Via the AFL-CIO Now Blog post AFL-CIO 2007 Congressional Voting Records Available, we learned that those interested in how the labor group scored congressional voting. It's strictly from the point of view of organized labor:
If your representative was part of the new big freshman class that helped Democrats win control of the House after a dozen years of Republican rule, find out if he or she lived up to your expectations. Odds they did. The overall freshman class earned a 94 percent pro-working family voting record in 2007. With longtime congressional observers classifying the new representatives as moderate or middle of the road, that must mean pro-labor and pro-working family issues are mainstream. Just like we’ve always said.
So how did Minnesota's House delegation do? For 2007, Congressmen Walz led the pack, clocked in at 96 percent, followed closely by McCollum at 95 and Oberstar at 94 percent. Keith Ellison received a 91 percent rank, with Collin Peterson at 76. Retiring Republican Jim Ramstad received a 21 percent, with Bachmann and Kline tied at the bottom for 8 percent. In the Senate, Klobucahr scored 95 percent and Coleman 58 percent for 2007.
Lifetime scores are also provided.
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