U.S. Congress Votes Database

Curious to know who has missed votes recently? The Washington Post has put together a listing of all members of Congress from the 102nd to the recent 110th Congress. Interesting stuff! Let's take a look at a few, particularly the US Senator's who are currently running for President.

Note that all missed votes are for the current Congress only.

1. John McCain: Missed 85 votes (49.4%)
2. Barack Obama: Missed 11 votes (6.4%)
3. Hillary Clinton: Missed 3 votes (1.7%)
4. Sam Brownback: Missed 52 votes (30.2%)
5. Joe Biden: Missed 49 votes (28.5%)
6. Christopher Dodd: Missed 31 votes (18%)

I find it very interesting that McCain has missed so many votes, while Hillary and Barack have not. Haven't they been on the campaign trail just about as much as John? Missing nearly 50% of the votes. Common John, you still have a job to do! Some could argue that an important piece of legislation would or would not have passed because he wasn't present and his vote could have been the one that counted.