Weldon Vote Watch: Roll Call! (Week ending June 23)

On June 22nd, Curt Weldon voted the party line to give another tax break to the super-rich by dramatically reducing the estate tax. The tax has completely shielded estates up to $5 million per person. The rate has been reduced dramatically for all other estates. According to the independent rollcallvotes.com, this tax break is going to increase the national debt by $283 billion plus borrowing costs through 2016. This at a time when the real wages are down, and the Republicans have rallied to kill a modest minimum wage increase, Weldon's getting a pay increase and running up the tab to hand out gigantic gifts to the wealthiest handful of Americans.

On June 20th, Weldon opposed an ammendment to HR 5631 that would have required the administration to conduct its electronic surveillance under the existing FISA laws. Another free pass for the Bush administration as it ignores the law.