Senator Hagel and President Bush

Chuck Hagel has a reputation as a mavrick. He speaks out on the issues where he disagrees with the White House. What many some conservatives miss, though, is when he also speaks out in support of the administration.

	Year	Hagel's Support of President Bush's Priorities in the Senate
	2005	89%
	2004	94%
	2003	98%
	2002	98%
	2001	96%
Source: Congressional Quarterly, January 2006

To name just a couple of examples of his support of the President, Senator Hagel was one of the few Republicans that stood with the President on the UAE ports issue. Chuck Hagel supported the President on his tax cuts (many conservatives criticize John McCain for opposing those same tax cuts).

Note that the vast majority of the time, Senator Hagel supports the agenda of the Bush administration.

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