Congressional record Conrad Burns

1 congressional record

1.1 overall
1.2 first term
1.3 second term
1.4 third term

congressional record
overall

burns perhaps noted ability obtain appropriations home state.

in april 2006, burns selected time 1 of america s 5 worst senators. magazine dubbed him shock jock , called him serially offensive many controversial statements during career, such 1999 remark in called arabs ragheads. magazine criticized meager legislative record , legal problems involving jack abramoff. burns s ratings interest groups indicate conservative republican voting record. according project vote smart, burns s rating major think tanks , political action committees follows:

naral pro-choice america: 0%
national right life committee 100%
american conservative union : 91%
american civil liberties union: 0%
u.s. chamber of commerce: 94%
national education association: 0%
league of conservation voters: 5%
christian coalition of america: 100%
cato institute: 70%
national rifle association: a
american public health association: 10%
american land rights association: 100%
afl-cio: 29%
national taxpayers union: 67%

first term

after passage of civil rights act of 1991, burns invited group of racially mixed lobbyists slave auction. following criticism, burns responded in such events have auction , sell kids , perform day s work whoever buys them , said rather common in montana.

second term

during visit bozeman daily chronicle, burns told 1 of editors anecdote elderly montana rancher asked him life in washington. rancher asked conrad, how can live there niggers? , burns replied hell of challenge. after remarks criticized, burns issued apology, saying, such views inappropriate , belong in past , context in story told...they views not condone , not share. when asked why did not condemn term when heard it, burns replied, don t know, never give thought.

third term

one of burns s more notable political blunders blaming canada lax immigration policies. asserted 1 or more of hijackers in september 11 attacks entered u.s. canada, statement later proved untrue canadian ambassador.