
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, July 2, 1995                   TAG: 9507030080
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: STATES NEWS SERVICE
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

HOW THEY VOTED

Votes of Western Virginia representatives on major legislation last week. A ``Y''means the member voted for the measure; an ``N'' means the member voted against the measure .

Flag desecration

The House on Wednesday voted 312-120 to approve a constitutional amendment (H.J.R. 79) to ban desecration of the U.S. flag. Supporters said the amendment would bring proper respect to the premiere national symbol. Opponents said it would infringe on the right of freedom of expression. The measure required two-thirds approval, or 290 votes, to pass. In order for it to become a constitutional amendment, it also must be approved by two-thirds of the Senate and then two-thirds of the state legislatures. A ``yes'' vote favors the constitutional amendment.

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Abingdon) N

Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Roanoke) Y

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

Balanced budget

The House on Thursday voted 239-194 to approve a plan to balance the federal budget by 2002. The resolution, a compromise between the House and Senate, would cut $894 billion over seven years, with much of the savings coming from Medicaid, Medicare and other domestic programs. It includes a $245 billion tax cut. Supporters said the plan would bring the country long-term economic prosperity. Opponents said the cuts would hurt society's most vulnerable people. A ``yes'' vote favors the balanced budget plan.

Boucher N

Goodlatte Y

Payne N

Senate

Securities suits

The Senate on Wednesday voted 70-29 to approve a bill to curb lawsuits against stockbrokers accused of fraud. The bill would bar lawyers from recruiting plaintiffs and paying them extra to bring a lawsuit. Supporters, including accounting firms and business groups, argued that limits on securities lawsuits are needed to protect high-tech industries, whose stocks often drop precipitously. Opponents said small investors could be deceived by their brokers and be left with no recourse. A ``yes'' vote favors the limits on securities lawsuits.

Sen. Charles Robb, Democrat Y

Sen. John Warner, Republican Y

Balanced budget

The Senate on Thursday voted 54-46 to approve a plan to balance the federal budget by 2002. The resolution, a compromise between the House and Senate, would cut $894 billion over seven years, with much of the savings coming from Medicaid, Medicare and other domestic programs. It includes a $245 billion tax cut. Supporters said the plan would bring the country long-term economic prosperity. Opponents said the cuts would hurt society's most vulnerable people. A ``yes'' vote favors the balanced budget plan.

Robb N

Warner Y

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