Pennsylvania Legislature
The Pennsylvania Legislature was not in session this week, so no votes were recorded. Congress
Both the U.S. House and U.S. Senate agreed this week to extend the tax cuts on dividends and capital gains, which were advanced by President Bush in 2003. The $70 billion House-Senate deal will also temporarily prevent an increase in the number of Americans impacted by the Alternative Minimum Tax. But the tax package was harshly criticized by most Democrats in both chambers. An Urban Institute-Brookings Institution Tax Policy Center showed that those making less than $30,000 a year would save $10 or less, while those making more than $1 million would save more than $42,000. The House and Senate packages were identical.

Here's how they voted:

SENATE REPUBUBLICANS
Rick Santorum	Pennsylvania	Y
Arlen Specter	Pennsylvania	*
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
Mike Doyle	Forest Hills	N
John P. Murtha	Johnstown	N
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
Melissa Hart	Bradford Woods	Y
Tim Murphy	Upper St. Clair	Y
Bill Shuster	Hollidaysburg	Y
*Did not vote