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According to a Washington Post study, Sununu voted with the Republican Party's position 84 % of the time.

However, he broke with his party on prominent issues, joining Democrats in filibusters of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Bush Administration's 2003 energy bill.

Sununu strongly supported greater access to firearms, voting against the proposed renewal of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban in 2004.

He strongly opposed amnesty for illegal aliens, voting against the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill in July 2007.

Sununu called for a tougher federal regulator for government sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and with Senator Tim Johnson ( D-SD ), he filed a dramatic overhaul of regulation of the insurance industry.

A long proponent of technology, in January 2007, Sununu called for a permanent ban on taxes of Internet connections and online sales.