Courtney won't be seen as a friend of the taxpayer this fall after he voted for a record-shattering $3 trillion dollar budget that increases taxes on Americans by $683 billion (House Roll Call 382).

Courtney proved his loyalty to the trial lawyer lobby again when he rejected a proposal to protect firefighters who assist families in their community with the proper installation of child safety seats from frivolous lawsuits (House Roll Call 159).

Despite the nearly 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States today, and an ever increasing security threat resulting from porous borders, Courtney is doing the bidding of hisliberal leaders in Washington by blocking a vote on a bipartisan bill aimed at addressing America's border security and illegal immigration crisis (Discharge Petition).

Courtney voted for the largest tax increase ever, supporting a devastating $683 billion tax increase, tens of billions of dollars in new wasteful Washington spending and rejecting any reform to solve our nation's entitlement crisis. (House Roll Call 141)

Courtney voted in lock-step with his liberal Democrat leaders to kill a motion that would have permanently eliminated the onerous marriage penalty and extended the $1,000 child tax credit. (House Roll Call 83)

Courtney voted to continue to waste hard-earned taxpayer dollars on pet projects when he voted against a proposal to impose an immediate earmark moratorium until both parties could come together to fix Washington's mess of an earmark process. (House Roll Call 32)

Courtney voted to give federal handouts to illegal immigrants by voting to gut the requirements in the State Children's Health Insurance Program law, which requires states to verify citizenship before providing health benefits. (House Roll Call 787)

Courtney voted to impose a hefty tax increase on tobacco, which will severely burden low-income families and tobacco farmers. (House Roll Call 787)

Courtney put partisan politics above the needs of troops and commanders on the ground by voting for a Democrat-sponsored bill mandating extension of troop deployments overseas. (House Roll Call 795)

Courtney voted to allow hidden earmarks to be tucked into the Democrats' SCHIP bill, despite his promise to be part of the "most open Congress in history." (House Roll Call 902)

In yet another example of Courtney's commitment to increase taxes on hard-working Americans, Courtney voted to allow yet another tax increase on homeowners. (House Roll Call 947)

Courtney refused to permanently repeal the onerous Death Tax, in effect voting for a $1.35 trillion tax hike. Courtney's vote seriously jeopardizes family-owned business and farms, and destroys any hope for hard-working families to pass their livelihood onto future generations. (House Roll Call 959)

Courtney voted to allow wasteful and unnecessary spending in order to add the word "safety" to the 41 year-old Federal Railroad Administration, wasting taxpayer dollars on administrative costs associated with changing the name of the agency. (House Roll Call 979)

Courtney voted for a down payment on the "Mother of All Tax Hikes" when he supported the Democrats' package for $72 billion in tax increases. (House Roll Call 1081)

Courtney and his Democrat leadership in Washington left town on Veterans Day weekend without passing a vital veterans' housing, healthcare and benefits bill.

The number one priority of Congress should be to protect the American people, but unfortunately, Joe Courtney is proving he cannot be trusted with this responsibility as he continues to play politics with our national security. Courtney voted in lock-step with his liberal Democrat leadership to weaken our nation's intelligence laws and to reopen the terrorist loophole. (House Roll Call 1120).

Courtney and the Democrat leaders of the so-called, self-proclaimed "most open Congress in history," have closed the door on any possibility for amendments or debate on a series of appropriations bills. As a result, 54 never before seen earmarks were stealthily placed into various appropriations bills at the expense of important funding for our troops, our veterans and hard working Americans.

Courtney voted yet again in lock-step with the Democrat leadership to block a motion aimed at protecting housing for America's homeless and disabled veterans. (House Roll Call 714)

Courtney failed to protect children in school when he voted against a motion which would have provided funding for schools to cover the fees to do background checks on teachers across the country. (House Roll Call 685)

Courtney has made his allegiance to protecting illegals abundantly clear: Courtney voted not once, not just twice, but three times to make it easier for illegal immigrants to receive federal housing assistance, instead of ensuring that the funds go to the low-income Americans. (House Roll Call 628, 814 and 875)

Courtney lined up once again with the Democrat Leadership to make it easier to raise taxes on the American people. He voted against a motion which would have prevented the IRS from implementing or collecting any new tax increases that the Democrats try to pass. (House Roll Call 605)

Courtney voted to impose another massive tax increase at the expense of America's hard-working farmers, threatening the jobs of more than 5 million American workers. (House Roll Call 746)

Courtney voted against increasing funding for border security. (House Roll Call 471)

Voted against a measure that would have eliminated taxpayer-funded small business grants for convicted felons including sex offenders, kidnappers and others.

Showed a commitment to raising taxes immediately after being sworn-in: His first vote elected Pelosi Speaker and his second vote made it easier to impose massive tax hikes on the American people.

Courtney voted to turn over United States homeland security protections to the United Nations.

Voted against the interests of America's small businesses and their ability to create jobs and provide affordable health care to their workers.

Voted to allow convicted felons to receive student loan benefits.

Voted against increasing college access and affordability for middle- to low-income students, against providing greater resources for Pell Grants, and against deficit reduction on behalf of taxpayers.

When he had a chance to take a stand against illegal immigration, Joe Courtney voted to allow illegal immigrants to form unions in the United States.

By voting for the Democrats $124 billion supplemental spending bill, Courtney voted for legislation "stuffed full of pork," according to Citizens Against Government Waste, a nonprofit, nonpartisan government watchdog group.

Courtney voted for the Pelosi-Murtha