Here is how members of Maryland's delegation on Capitol Hill were recorded on important roll-call votes last week:
Y: YES N: NO X: NOT VOTING
HOUSE: THE 1992 BUDGET
By a vote of 261-163, the House approved a fiscal 1992 budget plan drafted by Democrats that anticipates outlays of $1.46 trillion, revenue of $1.16 trillion and a deficit of about $290 billion.
Compared with President Bush's 1992 budget, the Democratic plan spends more on Medicare, veterans' benefits and other entitlements, rejects a cut in the capital gains tax rate, and increases education spending at the expense of science and law enforcement.
A yes vote supported the budget plan.
Y N X Member
* N * Bentley, Helen Delich, R-2nd
Y * * Byron, Beverly B., D-6th
Y * * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
* N * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
Y * * McMillen, Tom, D-4th
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
Y * * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: THE PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
By a vote of 89 for and 335 against, the House rejected President Bush's proposed budget for fiscal 1992.
The White House plan agreed with the Democratic budget (above) on broad spending categories, but the two budgets differed greatly in particulars. For example, the presidential budget urged slower spending growth on entitlements such as Medicare, less discretionary spending than Democrats wanted for the poor, more for space and technology, and sought to apply the Medicare payroll tax to certain state and local government employees.
A yes vote supported the president's budget.
Y N X Member
* N * Bentley, Helen Delich, R-2nd
* N * Byron, Beverly B., D-6th
* N * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * McMillen, Tom, D-4th
* N * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: A REPUBLICAN ALTERNATIVE
By a vote of 114 for and 303 against, the House rejected a budget alternative drafted by Republicans that was less costly than both the proposed Democratic and White House budgets for fiscal 1992 (above).
:. A yes vote supported the GOP-drafted plan.
Y N X Member
* N * Bentley, Helen Delich, R-2nd
* N * Byron, Beverly B., D-6th
* N * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
* N * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
* N * McMillen, Tom, D-4th
* N * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
* N * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
HOUSE: TO END STRIKE
By a vote of 400-5, the House approved legislation to end an hours-old nationwide rail strike. A yes vote was to end the rail strike.
Y N X Member
Y * * Bentley, Helen Delich, R-2nd
Y * * Byron, Beverly B., D-6th
Y * * Cardin, Benjamin L., D-3rd
Y * * Hoyer, Steny H. D-5th
Y * * Gilchrest, Wayne T., R-1st
Y * * McMillen, Tom, D-4th
Y * * Mfume, Kweisi, D-7th
Y * * Morella, Constance A., R-8th
SENATE: FINANCIAL MARKETS ISSUE
The Senate sided with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a turf battle over regulation of financial products that are a hybrid of futures contracts and securities. By a vote of 33 for and 65 against, it rejected an amendment giving the SEC more power over such hybrids.
3' A yes vote supported the amendment.
Y N X Member
Y * * Mikulski, Barbara A., D
Y * * Sarbanes, Paul S., D
WHERE TO CALL OR WRITE
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski.. .. .. .. .. Representative Wayne
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. T.Gilchrest
World Trade Center, Suite 253 .. .. .. 20 W. Bel Air Ave.
Baltimore 21202, Tel. 962-4510.. .. .. Aberdeen 21001,
.. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... Tel. 272-6820
320 Hart Senate Office Bldg.. .. .. .. 502 Cannon House
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510. .. .. .. .. .. Washington, D.C. 20515
Tel. (202) 224-4654. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel. (202) 225-5311
Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.. .. .. .. .. .. Representative Steny H. Hoyer
1518 Federal Office Bldg.. .. .. .. .. 4351 Garden City Drive,
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..Suite 625
31 Hopkins Plaza. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Landover 20785, Tel. 436-5510
Baltimore 21201, Tel. 962-4436.. .. .. 1513 Longworth Bldg.
332 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.. .. .. Washington, D.C. 20515
Washington, D.C. 20510. .. .. .. .. .. Tel.: (202) 225-4131
Tel.: (202) 224-4524
Representative Helen Delich Bentley .. Representative Tom
.. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .McMillen
200 E. Joppa Road .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Arundel Center North
Towson 21204, Tel. 337-7222.. .. .. .. 101 Crain Highway N.W.,
.. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. No. 509
1610 Longworth Office Bldg... .. .. .. Glen Burnie 21061,
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel. 768-8050
Washington, D.C. 20515. .. .. .. .. .. 420 Cannon House
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Office Bldg.
Tel.: (202) 225-3061 .. .. .. .. .. .. Washington, D.C. 20515
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel.: (202) 225-8090
Representative Beverly B. Byron. .. .. Representative Kweisi
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. Mfume
10 E. Church St.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3000 Druid Park Drive
Frederick 21701, Tel. 662-8622.. .. .. Baltimore 21215,
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .Tel. 367-1900
2430 Rayburn Bldg... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1107 Longworth Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515. .. .. .. .. .. Washington, D.C. 20515
Tel. (202) 225-2721. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel. (202) 225-4741
Representative Benjamin L. Cardin.. .. Representative
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ... .. Constance A. Morella
540 E. Belvedere Ave. Suite 201. .. .. 11141 Georgia Ave.,
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ... ...Suite 302
Baltimore 21212, Tel. 433-8886.. .. .. Wheaton 20902,
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .Tel. 946-6801
507 Cannon Bldg.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1024 Longworth Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515. .. .. .. .. .. Washington, D.C. 20515
Tel. (202) 225-4016. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tel. (202) 225-5341