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pbmus

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5. Altruistic hmmmm
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 01:06 AM
Thursday

Here’s a detailed look at former Representative **Adam Kinzinger’s voting record**, drawn from multiple sources that track congressional activity:

### 🗳️ Key Votes & Positions
According to [Vote Smart](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/116559/adam-kinzinger), Kinzinger’s votes reflect a mix of bipartisan support and traditional Republican stances:

- ✅ **Supported**:
- *Right to Contraception Act (H.R. 8373)* – Protecting access to contraceptives
- *Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023* – Funding government operations
- *Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022* – Supporting veterans

- ❌ **Opposed or Did Not Vote**:
- *Puerto Rico Status Act* – Did not support changes to Puerto Rico’s status
- *Respect for Marriage Act* – Did not vote on this LGBTQ+ rights bill
- *Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act* – Missed vote

### 📊 Voting Trends & Ideology
From [Politics That Work](http://politicsthatwork.com/voting-record/Adam-Kinzinger-412421), his record shows:

| **Policy Area** | **Support Level** |
|------------------------------------|-------------------|
| Big Business | 100% |
| Military Spending | 100% |
| LGBT Rights | 27.6% |
| Women's Rights | 13.7% |
| Environmental Protection | 6.6% |
| Consumer Protection | 0% |
| Gun Control | 0% |
| Taxing the Wealthy | 0% |

This suggests a strong alignment with pro-business and defense policies, while showing limited support for progressive social and economic reforms.

### 📉 Legislative Effectiveness
On [GovTrack](https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/adam_kinzinger/412421/report-card/2020), during the 116th Congress:

- He missed **7% of votes**, ranking high in absenteeism.
- His bills had **few cosponsors**, indicating lower legislative influence.
- He scored low on leadership metrics compared to other Illinois representatives.

If you want a breakdown by issue—like healthcare, immigration, or civil rights—I can pull that up too. Just say the word.

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What's in it for Marge? Irish_Dem Thursday #1
Getting out before the crushing debt of hypocrisy turns her into stone..... pbmus Thursday #2
Frankly I'm baffled by it too. But tonight B.See Thursday #6
You have a good point there. Miles Archer Thursday #32
Probably. Not like she hasn't scored millions with all Dear Leader's pump and dump stock scamming. travelingthrulife Thursday #44
Oh! Hadn't heard about Noem's Mt Rushmore gift! Yuck! electric_blue68 Thursday #49
You may have a point there! some_of_us_are_sane Thursday #62
I believe like so many women she was likely sexually abused or raped in her youth Pachamama Thursday #10
Or she had knowledge and proximity to it in her sphere misanthrope Thursday #14
Yes when something impacts the MAGAs directly they can finally do the right thing. Irish_Dem Thursday #29
Also, she is really speaking up against the genocide womanofthehills Thursday #11
A flight into sanity and goodness? Irish_Dem Thursday #28
They are anti-Jewish, that's all. yardwork Thursday #51
Greene is trying to muddy the waters, diffuse the messaging, and capture the frame. Hugin Thursday #18
How is she doing that? writerJT Thursday #20
Just look at the half dozen or so threads about Greene right here in GD. Hugin Thursday #22
She signed the discharge petition. writerJT Thursday #36
Greene is only there because there are cameras there. Hugin Thursday #39
And Rep Khanna? writerJT Thursday #40
So MAGAs are going to create chaos and get attention by doing the right thing now? Irish_Dem Thursday #26
I didn't say Greene is doing the correct thing. Only that cameras were there, so she has to be in front of them. n/t Hugin Thursday #37
It's possible that she just hates pedo's Polybius Thursday #19
Nope. She was good buddies with Matt Gaetz, a known trafficker of underage girls. Irish_Dem Thursday #25
Ehh, not a real pedo Polybius Thursday #57
Gaetz was a well known sleaze bag. Irish_Dem Thursday #60
Certainly possible Polybius Thursday #61
Gaetz sex trafficked minor females. THIS IS FACT. Irish_Dem Friday #63
I consider him more of a statutory rapist if anything Polybius Friday #66
She loves and adores the Master Pedo. She loves and worships a rapist. travelingthrulife Thursday #45
Perhaps not for long Polybius Thursday #58
MTG is not to be trusted. She is no Adam Kinsiger.nt delisen Thursday #21
Exactly. She must have some sort of angle. Irish_Dem Thursday #24
Of course she has an angle. FalloutShelter Thursday #33
She thinks the GOP is not radical enough? Irish_Dem Thursday #41
👍🏻 yup FalloutShelter Thursday #42
Kingzinger moment? Nah. Kinzinger was altruistic regarding doing the right thing because it is the right thing to do tulipsandroses Thursday #3
Altruistic hmmmm pbmus Thursday #5
He voted to impeach Trump the second time, regretted not voting for impeachment the first time chia Thursday #17
You are missing the point. The altruistic reference was regarding speaking out against the lawlessness and MAGA tulipsandroses Thursday #35
I agree. True Dough Thursday #31
In Addition... ProfessorGAC Thursday #38
He now lives in the Houston area; I think he moved down here maybe 3 years ago yellowdogintexas Thursday #43
You Are Correct ProfessorGAC Thursday #47
I know lots of Rs who are good people otherwise Cosmocat Thursday #52
Bad comparison. She might be ok on some issues JI7 Thursday #4
She is also super passionate about the Palestinian children womanofthehills Thursday #12
She has been cured of the cult. She has been talking like a normal human. Blue Full Moon Thursday #7
Off her, or back on her meds. Prairie_Seagull Thursday #55
Reality hit her and Nancy Mace over the head Blue Full Moon Thursday #56
It won't last. RandySF Thursday #8
"Democrat administrations" silenced victims? Bull. MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #9
The first person to blow the whistle on Epstein did it in 1996 misanthrope Thursday #15
The first "person"? You mean a woman? MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #53
Is a woman not a person? misanthrope Friday #65
I will be honest enough to say I'm glad she did and said that misanthrope Thursday #13
yeah Skittles Thursday #16
I suspect she thinks the names are Democrats... ananda Thursday #23
I agree. Redleg Thursday #59
Hardly. choie Thursday #27
She thinks Republicans are safely in power forever, so time to finish off Democrats bucolic_frolic Thursday #30
Kinzinger is a man of principle. MTG and Massie... Tommy Carcetti Thursday #34
Color me heartless, but I don't care what she says. hamsterjill Thursday #46
I think her role is to loudly proclaim Donald Trump was not involved when some more records trickle travelingthrulife Thursday #48
I do not Believe her purr-rat beauty Thursday #50
Has she named MorbidButterflyTat Thursday #54
Bless her heart and tiny brain! Brainfodder Friday #64
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