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==Controversial votes==
 
==Controversial votes==
 
During Bernie Sanders 2006 Senatorial campaign, [[Republican]] opponent Rich Tarrant made an issues over Sanders 2003 vote against the [[Amber Alert]]. Which is a notification to the general public, by various media outlets in [[Canada]] and in the [[United States]], when police confirmed that a child has been abducted. The bill passed in the House of Representatives 410-14. Every United States Senator voted for it, including Vermont Senator's [[Patrick Leahy]] and [[Jim Jefferds]]. He was also one of only nineteen Congressman to vote against the Women's Rights HIV Testing –Passage. Which would allow sexual assault victims to find out the HIV status of their suspected assailant.
 
During Bernie Sanders 2006 Senatorial campaign, [[Republican]] opponent Rich Tarrant made an issues over Sanders 2003 vote against the [[Amber Alert]]. Which is a notification to the general public, by various media outlets in [[Canada]] and in the [[United States]], when police confirmed that a child has been abducted. The bill passed in the House of Representatives 410-14. Every United States Senator voted for it, including Vermont Senator's [[Patrick Leahy]] and [[Jim Jefferds]]. He was also one of only nineteen Congressman to vote against the Women's Rights HIV Testing –Passage. Which would allow sexual assault victims to find out the HIV status of their suspected assailant.
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.sanders.senate.gov/ Senate site]
    
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