Contrary to his protestations that "judges are different than legislation," as a U.S. senator, Allen:
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Voted
in favor of a 2001 amendment
to the fiscal year 2002 budget
resolution that allowed for the consideration of Bush's 2001 tax cuts --
the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 -- through the
reconciliation process.
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Subsequently voted
for the 2001 tax cut bill itself.
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In 2003, voted for
the Senate version of the fiscal 2004 budget
resolution that called
for additional tax cuts to be considered under reconciliation.
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Voted for
the final version of the 2004 budget
resolution.
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Voted against
an amendment to the Senate version of the budget resolution, proposed by Sen.
Robert Byrd (D-WV), that would have stripped reconciliation instructions from
the 2004 resolution.
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Voted
for the 2003 tax
cut bill passed under reconciliation.
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In 2005, voted
for the final version of the fiscal 2006 budget resolution, which also called
for tax cuts through reconciliation.
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Subsequently voted
for the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 itself.
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