Rahm Emanuel MyOcracy topics and responses

Criminal Justice

Increase the number of police officers working in high-crime communities

• 2007-01-23: Increase funding for COPS ON THE BEAT program

Civil Rights

Abortion rights: Women should choose

• 2005-04-27: Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
• 2004-02-26: Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
• 2003-10-02: Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life

  Support marriage rights between same-sex individuals

• 2006-12-31: by the HRC, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance
• 2006-07-18: Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
• 2004-09-30: Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage

  Support for gun control measures

• 2005-10-20: Voted NO on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
• 2003-04-09: Voted NO on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse

  Prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation

• 2007-11-13: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation

Economic Issues

Taxes for wealthier tax payers: More

• 2006-12-31: by the CTJ, indicating support of progressive taxation
• 2005-12-08: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
• 2004-09-23: Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification

  Increase taxes for all tax payers

• 2003-12-31: by NTU, indicating a Big Spender on tax votes

Education Issues

Increase per pupil funding

• 2009-01-05: Provide more choices within the public school system
• 2003-12-31: by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes

  Limit the authority of public educator unions

• 2000-08-01: Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice

Environmental Issues

Oppose off-shore drilling to tap new oil sources

• 2007-01-18: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
• 2006-06-29: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore

  Support cap-and-trade programs to address industrial emissions

• 2005-02-10: Establish greenhouse gas tradeable allowances
• 2000-08-01: Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases

  Use tax incentives to promote efficient energy production and conservation

• 2008-05-21: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation

  Use tax incentives for wind energy development and use

• 2008-09-26: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets

  Eliminate tax incentives and/or subsidies to the fossil fuel industry

• 2009-01-05: Backing away from Kyoto was policy error & economic error

  Increase tax incentives for solar energy development and use

• 2008-02-12: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy

  Consumer tax credits for the purchase of hybrid or electric vehicles

• 2009-01-05: Usher in a Hybrid Economy in American cars

Healthcare Issues

Establish government-assisted non-profit organizations from which all taxpayers would obtain health insurance

• 2003-12-31: by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record

  Increase amount of children covered by Medicaid reimbursements for health costs

• 2008-01-23: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
• 2007-10-25: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility

  Require all taxpayers to obtain full-coverage health insurance

• 2009-01-05: Universal healthcare is not out of reach

  Lower eligibility age for Medicare to increase coverage of older taxpayers

• 2008-07-15: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare

Immigration

Allow in-state tuition at public universities and colleges for undocumented students

• 2004-05-20: Voted NO on reporting illegal aliens who receive hospital treatment