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Ed Perlmutter topics and responses

    Getting Money Out of Politics

    PRO:

  • 05/24/2007: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
  • 01/03/2013: Full disclosure of campaign spending
  • 11/15/2011: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
  • 02/09/2012: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
  • 03/12/2013: Corporate political spending is not free speech
  • 01/16/2014: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
  • 02/05/2014: Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions

    CON:

  • 11/01/1998: Supports public funding for political campaigns

    Renewable Energy

    PRO:

  • 08/04/2007: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
  • 11/02/2011: Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit
  • 01/17/2007: Set goal of 25% renewable energy by 2025
  • 02/12/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
  • 09/26/2008: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
  • 01/18/2007: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
  • 05/21/2008: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation

    Abortion Rights

    PRO:

  • 11/07/2006: Women`s right to reproductive freedom is in jeopardy
  • 01/11/2007: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
  • 05/04/2011: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
  • 04/26/2007: Provide emergency contraception at military facilities
  • 02/05/2007: Ensure access to and funding for contraception

    Gay Rights and Gay Marriage

    PRO:

  • 06/24/2009: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
  • 11/13/2007: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
  • 03/03/2010: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
  • 11/01/1998: No same-sex marriage, but allow equal benedifts
  • 11/07/2006: Endorses Domestic Partnerships and full equal GLBT benefits
  • 07/08/2013: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
  • 04/02/2009: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes

    Repealing ObamaCare

    CON:

  • 10/25/2007: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
  • 03/04/2009: Expand the National Health Service Corps
  • 11/07/2006: Broken healthcare system needs a major overhaul
  • 07/15/2008: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
  • 01/12/2007: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
  • 04/02/2009: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
  • 04/11/2013: Sponsored merging Alzheimers diagnosis and care benefit
  • 04/15/2011: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
  • 01/23/2008: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
  • 04/13/2011: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
  • 03/05/2008: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
  • 01/14/2009: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program

                                                                                                                                                                               
  

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