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Biography:
Born October 3, 1943, El Paso, TX; JD, Stanford Law School, 1968; BA, Government, Harvard University, 1965; Attorney, Private Law Practice, 1970-1978; United States Army Reserve, 1968-1974; Assistant Attorney General, New Mexico, 1969; Senator, United States Senate, 1982-present; Attorney General, New Mexico, 1979-1982; Deputy Democratic Whip, United States Senate.

112th Senate Key Votes
Description	Preferred Position	This official's vote compared with the preferred position
Tax – Would have denied section 199 manufacturing/production, cutback foreign tax credits for dual capacity taxpayers and limited the ability of companies to take a credit for foreign taxes on oil and gas income against other types of U.S. income.	N
Environment – Prevents the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.	Y
Tax – Would have denied section 199 manufacturing/production deduction, denied intangible drilling costs, denied percentage depletion, denied tertiary injectants, increased OCS royalties and cutback foreign tax credits for dual capacity taxpayers.	N

Symbol Key:
	Voted with the preferred position		Voted against the preferred position
Y	Voted YES	N	Voted NO
-	Did Not Vote	A	Absent
T	Paired Vote	Z	Presiding
P	Voted PRESENT

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AFL-CIO, 2011:
(100%)
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, 2010:
(100%)
League of Conservation Voters, 2011:
(100%)
Service Employees International Union, 2011:
(100%)
Associated General Contractors, 2011:
(25%)
BIPAC, 2011:
(37%)
National Association of Manufacturers, 2011:
(57%)
National Federation of Independent Business, 2010:
(18%)
National Retail Federation, 2011:
(71%)
National Small Business Association, 2011:
(43%)
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 2010:
(18%)