ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Sunday, September 22, 1996             TAG: 9609230086
SECTION: VIRGINIA                 PAGE: B-3  EDITION: METRO 

HOW THEY VOTED

Senate

Gay marriages

The Senate on Sept. 10 passed a bill that would work to prevent gay marriages. The measure, passed 85-14, defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman, and would make same-sex partners ineligible for federal aid programs. A ``yes'' vote favors the legislation.

Charles Robb, Democrat - N

John Warner, Republican - Y

Job discrimination

The Senate on Sept. 10 narrowly defeated, 50-49, a bill that would have prohibited job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. A ``yes'' vote favors passing the bill.

Robb - Y

Warner- N

House

Abortion

The House on Thursday voted to overturn President Clinton's veto of a bill that would ban ``partial-birth abortions.'' Members voted, 285-137, exceeding the two-thirds needed to override a presidential veto. The bill would call for fines and prison terms for doctors who continue to perform the controversial procedure. A ``yes'' vote favors overriding the veto.

Rick Boucher (D-Abingdon) - N

Bob Goodlatte (R-Roanoke) - Y

L.F. Payne (D-Nelson County) - Y

Ethics probe

The House on Thursday voted, 225-179, in favor of keeping secret the findings of an ethics investigation on Speaker Newt Gingrich until the House ethics committee decides to release it. The report investigates whether Gingrich violated tax laws and House rules by raising funds for a course he taught from 1993-95. A ``yes'' vote favors postponing the report's release.

Boucher - N

Goodlatte -Y

Payne- N

- States News Service

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