for the Defense Department that was added by the Lewis, R-Calif., and Spence, R-S.C. amendment” (H.R. 4425, CQ Vote #362: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 306-110: R 171-44; D 135-64; I 0-2, June 29, 2000, Brown voted Nay)Brown voted in the minority of his own party on this vote.Fiscal 2000 Defense Appropriations -- Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to appropriate $267.7 billion in defense spending for fiscal 2000. The measure would provide about $4.5 billion more than President Clinton’s request and $17 billion more than appropriated in fiscal 1999. The conference report includes $1 billion of the $1.9 billion the administration requested to buy F-22 jet fighters. The conference report includes a Senate provision to provide $5.5 billion in emergency spending for military pay raises, as well as repairing buildings and facilities.” (H.R. 2561, CQ Vote #494: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 372-55: R 214-7; D 158-47; I 0-1, October 13, 1999, Brown voted Nay)Brown voted in the minority of his own party on this vote.Fiscal Year 1999
Fiscal 1999 Supplemental Appropriations – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the $14.5 billion bill, which would provide $10.9 billion for spare parts, depot maintenance, recruitment and training and base operations in Kosovo and other defense needs, $1.8 billion for a pay raise for the military, and $1.1 billion for international refugee and economic assistance.” (H.R. 1141, CQ Vote #133: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 269-158: R 152-68; D 117-89; I 0-1, May 18, 1999, Brown voted Nay)Brown voted in the minority of his own party on this vote.Fiscal Year 1998
Fiscal 1998 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to appropriate $6.1 billion in supplemental spending, including $2.6 billion for disaster relief to states, and $2.9 billion for operations in Bosnia and other overseas operations.” (H.R. 3579, CQ Vote #121: Adopted 242-163: R 192-21; D 50-141; I 0-1, April 30, 1998, Brown voted Nay)Fiscal 1998 Defense Authorization – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to authorize $268,301,837,000 for defense programs in fiscal 1998, $2,605,203,000 more than the president requested. The bill would prohibit funding for U.S. ground troops in Bosnia after June 30, 1998, unless the president certified to Congress that the operation is in the interest of U.S. national security, and would establish new competitive bidding rules for private contractors working at Air Force maintenance depots in San Antonio and Sacramento, Calif. Note: A ‘nay’ was a vote in support of the president’s position.” (H.R. 1119, CQ Vote #534: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 286-123: R 192-22; D 94-100; I 0-1, October 28, 1997, Brown voted Nay)Fiscal 1998 Defense Appropriations – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to provide $247.7 billion in new budget authority to sustain military personnel, develop and purchase military hardware and maintain the operational readiness of the U.S. military. The conference report would provide $5.3 billion more than the current appropriations level and $3.8 billion more than the administration’s request. The conference report would cut off funding for U.S. troops in Bosnia after June 30, 1998, but would permit the president to request further funding. The measure provides nearly $46 billion for weapons procurement.” (H.R. 2266, CQ Vote #442: Adopted (thus sent to the Senate) 356-65: R 202-17; D 154-47; I 0-1, September 25, 1997, Brown voted Nay)Brown voted in the minority of his own party on this vote.Fiscal Year 1997
Supplemental Fiscal 1997 Appropriations – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to provide an additional $8.6 billion for fiscal 1997, including $5.4 billion in emergency disaster aid for flood-stricken regions and $1.9 billion to finance military peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and the Middle East. The bill also includes provisions that automatically provide funding for federal programs that lack appropriations authority at the start of fiscal 1998 at 100 percent of their fiscal 1997 levels until fiscal 1998 appropriations are enacted and prohibits the Census Bureau from using statistical sampling in calculating the national population in 2000. Note: A ‘nay’ was a vote in support of the president’s position.” (H.R. 1469, CQ Vote #169: Adopted 220-201: R 188-35; D 32-165; I 0-1, June 5, 1997, Brown voted Nay)Fiscal 1997 Department of Defense Authorizations – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to authorize $265.6 billion for military activities of the Department of Defense, military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy and to set personnel strengths for the armed forces during fiscal 1997. The bill authorizes $11.2 billion more than the $254.3 billion requested by the administration.” (H.R. 3230, CQ Vote #397: Adopted 285-132: R 194-35; D 91-96; I 0-1, August 1, 1996, Brown voted Nay)Fiscal Year 1996
Fiscal 1996 Defense Authorization – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to authorize $265.3 billion for fiscal 1996 for Department of Defense military activities and to prescribe personnel strengths for the armed forces. The measure deletes language contained in a earlier vetoed version of the bill (HR1530) requiring the establishment of a national missile defense system and requiring the president to submit various reports to Congress when he places U.S. military forces under United Nations command. The bill also replaces language from HR1530 requiring the president to submit a supplemental spending request to Congress for major U.S. troop deployments, with non-binding sense of the Congress language.” (H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #16: Adopted 287-129: R 202-27; D 85-101; I 0-1, January 24, 1996, Brown voted Nay)NOTE: The Fiscal 1996 Defense Authorization Bill, H.R. 1530, Was Vetoed By President Clinton. An Override Attempt Failed, On Which Brown Did Not Vote. A Revamped Conference Report Was Passed In The Vote Above. (“HR1530,” CQ BillWatch, 104th Congress, Accessed May 23, 2006; H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #3: Rejected 240-156: R 206-16; D 34-139; I 0-1, January 3, 1996, Brown did not vote)
Fiscal 1996 Defense Authorization – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to authorize $265.3 billion for fiscal 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, military construction, defense activities of the Department of Energy and to prescribe personnel strengths for the armed forces. The bill authorizes $7.1 billion more than requested by the administration, and it would require the Pentagon to make plans to deploy a missile defense system by 2003. Note: A ‘nay’ was a vote in support of the president’s position.” (H.R. 1530, CQ Vote #865: Adopted 267-149: R 209-17; D 58-131; I 0-1, December 15, 1995, Brown voted Nay)Fiscal 1996 Defense Appropriations – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report on the bill to provide $243,251,297,000 in new budget authority for the Department of Defense in fiscal 1996. The bill provides $1,698,226,000 more than the $241,553,071,000 provided in fiscal 1995 and $6,907,280,000 more than the $236,344,017,000 requested by the administration. Note: A ‘nay’ was a vote in support of the president’s position. (H.R. 2126: CQ Vote #806: Adopted (thus cleared for the president) 270-158: R 195-37; D 75-120; I 0-1, November 16, 1995, Brown voted Nay)The Conference Report On The Fiscal 1996 Defense Appropriations Bill Was Rejected After A First Vote, Modified And Then Adopted On A Second Vote. (“HR2126,” CQ BillWatch, 104th Congress, Accessed May 23, 2006)
Fiscal 1996 Defense Appropriations – Conference Report. “Adoption of the conference report to provide $243,251,297,000 in new budget authority for the Department of Defense for fiscal 1996. The bill provides $1,698,226,000 more than the $241,553,071,000 provided in fiscal 1995 and $6,907,280,000 more than the $236,344,017,000 requested by the administration.” (H.R. 2126, CQ Vote #700: Rejected 151-267: R 98-130; D 53-136; I 0-1, September 29, 1995, Brown voted Nay)
